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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 2019 Presentation on Digital Voice Hotspots is
here
Roland's 2020 presentation on Digital Voice Systems is
here
Roland's Digital Presentation on Digital Voice modes is
here and
the HRN video 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.
2020 ARRL / TAPR Digital Communications
Conference (previously to be held in Charlotte) will now be a virtual event.
For more details on how to participate and/or
view the event click
here
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 D-STAR repeaters, three DMR repeaters, two System Fusion repeaters with Wires-X one NexEdge
repeater, as well as a new MMDVM Multi-Mode repeater which operates D-Star, DMR
(Brandmeister), Fusion, and P25. 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 currently link our repeaters to the following
nets:
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
- Unlink
the repeater (send the letter 'U" in the the 8th position of the call sign
field)
- Link the
repeater to the desired reflector (send REF054CL in the call sign field, for
example)
- 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:
442.4125 (+5 MHz) W4ZO (NCPRN) Charlotte
Repeater not on network, local use only
444.3875 (+5 MHz) W4ZO (NCPRN) Wingate
Slot 1: Local 27500,
Echotest 9998, Chat 1 Network 27501, Chat 2 Network 27502
Slot 2: PRN Network 2
443.9125 (+ 5MHz) KA4YMZ (NCPRN) Charlotte-Gastonia
Slot 1: Local 27500,
Echotest 9998, Chat 1 Network 27501, Chat 2 Network 27502
Slot 2: PRN Network 2
443.5875 (+5mhz) KM4BRM (WNC Network) Crowders Mountain TG 27600, Slot 2
Slot 1 ------ Local 27500
Slot 2 ------ WNC Network 27600
440.5625 (+5 MHz) K4DVA (BrandMeister)
Albemarle
927.0125 (-25 MHz) KA4YMY (BrandMeister) Charlotte-Gastonia
Slot 1: Available for on-demand linking incl. echotest
Slot 2: NC Statewide TG 3137 (Permanently linked)
BrandMeister Nets
Nets (available on demand)
Tuesday 20:00 Texas Tech Net - TG 31648
Wednesday 20:00 NA Tech net - NA TG 93
Saturday 14:00 UTC - Brandmeister World Wide Net - WW TG 91
Fusion
Repeaters:
443.4375 (+5 MHz) KA4YMZ (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)
mixed mode 77 Hz tone with Fusion Digital Wires-X
connected to Carolina Link Room, #43008, YSF: Carolina Link,
440.250 (+5 MHz) W3SPC)
Rock Hill - Fusion Digital Only with
Wires-X
no default connection
Nets:
NWis Fusion Technical Net, Monday Night 7:30 PM
Central 0030 UTC
WiRES-X: MNWis #21,493 YSF: “US MNWis 21493”, #37,624
Nexedge
Repeater:
444.700 +5 MHz NXDN KA4YMY (Spencer Mountain)
RAN1 TG65000 - worldwide access available
MMDVM Repeaters:
443.9875 (+5 MHz) NC1L
(Spencer Mountain)
See Note
Supporting Dstar
(KI4WXS-B), DMR (Brandmeister), Fusion (YSFRelefector)
NXDN, & P25
(P25-Reflector)
Click
here for available talk groups
D-Star Repeaters:
1292.00 (-20MHz) KA4YMZ A (Charlotte-Gastonia
- Wide Coverage)
connected to
Carolina Link Room /
DSC054A
145.140 MHz (-600 kHz) KI4WXS C (Charlotte Hood Road) -
Connected to REF054C
Sunday 21:00 REF004 A SEWXNet
Tuesday 21:00 North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF061C Coastal Carolina Net
443.8625 MHz (+5 MHz) KK4JDH B (Crowders Mountain) - connected to
REF054C
Tuesday 21:00 REF054 C North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF061C Coastal Carolina Net
444.8625 MHz (+5
MHz) W4FAN B (Wingate) - connected to REF054C
Tuesday 21:00 REF054 C North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF061C Coastal Carolina Net
144.920 MHz (+2.5 MHz) K4DVA C (Albemarle) -
Connected to REF054C
Sunday 21:00 REF004 A SEWXNet
Tuesday 21:00 North Carolina & Friends D-Star Net
Saturday 19:30 REF061C Coastal Carolina Net
440.6875 MHz (+5 MHz) K4DVA B (Albemarle) -
connected to
Carolina Link Room /
DSC054A
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
224.02 (-1.6 MHz) KA4YMZ PL 82.5 (encode only)
(Charlotte)
GMRS
462.575 (+5 MHz) CTCSS 141.3 (Charlotte)
APRS
Digipeaters (144.390
MHZ)
KI4WXS-5 (Charlotte)
K4OGB-9 (Albemarle)
K4DVA-9 (Morrow Mountain)
Where
We have a
monthly dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
(Directions to
John's):
(Note: During
the pandemic, we have an alternate net meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday
- on Carolina
Link)
John's Family Restaurant
Telephone:
(704) 588-6613
John's
Family Restaurant
Contact Information
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
info@charlottedstar.org
Webmaster:
webmaster@charlottedstar.org
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