D-STAR
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D-STAR is a digital mode for amateur radio whose development was sponsored by the Japanese government and the JARL. D-STAR is an open standard available for development by anybody. It supports both digital data and digital voice, both with and without repeaters.
See also wikipedia:D-STAR
Bands and data rates[edit | edit source]
| 144mhz | 3600bps voice | 1200bps data |
| 440mhz | ||
| 1.2Ghz | 128kbps data |
- digital voice
- 6khz
- digital data
- 150khz at 1.2 GHz
Commercial equipment[edit | edit source]
Currently, only Icom makes D-STAR hardware commercially. There are un-confirmed rumours that Kenwood is working on a D-Star radio as well.
Digital voice and low-speed data[edit | edit source]
- IC-V82 - 2m HT
- IC-U82 - 70cm HT
- UT-118 - digital module for IC-V82 or IC-U82
- IC-91A - 2m/70cm HT
- UT-121 - digital module for IC-91A
- IC-91AD - the IC-91A with the UT-121 board pre-installed
- ID-800H - 2m/70cm mobile
- ID-2820H - Upgraded 2m/70cm mobile
Digital voice and high-speed data[edit | edit source]
- ID-1 - 1.2GHz digital voice and high speed data
Orlando D-STAR frequencies[edit | edit source]
| 146.82 | K1XC OARC |
| 443.275 | K1XC OARC |
| 1285.000 | K1XC OARC |
| 1291.300 | W4AES AES Orlando |
Other Florida D-Star repeaters:
| freq | call | county | city | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441.975 | WB4OMG | POLK | Lakeland | Added 8-24-07 by KD4EFM; will moved to 444.775 when Gateway goes online |
| 444.425 | NI4CE | HILLS. | Riverview | NI4CE at 805ft G2 |
See also the Florida Repeater Council D-STAR repeater listings.