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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>>> >>
>>>
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