I program my dstar radios the same as using the dv mega 436. Converting a dstar hotspot to a full duplex repeater k6jm. Check out this post to learn how using mmdvm and pistar setup dstar, dmr, and other modes. The dv4mini control software can also be used with some of the dvmega boards with a firmware update. Jan 20, 2020 our website provides a free download of bluedv 1. Download the dvar hot spot software from one of two places. You need a digital radio dmr, dstar, fusion, p25, or nxdn, a dxmini, and access to the internet. You may choose to order from your favorite retailers. All your applications work just like they would on the original network, including gaming consoles and streaming media. The dvmega has more functionality than the red dongle and it is much cheaper you can use the dvmega shield for 2m and 70cm. The bluetooth card, which comes to be clipped on the mega dv card, is available for. Fully assembled and tested in a ruggedized aluminum enclosure. The dstar hot point software converts your radio station to a dstar rf gateway.
David, pa7lim, introduced a pre beta version of the software in 2017. The mmdvm is a faster, more versatile and less expensive product capable of operating both in repeater and hotspot mode. Dstar boards the original dvrptr v1 dstar repeaters. Setting up a raspberry pi for dstar by ken kc nicely ke3c. It responds with the mycall, rpt1, rpt2, and urcall fields. Dstar or digital smart technologies for amateur radio is a digital voice and data protocol used in amateur radio. Maryland dstar image stepbystep the intent of this document is to simplify the setup of a hotspot using the raspberry pi. Please bear in mind that i am using a microphone and. If you want to allow other dvar hotspots or dv dongles to link directly to your hotspot, update your routerfirewall so port 20001 udp will allow incoming connections and port forward to the pc running dvar hot spot. All thats required for operation is a mini usb android phone s cablepower source and a wifi based internet connection. The components you will need to order to set up your raspberry pi dstar access point are listed below with links to where i ordered the items.
The newer radios, id80, id880, id31, id51, id7100 support dr mode and you should use the icom software and import the repeater list. First select mmdvmhost and simplex node then enable the modes youre going to use. Ic7100, ic80, ic9100, ic92, id31, id51, id880h and the ic5100 if you dont use the memory card method. Bluedv for windows free dmrdstarfusion hotspot software for your windows pc. To utilize the dvmega hotspot, a transceiver capable of the selected dv mode is necessary to operate as the hotspot only provides a gateway into the. It allows you to choose the source repeater, destination system and the function that you desire to use. Click here to download a working version of ircddbgateway for windows. All the pistar features you know and love, plus a new operating system, moving pistar to the the newer buster os. Enter in your location, and the dstarinfo software will create a file for your location with your nearby repeaters all included, each with the i, e, s, u, and link commands to your favorite reflectors. The stepbystep procedure includes links to the hardware and image our members have successfully used to build their hotspots. Start hostspotrepeater software automatically on startup.
As a replacement for the discontinued dvrptr v1 boards, we will offer a much better alternative. Thank you adrian m0glj for coming up with the idea for this one. Its even possible to upgrade the hotspot to a fullduplex nonicom dstar repeater. Connectify hotspot max is the only true wifi repeater software for windows.
The idea is that a hotspot costs less than a dvap, yet has better range. Click on the link to download the file to your computers downloads directory. This image is an enhanced build of jonathan naylors g4klx ircddbgateway and dstarrepeater hotspot software. Change display type to whatever display your going to use. The openspot3 is a battery powered, portable, standalone digital radio internet gateway hotspot designed mainly for amateur radio. One could download raspian and install all the software separately but there is an image already created that is very popular called pistar. The new dstar arduino shield dvmega has arrived dec 20 the shield must be placed on an arduino mega or arduino uno not included. The port doesnt matter for oled and i believe its modem for nextion displays. Manual jumbo spot rtq mini mmdvm hotspot dmr radio station wifi. Dv node for windows windv software nextgeneration implementation of a dstar hotspot application. Star, and ysf, as well as p25, nxdn, pocsag, and multiple cross modes when used with a multimode digital voice modem that supports those modes. Then use this software to burn the image to the sd card. Peanut for android is using port 6667 udp to the internet. Dstar commander image public releasedownload links here.
