Is running 2 DStar hotspots with the same Callsign is Prohibited?

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Re: Is running 2 DStar hotspots with the same Callsign is Prohibited?

Post by M1DNS »

Not as I found. I worked with several of them ( I'm much more 'active' answering posts in the FB group than I am here within the forum pages) and they were well aware of their setups re duplicate freqs. etc.

For all intents and purposes they seem to be getting bounced for having two simultaneously connected hotspots linked to the same dplus reflector.

But have not seen mention or aware of anything similar, lately.

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Re: Is running 2 DStar hotspots with the same Callsign is Prohibited?

Post by kc3lyz »

I had never seen such a rule mentioned about 2
Hotspots with same call sign on the same reflector,
but I seem to be unable to link REF038c for the raspberry pi net.
though I can still listen and transmit if someone with a different call sign links it first. Wondering if that’s why I got blocked.
In this case they aren’t on the same frequency,
as one is on UHF, and the other is a Dvmega cast
directly connected to the internet with no RF.

Any way to contact the admin to see what’s
going wrong? It just say “not linked” or “busy”.
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Re: Is running 2 DStar hotspots with the same Callsign is Prohibited?

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kc3lyz wrote:I had never seen such a rule mentioned about 2
Hotspots with same call sign on the same reflector,
but I seem to be unable to link REF038c for the raspberry pi net.
though I can still listen and transmit if someone with a different call sign links it first. Wondering if that’s why I got blocked.
In this case they aren’t on the same frequency,
as one is on UHF, and the other is a Dvmega cast
directly connected to the internet with no RF.

Any way to contact the admin to see what’s
going wrong? It just say “not linked” or “busy”.
If you have /had differing installs running over VHF/ UHF then they would / could be identified separately as VHF would be the C module, UHF the B module. ie. KC3LYZ C KC3LYZ B.
I think the dvcast defaults with a D module ?? which again should be seen as a seperate connection.
I'll just add. I haven't connected anywhere or anything to dplus for ages, and have in myself lost track of what / how / where Dplus is currently with regards this.

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Re: Is running 2 DStar hotspots with the same Callsign is Prohibited?

Post by kc3lyz »

It looks like when I set up the cast, it defaulted to KC3LYZ_B (same as my other one, and the one I use for the repeaters which are mostly UHF here). I could try the D to see if it makes any difference.
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