Transcript FreeStar
FREE STAR*
Greg Speakman (VA3OMO) 1
Topics
What is FREE STAR* FREE STAR* Components VE3FSR FREE STAR* System Where to go to get more info on FREE STAR* 2
What is FREE STAR*?
FREE STAR* is an experimental approach towards the implementation of a vendor neutral digital communication network. FREE STAR* encourages experimentation, construction, testing, and all of the founding principles upon which, amateur radio was developed.
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FREE STAR* Components
Open G2 – Communicates with Trust Server Dextra_srv – Communicates with reflectors and other gateways running dextra_srv Dstarrepeater – dstarrepeater software, which communicates with the sound card 4
FREE STAR* Components
Continued …/ GMSK rptr – Communicates with Satoshi GMSK Node Adaptor ircDDB – Facilitates callsign and zone routing 5
VE3FSR FREE STAR* System
Located in Kanata Using AMD Dual Core CPU PC with Cent OS 5.5 connected to the Internet Software is used for GMSK Simplex Repeater using a Yaesu FT-8800 interfaced with the FREE STAR* PC 6
VE3FSR FREE STAR* System
Continued …/ Repeater info: – – – – – Freq 445.860 MHz (+) Shift with 0 (zero) Freq offset UR = CQCQCQ Rpt1=VE3FSR B Rpt2=VE3FSR G Zone and Callsign routing enabled 7
Where to get more info on FREE STAR*?
Visit Ramesh (VA3UV) WEB page: http://www.va3uv.com/freestar.htm
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