Aug
13

Welcome to the Nebraska D-Star Website

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Reflector 002 Connections
REF002 A: 0 nodes
REF002 B: 7 nodes
REF002 C: 3 nodes

KD0CGR Connections
UHF Linked To: Not Linked
VHF Linked To: REF002 C

W0MAO Connections
UHF Linked To: Not Linked
VHF Linked To: REF002 C

KD0PBV Connections
VHF Linked To: Not Linked

Detailed Connection Page

Welcome to the Nebraska D-Star Club webpage.  We now have our own domain name.  Please change your bookmarks to www.nedstar.org.

About Us

The Nebraska D-Star club was formed to help facilitate the use of D-Star technology for backup and emergency communications across Nebraska.   With the help of Nebraska Emergency Management and countless volunteers, our goal is to build a state-wide link with D-Star technology.

We currently have three nodes participating in the Nebraska state-wide link: Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island.  We are working on Kearney and visiting with some local municipalities that have shared an interest in our state-wide link.

Website Information

While our main goal is to facilitate a state-wide link for Nebraska D-Star repeaters, another important goal is to help those interested with D-Star get started with the technology.  We have a D-Star 101 page, which is more of a Cliff’s Notes approach to D-Star.  We are working to add instructional videos for most D-Star radios too.  There are several sections of this website we hope that you find useful, including:

There is now a contact-us page.  If there is something you think we should know about, that page would work well.  There is now a Guestbook too.  If you feel like saying hello and letting us know – fill out our guestbook (we would love to hear from you).

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Feb
20

DPRS on the Nebraska Perma-Link System

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By the request of NEMA and the Omaha Digital Communications Group (Repeater Owners), and by a unanimous vote of the Nebraska D-Star Club Board of Directors – Please DO NOT beacon DPRS on the Nebraska Permalink repeaters.  We are not banning DPRS, just the automated beacons.  GPS-Enabled D-Star transceivers can still be configured to relay DPRS data with the use of your PTT button.
There is a technical reason for this request too.  Icom’s D-Star transceivers can wait for the frequency to clear before they send the automated beacons.  However, if it were to occur at the same time as another station, the collision could prevent the other station’s data from being passed through the repeater and/or gateway – never reaching the other Perma-Link nodes.  Our other concern is that as usage proliferates across the state, we don’t want to be in a position where many radios are sending out automated beacons, thereby preventing the voice traffic this system was built for.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this request,
Myron (NGØM) N.D.C. Vice President

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Dec
15

KD0CGR/R Has Moved!

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After many long hours of planning and negotiations the Omaha D-Star repeater, KDØCGR, has moved to it’s new home.  Through the efforts of the Omaha Digital Communications Group, Nebraska Emergency Management, and the Nebraska D-Star Club the KDØCGR repeater now rests some 500′ above Downtown Omaha.

There are a few kinks to work out, but both the 145.175 and 442.125 digital repeaters are functional.  The internet-linking also appears to be working, as KDØCGR re-joined WØMAO and KDØPBV on ReflectorØØ2 (Port C) late last night.

Here are a few pictures from the installation yesterday.

 

The Installation Gang
Left To Right: Myron (NG0M), Corby (K0SKW), Bob (W0RJE), John (WB0CMC)

Antenna Adjustments

John (WBØCMC) Makes Some Final Antenna Adjustments

Hard at Work

John and Corby in action.

KDØCGR's New Home

 

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Aug
25

The website is officially open!

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We have officially opened the website up for registrations.

The Web-Linking Feature for WØMAO, Port B (440 DV) is now available to registered users.

Registration is only needed if you plan to use the web-linking feature and/or wish to participate in the D-Star Discussion Forums.

To register, please click on this link.  When you chose your username, please use the following pattern: name_callsign (myron_ng0m).

 

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Aug
23

Coming Soon: Web-Linking

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As promised, the Nebraska D-Star club is bringing some new and exciting things.  One of the projects we’ve been working on is a

A glimpse of what is to come

A glimpse of what is to come

web-interface for linking and un-linking the repeater modules.  With the creation of the Nebraska Permalink, only our 440 D-Star repeater (W0MAO  B) [DV] will be the only participating node for the web-linking.  The VHF (W0MAO  C) [DV] repeater is now

permanently connected to  REF002C [DV] for the Nebraska Permalink.  We currently have three repeaters on the state-wide link, Omaha-KD0CGR, Lincoln-W0MAO, and Grand Island-KD0PBV.

The linking will require users to log-in, as we do not want the entire world to be able to control the link.  Once the site is ready for users, we will open up the registration process and everyone will be able to participate in the D-Star forums and use the Web-Linking Module.

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Aug
11

Welcome, KDØPBV

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KDØPBV Repeater Cluster

On July 23rd, 2011 a new D-Star repeater was born in Nebraska.  The KDØPBV repeater was installed in Western Grand Island.  The repeater is sporting a Henry 100w amplifier and a 18′ antenna some 100+ feet in the air.  The repeater is operating on a frequency of 146.655 MHz (on Port “C” in D-Star Speak).  KDØPBV is registered with the US-Trust servers and has full Internet-linking capabilities.

With the frequency adjustment and a network line on the agenda, Bob Eastwood (WØRJE) and I (NGØM) headed West to flip the proverbial switch.  Sometime around 10:00 AM (Central Time) the KDØPBV repeater made its first VoIP connection to Art (KØAIZ) in Lincoln.  After a few minor kinks were worked out, the KDØPBV repeater joined the WØMAO repeater on the Nebraska Permalink system.

Reflector 002 Status Page

Two nodes join the Nebraska Permalink System

The Nebraska Permalink will be facilitated through Reflector 002, Port “C”.  Though port C is used for the Nebraska Permalink, ports A & B remain open for normal, amateur use.

KDØPBV Antenna

73 for now,

Myron (NGØM)
Nebraska D-Star Club (V.P.)

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