I am trying to reach G4ULF as we have two repeaters we want to put. I have emailed him twice with no response. Do you know how to get a hold of him?
Fran, W1FJM On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 3:45 PM, John Hays <j...@hays.org> wrote: > > > > On May 24, 2010, at 6:12 AM, john_ke5c wrote: > > > The HotSpot approach means you don't have to wait for a big deal repeater > to come online to enjoy D-STAR. I use a 91AD HT around the house, and an > ID-800H I bought used for mobile work. It doesn't have to cost a lot of > money to enjoy D-STAR. > > I am involved with four or five (depending on how you define involved) > DStar gateways, and the next major development will be AFFORDABLE homebrew > repeater/gateways. We are just starting to look into this (hotspot in the > mail) for our next installation. Plus it feels more like hamming - get a > pair of old commercial FM radios, retune some used duplexers, etc., and hook > it all up. 73--John > __._,_.__ > > > I have done the hotspot repeater, experimenting with Yaesu radios, NQMHS, > PA3YBR firmware, and hotspot software - it came right up. I am working to > get 440 repeater to convert and anxiously awaiting G4ULF's release of his G2 > repeater software. The cost is pretty minimal if you already have the > repeater. > > (BTW, I know of a well built 2 meter repeater in the Seattle area, without > a coordinated pair, that used to be a 9600 baud packet repeater and should > be a pretty easy D-STAR repeater conversion. If anyone is interested, > contact me off list. Its not mine but I know the owners.) > > John D. Hays > Amateur Radio Station K7VE <http://k7ve.org> > PO Box 1223 > Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 > VOIP/SIP: j...@hays.org > Phone: 206-801-0820 > 801-790-0950 > >
