Drats is a small multi platform application designed to provide digital data communication using the dstar protocol. But at least i can confirm that p2p radio transfers work just fine. This download updates your icom id31, id51 all versions, id5100, id7100, and kenwood thd74 list of repeaters used by the near repeater function new support for kenwood thd74. With only a pair of radios or an entire repeater stack a variety of. It also works for some other icom dstar radios handhelds and mobiles for. The radios that will allow you to import if you have the software and lead are. It works both for programming the radio with the rt systems software and as a cable for digital data using other programs such as drats.
Drats download page has install files for 32bit and 64bit. Not all icom dstar radios support the import function within the software. Drats a multiplatform software tool for dstar va3stls. The codec that dstar users is the only proprietary portion of the dstar design. D rats is a communications tool that allows stations to communicate via d star radios using low speed data dv data mode, packet radio and the internet. D rats supports text chatting, filetransfer, gps reporting and mapping well, here you can download the latest version of d rats for ms windows v 0. Star radio, the gps settings must be disabled in the menus of the radio. The quality of the dstar voice signal is very similar to that of fm voice.
I enjoyed listening live and had tuned to the podcasts since episode 118. In addition some local over ride files are now placed in root for both dstar hosts and for dmr hosts. Getting started with drats a quick start guide drats is a free, easy to use, multiplatform program for data communications with dstar devices or through the internet. Once your usb drivers are installed and the node adapter works well with the echo test program, you are ready to install dstar hot spot. Dstar digital smart technologies for amateur radio is a digital voice and data protocol specification for amateur radio.
A communications tool for dstar and much more drats. The software can be run on windows, macos and linuxunix computers. Shrek master zip you must register your call sign for dstar use on reflectors. Drats is a communications tool that allows stations to communicate via dstar radios using low speed data dv data mode, packet radio and the internet. As soon as i ordered the radio, i decided to purchase a copy of the nifty ez guide to dstar operation. D rats also provides for transferring of files and forwarding of messages from one user to another, automatically. The nice feature is that it is written in python and uses a couple of libraries so that it can run on linux and windows and almost macos x, see the install page for more information. Odroid c1 image added to download page dg9vh dashboard installed on later images. Ab4mm walks you through how to link and unlink repeaters to reflectors on the icom id880h, as well as showing how to configure your radio settings to use drats over rf 03. Data on dstar data and voice are transmitted simultaneously dstar provides two ways to transmit data 1200 baud data on 2m, 70cm and 23cm 128 kb data on 23 cm band data can be used on simplex, through repeaters and across linked repeaters. A computer running the repeater application with an internet connection and a dstar radio connected to a com port will act as a bridge between a the network and the radio. Ic7100, ic80, ic9100, ic92, id31, id51, id880h and the ic5100 if you dont use the memory card method. The usbrts05 cable programs the id880 through the 2.
Together with dan, k2ie, we did some testing today to pass data via xlx reflectors, with very limited success access via hotspot, radio and drats network connection to ircddbgateway. Sure you know what dstar is, but did you know there are other methods of digital data besides talking over a reflector with. It quickly got to the point that i would go on the air and be deluged with dstar questions, and when listening be referred to as the local dstar expert. In order to have a successful call between someone linked to a repeater from a hotspot and another person making an rf call into the same repeater, the rf caller needs to have their radio programmed with rpt 2 set to the repeaters gateway module g.
The drats download is for a 32 bit windows operating system. Drats is a multiplatform integrated tool for communication using dstar radios read more here. You do not need a dstar radio to learn how to use drats. Enough that on april 10, 2010, w8cmh went dstar and this was the analog system that we all hung out on. Drats is a small application designed to provide data communication capabilities with dstar radios. D rats has been called the swiss army knife of d stat data communications.
Dstar radio programming software icom radio software. It responds with the mycall, rpt1, rpt2, and urcall fields. Icom program for 880h mert repeater settings using the icom program in a zip file here. For the instructions on how to register, as always, head to. Drats a communications tool for dstar north fulton. Simple point and click programs channels without having to count spaces for extensions. More details about the dstar calculator and suggestions for your dstar file are included.
