WW8TF-15 has been converted from a one-way relay iGate to a two-way iGate. Currently the iGate will only relay “message”-class items from the Internet to the APRS digipeaters but that will be expanded to a few other classes in the near future. It will relay all item classes from the…
The WOOSTR APRS digi went on the air October 16th, 2020, and serves Wayne and surrounding counties and the greater Wooster area. Equipment is a Motorola CDM-1250, Kantronics KPC-3 running 8.2 firmware, and a Samlex SEC-1223 to power it all. Thanks to KE8JNH for the equipment and site for the…
Back in March, the build and configuration of the XLX330 reflector was discussed in depth. Since then, to keep costs down (i.e. more AMBE dongles), we’ve made some small adjustments. We decided to add transcoding with Brandmeister DMR due to the surge in interest in the Wooster area in DMR….
This is the second in a series of three planned articles discussing the modification of Yaesu DR-1X repeaters for solid, link-ready analog FM or as a multi-mode digital voice repeater. The planned articles are: Yaesu DR-1X Repeater Modifications: Common Concerns DR-1X Repeater Mods for Analog + Allstar DR-1X Repeater Mods…
The XLX Multiprotocol Reflector has a nice web-based dashboard that is also the linchpin of having your reflector registered in the XLX database. This guide helps ensure that your reflector number is secure and the hash key is not lost.
Directions for building a complete, production-ready transcoding XLX reflector on a Raspberry Pi
The 2020 Ohio ARES VHF Simplex contest was a lot of fun for all of us that participated. You can download a recording of most of the traffic heard on in the contest here on our OneDrive share. Once you click the link to get to the folder, you can…
The video below takes advantage of stereo audio – you can play it fine on your phone but it will sound better with headphones or PC speakers, Update 1/17/2020: Audio recordings of the contest are now available here. Note: This is the first-run provisional score before double-checking and validation. Total…
How to convert a Yaesu DR-1X repeater to a multi-mode digital repeater that supports D-STAR, YSF, DMR, P25, and NXDN
On January 11th 2020 the WW8TF/Rover will be on the road again for the Ohio ARES Simplex contest. Details on the contest itself can be found at it’s new website, https://ohsimplex.org . We’re starting southwest from the Wayne/Medina/Summit county area this year, and working our way back towards Summit county….
