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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jonathan:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you want to do an ad for ircDDB, this is probably not the place to do it or to slam D-RATS (…using the slow data area with any sort of FEC is asking for
trouble). In reality there is quite a large number of both G2 and ircDDB D-STAR systems out there and both are increasing in numbers every week. While I’m sure you are very proud of the work you have done developing ircDDB as you should, please don’t slam
anyone doing anything different. As to your numbers, there are many systems running both and get counted as ircDDB and not G2. Also, aren’t many that you count really hotspots and not full repeaters? Rather than slamming anything other than yours, why not
promote any use that supports the D-STAR technology no matter what the flavor . Both systems have their benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">D-RATS is a great program (thank you, Dan) and obviously it works very well with both systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">John WB4QDX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> drats_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:drats_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Naylor<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Josh Housey; Discussion of D-RATS<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [drats_users] D-StarQuery D-RATS Plugin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">That all supposes that you're using the legacy Icom G2 software and associated add-ons. The world has moved on and the newer ircDDB systems don't use DSM
and have no need to. I think you'll find that the ircDDB systems outnumber the G2 systems and that the G2 system is now relegated to history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Note that the newer ircDDB systems have built-in support for D-RATS and also include other clever bits to allow for status messages and such like.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Using the slow data area with any sort of FEC is asking for trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Jonathan G4KLX author of the ircDDB Gateway software.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Josh Housey <<a href="mailto:kg9bo@yahoo.com">kg9bo@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 3:10<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [drats_users] D-StarQuery D-RATS Plugin</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There is a function within all Icom D-STAR repeaters that utilizes low-speed data called "D-StarQuery". You can find it as a part of the "D-Star Monitor (DSM)" and its located on /opt/dstarmon directory. Essentially,
it is where you can send some commands (queries) using low speed data and access information from a repeater. I found the following website that describes it also briefly and shows how it operates. That website is the following:
<a href="http://ladstar.org/ls.htm">http://ladstar.org/ls.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I ran across the following e-mail at
<a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/drats_users/2010-January/002775.html">
http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/drats_users/2010-January/002775.html</a> and decided to attempt adding this on to D-RATS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Hi OMs, Happy New Year to all.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I've written a little "contrib" for D-RATS, a plugin who allow you to <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">perform a DStarQuery server for D-RATS networks!!!<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The small server listen on 9100 port and every prefixed by ?* chat <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">message is analized to match with commands in the .ini file. You can <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">define commands as you need. See the examples.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Python source code and infos are in <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.d-rats.com/download/contrib/d-rats_query.tar.gz." target="_blank">http://www.d-rats.com/download/contrib/d-rats_query.tar.gz.</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I've tested it on a linux box only, windows users please report errors <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">or defects.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Comments, requests and suggests are welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">If you modify the source, please give a feedback to me.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">73s de Leo, IZ5FSA</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I 've downloaded the software and it is now running right now on the KC9SJY D-RATS station. It doesn't require a D-STAR repeater (ratflector) to run.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">You simply run the command, as:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">python d-rats_query 127.0.0.1 9100 <D-RATS port> (Not sure what the use for 9100 is and whether multiple D-RATS ports can be used)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Use of D-RATS ratflector is not required but can be utilized with this.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Let<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> me know by e-mail if you would like to try it on the system here, otherwise, bring up D-RATS and watch for the QST for the information. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I haven't had any time in setting anything up, so, if you access anything by using this, it will be Italian.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Any questions about this, please feel free to ask.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">73<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Josh, AB9FT<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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