This increases the chance to find a QSO partner - which is one of the reasons
why reflectors are quite popular.
The following systems are operational:
DCS (Digital Call Server):
DCS is the most modern D-STAR reflector system and used worldwide. Many
countries use their own reflectors which differ from each other by their 3
digit number. (DCS001, DCS002 etc).
Each DCS reflector has 26 rooms which are allocated to various regions of a
country or continent. These rooms (A to Z) have been given names to make
their identification easier and are shown in the control panel of the DV4mini.
FCS:
FCS reflectors are similar to DCS reflectors but planned for the Yaesu C4FM
system. FCS001and FCS002 have 100 rooms each (numbered 0-99).
PCS:
PCS reflectors are also similar to DCS reflectors but used by the P25 system.
Both PCS001 and PCS002 have rooms 0-99.
Xreflectors:
Xreflectors are the second generation of D-STAR reflectors and no longer
used as much. However, in some countries like Italy they are still being used
as the hams have not yet agreed on a common concept.
Xreflectors have less ports over which simultaneous QSOs can be run.
Xreflectors are named XRF001, XRF002 etc.
XReflector IP Address:
Unfortunately XReflectors are not centrally organized thus it is not possible to
come up with a reliable list of all Xreflectors. The file xref.ip contains the
Xreflector name and the matching IP address or URL. This list can be
modified or updated by the user. The file is located in the same directory as
DV4mini.exe
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