Featuring a color transflective tft display that offers excellent visibility during the day or at night. Memory downloads for a dvap with a dvap, you have to have your radio programmed to issue the link commands. Desert research and technology studies, teams that study systems for manned exploration of the surface of the moon or other rocky bodies. Sure you know what dstar is, but did you know there are other methods of digital. The system was developed in the late 1990s by the japan amateur radio league and uses minimumshift keying in its packetbased standard. Drats is a communications tool that allows stations to communicate via dstar radios using low.
Danielle passed all 3 of her ham radio exams a couple of years ago, and was an extra class operator at 9 years of age danielle is known as the princess of dstar. Drats is a communications tool for dstar amateur radio lowspeed data dv mode. The dstar calculator assists users with the information to program into their radios. Drats also provides for transferring of files and forwarding of messages from one user to another, automatically.
Getting started with drats a quick start guide dstar info. Papers a practical approach for designing operationally efficient secondary distribution systems. Dstar programs category is a curation of 12 web resources on, peanut ham radio digital voice client, dstar tv, nj6ns dstar chat. Say you get a call over the radio from your incident assessment team. Get the latest nfl draft news, live streaming video, video highlights, draft tracker, draft history, mock drafts. Especially useful when internet access is not available or for supporting emergency communications. All other parts of dstar are open which has allowed u. Documentation for this application is provided on a pdf file in the download. You also will need to be able to unlink and maybe use the echo test or check the dvap status. Otherwise, they can hear the transmissions of the person calling in from the hotspot, but that person wont be. The built in dstar calculator gives you repeater and reflector information worldwide. If you download the program you will, with guidance you will enable a port to access john davis ratflector port and gain access to the gwinnett ares dstardrats digital text and file exchange server.
Drats is a free, easy to use, multiplatform program for data communications with dstar devices or through the internet. I recently installed drats on my shack computer for use with my dstar ready ic2200h. Contribute to maurizioandreottidrats development by creating an account on github. The 64 bit version is 30k big while the 32 bit version is 29k. Drats supports text chatting, filetransfer, gps reporting and mapping well, here you can download the latest version of drats for ms windows v 0. It supports text chatting, file transfers, position reporting and mapping, and much more. D rats is a small multi platform application designed to provide digital data communication using the d star protocol. I want to thank you mike n6hkh and all the team that put this effort together to bring us helpful information. This you tube video features a demo by the washington country oregon ares group. Getting started with d rats a quick start guide d rats is a free, easy to use, multiplatform program for data communications with d star devices or through the internet.
Triband amateur radio packed with convenient features and the advantage of a digital transceiver with dstar, and aprs support. Help for drats communications tool for amateur radio users. With few exceptions, comments for each net, such as. Detailed information for installing, configuring and operating the freeware dchat and drats digital messaging and file transfer programs. It allows you to choose the source repeater, destination system and the function that you desire to use. Dstar basics and more wb4qdx dstar last heard list. This appears to be a nice piece of software that allows keyboard to keyboard chatting as well as file transfer. Builtin gps and bluetooth support, as well as micro usb and microsd sdhc.
D rats is a free, easy to use, multiplatform program for data communications with d star devices or through the internet. The intention of this site is to provide dstar related downloads and how tos and share the expertise and experiences of its users. So, the dvap memories sections allows just that, enter. If you try this, please do not connect your repeater to ref look for a document called running your own ratflector in the files section of the drats group on. Before installing dstar hot spot you must first install the usb drivers for the node adapter. Repeater list downloads for dr mode radios dstar info. Drats, an emergency communication tool based on the dstar digital communication protocol for amateur radio operators. Dratsdstar, ratflectors, tutorial, ares emcomm youtube. And, of course, youll want your radios frequency to match that of the dvap. There are other digital modes that have been adapted for use by amateurs, but dstar was the first that was designed specifically for. We have a 3 story building with smoke coming out of the 2nd floor windows and people trapped on the roof with the d. You do not need a d star radio to learn how to use d rats.
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