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Welcome to Digital Voice Radio! If you are new,
we have some tips to help you get started.
If you are an old hand at Digital Voice (D-Star, DMR,
Fusion, NXDN, or P25)
welcome!
Either way, we are glad you are here. Hope to talk to you on the air
soon!
Check out the new
D-Star
Tips! Thanks to KE3C for sharing!!
If you are new to D-Star - Welcome!
If you have not registered your call sign, please click
here
*****New DR Mode users (Icom,
Kenwood) - please go
here to get the most
recent repeater list****
Roland's 2022 Presentation on Digital Voice Mode is
here
Roland's 2022 TAPR Presentation on D-Star is
here
Note: the slides
will open in a new window (tab). Click on the disk icon to save the file to your
hard drive.
Links may work better from a saved file than when open in a browser.
Who
We are a group of amateur radio (ham radio) enthusiasts who encourage the
development and popularization of VHF and UHF digital voice modes in the
Charlotte metropolitan area. No membership application required! Join us on
one of our repeaters, via a hotspot or dongle, by joining our Charlotte Digital
Radio Group (CharlotteDigitalRadio)
or coming to our monthly dinner meetings.
What
We operate multiple repeaters including D-STAR, NC PRN DMR, System Fusion with Wires-X, and MMDVM Multi-Mode repeaters.
We also operate an FM analog repeater
(220 band) and a GMRS repeater. Internet connections at
each of our sites allows us to inter-link repeaters to provide wider geographic
coverage.
Our repeaters are open. We don't restrict use to "members" only. We encourage
all licensed hams to use our machines. This is our gift to the ham community.
We also try to educate and inform hams about the various digital voice modes.
This web site, our
CharlotteDigitalRadioGroup, and on the air help are all parts of
that effort. We welcome newcomers to join us, get to know us and become
involved in this great endeavor. We think digital voice modes are fun.
Cost
Our repeaters are open and we want you to use them, but they are not free. It
costs money, lots of money, to keep multiple repeaters at multiple sites on the
air. We built and support these systems through equipment donations, volunteer
labor and financial contributions from a large number of ham radio operators. A
repeater installation can cost several thousand dollars. We try to carefully
manage our expenditures, but when equipment breaks it must be repaired or
replaced, sometimes at significant cost. For example, a failed antenna could
cost several thousand dollars to replace if we must hire a tower climber. Our
sites all have internet service and one site is rented. Just those ongoing bills
exceed $2,000 annually. If you like using our repeaters please consider making
an annual donation. We suggest $50 per year, but any amount you can donate will
be greatly appreciated. Use the Donate button below. Whatever you can
give, we THANK YOU!
When
Jump on our repeaters anytime. In
order to stimulate interest, we support nets on D-Star and DMR. Other nets are
available as well.
A note about
linking and unlinking the repeaters to reflectors (examples for are D-Star, but
applies to others as well):
-
Feel
free to unlink the repeater as needed (not during an active net or other
conversation)
-
Identify
yourself (verbally) and state your intent
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Unlink
the repeater (send the letter 'U" in the the 8th position of the call sign
field)
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Link the
repeater to the desired reflector (send REF054CL in the call sign field, for
example)
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Conduct
your business on the newly linked reflector
MOST IMPORTANT:
When you are finished, please unlink the repeater. If it was
previously linked, please restore the previous link
Remember -
you are not the only person using the repeater, so leave things like they
were and ID yourself as you begin and end.
