Wednesday, March 30, 2011

A Full Day of D-STAR Training and Information

Presented by Georgia D-STAR and DSTARinfo.com

Saturday, April 23, 2011
8:45am - 5:00pm (check-in begins at 8:00am)

Georgia Gwinnett College
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (25 miles NE of Atlanta)

This one-day workshop will provide information and training on all levels of D-STAR, the Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio. Classes will be organized to allow participants on all levels from new users to repeater system administrators gain knowledge about D-STAR’s digital voice and data technology. The program provides three class tracks for those new to D-STAR, more experienced users and system administrators for repeaters.

D-STAR InfoCon will be held at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia, just 30 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta. Participants can choose from informative, hands-on classes to get you started for the new D-STAR user to more advanced topics for experienced users. Classes for repeater system administrators will provide valuable information on topics from repeater basics to complete setup and ongoing administration.

Topics for New D-STAR Users
Topics for Intermediate and Experienced Users
Topics for Repeater System Administrators

· Basics of D-STAR
· D-STAR Registration
· Basic operation
· Radio programming
· Memory setup
· Callsign routing
· Linking functions
· Reflectors
· DV Dongle
· DV Access Point (DVAP)
· Hotspots
· D-STAR low speed data
· D-RATS
· 1.2 GHz high speed data
· Repeater basics
· Repeater setup and programming
· Gateway setup
· Trust Server registration
· User registration
· Repeater operation and maintenance
· Repeater administration
· Gateway utilities and add-ons

For more information see DSTARInfoCon at www.DSTARInfo.com http://www.dstarinfo.com/d-star-infocon-2011.aspx