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chan_dstar.txt

Archive: chan_dstar.zip

chan_dstar.c is the Asterisk channel driver for D-Star. This driver requires a dongle to convert analog to digital audio and back.

The steps to make it work are as follows:

1) copy chan_dstar.c to the /usr/src/asterisk/channels directory

2) rebuld the Asterisk server with

 gmake
 gmake install

3) In /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf define a node that has the rxchannel set to this:

 rxchannel=dstar/0.0.0.0:9990:7770 

4) In /etc/asterisk/modules.conf, make sure you load chan_dstar.so just in case you have set autoload=no

5) If you will be connecting to dstar nodes who run dplus which blocks people, Download the package dstar2analog for Linux from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rtpDir/ in the „Files“ section

If you will be connecting to our dstar nodes who run dextra_srv where everyone is welcome and there is no blocking, download the dextra_cli package from http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rtpDir/ in the „Files“ section

6) Configure the dextra_cli (or the dstar2analog) package by looking at dextra_cli_conf.txt and dextra_cli_connect.txt (or by looking into dstar2analog_conf.txt and dstar2analog_connect.txt)

so that they match the rxchannel=dstar/0.0.0.0:9990:7770 in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf

7) Read the file dextar_cli_readme.txt (or dstar2analog_readme.txt) The instructions in that file tell you how to set the dongle up.

8) Link in your Asterisk radio node to the driver node that has rxchannel=dstar/0.0.0.0:9990:7770 (Use a DTMF command to link the 2 nodes)

Your Asterisk radio node usually has this: rxchannel = Radio/usb

9) Start the Asterisk server and start the dstar_cli software(or dstar2analog)

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