Thanks for saving my sanity today. I uploaded Pi-Star onto a Pi/Dvmega I had in the closet. Nowhere in the Pi-Star website was anything telling me HOW to set up my ID51a Plus. This is the best video on the internet. Thanks !
Francis, I spent a week trying to do what you did in less than 20 minutes. It was not until I saw you video that I was able to make it. Your patience, good articulated sentences, and clear explanation while doing it helped me follow you closely. You must be a teacher (ha, ha!). Thanks a lot! 73s, KP4RGD
Raul, I appreciate you watching, and I am glad you found the material useful to enhance your DStar experience. Now that you have your hotspot up and running, you will have the world of reflectors at your fingertips. If you search for some of my other videos, you can even learn how to store special link commands like linking to XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors around the world. You can even link your hotspot to individual DStar repeaters as well. Right before your comment posted, I connected to W0CMD repeater in Missouri and checked into a local net! I encourage you to learn all you can about DStar. It is a fantastic mode!. If you ever have questions, feel free to email me at cq2meters@yahoo.com and I will always reply. As to the teacher profession, the closest to that is my mother was a teacher! Maybe some of it rubbed off. Thanks for watching and your comments! 73 de K9WLW.
I spent last evening to do this. I put offset of .600000 and it didn't work. But after your video, It is working great. Now I can speak with whole world... KN6DQJ. From Cerritos, CA. GREAT THANKS.
Thanks for watching and for your comments! Enjoy your Dstar! If you are interested, I also have another video on adding link commands to DCS, XRF, and XLX reflectors and even direct gateway link commands to individual Dstar repeater in your ID 51.
Thank you so much, just what I was looking for, as I became an owner of an ID-51 just a few days ago, and need to find my way into the D-Star world. Will check your other videos as well. 73, Patrick ON4CDJ
Great video and at a pace you can enter details as you watch. I have a problem where I can hear everything but nobody can hear me still ongoing but I am sure now it is not my radio setup. Thanks for doing this video, Chris G0HRX in Cornwall, UK.
Thank you, Chris. Is your callsign, registered for DStar? A lot of operators are blocked from getting into the Reflectors because there are small errors in their DStar registration online here in the US. Another common error is some operators accidentally enter a space before their callsign in the Mycall section on the radio. Either of those issues will prevent you from being heard.
I was given an ID51E a year ago and as I don't have a local D Star repeater its been in the box ever since this is such a useful video just ordered a Zumspot thanks so much for taking the time to do this 73's G7SQY
From that Zumspot you will have the ability to link to all REF, XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors. In addition to that, you will be able to directly link to individual D-STAR repeaters around the world. After you get it up and running feel free to link directly to my hotspot at K9WLW B and say hello to me!
Yes, I recommend using DR mode on Openspots despite the Openspot manual encouraging you to use DV simplex. The good news is the Openspot hotspots do not care which RPT1 module you use. I have my pi-star loaded as K9WLW B, my Openspot 2 as K9WLW D, and my Openspot 3 as K9WLW C. The DR mode gives you all the linking menu options to link to reflectors and remote repeaters. 73 de K9WLW! Thanks for watching and your comment!
FANTASTIC video. I was at a total loss on getting my HS working with my 51. Thank you! I agree with others that this is one of the best videos I have viewed. Your cadence & tone are excellent.
@@k9wlwradio309 I was looking to see if you have a video on changing wifi such as a hotel network password protected. I have not see anyone even comment on changing from one network to another without a computer. Any plans?
@@z8ty you would have to use a PC or tablet or cell phone to find the hotspot in AP mode to direct it to the hotel Wi-Fi. If you know the Wi-Fi information and passkey ahead of your arrival, you could pre load the information on the pi-star configuration screen as an additional Wi-Fi or on the Openspot Network page. When I travel, I let the cell phone browser do the work for me.
My ID-51 was my go to handheld on the go for years! I still have it, but the new ID-52 took its place on top! The 52 can monitor 2 different hotspots at the same time!
I like the similarity amongst the various Icom radios. If you get one of them, you can use that knowledge on other ones. Look out for the soon to be released ID-52! Thanks for watching!
Very good. The good thing about the OpenSpot is it does not care which letter you use in the 8th character of your callsign. The only letter you cannot use is the letter G since that is the R2 callsign module. You can even make the R1 callsign a Z in the eighth character and the Openspot will work with no adjustment to the hotspot needed. In the case of pi-star hotspots, you have to pick a letter for BOTH the R1 callsign and the hotspot dashboard and they must match. Currently my pi-star is K9WLW B, my Openspot 2 is K9WLW D, and my Openspot 3 is K9WLW C. They all 3 work perfectly on DStar.
Thank you. I frequently get questions from hams that are having hotspot problems, unable to get in the network. In over 90 percent of the issues, I start by checking the 4 eight digit DStar pieces of information stored in the radio. My call, RPT1, RPT2, and URCALL. All the characters have to be perfect or no entry to the network. It's a tricky bugger to get right without guidance. Believe me, it crushed me in the beginning! One ham had it perfect except he had a single space before his Mycall. And could not get into the network.
@@k9wlwradio309 :) i started yesterday .. slept late, woke up early, called a friend and nada.. and saw this link posted on QRZ.. listening every words u say, and there u go! alas! I appreciate this little video and again thanks a lot. W1MDM
@@revadan I am glad the concepts work across all the Icom DStar radios. Big difference between a 9700 and a handheld. But the menu structures by Icom are applicable up and down the DStar line.
