D-Star Digital Data

D-Star Digital Data
- No Voice, All packet space devoted to data.
- Air link 128 kbps (90 kbps net rate) 1.2 GHz.
- RF Bandwidth is 130 KHz.
- D-Star encapsulates TCP/IP frames.
- D-Star acts like a cat5 cable.
- Applications must manage data flow (hardware flow-control is not available).


Icom ID-1
- Frequency Coverage: 1240-1300 MHz.
- Modes:
- - DV-Digital Voice/Slow Data.
- - DD Fast Digital Data.
- Transmit Power: 10 / 1 Watts.
- Current: 7 Amps 10 Watts TX / 1.5 Amps RX.
- Connectors:
- - N - Antenna.
- - USB – Control.
- - RJ45 Ethernet – Digital Data.

Computer TCP/IP Properties
- IP Address: Your D-Star registration IP.
- Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
- Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1
- DNS Servers 10.0.0.1

D-11 Mt. OTAY DD
- 1298.700 MHz
- RPS (Simplex Repeater)
- MyCall Your D-Star registered call sign
- UR        KW6HRO
- RPT1    KW6HRO A
- RPT2    KW6HRO G
- Disable TXinh on the ID1

D-10 Mt. PALOMAR DD
- 1299.500 MHz
- RPS (Simplex Repeater)
- MyCall Your D-Star registered call sign
- UR        KI6MGN
- RPT1    KI6MGN A
- RPT2    KI6MGN G
- Disable TXinh on the ID1

D- 4 Mt. SADDLE PEAK DD
- 1298.900 MHz
- RPS (Simplex Repeater)
- MyCall Your D-Star registered call sign
- UR        KJ6BWR
- RPT1    KJ6BWR A
- RPT2    J6BWR G
- Disable TXinh on the ID1

Using a wireless Router
- Plug the ID-1 into the routers WAN port.
- Configure router with TCP/IP settings.
- Set your computer’s WLAN to use DHCP.
- Disable TXinh on the ID-1.

Simplex DD
- Set frequency as agreed.
- RP Simplex.
- MyCall: Your call sign.
- URCall: Call sign being called.
- Disable TXinh

Updated 11/11/2012