RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Home repeater no longer exists on the network, what to d

[theicom]

John, 

I agree it seems like a bad design.
I fully understand that everyone is a volunteer, I've waited patiently for 
three weeks to see if they come back up. And tried to contact them first.

I do indeed wish to do call sign routing (including demonstrations to non Dstar 
users).
I also wish to register them separately due to the closed nature of the 
repeaters and reflector choice (I have no problems with repeaters restricting 
this feature) and the amount of time it takes to update a call sign location. 
For example, I currently run my ID80 (KB2BSL) and ID1 (KB2BSL A) at the same 
time. The different ports (A,B,C) of local repeaters are connected to different 
reflectors. If I were to use the same call sign, each transmission would 
trigger an update showing me bounce between systems and ports. This has the 
potential to have my last heard and where I really am go out of synch very 
easily, and it creates unnecessary traffic and resource allocation of the 
servers. I believe this is why you are allowed to register up to eight 
"terminals", so one may do things such as I wish.

This has been working fine for me for about a year on two radios, and I would 
like to add an 880 and additional ID1's to the mix in the same way.

I know this all may sound a bit silly, but I hope people understand what I am 
trying to accomplish.

Thanks
Gary
KB2BSL

From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of John Hays
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:48 PM
To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com
Cc: trust-server-adm...@dstarusers.org
Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Home repeater no longer exists on the network, 
what to do?

  
Aside from the stupidity of RF based callsign registration (it's a bad design), 
you do have to update your multiple "terminals" from the gateway that you are 
registered on (also a bad design).  The only way to effectively solve this is 
to have your registration deleted, which if the K2DIG people can't do it can 
only be accomplished by the Trust Server team, and then reregister with another 
system.

It further points to the responsibility that goes with operating a gateway with 
registration -- you can't just turn things off, you must go through the process 
of de-registering everyone on your gateway (after notifying them that you are 
doing so and giving them instructions on how to re-register).

We also need the Trust Admins to be responsive to cleanup needs.

REMEMBER EVERYONE INVOLVED ARE VOLUNTEERS, IT MAY TAKE A WHILE.

Now to the basic question.

If you are going to be operating multiple radios at the same time, they still 
can have the same callsign, unless you are doing something that requires 
callsign routing (while using them at the same time):
if you are using DPLUS linking, it just doesn't matter, 
if they are listening to the same repeater, it just doesn't matter,
if you are doing cross module repeating, it just doesn't matter,
only if you need to address the radio does it matter.

On Feb 26, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Gary wrote:


Ted, I am already registered. I wish to modify my existing registration to add 
additional terminals.
I have always been under the assumption that this needs to be done from your 
"home".
I'll try another gateway and see if I can access my information.
 
Thanks
Gary
KB2BSL

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Home repeater no longer exists on the network, what to do?

[theicom]

The repeater I registered with (K2DIG) seems to have dropped off the trust 
about a month ago. The repeater is still operational, but without gateway 
services. I have tried to contact them, or I wouldn't be asking here.

I need to register a few more radios, and have them capable of working 
simultaneously (suffixed call sign).

Is there another way to accomplish this with my home repeater being down?

Thanks
Gary
KB2BSL

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-Star on Field Day

[theicom]

Anyone know what the suggested frequencies for the other TWO bands are?

--- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, David Hubbell  wrote:
>
> May I suggest that if you want to make a Simplex connection in the North 
> East you use 145.670 simplex. This is generally regarded as the calling 
> freq. her in NJ. NJDSTAR.com will be participating in Field Day and will 
> look forward to any and all calls through KC2SCY hot spot Sparta, NJ 
> 146.635 (- offset) CQCQCQ and KC2QZE Wantage, NJ 145.660 simplex CQCQCQ  
> repeater hot spot connected to Ref020A
> 
> Michael A. Waldron wrote:
> >
> >
> > With full understanding that D-Star contacts via repeaters/reflectors 
> > DO NOT COUNT for anything, I still think there may be significant 
> > value in having a D-Star demonstration at our field day site this weekend.
> >
> > Has anyone else considered this, and if so could we set up a common 
> > Field Day reflector for everyone to connect to and chit-chat?
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > -- 
> > Michael A. Waldron, AE0MW
> > http://www.mikew.org 
> > PGP: http://www.mikew.org/mypgpkey.txt 
> >
> >
>

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Where to look for an IC-80AD review?

[theicom]

I own this radio. It's built very solid, feels good in your hand. Not too 
difficult to program. The battery life seems to be good. However, Icom should 
be ashamed of the speaker, this radio is near impossible to hear outside. My 
VX-3R is louder and clearer (measured with sound meter). As should be expected 
from a small display, it's hard to read the dstar messages, and the memory only 
holds the last one received.

Overall, I'd give it a 3.4 out of 5



--- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, Matt Harrington  wrote:
>
> I'm newly licensed and still getting acquainted with various sites.
> eham.net doesn't have any comments on Icom's IC-80AD:
> 
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8302
> 
> Where else should I look for reviews on this model?  Maybe I'll just
> have to wait a bit since it's new.
> 
> Matt
>