Thank you watching and commenting! Check out my video known as "Lightning Quick DStar QSY command storage in the ID 51. You can add commands into your radio to explore the XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors and even remotely connect your hotspot to remote DStar repeaters around the world for even more QSO's. Enjoy!
@@Fred-le5pe I am glad I could help! Speaking of DMR, I also have videos on how to use the Anytone 878 handheld for DMR. It is the easiest DMR radio to use and with my techniques shown, I go out of my way to show radio operators how to free themselves from computers and codeplugs and QSY quickly and easily around the DMR world!
Very good. I had thought about doing this but not real sure how to do it. I used the RT Systems software but was really that good. At least for DSTAR. I have a Kenwood D74 also, see if it will work same.
You can transfer the data from the radio and transfer it to the software. That way you can see where it is stored in the software too, and it can allow for radio cloning.
Thank you, I think I figured out why I wasn't able to be heard with my id4100. I showed up on jfindu but nobody could hear me. It's late, so I'll try it in the morning and see if it worked. Odd thing was, os3 worked perfectly with my yaesu 7250 cross mode to dstar, but I had no luck with my icom.
@@k9wlwradio309 I'm using an id4100 and have tried 29a and 30c. I had this problem before on a bluestack microplus with both my ic7100 and this id4100.
Can you check the CS settings on the DR memory channel for the OpenSpot3. It should show the Mycall, R1, R2, and URCALL settings. Are you here is USA or in another country? If you are stateside, call me at 210-687-2591. If not You can ping me on Facebook Messenger under the name Frank Bednar out of Tampa, FL
At 14:34 your screen shows Type DV Repeater. My ID-51 doesn’t offer this option. Similarly, I don’t have the Reflectors option under TO. I feel like I’m missing one setting somewhere that has everything locked down. I can use D-Star simplex without any issues. Thanks for any ideas from the community.
I just received a station setup, ID-51a, Openspot 1 and a TP-Link Wifi Cube. Was having issues and to simplify I put the Openspot direct into my home router. When I go to save my Openspot as a repeater like you do at about 5:20, I only have 1/3 pages (Yours has 5 pages) for the menu and I do not have "Type: DV Repeater", my first spot is "Name". Your radio has a gold stripe below the screen, mine is silver, so I am thinking yours could be a Plus model? The "Type" option being missing is a bit confusing, just trying to track down my issue connecting. Thanks and 73, Jeremy N8YP
I believe some of the older model ID-51s do NOT have the first menu option of DV Repeater. That is ok. If your radio does not, just look for the next step. Depending how old your radio is, it may or may not have reflector options built in to the To Select menu. If you run into a brick wall trying to find the reflector link options, reach out to me at cq2meters@yahoo.com and let me know. I can show you a workaround.
Finally looking into DR mode on my 51a+2. Nice video. Question for you. After I add my Zumspot, will it be retained in the system if I do a download of the repeater CSV file from dstarinfo.com (or any other place). Thanks N9KO
This other video of mine will show you how to add up to 200 memories for link commands you can store. I focus mostly on storing link commands to either remote DStar repeaters or non REF reflectors. However you can also store link commands to even your favorite REF reflectors using the steps in this other video. Here is the link. czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.html
Question. Have put my hotspot in DV memory. When I go memory and have hotspot and have TGFI selected. I try to selected. When I key mic to use it goes back to what’s in the VFO. How do I get to where I can use the memory item?
You only go to DV memory to add, edit, or delete a memory. To access the memory, hit the menu button. If you do not have the TO and FROM screen showing, long press the DR button (down rocker button right bow the blue enter key). Once the TO and FROM screen appears, quick press the Down Rocker button to highlight the FROM. Once it is highlighted, hit the Blue enter key. Highlight Repeater List and hit the blue enter key. Scroll down to the folder your hotspot was in and when it is highlighted hit the blue enter key. Highlight your hotspot and hit the blue enter key. That should load your hotspot into the FROM field for use. Hit the up rocker button (above the blue enter key) to highlight the TO field. Hitting enter with the TO highlighted allows you to select reflector, link to reflector, use reflector etc.
So I don’t need to do anything to my Open Spot 1 just with the HT? I have DMR running on it but a High Tech friend did that for me several years ago and it works great.I just got the ID-51A PLUS 2 yesterday so it’s all New to me. Thanks much and God Bless.👍🎙
You just program a DR memory channel like in the video. I recommend you use the letter D in the 8th character of your R1 callsign in the radio to control the Openspot. On Openspot go to QS (quick setup) hit DStar, then select a DStar reflector. Are you registered for DStar?
@@k9wlwradio309 Yes I am registered now for 8 years or more.I don’t have the Micro SD Card installed and no other information at this time. I’m New to trying to program a D-STAR radio but none of my usual helpers are available for at least a week from now.
@@k9wlwradio309 I sent you an email because I can’t find your phone number and I now have the IP Address we needed but I don’t know the rest of the information for changing the Dashboard information.
OK, I added my hotspot. On the screen when I push the power button 440.0000 is the frequency and at the bottom right is C0. How do I get to the screen where to you the to and from? KB3Z
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for this terrific video!! Perfectly paced and amazingly clear. Super helpful!! Would you ever consider doing one that shows how to use the Yaesu FT-70 to connect to various rooms?
