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Shelby Co. WX radar with APRS Stations overlay

email: wb4fay@wb4fay.com

Last updated: 03/25/08  Copyright (c) 2004,2005,2006, 2007, 2008

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DSTAR Gateway Upgrade Coming!   User action required.   See info below.

WB4FAY Memberships & Associations:  ARRL (life member); Ten-Ten (# 72329); Birmingham Amateur Radio Club (BARC); Shelby County Amateur Radio Club (SCARC); Bell Ringers (# 286); Telephone Pioneer  Amateur Radio Club; QRP ARCI (#11867); FISTS (#12801); Citizens Weather Observer Program (AS135)

Licensed since 1967 (first call: WN4FAY)
Volunteer Examiner:  ARRL & CAVEC

Principal & CFO: The Cahaba Group, LLC
Board of Directors: M-Power Ministries, Inc.

DSTAR Gateway Upgrade to Version 2

GATEWAY USER ACTION IS REQUIRED !  -- PLEASE READ BELOW.

 

Icom has released the new version of the DSTAR Gateway software.   It is referred to as "G2" (for Gateway version 2).   This new version will be implemented over the next few weeks across the entire DSTAR network.   Beginning the weekend of April 5th, repeaters will start the migration and the planned completion date is the May 4th.

 

In the version 1 environment, a gateway administrator registered each valid user.  In G2, each user must go online and enter their registration information.   After the request is received, a gateway administrator will review the request and take action on the request.

 

Version 1 registrations will NOT be carried forward to G2.   Every user must go online and request a new registration!  While the "G2" gateway for K4DSO is not implemented on the mountain at this time, it is up and running (with no RF modules attached) and available for registrations.  (The online link is listed below but keep reading before you jump to the link.)

 

As part of the registration request, a user will be asked to enter their call sign (must be all upper case), their name, email address and accept the terms of usage statement.   Once an administrator takes takes action on the request, an email will be sent to the requestor.   After approval of the request, you must log back on (using the password that you established) and define an entry for your radio.   This is done on the 'Personal Information' tab of the web page.   On the personal information page, do the following:

  Check the box to the left of "1:  yourcallsign";  Enter a space in the "Initial" box; enter your call (lower case) in the "pcname" field.   Then click the "Update" button.

 

          K4DSO Website Link:    http://www.k4dso.com