DStar
D-Star, short for Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio, is a digital voice and data protocol designed for amateur radio use. It was developed by Icom with involvement from amateur radio organizations and was introduced in the early 2000s. The standard defines how digital voice and packet data are transmitted over VHF and UHF amateur bands and supports both local and networked communications through repeaters, gateways, and internet-linked reflectors.
Technically, D-Star uses a two-channel approach: a digital voice channel and a separate data channel. The voice
The D-Star network is built from local repeaters connected to gateway servers and reflectors. Gateways route
Equipment with D-Star capability typically requires a compatible radio and access to the D-Star network via