D-Star

D-Star history

In August 2007, the club installed 440 MHz and 1.2 GHz D-Star voice repeaters and a 1.2 GHz D-Star data repeater at our Chicago site. The frequency for the 440 voice repeater is 442.09375 with a +5 MHz offset. The highspeed data repeater frequency is 1242.200 simplex. The 1.2 GHz voice repeater frequency is 1292.200 with a -20 MHz offset. The coverage of this system is primarily northern Cook and southern Lake counties.

The repeater and gateway are open to all, but you must be registered with the D-Star network before the gateway will accept your call.

D-Star System Status and Training Information

If you are a member of the North Shore Radio Club, you may register at NS9RC D-STAR Gateway System:

https://ns9rc.dstargateway.org/LogoutAction.do (outside webpage)

If you are not a member of the North Shore Radio Club, please register at:

https://regist.dstargateway.org/Dstar.do (outside webpage)

NOTE: You only need to register your call sign on one Gateway

Thank you for your interest in registering for gateway access on the NS9RC D-STAR system!

The D-Star system, including the gateway, is open to all amateur radio operators with D-Star capabilities. 

After registering, send an e-mail to our administrators to alert them that you’ve registered. If you changed callsigns, please indicate your old and new callsign.

If you are registered elsewhere and visiting Chicago (or if you are a registered NS9RC club member traveling elsewhere) you have access to just about every D-Star gateway out there, including ours!

Not a club member?  Not registered on another system?  Join us!  Click here to download a membership application.

Questions?

Please contact our administrators at dstar.admin@ns9rc.org.

D-Star Repeater Systems Updates

The NS9RC Gateway now has the g2_link add on (installed April 11, 2020)

This add-on allows Module A or B users to make DExtra connections. DPlus has always been operational

Here is how to use the system. Remember to

  • Check the Status 1st of BOTH DPlus & DExtra , then UnLink if Linked in order to connect to desired destination.

  • Setup and Teardown of D-Star flows takes time. Please allow 2 to 3 seconds between keying your radio after each transmission.

From your device, you can check Status with the following two URLs

DPlus: http://ns9rc.dstargateway.org/status.html (outside webpage)

DExtra: http://ns9rc.dstargateway.org/fs.html (outside webpage)

DPlus (REF) (on air operation):

  • To check the status of the gateway, the UR call would be:  _______I (I in the eight place)

  • To unlink the gateway, the UR call would be:  _______U (U in the eight place)

  • To return the gateway to the default, the UR call would be:  _______L (L in the eight place)

  • To link to a REF reflector (example is REF030C), the UR call would be:    REF030CL

DExtra (XRF) and DCS (DCS) (on air operation)

  • To check the status of the gateway, the UR call would be:    _______W (W in the eight place)

  • To link to a XRF reflector (example is XRF038AO), the UR call would be:    XRF038AO

  • To link to a DCS reflector (example is DCS026AO), the UR call would be:  DCS026AO

  • To unlink the gateway, the UR call would be:  _______T (T in the eight place)

BTW, for DExtra you can also sent a DTMF 99 which is the same as W and DTMF 73 as a UnLink

NET SCHEDULE

Here are the regularly scheduled Nets the NS9RC Gateway will AUTOMATICALLY link to, without notice!

Sunday 7PM International D-Star Net (REF001C)

Sunday 9PM Wisconsin D-Star Net (REF019B)

Wednesday 7PM Wisconsin D-Star Net (REF019B)

Wednesday 9PM Illinois D-Star Net (REF001B)