Thank you Adam. I only have a FT2D for Fusion and it has the Wires X Button to select rooms from my Openspot 2. I believe the FT70D requires DTMF tones. I have not tried the DTMF tone method. What kind of hotspot are you running?
@@k9wlwradio309 Well none yet. I ordered the Openspot 3, which is on back order, but supposed to ship on May 20, next Wednesday. It will be my first experience with any kind of hotspot whatsoever and I"m really looking forward to playing with it, so I've been checking out videos (like yours) in preparation. I have two HT's, the Icom ID 51a and a Yaesu ft-70, so thanks to your video at least I'm set with the Icom and D-star. And actually I do have one question about that. I watched your other video and saw how you changed reflectors using the radio by changing what's in the To spot, although a few other videos I've seen show that in the openspot configuration software you designate the reflector you want to connect with. So can you use the software OR the radio? If you want to use the radio does it matter what reflector you designate in the software? thanks!
@@adamzuckerman1737 your are going to love that hotspot! Each YSF Reflector has a 5 digit number assigned to it. To pick a new one you just quick key the # button followed by the 5 digit number and unkey. The hotspot will announce the connection to your radio!
@@k9wlwradio309 Thanks. Are you describing what do to using the Yaesu radio? And what's "unkey"? Also, do settings on the radio override settings in the openspot config software?
@@adamzuckerman1737 once you connect to a YSF Reflector with the online dashboard, you can switch to another one from the radio buying pressing the push to talk button, then the DTMF button on the radio (while still holding the transmit button on the radio) followed by the # and 5 digit reflector number, and the finally releasing the transmit button on the radio (unkeying). After you do that the hotspot will announce to your radio in its computer voice "Openspot connected to YSF Reflector xxxxx". The xxxxx is the 5 digit number of the YSF reflector and you are connected from that moment to the new Reflector.
On the newer radios it is easy. Quickly tap the up rocker switch where the button says RX-CS. That highlights the TO field. Them hit the center key (the diamond key in the center. This takes you to the To Select menu. It has choices that appear in the following order: Local CQ, Gateway CQ, Your Call Sign, Reflector, RX history, TX History, Direct Input (UR), and Direct Input (RPT). Select Reflector and hit enter, then select Use Reflector. IF your radio does NOT have Reflector in its menu, then you MUST manually create that command in the Your Call Sign Section. You can learn how to do it there by watching another video on this channel called "Lightning Quick DStar QSY command storage in the ID 51. Many older model DStar radios require the methods I describe there.
Thank you for such a good tutorial. I'm so close but not yet working. I notice when I check nearest repeater to me it doesn't come up in the list. Do I need to have a disk installed? Also I'm using a Bluestack DVmega Hotspot. Would that crate a problem? Thank you.
@@somarmd in the DR memory steps you want to enter in the exact GPS coordinates of the hotspot. You can go into menu, DV Memory, Repeater list. Go to right Repeater group you stored hotspot in, then with hotspot highlighted hit the quick button, then edit, scroll down to position, switch to exact, entered in latitude, longitude, then overwrite. Before you do this, get your exact GPS coordinates by hitting quick button and GPS information. Write down info so you have it to enter before the above steps.
Are any of the repeaters that have skip next to them in any band that is NOT in 70cm band? For example if they are 1200 MHZ or 2 meter repeaters, the radio cannot use those memories because the radio only has 70 cm band. If that is the case, they are useless memories for that radio. If they ARE 70cm repeaters that is another matter I will check into and report back in a few minutes.
I just realized if they have a skip in them you cannot load them in the from field. If the call sone has an A after it it is 23 cm repeater and not usable from this radio. If they have a C after the callsign, then they are a 2 meter repeater and therefore also unusable from this radio.Uf the callsign of the repeater has a B after it, then it would be a 70 cm repeater. If THAT is the case, highlight the repeater with your cursor and quick press the quick/menu button on lower right of radio.a popup menu should appear on screen with the SKIP option. Highlight that and hit the enter key. Let me know if that works!
Thanks for your video. I worked my memory on id 50, only I need connet the reflector that I want from my icom radio. For the moment, I can change from my pi star configuration. All is ok, but I need more information for it. Thanks again from EA8DFX Canary Islands, Pedro. 73 !!
Here is a link to another of my videos teaching you how to link to other reflectors with radio commands. Unlike the older radio in the video, the new ID-50 DOES allow you to link directly to DCS, XRF, and XLX reflectors in the radio menu. However this video shows you how to use radio commands to link to reflectors (and even to remote repeaters). It shows you the special "your call sign" folder where you can store dozens of your own personal favorite link commands. czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.htmlsi=H3PhrgpSDhjvjQcY czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.htmlsi=H3PhrgpSDhjvjQcY
@@k9wlwradio309 cool thanks now I will have a video showing me how to do that should I get lucky enough to get one of those with my tax refund thanks again
To access the channel press and hold the DR button until the To and From screen appears. Quick press the down rocker button right below the blue (center) button. The radio screen should highlight the "From" field. Hit the blue (center) key. Scroll down to the folder you placed your hotspot in. Hit the blue (center) key. Look for your hotspot memory and make sure it is highlighted and hit the blue (center) key. That should load your hotspot frequency into the "From" field. Quickly press the up rocker button above the blue (center) key. That should highlight the "To" field. Hit the blue (center) key to enter the "To Select" menu. You can load up reflector, link to reflector, direct input, to dial up a link command to any reflector you wish to select. Quick key the radio, and the hotspot should link to the selected reflector. Click the VFO knob one click counterclockwise to load "Use Reflector CQCQCQ in the "To field". Thst is the setting to QSO on the reflector you just linked to.
