Question 1

What are URCALL, CALL1, CALL2?

mikie · Accepted Answer

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Question 2

What is the difference between the D-Star repeater and D-Star on the Digital Repeater?

mikie · Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What are the D-Star settings for your Repeaters?

mikie · Accepted Answer

Our Settings

Question 4

I registered for D-Star on KB3YBH, How can I make changes?

mikie · Accepted Answer

We changed the call sign for the D-Star repeater KB3YBH to W3FDK. In that process, we had to rebuild the gateway from scratch. Because you have to build from scratch, all of our previous registrations are no longer in the system and are not able to be changed.

Your Options

Your options are limited. Your callsign is still registered in the central system so you cannot re-register at a different gateway.

If you need to make changes you have to contact the D-star folks and have them remove your call sign and then re-register. We will update this FAQ with contact details once we know who they are.

This is an unfortunate consequence of changing a call sign for a D-Star repeater, there is not way to import the old database of users into a new call sign because you are already registered in the central database under the old call sign.

Some Links

Here are some links that might be able to help:

http://www.dstarinfo.com/home.aspx (do not go to dstarinfo.org - it will try to infect your computer) - Has lots of good information on D-Star.
https://regist.dstargateway.org/instructions/ - Instructions on how to register your call sign with D-Star.

You can see all of the FAQs here: https://mawcg.org/faqs/

Question 5

What does FARG stand for?

mikie · Accepted Answer

FARG is the Frederick Amateur Repeater Group.

Some have called it the Friendly Amateur Repeater Group which is a great compliment and demonstrates the hard work that has been put into this system since the 1960's to make is a community and friendly fraternity of radio operators.

Question 6

How do I program My Bayofeng for your FM Repeater?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Programming a Baofeng for this repeater:

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

Question 7

How do I add your FM Repeater to my Wouxun?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Question 8

How do I add your FM repeater using Chirp?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

Question 9

What is a Codeplug?

mikie · Accepted Answer

The term Codeplug has been popularized in recent years because of the rise of DMR, a commercial digital voice mode that has been adapted to Ham Radio.

Put simply, it is the config file that can be used to program a radio. Some people use Chirp or other software to program their radio. A codeplug is simply that config file.

The term originated from Motorola from back in the day when there was a physical “plug” that was used to setup the radio. DMR was popularized by Motorola and the term Codeplug is common among Motorola equipment.

Since DMR has become popular people have been using the term Codeplug to represent any radio config.

Question 10

What does it cost to become a member of the MAWCG?

mikie · Accepted Answer

$0

Question 11

Who is the Mid-Atlantic Wireless Communication Group

mikie · Accepted Answer

answer here

Question 12

I see you have nets, where can I get details when and where they are?

mikie · Accepted Answer

Have you ever heard the saying “We drink our own cool-aid”. Anyways, we use hamsocial.org to publish all of our nets and events.

You can also find some of our custom written software baked in to hamsocial.org. If you don’t have an account over there, you should, so go do that now at hamsocial.org

Now, off to see if cool-aid is still available and get some.

Question 13

How does the Mid-Atlantic Wireless Communication Group Make Money?

mikie · Accepted Answer

Short Answer, we don't.

Question 14

How do I program My Bayofeng for your FM Repeater?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Programming a Baofeng for this repeater:

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

Question 15

How do I add your FM Repeater to my Wouxun?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Question 16

How do I add your FM repeater using Chirp?

mikie · Accepted Answer

W3FDK on 146.73

The 146.73 repeater has a negative offset, you will need to configure your radio with the following details to be able to talk through the repeater:

Receive Frequency: 146.73
Transmit Frequency: 146.13 (a negative offset of .6 Mhz)
PL Tone: 141.3

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

Question 17

What are the D-Star settings for your Repeaters?

mikie · Accepted Answer

Our Settings

Question 18

What is the Difference Between a Node and Repeater

mikie · Accepted Answer

In basic terms, it is what the HRI-200 is connected to.

Technically they are the same. Let's expand on this.

A Wires-X node requires the Wires-X software to be installed on a Microsoft Windows machine. It also requires a small device from Yaesu called an HRI-200.

The HRI-200 connect to either a repeater or radio. If it is connected to a repeater then it is a repeater. If it is connected to a radio to only be used by someone local then it is a node.

Some repeaters do not have internet at the repeaters site so they set up like the node, with the HRI-200 connected to a fusion radio like the FTM-100. The FTM-100 is programmed for their local Fusion Repeater. When someone is talking on Wires-X the HRI-200 keys up the radio and transmits the digital signal to the repeater which transmits it out to everyone.

When the radio receives a digital signal the audio goes to the HRI-200 and it puts it out on Wires-X.

This is how the K3ERM node in Frederick works. The node is at a location that has Internet and transmits to the repeater.

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Repeater Site

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What are URCALL, CALL1, CALL2?

What is the difference between the D-Star repeater and D-Star on the Digital Repeater?

What are the D-Star settings for your Repeaters?

I registered for D-Star on KB3YBH, How can I make changes?

Your Options

Some Links

What does FARG stand for?

How do I program My Bayofeng for your FM Repeater?

W3FDK on 146.73

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Programming a Baofeng for this repeater:

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

How do I add your FM Repeater to my Wouxun?

W3FDK on 146.73

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

How do I add your FM repeater using Chirp?

W3FDK on 146.73

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

What is a Codeplug?

What does it cost to become a member of the MAWCG?

Who is the Mid-Atlantic Wireless Communication Group

I see you have nets, where can I get details when and where they are?

How does the Mid-Atlantic Wireless Communication Group Make Money?

How do I program My Bayofeng for your FM Repeater?

W3FDK on 146.73

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Programming a Baofeng for this repeater:

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

How do I add your FM Repeater to my Wouxun?

W3FDK on 146.73

Program a Wouxun Radio for this repeater:

How do I add your FM repeater using Chirp?

W3FDK on 146.73

Using our pre-configured config file for Chirp:

Program a radio with Chirp for this repeater:

What are the D-Star settings for your Repeaters?

What is the Difference Between a Node and Repeater