Other uses would be to create a soundcard program that would implement the g4guo hf digital voice modem or just to use as a low bit rate vocoder for voip. Robin cutshaw aa4rc is the developer for both the dv dongle and dvap hardware. Why in tarnation robin, aa4rc wasted any time designing the dv access point dongle is beyond me. Setting up a raspberry pi to work with a dv access point dongle dvap.
Dvtool is a free download you will find using your web browser find internet labs dv3k digital voice dongles dv3k and get free. Sep, 20 here is a demo on using a dv dongle to access the dstar network using dv tool. The dv dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the dvsi ambe2000 full duplex vocoder dsp chip. Dv dongle software the dv dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the dvsi ambe2000 full duplex vocoder dsp chip. I am trying to figure out whether to go dvap or dv dongle for dstar on my mac. A presentation on a homebrew dstar repeater by david lake, g4ulf. The idrpc2 controller is really a no frills controller. Internet labs pc access dongles dvdongle free shipping on. How to use a dv dongle with dv tool software to access dstar n3fhw. There is an open source replacement codec in development called codec2, being developed by david, vk5dgr and endorsed by bruce perins, k5bp. May 14, 2010 i recently acquired a dv access point dvap dongle from hro. The dv dongle uses three chips, oscillator, leds, and discrete logic to implement it. I believe the biggest benefit will be for dv dongle and dvap internet dstar users by internet labs aa4rc who do.
I know about windows media center, but are there any other alternatives that are any good. When a internet labs dv dongle is connected to a pc or mac and used with dvtool software, an amateur radio operator can connect to the international dstar gateway network and receivetransmit just like a dstar radio user. I like the dvap as it will make a guaranteed accesspoint accessible by my 91ad. Here is a demo on using a dv dongle to access the dstar network using dv tool. Software robin cutshaw aa4rc is the developer for both the dv dongle and dvap hardware. Setting up a raspberry pi to work with a dv access point.
The dv access point dongle connects to your pc or intel based mac via a usb port and provides a 2 meter access point for use with a dstar radio. Raspberrypi and dvap with aa4rc dvap tool part 1 of 2. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. I dont know of any raspberry pi projects using the dv dongle yet. Jun 18, 20 robin cutshaw, aa4rc and internet labs have introduced very cool new cases for the dv dongle and the dvap. How to use a dv dongle with dv tool software to access dstar duration. While i have not changed out the case on my dv dongle, i have had the opportunity to change the cases on my vhf and uhf dv access point dongles. As part of this development he provides the software or dv tools that goes. Robin cutshaw, aa4rc and internet labs have introduced very cool new cases for the dv dongle and the dvap.
Dv dongle dvap dongle at pacificon 2012 ray waldemar. There is no fee, but users must be licensed and registered in the gateway system. I recently acquired a dv access point dvap dongle from hro this is a very interesting piece of dstar equipment it is a 2m transceiver that is connected via a usb 2. When internet labs dv3k digital voice dongles are connected to a pc or mac, and used with dvtool software, an amateur radio operator can connect to the international dstar gateway network and receivetransmit with a pc or mac device just like a dstar radio user. Dv dongle the dv dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the dvsi ambe2000 full duplex vocoder dsp chip.
Dv dongle ambe chip to generate dstar voice computer interface usb no radio component no gmsk modem digital communications conference xxix vancouver, wa, usa 2426 september 2010 image courtesy of aa4rc. Where are the instructions for activating the aa4rc dplus daemon in an icom based dstar repeater. An email from robin, aa4rc to the dvap dongle yahoo group today announces the arrival of the latest release of firmware v1. How to use a dv dongle with dv tool software to access d. It can connect to reflectors and gateways using either dplus or dextra. The dvtool application used with the dv dongle may be installed and run on microsoft windows xpvista, mac.
Select yes, this time only and click next to have windows search for the appropriate ftdi driver. It is also used in some hf digital protocols by vendors like aor. After our talk, i decided to investigate this a little more, with an eye towards setting this little machine up to run my dv access point dongle dvap on either vhf or uhf. I have let him know that there was an issue with using his software with both the dv dongle and dvap however other than him asking a question about what hardware i am using he has yet to reply to any of my email. Click finish to complete installation of the last driver. Ambe technology is used in all dstar radios to provide efficient voice transmission.
The found new hardware wizard should display as seen in the picture to the right. Internet labs dv3k digital voice dongles dv3k free shipping. We have completed the design, prototype, and fccce testing for the new 70cm version of the dvap. I enjoyed listening live and had tuned to the podcasts since episode 118. There will be presentations on the dvap and dv dongle, dplus, and other software packages by robin cutshaw, aa4rc. The dvtool software for the dv dongle and the dvaptool software for the. In july 2007, robin aa4rc reminded everyone the dstar over the air protocol is all open thanks to the jarl. The dv dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of. Using an internet connection, a user may connect to and communicate with dstar gateways and reflectors around the world. Software for these two devices is continuously under development and new versions are regularly released from a number of developers independent of robin. Describe your experience with the digital voice access point dvap dongle and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. This dongle does the encoding and decoding internally. To me that is an obvious waste of time and money, solely to fill the inet labsaa4rc dv dongles manufacture pocket.
