Upper Hutt Amateur Radio Club

2016 D-Star Newsletter Index

2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2023 | 2024

January

  1. Napier / Hastings Mt. Treave UHF repeater - Jan ZL2CZE.
  2. ZL Host Files list hosted by ZL2VH was introduced.
  3. DV Dongle and DVAP devices such as DV4mini used on the Odroid C1+ running eMMC RAM.
  4. Make your own data cable - Mark ZL2UFI.

February

  1. ZL3CHD C: Cashmere Hills Christchurch - Rory ZL3HB.
  2. Hotspots on air and increasing in numbers.
  3. uSD and eMMC card testing.

March

  1. Hotspots updates and performance-related issues - John ZL2TWS.
  2. Odroid hotspot cooling options - Brian ZL1HN.
  3. DVdongle and DVAP updates.
  4. WinDV Dutch D-Star XRF063 host file to edit and router forwarding.

April

  1. ZL1SB running an Odroid C1+ and eMMC RAM.
  2. CCS7 feedback enquiry from Hans DL5DI - Kevin ZL1KRH
  3. Hawkes Bay ZL2HBD B repeater on air at Mt. Threave.
  4. Hotspot update. Using ramdisk - John ZL2TWS

May

  1. ZL1AKD Henderson 145.375 MHz Repeater using Odroid C1+ is introduced.
  2. Hawkes Bay HamFest April 2016 report - Mark ZL2UFI.
  3. Hotspot update for VK4TUX RPi2 F21 image to use a ramdisk - John ZL2TWS.
  4. Hotspot update comparisons between RPi2 and Odroid C1 eMMC and uSD - John ZL2TWS.

June

  1. New DV Products
  2. Hotspots Update - John ZL2TWS
  3. CCS7 Update - John ZL2TWS
  4. Friday D-Star Net

July

  1. NW Digital UDRC on RPi3 and testing - John ZL2TWS
  2. WinDV host file editing - John ZL2TWS
  3. Yaesu Fusion and D-Star on one PC - John ZL2TWS
  4. XRF063 Connectivity
  5. New RPi2 and RPi3 Western D-Star image Hotspots on test
  6. Christchurch ZL2CHD reaches a milestone
  7. XRF002A PAPA net reflector change

August

  1. NW Digital UDRC on RPi2 / RPi3 and testing - Part 2 - John ZL2TWS
  2. Hotspot Host file locations and editing - John ZL2TWS
  3. Yaesu System Fusion FM and D-Star - John ZL2TWS
  4. XRF002 A PAPA Net connectivity
  5. OUFTI-1 D-Star satellite goes silent mid May but then comes back to life!
  6. XLX Multipurpose gateway list
  7. RPi and Odroid "Homebrew" Hotspot and Gateway Repeater active watch updates

September

  1. NW Digital UDRC on RPi2/RPi3 and testing - Part 3 - John ZL2TWS
  2. RPi3 Dummy Repeater - John ZL2TWS
  3. Odroid C2 64 bit 2 GHz Hotspot for DV4mini and D-Star DVAP - John ZL2TWS
  4. Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) Raspberry Pi 2/Pi 3 DV4mini and D-Star image 29th June 2016
  5. XLX reflectors UPADTE
  6. RPi and Odroid "Homebrew" Hotspot and Gateway Repeater active watch UPDATES
  7. KIWI DSTAR Image Update
  8. New Kenwood D-Star Radio on the market

October

  1. DVRPTR-V1 discontinued. Replaced with MMDVM board
  2. NW Digital UDRC on RPi2 / RPi3 and testing - Part 4 - John ZL2TWS
  3. XRF063 New Zealand cloud based server and how to use it
  4. LINKING TO and LINKED TO - What is the difference?
  5. Hotspot and Gateway Repeater active watch UPDATES - ZL3TJH / ZL3CHD by - Blair ZL3TOY
  6. ZL2TFG Palmerston North Odroid C1 Hotspot DC UPS solution - Warren ZL2JML
  7. ZL2ROR Odroid C1 Kiwi D-Star image on air and testing
  8. Kiwi D-Star Image Update - DVRPTR-V1 startup
  9. D-Star Commander WiFi connect solution. VK3PG sent in by - Mark ZL2UFI
  10. All about DV4 Home! -facebook article sent in by - Mike ZL2NSA

November

  1. NW Digital UDRC on RPi2 / RPi3 and testing - Part 5 - John ZL2TWS
  2. MMDVM V1.2 ZUM board update.
  3. History about G4KLX D-Star software - Hans DL5DI
  4. G4KLX D-Star software 2016 DEBUG update from - John K7VE
  5. Hotspot and Gateway Repeater active watch UPDATES - ZL2ROR - XU4
  6. Kiwi D-Star Image Update - RAM cache clearing
  7. Hotspot and Gateway internet data usage

December

  1. NW Digital UDRC on RPi2 / RPi3 and testing - Part 6 - John ZL2TWS
  2. MMDVM V1.2 ZUM board modification update.
  3. Hotspot and Gateway Repeater active watch UPDATES - ZL2UDG
  4. Discontinued support for DVRPTR in Kiwi D-Star images.