Raspberry Pi running G4KLX ircDDB Gateway software

A quick video featuring my Raspberry Pi running the G4KLX ircDDB Gateway and DVAP Node D-Star software. For RF I am using a DVAP Dongle. Others have been using a GMSK DV Node Adapter board, the DV-RPTR Board and even the G4KLX Sound Card based repeater. I like the DVAP in this situation because it is nice and compact!

Both software packages (gateway and repeater) are configured to auto start on boot.

During the video I connect up to Dplus REF012 C during the PapaSys Thursday Night D-Star Roundtable to show the setup operating. The G4KLX ircDDBGateway software responds to the familiar linking and unlinking commands in the URCall field, plus can also be controlled with DTMF tones.

My longer term plans for my Raspberry Pi D-Star HotSpot is to jam it all into a small transportable case (possibly something like a Pelican case) with a Mikrotik router using a 3G USB Dongle for internet connectivity. This way I can quickly set up a D-Star HotSpot away from home and away from a more traditional D-Star repeater/gateway.

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[dizzarty]

Great Vids! Have you thought about a cell phone or laptop with VNC to change the frequency on the Dvap software? I wonder how difficult it would be set up dtmf tones to control the dvap software.

[Nick Kaberry]

Thanks Michael Will Join the Group

[Michael Carey]

unfortunately YouTube does not allow posting of links in here... I would suggest you join the ircDDBGateway and pcrepeatercontroller Yahoo Groups. Information, documentation and experienced users can be found there.

[El Erby]

Hello Michael, where can I purchase PI?  Thanks for another great video.

K4DJL

[NGinuity]

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to do this. I opted to convert mine into a streaming radio receiver for the garage instead for now. You see the new Model B's that have 512 megs of RAM now?

73, Eric from Dstarusers (dot) org

[therealdjflip]

very good as always

[jyunte]

First! :-) Been waiting for this video!

Got to try this. My new Raspberry Pi arrived today (new version of the B, with 512MB RAM).