Transcript FreeStar

FREE STAR*
Greg Speakman (VA3OMO)
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Topics
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What is FREE STAR*
FREE STAR* Components
VE3FSR FREE STAR* System
Where to go to get more info on FREE STAR*
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What is FREE STAR*?
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FREE STAR* is an experimental approach
towards the implementation of a vendor neutral
digital communication network.
FREE STAR* encourages experimentation,
construction, testing, and all of the founding
principles upon which, amateur radio was
developed.
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FREE STAR* Components
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Open G2
– Communicates with Trust Server
Dextra_srv
– Communicates with reflectors and other gateways
running dextra_srv
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Dstarrepeater
– dstarrepeater software, which communicates with
the sound card
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FREE STAR* Components
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GMSK
rptr
– Communicates with Satoshi GMSK Node Adaptor
ircDDB
– Facilitates callsign and zone routing
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VE3FSR FREE STAR* System
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Located in Kanata
Using AMD Dual Core CPU PC with Cent OS
5.5 connected to the Internet
Software is used for GMSK
Simplex Repeater using a Yaesu FT-8800
interfaced with the FREE STAR* PC
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VE3FSR FREE STAR* System
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Repeater info:
– Freq 445.860 MHz
– (+) Shift with 0 (zero) Freq offset
– UR = CQCQCQ
– Rpt1=VE3FSR B
– Rpt2=VE3FSR G
Zone and Callsign routing enabled
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Where to get more info on FREE STAR*?
Visit Ramesh (VA3UV) WEB page:
http://www.va3uv.com/freestar.htm
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