Yes!!!! In fact you can edit everything in the DR memory. First take the radio out of DR mode. You can go to VFO mode or MR memories. Then short press menu. Go to DV memory. Hit enter key. Scroll to the folder your hotspot is in. Hit enter. Scroll to hotspot. DO NOT hit enter. Instead, short press Quick Menu button (lower right hand button). A pop-up menu appears. Scroll to Edit and hit enter key. Scroll to the frequency. Hit enter key. Make frequency change, then hit enter key. Scroll down to Overwrite. Then hit the enter key. Scroll to Yes. Hit the enter key. Your change has been saved!
Hoping you can help me out. At 4:57 in your video you are adding a new hotspot to the Hotspots group you created. When I try to perform this same exact step I get a message reading "Memory Full". My ID51 is brand new with a 32 gig sd card with plenty of space left on the card. Any idea why I am getting this message? 73s!
@@ipdjbt I am glad it worked! Unfortunately the handhelds only hold 750 DR memories (ID 31 and ID 51). The 5100 and Kenwood THD74 hold 1500. That's a huge difference. I hope you have greatly enjoyed your Dstar experience!
You Lost me at the very end when you started pushing buttons and going to different reflectors and you did not say what you were pushing.I have Nothing programmed into my radio other than our Two local Analog repeaters and I have not installed a Micro SD Card either but you made no mention of that in the video so I have no idea if I must do that first before I will find anything?
I replied with instructions on how to edit in your first post. If you try to add another, you will have to change the callsign module in the RPT1 callsign. If you do NOT, you will get an error duplicate callsign at the end and it won't let you finish adding it. An edit is the better route to go. I hope you find my response on how to edit.
4 years latter and still gold brother. Thanks for the upload.
Thank you for your comment!
Thanks for saving my sanity today. I uploaded Pi-Star onto a Pi/Dvmega I had in the closet. Nowhere in the Pi-Star website was anything telling me HOW to set up my ID51a Plus. This is the best video on the internet. Thanks !
Thank you for your kind words and viewership! I am glad it helped!
Just used your video to program my hotspot into a ID-51A. Really appreciate you putting in all this time and effort. Now subscribed.
Thank you for watching and I am glad I could help!
Francis, I spent a week trying to do what you did in less than 20 minutes. It was not until I saw you video that I was able to make it. Your patience, good articulated sentences, and clear explanation while doing it helped me follow you closely. You must be a teacher (ha, ha!). Thanks a lot! 73s, KP4RGD
Raul, I appreciate you watching, and I am glad you found the material useful to enhance your DStar experience. Now that you have your hotspot up and running, you will have the world of reflectors at your fingertips. If you search for some of my other videos, you can even learn how to store special link commands like linking to XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors around the world. You can even link your hotspot to individual DStar repeaters as well. Right before your comment posted, I connected to W0CMD repeater in Missouri and checked into a local net! I encourage you to learn all you can about DStar. It is a fantastic mode!. If you ever have questions, feel free to email me at cq2meters@yahoo.com and I will always reply. As to the teacher profession, the closest to that is my mother was a teacher! Maybe some of it rubbed off. Thanks for watching and your comments! 73 de K9WLW.
I spent last evening to do this. I put offset of .600000 and it didn't work. But after your video, It is working great. Now I can speak with whole world... KN6DQJ. From Cerritos, CA. GREAT THANKS.
I am glad it helped! I really hope you get to enjoy DSTAR now!
just programmed my id 51,for zumspot, from watching your video the night before....thank you very much
Thanks for watching and for your comments! Enjoy your Dstar! If you are interested, I also have another video on adding link commands to DCS, XRF, and XLX reflectors and even direct gateway link commands to individual Dstar repeater in your ID 51.
Thanks for the step by step guide, was exactly what I have been looking for since setting up my Jumbo spot.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the comment! Good luck on setting up your hotspot!
This is a very well made video! It cleared up a lot of questions that I had regarding this procedure.
Thank you Daniel. I cannot tell you how many hams get tripped up on this critical phase right after getting their hotspot! Thanks for watching!
Really helpful - thank you for making things so clear!
Thank you for watching, and your comment.
Great video. You’ve cleared up some long term mysteries!
I am glad it helped!
Thank you so much, just what I was looking for, as I became an owner of an ID-51 just a few days ago, and need to find my way into the D-Star world.
Will check your other videos as well.
73, Patrick ON4CDJ
Thank you, Patrick. I hope to hear you on the air. 73 de K9WLW.
Great video and at a pace you can enter details as you watch. I have a problem where I can hear everything but nobody can hear me still ongoing but I am sure now it is not my radio setup. Thanks for doing this video, Chris G0HRX in Cornwall, UK.
Thank you, Chris. Is your callsign, registered for DStar? A lot of operators are blocked from getting into the Reflectors because there are small errors in their DStar registration online here in the US. Another common error is some operators accidentally enter a space before their callsign in the Mycall section on the radio. Either of those issues will prevent you from being heard.
I was given an ID51E a year ago and as I don't have a local D Star repeater its been in the box ever since this is such a useful video just ordered a Zumspot thanks so much for taking the time to do this 73's G7SQY
From that Zumspot you will have the ability to link to all REF, XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors. In addition to that, you will be able to directly link to individual D-STAR repeaters around the world. After you get it up and running feel free to link directly to my hotspot at K9WLW B and say hello to me!
