ARLA/CLUSTER: O seu a SEU DONO:1ª Emissões em D-STAR nos 10m e 6m pertencem a Espanha.

[João Gonçalves Costa]

More D-STAR on 10m and 6m ?
On Thursday, we carried an item 'First D-STAR on 10m and 6m ?' which described what may have been one of the first transmissions of the Digital Voice mode D-STAR on the Amateur Radio 10m and 6m bands.

However, Jaume, EA3FRB has contacted us to say:
"I can inform to you that some amateurs (members of Unión de Radioaficionats de Catalunya, URCAT, see www.radioaficionats.cat) carried out several QSOs on 10m and 6m on June 2008.
 
They used a home made equipment designed by EA3CNO.

http://www.qsl.net/ea3cno/ind_dstar.htm
They wrote a post explaining it on DStar yahoo group in spanish."

"Esta tarde, EA3EIS (JN11AL), EA3ANS y EA3DCM (JN11CJ) y EA3CNO (JN11BJ), han efectuado un enlace en la banda de 50 MHz, utilizando el formato D-Star, las potencias utilizadas han sido del orden de 5W con antenas de baja ganancia(verticales de 1/4 de onda). Las señales han sido estables y limpias de ruido. Acabada la prueba de 50 MHz, EA3ANS y EA3DCM han enlazado con EA3EIS en 29 MHz (segmento de FM), realizando también un QSO con buenas señales. Desde aqui quiero animar a todos a experimentar con este fantastico sistema digital que es el D-Star.
Antonio ea3cno"

Google's translation produced this version in English.

"This afternoon, EA3EIS (JN11AL) EA3ANS and EA3DCM (JN11CJ) and EA3CNO (JN11BJ) have made a link in the band from 50 MHz, using the D-Star form, the powers have been used in order to 5W low gain antennas (vertical 1 / 4 wavelength). The signals have been stable and free of noise. After the test of 50 MHz, EA3ANS and EA3DCM been linked to EA3EIS 29 MHz (FM segment), also made a QSO with good signals. Here I would encourage everyone to experiment with this fantastic digital system which is the 
D-Star. 
Antonio ea3cno"
 

Fonte:Jaume, EA3FRB