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FREE STAR*FREE STAR*
Greg Speakman (VA3OMO)
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TopicsTopics
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*?What is FREE STAR*?
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* ComponentsFREE STAR* Components
Open G2– Communicates with Trust Server
Dextra_srv– Communicates with reflectors and other gateways
running dextra_srv Dstarrepeater
– dstarrepeater software, which communicates with the sound card
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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* SystemVE3FSR FREE STAR* System
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* SystemVE3FSR FREE STAR* System
Continued …/ 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*?Where to get more info on FREE STAR*?
Visit Ramesh (VA3UV) WEB page:
http://www.va3uv.com/freestar.htm
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