@@k9wlwradio309I'll definitely do that thanks!
Awesome video and explanation. You answered what a complete OpenSpot3 Manual could not. Best 73 NJ0F
Yes, I recommend using DR mode on Openspots despite the Openspot manual encouraging you to use DV simplex. The good news is the Openspot hotspots do not care which RPT1 module you use. I have my pi-star loaded as K9WLW B, my Openspot 2 as K9WLW D, and my Openspot 3 as K9WLW C. The DR mode gives you all the linking menu options to link to reflectors and remote repeaters. 73 de K9WLW! Thanks for watching and your comment!
I know this is about 3 years old, but it was very helpful to me, I just wanted you to know, thank you and 73
I am glad it helped and appreciate your comment!
FANTASTIC video. I was at a total loss on getting my HS working with my 51. Thank you! I agree with others that this is one of the best videos I have viewed. Your cadence & tone are excellent.
Thank you for your comment! I am glad it helped! Since the video, I am now up to 5 hotspots! Enjoy your radio with your hotspot!
@@k9wlwradio309 I was looking to see if you have a video on changing wifi such as a hotel network password protected. I have not see anyone even comment on changing from one network to another without a computer. Any plans?
@@z8ty you would have to use a PC or tablet or cell phone to find the hotspot in AP mode to direct it to the hotel Wi-Fi. If you know the Wi-Fi information and passkey ahead of your arrival, you could pre load the information on the pi-star configuration screen as an additional Wi-Fi or on the Openspot Network page. When I travel, I let the cell phone browser do the work for me.
LOVE my ID-51a Plus 2.It’s a great HT.👍🎙
My ID-51 was my go to handheld on the go for years! I still have it, but the new ID-52 took its place on top! The 52 can monitor 2 different hotspots at the same time!
@@k9wlwradio309 I only own one Hotspot and I think the ID-52 is too bulky for my liking.
Thank you so much, really save me a lot of work. Made contact right away!!
I am glad it helped you! Thanks for your comment!
Very helpful, almost exactly like the ID 5100 only it has more slots. The 5100 goes to 50 so that is where I put my hotspots. Thanks for the video!
I like the similarity amongst the various Icom radios. If you get one of them, you can use that knowledge on other ones. Look out for the soon to be released ID-52! Thanks for watching!
Great video really useful, managed to sort out my Openspot connection. Many thanks
Very good. The good thing about the OpenSpot is it does not care which letter you use in the 8th character of your callsign. The only letter you cannot use is the letter G since that is the R2 callsign module. You can even make the R1 callsign a Z in the eighth character and the Openspot will work with no adjustment to the hotspot needed. In the case of pi-star hotspots, you have to pick a letter for BOTH the R1 callsign and the hotspot dashboard and they must match. Currently my pi-star is K9WLW B, my Openspot 2 is K9WLW D, and my Openspot 3 is K9WLW C. They all 3 work perfectly on DStar.
Great video, great precise instructions. Thank you very much. Going to try and set it up with the Shark RF open spot 3. Thanks KD4FJ
Thank you, George! Enjoy your DStar experience and thanks for watching!
thank you for this video !
best one on the topic
Thank you Kevin. Merry Christmas and enjoy your DStar!
This video is fantastic, and so helpful. Thank you! 73, K4DCJ
Thanks for your comment. I hoped the video helped you!
Thanks so much; very timely information...
Thank you for watching and commenting! I hope this was helpful!
Thanks so very much. I got stuck on why I got the channels skipped and you helped me out. 73
Thank you and 73!
Very helpful... Thank You!
I appreciate your comment! I hope it helps!
Great video, with simple, and easy to follow instruction, and emphasis on critical important steps. Bravo Zulu! 73s KN4UOT
Thanks, Eric. I hope it really helps some fellow hams! More ID 51 videos to follow!
Very nice video..!! Just got an ID-51A, HT and already have a Pi3, and ZumSopt for DMR. Thank you so much...!!! 73 Jeff KA4WYC
Thank you, Jeff! The time spent in all these steps will pay off with a fun Dstar experience! Enjoy, and thanks for watching!
Very helpful. Thank you!
I hope it helped and thanks for your comment!
Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the video. Enjoyed your Qso on 30C. have a great day. 73s KD2PPG
Thank you for watching! These DStar radios are quite fun and many hidden features!
You got me online with my hot spot. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate your comment!
Thank you keep up the good work 👍
Thank you!
Thanks you helped me a lot ,,best wishes ,, 73
Thank you, and glad to be of help!
Excellent.
Thank you for watching and your comment!
Thank you, very helpfull
I am glad it helped. Thank you for watching and your comment!
that 8 characters saved me with my 9700 setup. thanks
Thank you. I frequently get questions from hams that are having hotspot problems, unable to get in the network. In over 90 percent of the issues, I start by checking the 4 eight digit DStar pieces of information stored in the radio. My call, RPT1, RPT2, and URCALL. All the characters have to be perfect or no entry to the network. It's a tricky bugger to get right without guidance. Believe me, it crushed me in the beginning! One ham had it perfect except he had a single space before his Mycall. And could not get into the network.
