1. Ed Woodrick – WA4YIH Georgia D-STAR www.DSTARInfo.com
D-STAR Programming
Ed Woodrick – WA4YIH
Georgia D-STAR

2. What is Programming? Programming your radio the old way Crystals
Two for each channel
Receive
Transmit
~$10-15 each
Specifications
Operating Frequency
IF Frequency for RX
Series or Parallel
Load Capacitance
Overtone multiplier

3. Frequency Agile Icom 2-AT No more crystals Features
Selectable 5 kHz channel
Dup + - Off

4. CTCSS / PL / Subtone Install in radio Set the tone
Open case to change tone

5. Today’s FM Radio Channel Number Bank Frequency Duplex Offset Step Size
Repeater Tone (Sometimes used)
Tone Squelch Frequency (Sometimes used)
DTCS Code (Seldom used)
DTCS Direction (Seldom used)

6. D-STAR Programming Channel Number Bank Frequency Duplex Offset
Step Size
DV Squelch (Seldom used)
DV Squelch Code (Seldom used)
YOUR
RPT1
RPT2

7. Set Once My Call Sign /NOTE TX Message
Four characters that are sent with your call sign. No specific requirements.
Common usage is your name.
TX Message
20 characters that can be sent when transmitting. Will show in other users display if enabled.
Common usage is your location
Multiple messages can be programmed and then selected

8. The Big 3
RPT1 RPT2 YOUR

9. RPT1 Repeater Call Sign Module Identifier in 8th Character Examples
A – 1.2 GHz
B – 440 MHz
C – 146 MHz
Examples
KJ4BDF B
K4WAK B
K1XC C

10. RPT2 Repeater Call Sign ‘G’ in 8th Character Examples 12345678
KJ4BDF G
K4WAK G
K1XC G

11. YOUR / UR
CQCQCQ
Examples

12. Basic Programming 443.4500 DUP+ 5.0000 MHz Offset UR CQCQCQ
RPT1 K4WAK B
RPT2 K4WAK G

13. Advanced Programming Repeater Info Echo Test Examples
YOUR 8th character = I
Echo Test
YOUR 8th character = E
Examples
KJ4BDF I
K4WAK E
K1XC I
RPT1 and RPT2 stay the same

14. Building Memories

15. Linking System to Link to Module in 7th Character ‘L’ in 8th Character
Examples
KJ4BDFBL
K4WAK BL
REF001CL
REF002AL
RPT1 and RPT2 stay the same
Unlink with U in 8th Character

16. Building Memories

17. Call Sign Routing Find Paul Eakin wherever he is
YOUR
Call Sign
KJ4G
To Call a Specific Repeater
/Call Sign
/KJ4BDFB

18. Building Memories

19. Sample Operation To link repeater to a reflector
Listen, Identify (Memory 1)
Kerchunk Memory 5
Robin replies “Remote System Connected”
Switch to Memory 1
Talk
Unlink Repeater, Kerchunk Memory 7

20. D-STAR Calculator

21. D-STAR Calculator

22. D-STAR Calculator
Shows Radio Programming

23. D-STAR Calculator
Shows What to Do

24. No Computer? Set Frequency Verify / Set Offset Switch to DV mode
Kerchunk
Use One-Touch
Modify RPT2

25. Demonstration Set Frequency, Duplex, and Mode Get Repeater Information
Set VFO Mode
Switch Band as appropriate
Enter frequency
Press and hold DUP until +DUP
Press and hold Mode until DV
Get Repeater Information
Kerchunk
Press and hold RX->TX
You can now talk, not through gateway

26. More Check Call sign Memories Press Menu Rotate until Call Sign
Enter (5)
Check memories
All on one screen on IC-91
Rotate then enter for IC-80

27. More Modify RPT2 Talk Select (5) Scroll Right with Right Arrow (6)
Rotate until ‘G’
Enter
Menu
Talk

28. Loading a 80/880 http://www.dstarinfo.com/repeaters/repeaters.htm
Select Standard Memory Listing
Copy table, including headers
Paste into Excel
Remove and sort rows as desired
Renumber channels
Reduce to files of 100 rows
Save as CSV

29. Loading a 80/880 Open CS 80/880 Select Memory Channels Import file
Write to radio

30. Loading Repeater Memories
Same process
Includes 1.2 GHz modules

31. www.DSTARInfo.com Regional Repeater Lists Regional Maps
Repeaters Near a Location
Reflectors
Nets

32. D-STAR Resources
D-STAR Info Newsletter – published quarterly, available in print or download on Web
Last heard list
D-STAR info and D-STAR Calculator
General D-STAR Yahoo Group groups.yahoo.com/dstar_digital
Southeast D-STAR Weather Net Yahoo Group groups.yahoo.com/se_wxnet
Icom Support -
DV Dongle Info –

33. Questions?