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What Does D-Star Stand for?

April 26, 2017d-star digital SMART stand technologies

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What Does D-Star Stand for?

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The “D-STAR” stands for Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio. It is an open standard digital communication protocol established by JARL”. Please refer to http://www.jarl.com/d-star/shogen.pdf for technical details. – Japan Amateur Radio League What Can I do with the D-Star radio? 4.8kbps digital voice (DV) mode and 128kbps data’ (DD) mode communications are available. When using DD mode with a PC and the D-STAR radio, high speed data communication is possible. * DD mode is available with ID-1 only. Can I send data with a voice transmission? DV mode only Yes, you can. In DV mode operation, you can simultaneously send up to 950bps of data, such as call sign, short data message or GPS position with a voice transmission. Can I use the D-Star Repeater without connecting to the Internet? Yes, you can use a D-STAR repeater as a local repeater. You can also communicate with other D-STAR radios directly. Can I make a call with foreign countries? Yes, you can. The Internet gateway allows