@@k9wlwradio309 :) i started yesterday .. slept late, woke up early, called a friend and nada.. and saw this link posted on QRZ.. listening every words u say, and there u go! alas! I appreciate this little video and again thanks a lot. W1MDM
@@revadan I am glad the concepts work across all the Icom DStar radios. Big difference between a 9700 and a handheld. But the menu structures by Icom are applicable up and down the DStar line.
Thank you! Who knew this stuff? I was going crazy trying to program my radio. 73, N8DV
Thank you watching and commenting! Check out my video known as "Lightning Quick DStar QSY command storage in the ID 51. You can add commands into your radio to explore the XRF, DCS, and XLX reflectors and even remotely connect your hotspot to remote DStar repeaters around the world for even more QSO's. Enjoy!
I was ready to throw the radio into my box of DMR stuff and just forget about DStar or purchase a Kenwood. :) Thank you again for making clear.
@@Fred-le5pe I am glad I could help! Speaking of DMR, I also have videos on how to use the Anytone 878 handheld for DMR. It is the easiest DMR radio to use and with my techniques shown, I go out of my way to show radio operators how to free themselves from computers and codeplugs and QSY quickly and easily around the DMR world!
Nice video, thanks for the effort, it was very useful.... 73 de M1CBK
Thank you for watching, and I appreciate your comment!
Very good video Frank thank you. Ray WB5JJA
Thank you, Ray!
Very good. I had thought about doing this but not real sure how to do it. I used the RT Systems software but was really that good. At least for DSTAR. I have a Kenwood D74 also, see if it will work same.
You can transfer the data from the radio and transfer it to the software. That way you can see where it is stored in the software too, and it can allow for radio cloning.
I also have a separate video showing how to do this with the D74!
Just wanted to say a massive "Thank You" to Frank for helping me debug my system. Chris G0HRX, Cornwall, UK.
Thanks for not giving up, Chris! I am glad I could help!
Thanks!
I hope it helped!
Thank you, I think I figured out why I wasn't able to be heard with my id4100. I showed up on jfindu but nobody could hear me. It's late, so I'll try it in the morning and see if it worked. Odd thing was, os3 worked perfectly with my yaesu 7250 cross mode to dstar, but I had no luck with my icom.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Please let me know if you succeed with your DStar radio!
@@k9wlwradio309 well, I thought I got it right, but my audio still isn't getting on the reflector.
@@tomallman3956 which reflector and which radio?
@@k9wlwradio309 I'm using an id4100 and have tried 29a and 30c. I had this problem before on a bluestack microplus with both my ic7100 and this id4100.
Can you check the CS settings on the DR memory channel for the OpenSpot3. It should show the Mycall, R1, R2, and URCALL settings. Are you here is USA or in another country? If you are stateside, call me at 210-687-2591. If not You can ping me on Facebook Messenger under the name Frank Bednar out of Tampa, FL
At 14:34 your screen shows Type DV Repeater. My ID-51 doesn’t offer this option. Similarly, I don’t have the Reflectors option under TO. I feel like I’m missing one setting somewhere that has everything locked down. I can use D-Star simplex without any issues. Thanks for any ideas from the community.
I just received a station setup, ID-51a, Openspot 1 and a TP-Link Wifi Cube. Was having issues and to simplify I put the Openspot direct into my home router. When I go to save my Openspot as a repeater like you do at about 5:20, I only have 1/3 pages (Yours has 5 pages) for the menu and I do not have "Type: DV Repeater", my first spot is "Name". Your radio has a gold stripe below the screen, mine is silver, so I am thinking yours could be a Plus model? The "Type" option being missing is a bit confusing, just trying to track down my issue connecting. Thanks and 73, Jeremy N8YP
I believe some of the older model ID-51s do NOT have the first menu option of DV Repeater. That is ok. If your radio does not, just look for the next step. Depending how old your radio is, it may or may not have reflector options built in to the To Select menu. If you run into a brick wall trying to find the reflector link options, reach out to me at cq2meters@yahoo.com and let me know. I can show you a workaround.
Finally looking into DR mode on my 51a+2. Nice video. Question for you. After I add my Zumspot, will it be retained in the system if I do a download of the repeater CSV file from dstarinfo.com (or any other place). Thanks N9KO
That is a trick one! No it will be erased. After downloading the repeater directory you will have to once again add the DR memory for your hotspot.
Very helpful for adding my hotspot into my ID-31A. But what video do I look at to add the different reflectors into memory? Thanks! Mark KB3Z
This other video of mine will show you how to add up to 200 memories for link commands you can store. I focus mostly on storing link commands to either remote DStar repeaters or non REF reflectors. However you can also store link commands to even your favorite REF reflectors using the steps in this other video. Here is the link. czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.html
Thank you
Do you have ANY IDEA how happy I am that you pointed out to use the last slot of the call sign for the extra letter? THANK YOU.
I appreciate that it was helpful. What letters to use are as important as exact location!
Question. Have put my hotspot in DV memory. When I go memory and have hotspot and have TGFI selected. I try to selected. When I key mic to use it goes back to what’s in the VFO. How do I get to where I can use the memory item?
You only go to DV memory to add, edit, or delete a memory. To access the memory, hit the menu button. If you do not have the TO and FROM screen showing, long press the DR button (down rocker button right bow the blue enter key). Once the TO and FROM screen appears, quick press the Down Rocker button to highlight the FROM. Once it is highlighted, hit the Blue enter key. Highlight Repeater List and hit the blue enter key. Scroll down to the folder your hotspot was in and when it is highlighted hit the blue enter key. Highlight your hotspot and hit the blue enter key. That should load your hotspot into the FROM field for use. Hit the up rocker button (above the blue enter key) to highlight the TO field. Hitting enter with the TO highlighted allows you to select reflector, link to reflector, use reflector etc.