The problem was the dvap software was not able to authenticate my callsign with the dstar authentication servers. It can connect to reflectors and gateways using either dplus, dextra or dcs. The dvaptool application used with the dv access point dongle may be installed and run on microsoft windows xpvista7, mac os x leopardsnow leopard, or many flavors of linux. Appears the rightacceptable software to get the dv dongle on to xreflectors is windv by the dutchstar group thanks kj6aco when i try downloading the executable file, symantec alarms bigtime on windv 1.
The software that aa4rc provides does a great job with getting you connected. This is a very interesting piece of dstar equipment. Welcome to the amateur radio dongle sdr radio page. Ive got a standard dvbt tuner but need the software for it to run on for watching the tv programmes. Ambe technology is used in all dstar radios to provide efficient voice transmissions. If you are using the java version make sure you have the latest java version. Robin notes that he hopes that this should resolve the transmit issue that some people including me. May 30, 2012 raspberry pi and the dvap dongle this is a quickstart for configuring a raspberry pi to work with an internet labs dstar dvap dongle and run it headless aka without a keyboardmousemonitor. Software for the dv access point dongle autoreconnect on connection drop command line options. It supports both the node adapter series of boards as well as the dv access point and dv dongle series of usb devices.
Raspberry pi and dvap dongle to get a dstar hotspot. Amateur radio dongle sdr radio in ham radio receivers sold here,we update our. Once you hit save, the following window will ask you to restart your application. If you place it into a program files folder it will not be recognized it as being safe and will not work correctly. Internet labs dv3k digital voice dongles dv3k free. Dv access point dongle the dv access point dongle connects to your pc or intel based mac via a usb port and provides a 2 meter access point for use with a dstar radio. This will become the default version within the next couple of days unless major problems are found.
Plugged it into my laptop which auto loaded the drivers, installed the software and you are up and running in 5 minutes. Internet labs pc digital voice dongles connect to your windows pc or intelbased mac via a usb port and provide an access point for use with dstar reflectors. G2 multilinking gateway software by vk4tux dstar round. All, i have just received word from robin cutshaw aa4rc that he has just released his version of rassberry pi software for the dvap. Install dv tool on the desktop as instructed on the dv dongle website. This has dramatically increased performance and is allowing the netbook class of computers to run the software sucessfully. Wb4qdx for emailing me instructions for setting up the aa4rc dvaptool software to auto start.
It is a 2m transceiver that is connected via a usb 2. These new case look great and have a slightly larger footprint than the old case. Oct 17, 2012 dv dongle dvap dongle at pacificon 2012 ray waldemar. He said he understood and was working on documenting how the internet backbone and callsign routing works in january 2008, a joint effort between moe, ae4jy and robin, aa4rc gave use the blue dv dongle. Support software and tools dutchstar dv for amateur radio. Got a set of earphones with a mic for 20 bucks at frys and i was on the air. Jun 23, 2010 an email from robin, aa4rc to the dvap dongle yahoo group today announces the arrival of the latest release of firmware v1. But what if you have a 2 meter dstar radio and want to get directly on the dstar gateway without going through a dstar repeater. Aug 12, 2015 i believe the biggest benefit will be for dv dongle and dv ap internet dstar users by internet labs aa4rc who do not want to change their device software and only want to connect to dplus ref reflectors. Dvtool, the software for the dvdongle has been rewritten to run natively on each supported platform, as opposed to running under java. Select install the software automatically and click next to install the usb serial port driver. I learned a lot listening to this net and im going to miss the discussions. Raspberry pi and the dvap dongle this is a quickstart for configuring a raspberry pi to work with an internet labs dstar dvap dongle and run it headless aka without a keyboardmousemonitor. The reflectors are running new code that supports the new dv3k dongle.
Dv node also known as windv, as it currently exists for windows only is a nextgeneration implementation of a dstar hotspot application. It has the same red case and power levels as the 2m unit. The dv3k dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the dvsi ambe3000 full duplex vocoder dsp chip. As it turns out, he was referring to a miniature, inexpensive linux based computer. They need to be able to let the user watch freeviewdvbt from a usb tuner, and they also need to be free no subscriptions or payware. Raspberrypi and dvap with aa4rc dvap tool part 1 of 2 irlp mobile pi node 1080p echoirlp echolink ham radio raspberry pi dstar to analog with the nwdr ambe3000 board.
I want to thank you mike n6hkh and all the team that put this effort together to bring us helpful information. I see it being used to access to a private voice network over a computer. Here, youll find links for high gain dongle sdr radio covering hfvhfuhf. There is alternative software available to drive the dv dongle such as windv. The dv dongle connects to your pc or apple mac via a usb port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the dvsi ambe2000 full. Dv node for windows windv software nextgeneration implementation of a dstar hotspot application. My first thought was that he was talking about dessert. Internet labs pc access dongles dvdongle free shipping. As part of this development he provides the software or dv tools that goes with his hardware. Although they are not as strong as the main signal, and the dvap is low power to begin with, you may want to avoid this range unless it is the only one available. May 12, 2010 there will be presentations on the dv ap and dv dongle, dplus, and other software packages by robin cutshaw, aa4rc. Software for the dv dongle autoreconnect on connection drop command line options. The revolutionary internet labs dv dongle allowed you to get directly on the dstar gateway simply using your pc with broadband connection.
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