D-Star News
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After several weeks in testing, MB6AM went live on Friday 20/11/09, sharing the same mast as the 70cm GB3TU repeater.
MB6AM is located in Tring, North West of London and is well appointe...
John Davis WB4QDX reports that $165,000 in Federal funding has been secured by Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) to complete the statewide Georgia D-STAR network.
This is a project...
The long awaited D-Star gateway for GB7OK is now live. I would like to thank all who have assisted me with this project - Darren Storer G7LWT from the UK D-Star Interconnect Team for installing G2 Sof...
A new group, D-STAR_23cm has been created to discuss the use of D-STAR Digital Voice (DV) and High-Speed Data (DD) on the 23cm (1.2 GHz) band using the Icom ID-1 mobile, IC-9100 transceiver, RP-1V and...
Icom UK are pleased to announce our move to new premises this coming weekend. After 24 happy years at our current location in Sea Street we are due to be fully in place at our new home by 9th November...
We have recently been alerted to an article on the GB2RS NEWS service (Sunday 11th October 2009) that highlighted an important step for D-Star in the UK. The agreement to incorporate the UK Interconne...
Between 4-5pm on Friday 25th September, Music Publisher and Amateur radio enthusiast, Martin Maynard took his place on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. In front of an audience in the square and...
It is reported that the Amateur Radio team supporting the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon has officially retired AX.25 packet in favour of High Speed D-Star DD Mode
The Amateur Team have use...
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On the 5th October pupils at St Marys Catholic School in Deal, Kent had a contact via D-STAR with St Marys Catholic School in Temple, Texas.
The children prepared questions to ask each oth...
Worthing Borough Council has announced itself as the first Local Authority to host, in conjunction with Worthing & District Amateur Radio Club, a D-Star repeater which allows communication through ama...
Music Publisher and Amateur radio enthusiast, Martin Maynard has been selected for the 'Fourth Plinth.' His intention whilst on the plinth is to promote the hobby of Amateur radio and raise awareness...
The first D-Star nano-satellite is scheduled to launch into low orbit aboard the Vega rocket in October 2010! Check out Chris Matthieu N7ICE's latest HamBrief TV on 73s.org for more details or visit t...
The Icom D-STAR contest is now closed and the results of the recent contest can now be downloaded from the D-STAR contest page on the Icom Inc. website.
Hugh Golding (G7UOD) has created a national database for stolen amateur radio equipment.
The Rig Register is a simple site that allows users to store their details and serial numbers of v...
Icom UK are offering clubs and associations the opportunity to promote their own website from special pages on Icom UK's website.
Each link will give an organisation the opportunity to put ...