So I don’t need to do anything to my Open Spot 1 just with the HT? I have DMR running on it but a High Tech friend did that for me several years ago and it works great.I just got the ID-51A PLUS 2 yesterday so it’s all New to me. Thanks much and God Bless.👍🎙
You just program a DR memory channel like in the video. I recommend you use the letter D in the 8th character of your R1 callsign in the radio to control the Openspot. On Openspot go to QS (quick setup) hit DStar, then select a DStar reflector. Are you registered for DStar?
@@k9wlwradio309 Yes I am registered now for 8 years or more.I don’t have the Micro SD Card installed and no other information at this time. I’m New to trying to program a D-STAR radio but none of my usual helpers are available for at least a week from now.
@@1OFGODSOWN can you reach me on Facebook Messenger under Frank Bednar?
@@k9wlwradio309 I sent you an email because I can’t find your phone number and I now have the IP Address we needed but I don’t know the rest of the information for changing the Dashboard information.
OK, I added my hotspot. On the screen when I push the power button 440.0000 is the frequency and at the bottom right is C0. How do I get to the screen where to you the to and from? KB3Z
Press and hold the down rocker switch below the blue button. It will switch you back to DR memories.
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for this terrific video!! Perfectly paced and amazingly clear. Super helpful!! Would you ever consider doing one that shows how to use the Yaesu FT-70 to connect to various rooms?
Thank you Adam. I only have a FT2D for Fusion and it has the Wires X Button to select rooms from my Openspot 2. I believe the FT70D requires DTMF tones. I have not tried the DTMF tone method. What kind of hotspot are you running?
@@k9wlwradio309 Well none yet. I ordered the Openspot 3, which is on back order, but supposed to ship on May 20, next Wednesday. It will be my first experience with any kind of hotspot whatsoever and I"m really looking forward to playing with it, so I've been checking out videos (like yours) in preparation. I have two HT's, the Icom ID 51a and a Yaesu ft-70, so thanks to your video at least I'm set with the Icom and D-star. And actually I do have one question about that. I watched your other video and saw how you changed reflectors using the radio by changing what's in the To spot, although a few other videos I've seen show that in the openspot configuration software you designate the reflector you want to connect with. So can you use the software OR the radio? If you want to use the radio does it matter what reflector you designate in the software? thanks!
@@adamzuckerman1737 your are going to love that hotspot! Each YSF Reflector has a 5 digit number assigned to it. To pick a new one you just quick key the # button followed by the 5 digit number and unkey. The hotspot will announce the connection to your radio!
@@k9wlwradio309 Thanks. Are you describing what do to using the Yaesu radio? And what's "unkey"? Also, do settings on the radio override settings in the openspot config software?
@@adamzuckerman1737 once you connect to a YSF Reflector with the online dashboard, you can switch to another one from the radio buying pressing the push to talk button, then the DTMF button on the radio (while still holding the transmit button on the radio) followed by the # and 5 digit reflector number, and the finally releasing the transmit button on the radio (unkeying). After you do that the hotspot will announce to your radio in its computer voice "Openspot connected to YSF Reflector xxxxx". The xxxxx is the 5 digit number of the YSF reflector and you are connected from that moment to the new Reflector.
One last question, how did you get "use reflector" in your TO space?
On the newer radios it is easy. Quickly tap the up rocker switch where the button says RX-CS. That highlights the TO field. Them hit the center key (the diamond key in the center. This takes you to the To Select menu. It has choices that appear in the following order: Local CQ, Gateway CQ, Your Call Sign, Reflector, RX history, TX History, Direct Input (UR), and Direct Input (RPT). Select Reflector and hit enter, then select Use Reflector. IF your radio does NOT have Reflector in its menu, then you MUST manually create that command in the Your Call Sign Section. You can learn how to do it there by watching another video on this channel called "Lightning Quick DStar QSY command storage in the ID 51. Many older model DStar radios require the methods I describe there.
Thank you for such a good tutorial. I'm so close but not yet working. I notice when I check nearest repeater to me it doesn't come up in the list. Do I need to have a disk installed? Also I'm using a Bluestack DVmega Hotspot. Would that crate a problem? Thank you.
Is the GPS on? Does your radio have DR repeaters prgrammed in it?
@@k9wlwradio309 I will check the GPS. It does show me other repeaters, such as closest repeaters to me.
@@somarmd I am not sure I fully understand your question. Is the hotspot not showing in your near repeater search?
@@k9wlwradio309 sorry, correct my hotspot doesn't show in near repeater search.
@@somarmd in the DR memory steps you want to enter in the exact GPS coordinates of the hotspot. You can go into menu, DV Memory, Repeater list. Go to right Repeater group you stored hotspot in, then with hotspot highlighted hit the quick button, then edit, scroll down to position, switch to exact, entered in latitude, longitude, then overwrite. Before you do this, get your exact GPS coordinates by hitting quick button and GPS information. Write down info so you have it to enter before the above steps.