Note: Net Times in local time unless noted
DMR Repeaters (All Color Code 1):
444.3875 (+5 MHz) W4ZO (NC PRN) Wingate
Slot 1: Local (TG 27500), Echotest
(TG 9998), Chat 1 Network (TG 27501), Chat 2 Network (TG 27502)
Slot 2: PRN Network (TG 2)
443.9125 (+ 5MHz) KA4YMZ (NC PRN) Charlotte-Gastonia
Slot 1: Local (TG 27500), Echotest
(TG 9998), Chat 1 Network (TG 27501), Chat 2 Network (TG 27502)
Slot 2: PRN Network (TG 2)
440.5625 (+5 MHz) K4DVA (NC
PRN)
Albemarle
Slot 1: Local (TG 27500), Echotest
(TG 9998), Chat 1 Network (TG 27501), Chat 2 Network (TG 27502)
Slot 2: PRN Network (TG 2)
440.550 (+ 5MHz) W4BFB (NC PRN) Charlotte
Slot 1: Local (TG 27500), Echotest
(TG 9998), Chat 1 Network (TG 27501), Chat 2 Network (TG 27502)
Slot 2: PRN Network (TG 2)
(Note: All PRN repeaters are linked on
local as Charlotte Local)
927.0125 (-25 MHz) KA4YMY (BrandMeister) Charlotte-Gastonia
Slot 1: Available for on-demand linking incl. echotest
Slot 2:
Available for on-demand linking incl. echotest
Fusion
Repeaters:
443.4375 (+5 MHz) KK4JDH (Crowders Mountain - Fusion Digital Only with
Wires-X)
connected to Carolina Link Room, #43008, YSF:
Carolina Link
443.525 (+5 MHz) K4DVA)
Albemarle
(Morrow Mountain)
(Wires-X temporarily off line)
mixed mode 77 Hz tone with Fusion Digital Wires-X
connected to Carolina Link Room, #43008, YSF: Carolina Link,
Nets:
NWis Fusion Technical Net, Monday Night 7:30 PM
Central 0030 UTC
WiRES-X: MNWis #21,493 YSF: “US MNWis 21493”, #37,624
MMDVM Repeaters:
444.025 (+5 MHz) KI4WXS
(Spencer Mountain) *note
new frequency*
Supporting Dstar
(KI4WXS-B), Fusion (YSF * FCS Relefectors)
NXDN
(RAN1), P25 (NAC 293).
444.8625 MHz (+5
MHz) W4FAN B (Wingate)
Supporting Dstar
(W4FAN-B),
Fusion (YSF * FCS Relefectors)
NXDN
(RAN1), P25
(NAC 293).
440.6875 MHz (+5 MHz) K4DVA B (Albemarle)
** Temp Off Air **
Supporting Dstar
(K4DVA-B),
Fusion (YSF * FCS Relefectors)
NXDN
(RAN1), P25
(NAC 293).
We
are back on REF054C but with the understanding that the issue with
T-Mobile connected hotspots is not resolved - you may not stay connected.
This is an REF issue, not ours. We are waiting on a fix.
D-Star and Friends Net (Tuesday night, 9:00 pm. EST) will be on REF054C
D-Star Repeaters:
1292.00 (-20MHz) KA4YMZ A (Charlotte-Gastonia
- Wide Coverage)
443.8625 MHz (+5 MHz) KK4JDH B (Crowders Mountain) - connected to
XRF054C
Tuesday 21:00 REF054 C North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF054C
Saturday Night Carolina Net
144.920 MHz
(+2.5 MHz) K4DVA (Albemarle)
- connected to
XRF054C
Tuesday 21:00 REF054 C North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF054C Saturday Night Carolina Net
Other D-Star
Nets of Interest (you may manually link the repeater, or use your hotspot)
Sunday 20:00 XRF038 A for the Ohio Net
Monday 22:00 REF038 C Raspberry Pi Net
Tuesday 23:00 REF012 A Papa Sys Tech Net
Thursday 22:00 XRF002 A Papa System D-Star Round Table
Friday 21:00 XRF021-B Canada Net
FM Analog
145.350 (-600 Khz) W4HTP PL 82.5 (encode only) (Charlotte)
224.02 (-1.6 MHz) KA4YMZ PL 82.5 (encode only)
(Charlotte)
GMRS
462.575 (+5 MHz,
DPL 311) (Crowders Mountain)
APRS
Digipeaters (144.390
MHZ)
KI4WXS-5 (Charlotte)
K4DVA-9 (Morrow Mountain)
HIGH SPEED (446.550 MHZ)
KI4WXS-6 Charlotte (9600 Baud)
KA4YMZ-6 Gastonia (9600 Baud)
Meeting:
We have a
monthly dinner meeting at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
(Directions to
Park Place Restaurant):
Where
Note: New
place!
Park Place Restaurant
10517 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC
Telephone:
(704) 295-1588
Park
Place Restaurant (Facebook page)
Contact Information
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
info@charlottedstar.org
Webmaster:
webmaster@charlottedstar.org
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