Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] JA Dstar Stations - Legible Link to xls spreadsheet

2009-02-24 Thread JI1BQW
Hi, This is JI1BQW, Kay, here. Mark's elaboration is highly appreciated and I hope the list helps bridge the differences of our network. I also hope this is a short term work around until JARL essentially solves it. Thank you, Steve, also for publicizing the list. 73, -- JI1BQW

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First D-Star contact

2009-03-03 Thread JI1BQW
ng CQ, please be patient a bit and give us some time to set your gateway to our radios. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:23:04 - "ipscone" wrote: > I've been listening to R2-D2 today, on the Federal Way repeater. ;) > > Mike >

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First D-Star contact

2009-03-03 Thread JI1BQW
ed to live with verval/manual operations. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 FCC Type Acceptance Approved

2009-03-05 Thread JI1BQW
nd 80. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:54:06 - "n9aa" wrote: The most important difference between the IC-91AD and the IC-92AD is the price: $524 vs. $696 MSRP the U.S. The street price of $400

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: First D-Star contact

2009-03-05 Thread JI1BQW
Mike: >3) Then I just keyed the mic and announced: >"JI1BQW, this is KC7VE on WA7FW Gateway" > >Should that be all that is required to make contact with Kay, >assuming she was online? If it is, why might this not have worked. >The repeater, on my end was working, j

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New PDF on contacting JA Stations

2009-03-07 Thread JI1BQW
Try again. I see your call sign shown on my rig. I think you got through but I just missed. What is your repeater? WD4STRB? No need to unlink. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:01:25 -0500 Bill Cherepy wrote: > Steve Bosshard wr

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New PDF on contacting JA Stations

2009-03-08 Thread JI1BQW
Hi Mike: >UR: /JP1YJVA >R1: WA7FW B >R2: WA7FW G >MY: KC7VE This looks good to me. >"JI1BQW this is KC7VE (Seattle) on Gateway WA7FW B" So does it. Maybe I was not sitting in my shack or the repeater was busy if it returned "RPT?&qu

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New PDF on contacting JA Stations

2009-03-08 Thread JI1BQW
Hi Bill: Thanks for the QSO. In Japan, circles are used quite often to indicate affirmation meaning "Yes", "OK" or "Applicable". It is similar to checkmarks. The opposite is "X" or "-". 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- O

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Tada! First International D-Star contact to Japan

2009-03-22 Thread JI1BQW
strongest signal. See you again soon. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:23:53 - "ipscone" wrote: > I tried this a couple of weeks ago, without success. I've been playing also > playing around with IRLP and EchoLink for the

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Easy way to reply to CQ from Japanese station.

2009-04-08 Thread JI1BQW
do. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:10:17 - "Y.Kawabe" wrote: > > Everyone in Japan apparently arrives via 4-land. (BIGGER GRIN) > > I don't know what happened on Gateway.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Easy way to reply to CQ from Japanese station.

2009-04-09 Thread JI1BQW
OT is not updated with his/her latest repeater information. So, after this point of time, One-Touch does not work. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:55:09 - "john_ke5c" wrote: --- In <ma

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Easy way to reply to CQ from Japanese station.

2009-04-10 Thread JI1BQW
You seem to have solved the riddle! It also explains the unreliability Steve/NU5D observed. Thanks and 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:56:49 -0400 (EDT) Pierre Thibaudeau wrote: Today, 19:55 -

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: UPDATE on Group Order buyings

2009-04-27 Thread JI1BQW
ditto :-) 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:42:16 +1000 Tony Langdon wrote: At 07:18 AM 4/28/2009, you wrote: >Steve, > >All my stuff is sold as complete kits, indeed. No more wild shopping >

Re: 880 vs 800 (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-13 Thread JI1BQW
her reason might be that we have no chance to link to a dplus reflector from our radios. Noone even thinks of setting something in RPT2 with CQCQCQ (except for a cross-band call on the same repeater). 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message Ends

Re: 880 vs 800 (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-14 Thread JI1BQW
. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: 880 vs 800 (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-14 Thread JI1BQW
, the data > stream is still meant for the gateway. Once there is a RP2C firmware update, > things > can be adjusted correctly then... OK. But the reason why I got RPT? here seems to be more fundamental: the old gateway. Thanks again. I am learning a lot. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] d rats

2009-06-11 Thread JI1BQW
>So my question is, what next? I have the same questions you just asked, and let me add one more: Does it have to be the G2 gateway if it goes over the network? 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:40:57 -0

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Looking for D-Star contacts

2009-07-04 Thread JI1BQW
Hi I will be monitoring JP1YJX A or JP1YJV A when I am in the shack. Looking forward to see you. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:14:20 - "Greg" wrote: > > > Hi, > > I moved to Oji, Japan and am looking for conta

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Callsign routing now available to/from JA

2009-07-13 Thread JI1BQW
step forward. You've got to set my callsign to one of the memories of your radio :-) 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-91AD vs 92AD

2009-07-17 Thread JI1BQW
se and the free cloning software, and... it is NEW!) --- 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:36:09 -0700 John Hays wrote: > The key functional differences: > > IC91AD only has two power settings - low/high, in the low position it > is o

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-91AD vs 92AD

2009-07-17 Thread JI1BQW
>the analog volume pod which can be moved easily while it > stays in your pocket. I found it funny when I re-read my own post. I meant to say it can be "turned" easily. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-91AD vs 92AD

2009-07-18 Thread JI1BQW
Please note that none of the current D-Star radios is capable of dual watch two DV-mode frequencies. If one is DV, another comes to FM. Dual FM is OK. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:50:02 -0700 "John D. Hays" wrote: > Ben, &g

