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DCS (Digital Call Server)
DCS is the most modern D-STAR reflector system and used worldwide. Many
countries use their own reflectors which differ from each other by their 3 digit
number. (DCS001, DCS002 etc).
Each DCS reflector has 26 rooms which are allocated to various regions of a country
or continent. These rooms (A to Z) have been given names to make their
identification easier and are shown in the webserver of the DV4home.
FCS
FCS reflectors are similar to DCS reflectors but planned for the Yaesu C4FM system.
FCS001and FCS002 each have 100 rooms (numbered 0-99).
PCS
PCS reflectors are also similar to DCS reflectors but used by the P25 system. Both
PCS001 and PCS002 have rooms 0-99.
Xreflectors
Xreflectors are the second generation of D-STAR reflectors and no longer used as
much. However, in some countries like Italy they are still being used as the hams
have not yet agreed on a common concept.
Xreflectors have less ports over which simultaneous QSOs can be run. Xreflectors are
named XRF001, XRF002 etc.
D-Plus reflectors
They were the first generation D-STAR reflector system. Although it is getting old it is
still used intensively in a number of countries (mostly English speaking ones like USA,
UK and Canada but even in Germany there are a few operational). D-Plus reflectors
are named REF001, REF002 etc. Simultaneous QSOs are possible.
DMR reflectors
DMR reflectors consist of several regional servers that are connected with each other
via a superordinate network. Several nets exist, see earlier in this text.
In the
