Suhfars operates two core repeaters in Lake County Illinois.

K9SA/R on 443.250 operates both in analog and P25 modes.

KC9OKW is our D-STAR repeater on 440.74375 

These repeaters are located in southwestern Lake county with excellent coverage into the southern edge of Wisconsin and northern Cook county.

other D-STAR repeaters that will be in the SUHFARS 'system' are

KC9PWC 440.75625  

KC9RBB 442.800 

KF7CUF 445.9500

Currently these are separate repeaters. At some point, they will be interconnected through a reflector full time. If you are a new D-Star user, you should register your callsign for network operation in the D-Star system. If you are a member of SUHFARS, you can register by contacting WA9EMY, W8DCD or WB9EXL.

For more information on D-Star, you can visit the following sites:

http://www.dstarinfo.com/ for general D-Star Information

DXZone.com has an extensive list of D-Star information resources at:
http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Operating_Modes/D-STAR/

DSTARusers.org has some good tools, forums and other information.

And if you're trying to figure out how to program your radio, the D-Star calculator at http://www.dstarinfo.com will help you out.