For Dstar, that’s a real issue, for using a repeater in our area here.
The last dedicated Dstar repeater in the Houston area was removed a couple years ago. There is however a few Multimode repeaters in the area, that support DMR, Dstar, and Fusion, but the coverage is very limited at this time, while waiting for a taller site to be relocated to. There is one today in SW Houston on 145.47, but we are seeing some receive sensitivity issues, and soon to replace the duplexers, but if your close enough to the repeater it works on all of these modes. Unfortunately, the Internet link is currently disconnected, so it’s not linked to anything at this time, but still usable locally. There are multiple Fusion repeaters in the Kingwood area, but also not linked to the internet environment. There is another Fusion repeater on the West side of town, I believe in the Katy area if I have that right. I believe linked to WiresX. There are dozens of DMR repeaters all over the Houston and Gulf Coast area. But even if you can’t access a local repeater just yet, you can always get a tiny hotspot, to connect to your home network, and support all of the popular digital formats which will allow you to use the digital features of your radio. Including cross mode capabilities, such as going in Fusion, and coming out DMR, or DSTAR in and Fusion out, etc.. Prices are as variable as the features of course. From under $50.00 to $400.00 and more. Hope this helps understand more about this than adding confusion to the question. 😊 But feel free to ping me if I can add more detail for you. Walter/K5WH From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Nick Creason KE5QY via BVARC Sent: Friday, April 21, 2023 9:40 AM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc@bvarc.org>; 'Vernon Prewitt' <vernonprew...@ymail.com> Cc: ke...@att.net; walt...@k5wh.net Subject: Re: [BVARC] A unique opportunity in HF digital voice communications I have bot Dstar and Fusion radios and have never heard anyone using either one of those protocols in Houston. Are there any repeaters or gateways in this area? Thanks Nick From: BVARC On Behalf Of Walter Holmes via BVARC Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 9:19 PM To: 'Vernon Prewitt' <vernonprew...@ymail.com <mailto:vernonprew...@ymail.com> >; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > Cc: walt...@k5wh.net <mailto:walt...@k5wh.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] A unique opportunity in HF digital voice communications There are plenty of us that are active on Dstar, Fusion, DMR, M17, and especially FreeDV. I know Mooneer very well, and have for a few years now. If there’s anything I can help answer for you. I will be hosting the NARS club meeting on my Zoom channel, as I do every month. All the best, Walter/K5WH From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> > On Behalf Of Vernon Prewitt via BVARC Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 7:53 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > Cc: Vernon Prewitt <vernonprew...@ymail.com <mailto:vernonprew...@ymail.com> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] A unique opportunity in HF digital voice communications Do u know if anyone at bvark uses d-star. And how much do u know about this fella on Fri night. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 5:38 PM, Walter Holmes via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org <mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
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