D-Star for Beginners 2014

by Brian Schell

A Practical, What-You-Need-to-Know Guide to Getting on D-Star D-Star is a powerful system for linking the worlds of amateur radio and the Internet. You can link your handheld radio to repeaters, individuals, or reflectors located anywhere in the world, quickly and easily. And because it’s all digital, you get crystal clear, digital sound.The book covers the setup and use of three different D-Star hardware Inside you’ll find step-by-step tutorials on how use your radio or dongle This short book gives you a simple step-by-step walkthrough of all the options to set up your D-Star station using dozens of screenshots and many examples. The whole process is detailed, from registering your call sign with the D-Star network to installing the DVAP or DV-Dongle software on your PC or Mac and making your first calls to individuals, ham repeaters, or reflectors.

88 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2014

Reviews

[Jose O. Lugo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good introduction

It's a good introduction to understand Dstar how to get started. It's gave you a really good idea on how to program your radio to be able on having a Dstar contact.

[Jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very out of date, save your money.

[Greg Tilford · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Good Introduction

Easy to understand and to the point. This book is what it is advertised to. An introduction to D-STAR. Recommended.