not necesarily on 1.2GHZ since that is a ham band, but certainly in the 900
to 980MHZ range
And potentially higher if icom comes out with some commercial radios that
can go above that.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
> It's going to become the wave of the future simply because it cuts down on
> the radio spectrum. The signal is very narrow, and that's going to
> eventually make it take hold. I can see how the oil and gas industry
would
> use it very much because of the data capabilities on 1.2 ghz.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
>
>
> > Icom is marketing the D star technology in the commercial radio
> > sector...not
> > sure if they have always done this, but we recently had an Icom D star
rep
> > from Icom canada attend one of our club meetings. He wasn't there to
sell
> > D
> > star to local hams at all, but was attending an oil and gas industry
> > conference where he was marketting D star for use in the oil field.
> > It does have some fairly significant potential in certain aspects of
> > communications in the oil and gas industry. They are always looking for
> > new
> > and better technology in that industry, or even very specific technology
> > to
> > meet a need that may not exist else where.
> > So, I suspect it may have a limited survival rate amongst hams, or at
> > least
> > most hams who aren't as technically savvy as others, but it may not be
in
> > the same boat when it comes to the commercial side.
> >
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
> >
> >
> >> There's absolutely nothing around here, MA/RI area that I know of. As
> >> long
> >> as only 1 manufacturer on the ham market offers it, I don't think it
will
> >> have any chance of survival and I don't think anyone else has any plans
> >> to
> >> come out with anything compatible with it. If so, I haven't heard about
> >> it
> >> so I'm sure not going to bother with it.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:19 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi Lou;
> >> >
> >> > Their are only a couple of repeaters in the Delaware Valley area.
> >> >
> >> > I will wait until the cost of the radios come down.
> >> >
> >> > It's probably a lot like PL tones when you had to buy the board to go
> > into
> >> > the radio.
> >> >
> >> > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:05 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hi.
> >> >>
> >> >> Chris's message raises a point of curiosity for me. I have been
> > hearing
> >> >> murmurings about DStar, but don't know much about it. Is anyone
here
> >> >> using
> >> >> it, or even ever observed it being used?
> >> >>
> >> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> >> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
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