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Cheap terminal mode hotspot

 

Have a DStar radio that supports Terminal Mode and want to have a way to
access the DStar network without RF to a DStar repeater? Newer ICOM DStar
radios have a new feature called Terminal Mode. You connect the radio to a
computer that has internet access and you run an appropriate app.

Problem was - ICOM's app does not allow connection to reflectors. To the
rescue came Jonathan Naylor G4KLX (who attended Pacificon two years ago and
gave a presentation on digital voice). He updated his free app to support
Terminal Mode radios.

If you have a radio that can do Terminal Mode (51A Plus2, 31A Plus, 4100,
5100, 9700, 705), a Terminal Mode hotspot may be the answer. And if your
radio comes with the needed cable, rather than buying an expensive hotspot,
for about $20-$30 you can set up a Terminal Mode hotspot using a Raspberry
Pi Zero loaded with Pi-Star. I have posted a short guide about how to do
this at



That page has an overview, with links to a How-To page.

Of course RF access to the W6CX D-STAR repeater is still the best way to use
D-STAR, but if you are travelling or you want to switch reflectors a lot
without disturbing others, a cheap hotspot may be the solution for you.

Jim - K6JM


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Hi Jim,
You may want to contact Tim Barrett, K6BIV as he is also running Terminal
Mode per his QRZ.com page:

Hello:
The Newly upgraded K6BIV Station is on the Air.
Rigs are:
Icom IC-7700, Icom IC-900 both with a Icom PW-1 @ home location and
Icom IC-7100 using RemoteRig to the top of Mt. Diablo @ 3800'.
Thanks & 73'
K6BIV
Tim

Stay Well
73
Mike
W6MEW

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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 4:30 PM
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Subject: [w6cx-dstar] Cheap terminal mode hotspot

Have a DStar radio that supports Terminal Mode and want to have a way to
access the DStar network without RF to a DStar repeater? Newer ICOM DStar
radios have a new feature called Terminal Mode. You connect the radio to a
computer that has internet access and you run an appropriate app.

Problem was - ICOM's app does not allow connection to reflectors. To the
rescue came Jonathan Naylor G4KLX (who attended Pacificon two years ago and
gave a presentation on digital voice). He updated his free app to support
Terminal Mode radios.

If you have a radio that can do Terminal Mode (51A Plus2, 31A Plus, 4100,
5100, 9700, 705), a Terminal Mode hotspot may be the answer. And if your
radio comes with the needed cable, rather than buying an expensive hotspot,
for about $20-$30 you can set up a Terminal Mode hotspot using a Raspberry
Pi Zero loaded with Pi-Star. I have posted a short guide about how to do
this at



That page has an overview, with links to a How-To page.

Of course RF access to the W6CX D-STAR repeater is still the best way to use
D-STAR, but if you are travelling or you want to switch reflectors a lot
without disturbing others, a cheap hotspot may be the solution for you.

Jim - K6JM


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Jim - VK1WJ
 

Hi Jim,
Many thanks for your post, I¡¯ve tried the instructions on a pi zero with a IC-705 and cannot select a Terminal Mode DSTAR Repeater in the modem type. All I get is the ICOM Repeater choice. It works perfectly with my ID 51plus2. Have tried full reset of the 705 to no avail.?
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Jim,

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As you know, there are two parts to configuration.?

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First the radio -- I¡¯m looking at the IC-705 ENG Advanced manual, in Ch 15 ¡°About the DV Gateway Function.¡±? ?You want to choose External Gateway Function. ?And you need to connect the radio to a computer like the Pi Zero W using a USB cable ¨C plug one end into the micro USB port on the radio and the other end into the Pi Zero W.

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Then with Pi-Star loaded on the Pi Zero, it is pretty much the same as for the ID 51 Plus2.? The trick there, and this may have been your problem, is that the configuration on Pi-Star won¡¯t work unless 1)the radio and the Pi are connected via USB, and 2)the radio is turned on and ?in External Gateway mode.? Then boot up Pi-Star on the Pi Zero and go through the configuration covered in my web pages.? If Pi-Star boots up with the radio connected and in External Gateway mode, then when you get to ?General Configuration, the Radio/Modem Type will have the option ¡°ICOM Radio in Terminal Mode¡± option.? That won¡¯t be there if the radio isn¡¯t connected and in External Gateway mode when Pi-Star starts.

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????? Jim

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Subject: Re: [w6cx-dstar] Cheap terminal mode hotspot

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Hi Jim,
Many thanks for your post, I¡¯ve tried the instructions on a pi zero with a IC-705 and cannot select a Terminal Mode DSTAR Repeater in the modem type. All I get is the ICOM Repeater choice. It works perfectly with my ID 51plus2. Have tried full reset of the 705 to no avail.?
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Jim ?VK1WJ



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