[amsat-bb] Re: D STAR

[Tony Langdon]

On 11/11/13 7:45 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> 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:
If the new satellite has AFC and a 2m uplink, existing D-STAR radios 
should be suitable for the uplink.  That leaves the downlink, where I'd 
probably use something like an all mode radio with computer controlled 
Doppler correction and a GMSK modem with DV Dongle or DV-RPTR board with 
an on board AMBE decoder.

Where things could get really interesting is D-STAR allows easy 
interfacing to the Internet, so theoretically, you could enable (for a 
few minutes!) global connectivity to remote areas.

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