The bluedv pack includes all the elements to simply create a digital hotspot access point in dstar, dmr or c4fm. Jumbo spot rtq is a completely selfcontained digital hotspot supporting dmr, dstar, p25 and system fusion communications. Nachfolgend beschreibe ich, wie man einen 70 cm dstar hotspot fur relativ wenig geld aufset zen kann. The dvaptool application used with the dv access point dongle may be installed. It uses your dstar dongle, an analog base radio and a radio interface like a rigblaster, va3to, or uli, signallink or wb2rem or any usb interface board or rascal. With dmr it is simply impossible to disconnect a talk group or reflector. Dvar hotspot for windows software before installing dstar hot spot you must first install the usb drivers for the node adapter. The dvmega is a family of addon boards shields for arduino uno, arduino mega and raspberry pi for several digital voice communication standards. It supports dstar dextra, dplus, dcs, fusion ysf, fcs, and dmr brandmeister, dmr protocols. It contains a powerful 32bit micro controller as well as a complete 70cm transceiver and modulatordemodulator for gmsk and 4fsk including raised cosine as well as a usb interface. A hotspot at your qth allows your dstar radio to access connected repeaters andor reflectors worldwide using any analog radio that has a high speed datapacket port, this gmsk node adapter, a pc and an internet connection. A hotspot allows access to digital radio networks anywhere, thanks to a dmr, dstar or c4fm walkietalkie and an internet connection wifi or 3g 4g via smartphone or tablet.
This page shows how to install and configure the stardv software on windows. It requires a thumbdv and an internetconnected pc running windows. Dstar stardv setup information for amateur radio digital voice using the star dv. A image for odorid c1 with widget for controlling the start options of g4klx hotspot applications. Using an internet connection, a user may connect to and communicate with dstar gateways and reflectors around the world. Dstar open source dextra project by scott lawson, ki4lkf. Equipped with a 32bit microcontroller, a 70cm transceiver 420450mhz and a modulatordemodulator for gmsk and 4fsk modes. Manual jumbo spot rtq mini mmdvm hotspot dmr radio. Next ill go through the setup for dmr as thats all i use on my hotspot, but its not hard to figure out the other modes. Stuck at a hotel that charges for internet perdevice. Or you may just want to control how and where you link to other repeatersreflectors, without disturbing other users of a nearby dstar repeater. Dv4mini ham radio digital hotspot c4fm, dmr and dstar. Dstar radio programming software icom radio software. Hardwaresoftware for use with dstar hardware dv dongle blue box the dv dongle is a small plastic blue box containing electronic components that allow a user via an internet connected windows, apple mac or linux based pclaptopnetbooks to access the dstar network repeaters and reflectors.
Download the latest version from the dstar hot spot folder. The dv4mini is a tiny but powerful usb stick that can change any pc into a hotspot for the all amateur digital modes, c4fm, dstar and dmr. It can connect to reflectors and gateways using either dplus or dextra. Pistar is a software image built initially for the raspberry pi produced by the raspberry pi foundation. On the dv control page, set your callsign, city and locator. Not all icom dstar radios support the import function within the software. This software lets you turn your pc into a hotspot.
Once your usb drivers are installed and the node adapter works well with the echo test program, you are ready to install dstar hot spot. Here i show you how to communicate on the dmr brandmeister and dstar networks just by using your pc, an ambe3000 dongle and bluedv for windows. This is, in effect, step 5 installing hotspot software. Dstar compatible hotspot using gmsk node adapter setup guide by k6jm. Setting up the dvmega for the kenwood thd74 youtube. The built in dstar calculator gives you repeater and reflector information worldwide. This free software was originally designed by david pa7lim. Its useful to have a copy of dstar hot spot documentation from. The radios that will allow you to import if you have the software and lead are. The bluestack microplus shield allows you to connect your dvmega via bluetooth to your android enabled phone or tablet.
