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INDEPENDENT RADIO CLUB D-STAR
This home page has been prepared in order to introduce you
to the Independent Radio Club's D-STAR repeater system, how to use it, our coverage areas and operating guidelines. For the current system configuration, click here.
The IRC operates four ICOM D-STAR digital repeaters on 3 bands. 3 repeaters support Digital Voice and low-speed Digital Data on the 2M, 70cm and 23cm bands. The fourth is a 23cm high-speed Digital Data repeater.
DIGITAL AMATEUR RADIO
The D-STAR system is similar to a conventional repeater with IRLP/Echolink capabilities. The difference is that D-STAR digitizes your audio in the radio, as opposed to in the computer as with IRLP/Echolink. D-STAR repeaters rebroadcast locally, in-band or cross-band, or to far and away, depending on how you have configured your radio. D-STAR also supports 1200 bps data on the digital voice channel, so you can send data from your D-STAR radio as well. Our 1.2 GHz high-speed data repeater provides a 128kb TCP/IP data connection, bringing all your favorite internet applications such as email and web browsing to your ID-1 and computer station.
FOR MORE INFO...
To keep informed on the IRC D-STAR system, click here, or check into our Digital Voice Net Tuesdays at 7pm. We also hold analog nets on our wide-area 222, 440 and 902 MHz system (Tuesdays at 6pm and Thursdays at 8pm)
With the addition of D-STAR, the IRC repeater system provides digital and analog access
on five amateur bands, 144, 222, 440, 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz. D-Star further extends system
coverage literally worldwide.
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IRC SYSTEM NEWS
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Open Nets Tuesdays 7pm. All Are Welcome!
STATUS
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AREA: CONTRACTOR'S POINT
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MODE
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COMMENT
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OK
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WA6IRC A 1299.700
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DD
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Gateway Testing
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OK
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WA6IRC A 1282.650-
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DV
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Gateway Testing
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OK
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WA6IRC B 447.270-
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DV
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Gateway Testing
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OK
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WA6IRC C 145.605-
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DV
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Gateway Testing
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STATUS
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AREA: BLUERIDGE
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MODE
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COMMENT
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OK
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WB6IRC B 446.870-
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DV
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Testing
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OK
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WB6IRC C 145.585-
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DV
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Testing
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CONTRACTOR'S SITE
WA6IRC A DD 1299.700
WA6IRC A DV 1282.650-
WA6IRC B DV 447.270- *
WA6IRC C DV 145.605-
BLUERIDGE SITE
WB6IRC B DV 446.870- *
WB6IRC C DV 145.585-
* PENDING COORDINATION
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