I received my ID-31A Plus. There are a few of the repeater groups that have the word SKIP on them. How do I remove the skip? Mark KB3Z
Are any of the repeaters that have skip next to them in any band that is NOT in 70cm band? For example if they are 1200 MHZ or 2 meter repeaters, the radio cannot use those memories because the radio only has 70 cm band. If that is the case, they are useless memories for that radio. If they ARE 70cm repeaters that is another matter I will check into and report back in a few minutes.
I just realized if they have a skip in them you cannot load them in the from field. If the call sone has an A after it it is 23 cm repeater and not usable from this radio. If they have a C after the callsign, then they are a 2 meter repeater and therefore also unusable from this radio.Uf the callsign of the repeater has a B after it, then it would be a 70 cm repeater. If THAT is the case, highlight the repeater with your cursor and quick press the quick/menu button on lower right of radio.a popup menu should appear on screen with the SKIP option. Highlight that and hit the enter key. Let me know if that works!
That I am not sure of. No Big Deal!
Thanks for your video. I worked my memory on id 50, only I need connet the reflector that I want from my icom radio. For the moment, I can change from my pi star configuration. All is ok, but I need more information for it. Thanks again from EA8DFX Canary Islands, Pedro. 73 !!
Here is a link to another of my videos teaching you how to link to other reflectors with radio commands. Unlike the older radio in the video, the new ID-50 DOES allow you to link directly to DCS, XRF, and XLX reflectors in the radio menu. However this video shows you how to use radio commands to link to reflectors (and even to remote repeaters). It shows you the special "your call sign" folder where you can store dozens of your own personal favorite link commands. czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.htmlsi=H3PhrgpSDhjvjQcY czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.htmlsi=H3PhrgpSDhjvjQcY
I would like to know how to add a dcs reflector?
This video is long but very detailed on how to add link commands to the radio of your choosing. czcams.com/video/7ZzHM8z-jms/video.html
Can this be done with programming cable?
I suppose it can. The point of the video is so you don't have to.
Would this work on the ID-50 as well thanks in advance
Yes indeed!
@@k9wlwradio309 cool thanks now I will have a video showing me how to do that should I get lucky enough to get one of those with my tax refund thanks again
I'm half way there. I can receive from my Hotspot. I don't seem to be able to transmit to it. Its not hearing my ID51A.. Help please
Email me at cq2meters@yahoo.com and I will be happy to assist you!
Ok. Did all of that how do i get to use the memory information?
To access the channel press and hold the DR button until the To and From screen appears. Quick press the down rocker button right below the blue (center) button. The radio screen should highlight the "From" field. Hit the blue (center) key. Scroll down to the folder you placed your hotspot in. Hit the blue (center) key. Look for your hotspot memory and make sure it is highlighted and hit the blue (center) key. That should load your hotspot frequency into the "From" field. Quickly press the up rocker button above the blue (center) key. That should highlight the "To" field. Hit the blue (center) key to enter the "To Select" menu. You can load up reflector, link to reflector, direct input, to dial up a link command to any reflector you wish to select. Quick key the radio, and the hotspot should link to the selected reflector. Click the VFO knob one click counterclockwise to load "Use Reflector CQCQCQ in the "To field". Thst is the setting to QSO on the reflector you just linked to.
Here is another video demonstating my above response. czcams.com/video/IQX0e_q_u5Y/video.html
Is there a way to edit the frequency of a hotspot on the ID-15 A?
Yes!!!! In fact you can edit everything in the DR memory. First take the radio out of DR mode. You can go to VFO mode or MR memories. Then short press menu. Go to DV memory. Hit enter key. Scroll to the folder your hotspot is in. Hit enter. Scroll to hotspot. DO NOT hit enter. Instead, short press Quick Menu button (lower right hand button). A pop-up menu appears. Scroll to Edit and hit enter key. Scroll to the frequency. Hit enter key. Make frequency change, then hit enter key. Scroll down to Overwrite. Then hit the enter key. Scroll to Yes. Hit the enter key. Your change has been saved!
@@k9wlwradio309 Thanks
On my dashboard Modes Enabled is Red and Network Status is Green. Any Ideas?
@@jamesmcnichol3908 what frequency are you using?
Sorry, fat fingers.
433.020.000
Hoping you can help me out. At 4:57 in your video you are adding a new hotspot to the Hotspots group you created. When I try to perform this same exact step I get a message reading "Memory Full". My ID51 is brand new with a 32 gig sd card with plenty of space left on the card. Any idea why I am getting this message? 73s!
Thanks for your help on FB. I deleted some DR memories and now I'm able to continue programming.
@@ipdjbt I am glad it worked! Unfortunately the handhelds only hold 750 DR memories (ID 31 and ID 51). The 5100 and Kenwood THD74 hold 1500. That's a huge difference. I hope you have greatly enjoyed your Dstar experience!
Thanks not the tidbit on offset 0. Much more interesting now...
You Lost me at the very end when you started pushing buttons and going to different reflectors and you did not say what you were pushing.I have Nothing programmed into my radio other than our Two local Analog repeaters and I have not installed a Micro SD Card either but you made no mention of that in the video so I have no idea if I must do that first before I will find anything?
I also don’t know the frequency that was used on my Open Spot 1 when it was programmed for my DMR HT?
Or should I just create a new hotspot?
I replied with instructions on how to edit in your first post. If you try to add another, you will have to change the callsign module in the RPT1 callsign. If you do NOT, you will get an error duplicate callsign at the end and it won't let you finish adding it. An edit is the better route to go. I hope you find my response on how to edit.