First-ever non-Icom D-Star repeater joins G2 network

David Lake, G4ULF, and members of the Ashdown Forest Repeater Group have the first non-Icom D-Star repeater in coordinated prototype operation in the United Kingdom.

The GB7MH repeater hardware is a modified Tait T800 repeater operating in full GMSK mode with the D-Star standard 6.25 KHz bandwidth. The repeater uses the GMSK Node Adapter developed by Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ, in Japan.

With the cooperation and support of the Trust Server Team in Texas, the repeater GB7MH is connected to the G2 network. It is running popular software including the DPLUS module developed by Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC. It also can run Pete Loveall, AE5PL’s DSTARMONITOR code unmodified.

The repeater is usually connected to REF005A and is capable of full callsign routing to and from the live G2 network.
It provides station updates and includes a self-service registration page similar to the Icom registration.

The GB7MH D-Star system is currently undergoing rigorous testing to ensure the integrity of the worldwide G2 network. The software will not be made available until testing has been completed.

You can follow the developments of this first ever non-Icom D-Star repeater at http://g4ulf.blogspot.com.

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