Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) using D-STAR

Posted on October 18th, 2008

KE7FTE, N7QQU and W9ERT show us the "drag and drop" flexibility of the Icom D-STAR System. Offering reliable exchange of large image files, email, word-processing and other files that emergency responders and served agencies find invaluable.

Tags: amateur, ARES, Communications, County, D-STAR, disaster, emergency, ham, Icom, radio, Response, service, System, technolog, Washington
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21 Responses to “Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) using D-STAR”

1. cjohnweb Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   I have a website for California ARES members and I am in the process of setting up a system where packet radio communications are recorded real time to the website. I think that incorporating the web server and website with a wireless system like this would be extremely beneficial in the event of an emergency. What does something like this cost? What components are involved aside from radio? What else is it capable of doing? Does the PC registered it as an internet connection?

2. W7NWH Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   One big difference HAMS can use greater power with a upside of distance and robustness. Hams can use up to 1500 watts of power. Where your local wireless network is measured in millawatts to watts. With high gain antennas and lots of power ranges can exceed 50-80 miles. And that’s peer to peer! Try that with your wireless LAN! Idea is this can provide emergency backbone for a LAN that is down in an emergency. Not super fast, just robust and proven!

3. Yessj Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   What’s the range on this thing? It looks quite similar to a wireless peer to peer lan!

4. W7NWH Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   Ask ham that are users. Can vary based on topography, etc.

5. W7NWH Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   That is correct! If you wish to keep things secure you must use a commercial carrier. The fact that it uses a rather hard to obtain codec and is digital provides a high degree of security inherit in the system. However, you must assume that on ham radio that nothing is truly “secure”. That’s just the way it is. My suggestion is don’t go anywhere using such a system that might compromise your security - bank accounts, etc. This is HAM RADIO - not a free service for the general public!

6. othrower74 Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   The only thing I see as a problem is what about security? You know passwords and things of that nature. If this is over the radio then anyone can pick up the data.

7. ukorganist Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   Great technology. Good to see a future in a dying hobby!
   73, Carl

8. 1945tonden Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   It is very greatest!

9. bradmann85 Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

   this is amazing that on how much a radio system can do. without a special service from like a phone company.

10. nr4dw Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    what the amateur radio community needs on youtube is an instructional video on how to program dstar repeater memory channels into an id 700 and or an ic 220h without the use of a computer!!! in an emergency you may not have a pc and in Alabama I hear alot of hams complain about programming these trancievers thanks DE NR4DW

11. sv2evs Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    How fast is the “on-air” connection speed ?

12. nr4dw Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    we need a video on howto program an ID 800 without a computer… Good Luck

13. nr4dw Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    good job !! My state Alabama has an Awsome dstar setup!!

14. barranness Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    please post more demonstrations, and how to build a emergency radio kit which includes radio, battery, antenna set up, you know the kit.

15. Jonny10001 Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Looks like a great communication medium, John VK2ATU Sydney Australia

16. patchcords Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    This is fantastic!!!!

    73
    Chris, VE3RKP

17. 9H1RA Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Thanks, thats what i race the new YZFR1

18. W7NWH Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Nice bike on QRZ! de W7NWH

19. 9H1RA Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    This is a great new system…. very interesting specialy for disasters situations. Keep posting your good work.

    73’s

    Ray
    9H1RA

20. W7NWH Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    Your comments are appreciated. This video is short to showcase features quickly. More videos are on the way in the coming months.

    73′ John W7NWH

21. n2kto Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 2:46 am

    This is great. I would love to see a more in depth (how to) video on the video you produced here.

    Thanks for giving me a video to take to my OEM.

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