This is different though, because of the flexibility that d-star has. I may
be getting something together in january and if I do, I'll let the list know
what challenges the blind d-star user might have.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: Easy HT to Use
>I don't think it will take hold in Ham radio though. I really don't. Narrow
> FM hasn't even yet and I'd think that would come first. I know I'm not
> going
> to spend money on it yet.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:47 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
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>>>> >> Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
>>>> >>
>>>>
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