12. Decoding D-STAR
To find active D-STAR frequencies in your area, you may want to check the very
informative
and
worldwide
D-Star
Repeater
Directory
site
at
http://dstarusers.org/repeaters.php
.
When scanning the listed repeater frequencies, we definitively advise that you manually
select “D-STAR” in the mode selection menu of ARD300.
When a D-STAR signal is being decoded, ARD300 does display the call-sign name and
other user information as follows. The information appears in a looped cycle until the
next transmission.
Fr
(Station 1 call sign with the first six
characters)
All eight characters displayed on
following screen.
Station 1 call sign, eight characters
Call sign 2, four characters
To
(Other station’s call sign with the first
six characters)
All eight characters displayed on
following screen.
Other station’s call sign 1, eight characters
Fr
( ABCDEF )
( ABCDEFGH )
/
( JKLM )
To
( DEFGHI )
(DEFGHIJK )
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