A dstar hotspot is like a homemade dvap made using an fm radio with a data port, a gmsk adapter board, and a computer. Pistar is digital voice software for personal, lowpower hotspots, as well as repeaters. Drats has been called the swiss army knife of dstat data communications. Hereby an update regarding the implementation of call drop and reflector disconnect on demand. The dv access point dongle connects to your pc or intel based mac via a usb port and provides a 2 meter access point for use with a dstar radio.
Star, and ysf, as well as p25, nxdn, pocsag, and multiple cross modes when used with a multimode digital voice modem that supports those modes andy taylor, mw0mwz, the main developer, says this on his pistar website. Mar 10, 2016 hotspot shield free download for windows 7. Dstar commander runs in the background in conjunction with the g4klx software, and makes a number of enhancements to installation and operation. Simple point and click programs channels without having to count spaces for extensions. Raspberry pi dstar hotspot stepbystep m a r y l a n d d s t a r h t t p. You can use the icom software and import the repeater list or place the repeater list on a sd card and import directly. More info on the dvmega shields and products can be found on here. Bluedv for windows is free dmr dstarfusion hotspot software for your pc. Like the dvap software, you probably want to be able to link to your favorite reflectors, as well as unlink and the other administrative functions. Our devices are assembled and tested in the united states by a ham operator with a professional background in manufacturing using iso. It supports both the node adapter series of boards as well as the dv access point and dv dongle series of usb devices. You can talk with others on digital radio networks by using an openspot3, wifi internet access, and your digital transceiver. This is a detailed code for long video for setting up a dvmega hotspot using the pistar image for the kenwood thd74.
Sep 28, 2009 installing dstar software and drivers, the truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation dr devra davis duration. The host accepts an unlink command while a qso is in progress. A setup configuration video will be uploaded shortly. The original dvrptr v1 dstar repeaters and hotspots. Want to learn how to set up an amateur radio digital voice hotspot. On the dv control page, set the dv4mini settings to dstar and set both the. Callsign i recommend you get a separate callsign for your dstar compatible repeater. Aug 09, 2018 this is a detailed code for long video for setting up a dvmega hotspot using the pistar image for the kenwood thd74. The design concept is simple, provide the complex services and configuration for digial voice on amateur radio in a way that makes it easily accessable to anyone just starting out, but make it configurable enough to be interesting for those of us who cant help but tinker. Dstar programs category is a curation of 12 web resources on, peanut ham radio digital voice client, dstar tv, nj6ns dstar chat. I also show you how to at your hotspot frequency for the dr mode using the.
Rt systems programmers for icom dstar radios the rt systems programmers make it so easy to set up details for dstar operations with your icom radio. Sharkrf high quality wireless communications equipment. Bluedv for windows is a dmr dstarfusion hotspot software for your pc. The dstar calculator assists users with the information to program into their radios. Using a windows pclaptoptablet as a lowcost dmrdstar. His dstar work spawned from his rtpdir bridge project of 2007 and at some point in 20 he discontinued his work and was no longer answering emails while scott may be gone from the development scene, fortunately a lot of his software has been archived and mirrored.
The components you will need to order to set up your raspberry pi dstar access point are listed below with links to. Building a dstar compatible hotspot if you have an icom dstar radio but are not near a dstar repeater, a hotspot allows your radio to access dplusconnected dstar repeaters and reflectors. If you are not a subscriber to the above yahoo group, get version 2. Reliable, lowprice solution for building dstar hotspots, repeaters and standalone repeaters. Our brand new fullfeatured portable wireless hotspot with builtin battery, hardware transcoding and much more is now available. It is also possible to use bluedv windows with an ambe3000 dongle. Appropriate pc and software which you already have if you are converting an existing hotspot internet connection. It is essentially raspian with mmdvmhost, dstarrepeater and other software included. The stepbystep procedure includes links to the hardware and image our members have. It is an easy way to get everything you need for dmr, dstar, p25 and more digital voice modes. You do not need an ambe3000 for peanut to do dstar and dmr.