June 18, 2010
Its that time of year again folks….
This years D-Star contest gets under-way this Saturday 19th June 2010(midnight) and runs till Saturday 27th June 2010 (midnight).
There are some good prizes up for grabs also, including an IC-80AD and the popular E880 with 8 prizes in all for the taking.
Even if you have never entered a competition before or don’t like analogue competitions why not give this one a go, with prizes like that its got to be worth a shot.
The rules are simple you can use repeater or simplex DV mode and so there is plenty to work.
for more information and the rules see the icom site d-star comp
If you are entering this year – why not drop us a message so we can listen out for you and see how your doing.
good luck & 73s SYRG
June 4, 2010
DVAP firmware updater released.
The DVAPdongle/DV Access Point finds its self with some shiny new firmware this week.
The firmware brings about a few changes to the DVAP.
The firmware and loading tool can be downloaded from http://www.dvapdongle.com/DV_Access_Point_Dongle/Downloads.html
DvapUpdater103.zip
Download and unzip DvapUpdater103.exe onto your desktop. Double click on the program to run. Click on “Read DVAP Info” to see your current firmware version and serial number. If your firmware version is less than 1.03, click on “Update DVAP Firmware” to update.
DvapUtil102.zip
Download and unzip DvapUtil.exe onto your desktop. Set the “Center Freq” to “146.0000″ and click “Connect” to connect to the DVAP. You should see the firmware version and serial number. Click “Start” to begin sweeps of the 2M band. Click on “Show Pk” to show the peak signal readings during the test. Click “Stop” to stop the sweep.
DvapFMSetup102.zip
Select “Start->DvapFM->DvapFM” to run the program. There are two modes, local and remote. If you click on “Remote” to check, the program will record and repeat FM audio back to your radio. With “Remote” unchecked, the program will forward FM audio to your soundcard.
Many thanks to the guys at www.moetronix.com for their efforts on the DVAP
