Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Pathway obstruction Analog versus Digital
I think that's true. I have found that inside the house working module C nothing gets out, or in. However if I walk out in the yard with my 92AD everything works fine even on mid power. The D-STAR signal seems to be a little more touchy than an analog signal, but once you hit the D-STAR repeater your are in and have a clear copy. Plasma TV's are notorious for interference. -e From: Ernest Kapphahn To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:39:06 AM Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Pathway obstruction Analog versus Digital You can't draw too many conclusions from experience with one repeater. On the reflectors, you will notice that some repeaters have quite a bit of R2D2 and some have very few signals with R2D2. Fine tuning a repeater to maximize HT performance is more difficult on DV because you can't hear and easily identify the sources of problems. Site noise, intermod, and signals on the input from out of area users combined with the possibility of a bad cable or connector all could result in poor weak signal performance. It takes time to identify and correct these problems. Your experience with "noisy" DV inside the house on an HT on two meters is not uncommon. You might have better luck on UHF. There seem to be a lot of noise generators in the two meter spectrum in the average home. DV is degraded by interference as well as weak signals. If you are getting into the repeater better than you are hearing it, you may have local QRM. Take a listen in FM mode on the repeater output and see what you hear. It's possible you could turn off an appliance and get rid of the noise. Computers, cable and satellite TV boxes are known suspects. Ernie W6KAP --- In dstar_digital@ yahoogroups. com, AB8XA wrote: > > I've been into D-Star almost a week, so take this for what it's worth. > > From my house (949'ASL), W8BI (957' + ? tower ASL) is 7.7 miles on a > heading of about 344º true. On the line from my house toward W8BI, > the terrain rises steadily to about 1,020' ASL within a mile, then > drops back down. > > With the IC-91AD and rubber ducky, I can get into W8BI with DV > reliably from my front (north) yard. In the living room on the north > side of the house, I am reliably copyable if sitting up to the window, > but if I lean back away from the window, I'm reported to turn into > mostly R2D2. Strange. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Mirage BD-35
I use the BD-35 with my IC-92AD and it works extermely well. -e From: Adrian To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:11:55 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Mirage BD-35 > > > What is the greatest distance you've been able to get into a repeater > with? > > 73 de NAØG Gene > 100 mile here with a 92AD set mid power driving BD-35 over 2 sets of ranges in between. Constant base setup, with that distance connection operating 24/7 here. That is over the ¨horizon¨ vk4tux [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] newbe ?
This is true. I'm registered to K5CTX where I used to live, but now I use VK3RWN. Never bothered changing the registration. -e VK3EJP / K5EJP From: Tony Langdon To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, October 20, 2009 2:02:40 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] newbe ? At 01:05 PM 10/20/2009, you wrote: >I'm new to D-Star and have not yet been able to register for gateway >use. I've asked a couple of hams in my area about registering and >was sent a link which didn't work for some reason. Because I drive >longhaul trucks for a living I'm not home long enough to get with >any one locally for help. My question is, does it really matter >which website I register through for gateway use? Normally, the convention is you register with the gateway that's closest to you. If you have one in your local area, register there, otherwise you could pick one in an area you're likely to frequent. Remember to register at only ONE gateway. Also, once your registration is approved, you have to create a "terminal" for your D-STAR radio, so it can access the network. There is documentation out there, someone will be able to supply the link. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio. com
Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] newbe ?
I'm going to reply to myself as something just struck me. When I use my new VK3 call I haven't had much luck getting outside the gateway (although I haven't tried that much)... I'm thinking I need to register my new call because it doesn't see me as K5EJP anymore. Interesting... -e VK3EJP / K5EJP ________ From: Eric Pinnell To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, October 20, 2009 2:11:01 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] newbe ? This is true. I'm registered to K5CTX where I used to live, but now I use VK3RWN. Never bothered changing the registration. -e VK3EJP / K5EJP From: Tony Langdon To: dstar_digital@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tue, October 20, 2009 2:02:40 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] newbe ? At 01:05 PM 10/20/2009, you wrote: >I'm new to D-Star and have not yet been able to register for gateway >use. I've asked a couple of hams in my area about registering and >was sent a link which didn't work for some reason. Because I drive >longhaul trucks for a living I'm not home long enough to get with >any one locally for help. My question is, does it really matter >which website I register through for gateway use? Normally, the convention is you register with the gateway that's closest to you. If you have one in your local area, register there, otherwise you could pick one in an area you're likely to frequent. Remember to register at only ONE gateway. Also, once your registration is approved, you have to create a "terminal" for your D-STAR radio, so it can access the network. There is documentation out there, someone will be able to supply the link. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio. com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Japanese Language Lessons
I think these lessons are all right. I don't have a need for Japanese, but as an American that used to work in Paris, France every few months I found that knowing your way around a restaurant and day to day stuff isn't bad. When it comes down to it, the French didn't want you hear your bad French and would speak English, but they appreciated the effort. I would imagine the same is true for the Japanese stations. btw, some of my favourite works are French... like "Sandwich" and "Mayonnaise" :) yum! I have some favourite Japanese words, like "toro" and "Uni"... and "Sapporo" :) -e VK3EJP / K5EJP From: kevin asato To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 3:35:43 PM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Japanese Language Lessons The lessons are pretty basic but helped me get back into the Nihon-go mindset before my first trip to Japan in 2009. Still, this Japanese-American benefitted (survived) a week in Tokyo by the better English language skills of the Japanese. (I lost whatever Japanese language skills learned in J-School living in SoCal where I hear the language spoken less and less). Need to study further as my daughter is asking to go again next year. 73, kevin kc6pob --- On Sat, 7/10/10, bosshardss wrote: >From: bosshardss >Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Japanese Language Lessons >To: dstar_digital@ yahoogroups. com >Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 9:13 AM > > > >I had a nice call sign routed chat with Kohji, JA4NYY in Hiroshima this >morning >(US Time). JA stations do not have Dplus or reflector liinking, but many have >dongles to listen with. Kohji mentioned Japanese Language lessons on NHK 1, >the >website for the Japanese equivalent of BBC or VOA. > > >http://www.nhk. or.jp/lesson/ english/index. html > >Sayonara, steve nu5d > >
