D-STAR Applications and Tools for Digital Voice
Find software for D-STAR digital voice communication, including chat, data transfer, GPS tracking, and hotspot control.
D-STAR, a digital voice and data protocol for amateur radio, allows hams to make QSOs with clear audio and exchange data over repeaters or directly. Operators use D-STAR for local contacts, linking across continents via the internet, and even for sending text messages or position data. This mode offers advanced features beyond traditional analog FM, making it popular for those exploring digital amateur radio activity.
Many software tools support D-STAR operations, from applications like D-RATS for text chat and file transfers to utilities that convert D-STAR position reports into APRS format, such as D-PRS. Operators can also find software for Slow Scan TV (SSTV) over D-STAR and clients like Peanut or BlueDV for Android, which connect to D-STAR reflectors and hotspots, often supporting other digital voice modes like DMR and Fusion. Some tools, like Doozy DStar, even allow direct PC-to-radio connections for D-STAR QSOs without needing a separate hotspot.
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Codec2 is an open-source low bit rate speech codec optimized for communications-quality speech at approximately 2400 bits/s, suitable for HF/VHF digital -
D-PRS converts these position reports from remote D-STAR radios to an APRS format. Windows .net application -
D-PRS is GPS for ham radio. Includes DStarTNC2, javAPRSSrvr, DStarInterface, and TNC-X. D-PRS is the act of converting Icom GPS information generated by Icom D-STAR radios in GPS mode into TNC2 fomatted APRS strings. -
D-PRS Interface is written to provide a universal interface between APRS clients and an Icom D-STAR enabled radio with a low speed port. -
D-RATS is a small application designed to provide data communication capabilities with D-STAR radios. It supports text chatting, file transfers, position reporting and mapping, and much more! It is written in Python using GTK to run on multiple platforms. -
Email, GPS Beacon, GPS Tracker, Text Chat, Private messages, internet Network node (link across the internet). Dstar Comms can be used for email deployment, GPS Tracking, reliable communication plus much more. Availble in free and commercial version -
An open collaborated project for creating base libraries and applications to allow the passing of information from the host computer to the D-STAR radio and vice versa. -
Software for ICOM D-Star Radios IC880H IC80AD -
A simple D-Star keyboard to keyboard chat application for Windows by NJ6N. -
BlueDV Android is DMR/DSTAR and Fusion hotspot software for Android 4.x and higher. It supports DSTAR (DEXTRA, DPLUS, DCS), FUSION (YSF, FCS), DMR ( Brandmeister, DMR+) -
With Doozy for Windows you can make QSO’s via your Windows PC on DSTAR ( DPLUS, DEXTRA, DCS and XLX ). There is no need for a hotspot. Just connect your ICOM IC-705 to your Windows PC with an USB datacable and connect it to your favorite DSTAR reflector/repeater. -
Peanut is a free Digital radio client Android App. The App requires a manual registration with the author and allow to chat in proprietary rooms or to connect room linked to DSTAR amateur radio repeaters worldwide. A central Peanut dashboard with current system activity is also available.