[drats_users] drats_users Digest, Vol 1, Issue 11

[John D. Hays]

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Eric M. Gildersleeve ~ KD7CAO <
eric at 4gildersleeve.us> wrote:

> My comments are below yours. :)
>
> Eric M. Gildersleeve ~ KD7CAO
> Gildersleeve Emergency Management
> 316 Fry St., #212
> Denton, TX 76201
>
> Mobile: 360.304.0904
> E-Mail: eric at 4gildersleeve.us
> Website: http://www.4gildersleeve.us/ Updated!
>
>
>
> The callsign in my radio is programmed this way. I thought it would need to
> be the same due to the fact that the D*STAR system uses the /91AD as an
> identifier for that particular radio. If you have multiple radios on the
> system, how would the network know where to send the data packet if you
> don't use the /xxxx identifier?
>
> There seems to be confusion on the 4 characters after the / -- it has
nothing to do with radio identification, routing, etc., its a comment,
nothing more, nothing less

The 8 characters before the slash determines you callsign/radio ID.

'K7VE    /John' and 'K7VE    /91AD' as far as D-STAR is concerned are the
same thing (radio/callsign/etc.)

On my radios, I have the following setup:

'K7VE    /John' is the 2820H
'K7VE   P/John' is the 91AD

-- 
John D. Hays  - K7VE
Phone: 206-801-0820
Fax: 866-309-6077
Email: john at hays.org
VOIP/SIP: john at hays.org
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