IARS

Please note this post now shows the corrected frequencies.

Well…. the big day is almost upon us. D-star day that is! Tentative frequencies have been allocated, and the repeaters programmed, we are presently waiting on ACMA confirmation. The frequencies will be (pending approval):-

Band: 23cm, Mode: DD (Digital Data)
Rptr TX: 1298.500MHz
Rptr RX: 1298.500MHz Simplex

Band: 23cm, Mode: DV (Digital Voice)
Rptr TX: 1273.950MHz
Rptr RX: 1293.950MHz (Offset: + 20 MHz)

Band: 70cm, Mode: DV (Digital Voice)
Rptr TX: 439.7500MHz
Rptr RX: 434.7500MHz (Offset: – 5 MHz)

Band: 2m, Mode: DV (Digital Voice)
Rptr TX: 146.7625MHz
Rptr RX: 146.1625MHz (Offset: – 600kHz)

Repeater callsign: VK2RDS (pending approval)

Neil VK2VNJ reports the gateway server hardware has been checked out at his home QTH, and awaits the D-Star gateway software and internet connection at the repeater site before it can be installed and activated. (Thanks to Shaun VK2HCO for donating the server hardware.)

Test transmissions will occur over the next fortnight. Stay tuned for details of test dates.

Once the D-Star repeaters are commissioned, there will be a D-Star information session held, come along and have a look at the D-Star radios, listen to the clarity, and have a QSO over the network.

The D-Star committee has been working tirelessly to provide you with a world class amateur radio service. We appreciate the support from all the members of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society, and thank Icom Australia, The W.I.A., and the A.C.M.A. for their involvement in this project.