Further information (14 September 2025)
I contacted the Central Coast Radio Club as apparently they have a D-Star repeater that works with the terminal app. I haven’t finished this project. I instead got an MMDVM Hotspot, which works just fine. Nonetheless, here’s the response I received from the Central Coast Radio Club.
Original post May 2025
My equipment
- Icom ID-52A Pplus
- Icom RS-MS3I app for iPhone and iPad
- iPhone 15 Pro
Dstar gateway status
Nearest D- Star terminal mode compliant repeater
- VK2RAG Central Coast NSW AUS
- Service status
- Other compliant Australian servers: Melbourne, Port Lincoln (SA), Adelaide, and Perth.
Other materials
- Paper from NZ operator
- Groups IO Post
- Icom “RS-MS3I Terminal Mode and Access Point Mode Application”
- Icom “D-STAR application guide” (There are also Windows and Android versions of the app)
- Icom “About the DV Gateway Function”
- My home router – port forwarding (Netgear Orbi)
Videos on terminal mode
Pairing the radio to the iPhone
28 May 2025