I have been interested in combining my knowledge of computer network and ham radio. I acquired 2 ICOM ID-1 23cm FM/D-Star transceivers in 2017 from eBay. It was not cheap even for used ones. Back then, Icom ID-1 was the only D-Star DD mode capable transceiver. DD mode allows TCP/IP communication via 1.2GHz radio wave. This year, Icom started selling IC-9700 which is V/UHF FM/D-Star radio in addition to 23cm coverage. According to D-Star repeater lists, only 23cm D-Star repeater in NYC area is K2DIG. I wanted to set up ID-1 to try out DD mode using K2DIG repeater to get a lightening fast (!)128kbps internet. I wanted to know the assigned IP address from D-Star admin server. I contacted NJ2DG which I registered my call sign with. They replied with the required info but they told me that K2DIG has been down for a while and 23cm repeater was down longer than that. I tried to connect to NJ2DG from my apartment but it was unsuccessful. In case anyone in Queens, NY area wanted ...
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