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom America Announcement

2009-07-22 Thread JI1BQW
ight want to stay on one repeater. It is a good progress anyway. Thanks to the JARL, K5TIT, ICOM and all those who made this happen. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:46:57 - "Steve Bo

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-STAR Contest Announcement

2009-07-23 Thread JI1BQW
t to have the JA (and as many other) gateways > as possible programmed in your radio Just in case, the list of JA repeaters were posted here several times in the past, and also there is a link in the top page of www.dstarusers.org. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Mess

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DStar contest: calling Japan

2009-07-25 Thread JI1BQW
Hi Thanks for the QSO. Good idea. It was very interesting to hear you from several different repeaters at the same time! Also the One-Touch worked well, so it was quite easy for me to respond your CQ. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:02:28 -

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] New JA Repeater List / Contest Thoughts ?

2009-08-03 Thread JI1BQW
his is not bad personally, but the rule should say how this would be taken (invalid, a repeater QSO or a simplex) next time. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:56:39 -0500 "Steve S. Bosshard (NU5D)

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Gateway information and reflector

2009-08-19 Thread JI1BQW
somewhere else? Thanks, 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Gateway information and reflector

2009-08-20 Thread JI1BQW
Seems like I misled you. Sorry. I meant that RPT-A and RPT-B are on two separate sites. I did not mean -A and -B are modules. Please read as RPT-X and RPT-Y. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:23:58 -0500

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Gateway information and reflector

2009-08-20 Thread JI1BQW
o be one-touch'ed. >I also notice that 'One Touch' seems to not work the first time, so you >may have to call several times for the receiving station to capture >your call. Is this specific to calls from JA? 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] ID-80 DR mode UR=CQCQCQ and RPT2

2009-08-26 Thread JI1BQW
. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 DR mode UR=CQCQCQ and RPT2

2009-08-29 Thread JI1BQW
set to the RPT2. If you selected CQCQCQ in the GRP CQ, it does not show RPT2. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 DR mode UR=CQCQCQ and RPT2

2009-08-31 Thread JI1BQW
there or can I push the DR button to go back to the repeater list >or does it matter? It doesn't matter. I leave it at UR because I change UR more often than repeaters. You can always see your setting (UR, RPT1, RPT2, MY and freq.) by long pressing the CS button. Good luck and 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Simplify Abreviations for Alpha Tags

2009-09-08 Thread JI1BQW
Callsigns are good. But from my experience tags are often better if they are intuitive. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Simplify Abreviations for Alpha Tags

2009-09-08 Thread JI1BQW
In Japan, we use four-letter tags like: EB43, FJ12, IKDD. The first two letters are abbreviation of location like EB=Ebina, FJ=Fujisawa, IK=Ikoma, and the rest of two indicate modules. You can find these in the Japanese repeater list http://www.d-star.jp/D-STARjapan.pdf. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] "One-touch" operation

2009-09-10 Thread JI1BQW
. Gateway routing (e.g., UR=/JA1YJXA) should have worked. But if (s)he did not announce the repeater callsign, then... no way. Regards, 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: "One-touch" operation

2009-09-10 Thread JI1BQW
, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:23:41 - "john_ke5c" wrote: > > Several mornings there has been a Japanese station or two on Reflector 1C > > calling CQ. Hoping to contact him, I quickly

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Time for Update

2009-09-11 Thread JI1BQW
elow - please > send new entries. steve nu5d > > <http://www.bosshardradio.com/ja_dstar_stations.xls>http://www.bosshardradio.com/ja_dstar_stations.xls > 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 DR mode UR=CQCQCQ and RPT2

2009-09-13 Thread JI1BQW
repeater from your repeater list, it will be gateway routing. The DR mode adds leading '/' to the repeater and sets it to UR, then sets RPT1 and RPT2 all for you. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID-80 DR mode UR=CQCQCQ and RPT2

2009-10-25 Thread JI1BQW
what you say YMMV?) like how many local repeaters you usually use, how many destinations you want to have, if you only use gateway routing or you use callsign routing also. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa - Original Message - On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:26:04 - "kc4...@bellsouth.n

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread JI1BQW
consider net/reflector capability into their gateway (not even in the version 2). >They also do make use of the zone feature in Japan and in some cases >have the very expensive 10Gbps links in place. There are 3 zones today. I don't see any reason why people want this. Unlikely to see more. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread JI1BQW
Hi >The 880's a fine rig. There's one feature that Icom added trying to >accommodate "U.S. style linking" and they kinda goofed it up, there's a >PDF file at dealerships that explains it Could you or anyone elaborate it? Or just a pointer would be fi

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] DPLUS across domains?

2010-02-01 Thread JI1BQW
other words, if there is any dependecy on the US trust)? If it would do, would it link between JA and non-JA repeaters across domains then? Thanks and 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DPLUS across domains?

2010-02-02 Thread JI1BQW
Adrian, Ed, thanks for your replies. Will you be a bit more specific about "the gateway list server"? Is it one of the elements of the icom G2 system or is it a DPLUS thing? WRT DPLUS + G1, I wish I had a repeater/gateway that I could play with. I am only a curious end user. 73,

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: ID800 High power DV transmit issue- More info

2010-05-26 Thread JI1BQW
d with 14V and above. When activated, it beeps and forces it down to mid-power. I suspect the same protection is in place in the 800. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa --- Original Message --- On Wed, 26 May 2010 23:30:39 - "w0rmt" wrote: >