[amsat-bb] Re: D STAR

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Stefan,

It appears that stations attempting to work D-Star via
satellite would need to use two radios.  This was the
case a few years ago, when AA4RC and N3UC were able to
make a brief QSO on AO-27.  You can read about what gear
the used, along with some useful tips for trying D-Star
via satellite, at:

http://www.ao27.org/AO27/

The 5 kHz tuning steps for D-Star radios would make
satellite operating difficult as you mentioned.  AO-27
was the ideal satellite for this sort of experiment,
since its uplink receiver was intended for use with
data, and doesn't filter the lower end of the audio
range that it hears.  Plus the control operators of
AO-27 have stated clearly that they support and
encourage D-Star on AO-27, something not seen for any
of our other satellites.

>From a quick read of the IC-9100 instruction manual, it
is clear that D-Star was not intended to be used in this
radio for satellite operating or for anything other than
the "normal" D-Star operations (RX and TX in the same
band, simplex or repeater).  You could use the IC-9100 as
one of the two radios for D-Star satellite operation as
those guys did for AO-27 a few years ago, but you would
not have access to the IC-9100 satellite functionality.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/




On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> D Star satellite?
>
> That sounds like a need idea. Would be nice to do some tests on existing
> satellites.
>
> With SO-50 it will not work unless someone has figured out how to have D
> Star (DV) active on any D-Star radio with the required tone enabled. Won't
> work with the IC-9100. Tried it. Another problem is the 5KHz spacing since
> you pretty much have to be right on the frequency on the TX and RX. Also,
> on the IC-9100 it seems to be not possible to set D-Star (DV) on the RX and
> TX in satellite mode. Anyone else tried it? Also, SatP32 has at the moment
> no DV functionality for the IC-9100. I guess we have a long way to go :-)
>
> Stefan
>
>