IDAS is much cheaper, much more blind friendly except for the text messages 
for right now and I can't even say that for 100% sure until I get a radio 
with a display, and even icom reps say has more of a future than DStar which 
they're admittedly just trying to get rid of according to the last rep I 
talked to at a ham fest.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carolyn Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: d-star radios


> Hi,
>
> D-star isn't what it's cracked up to be, and no, we can't use it. It's
> rather expensive. We had some hams in the area that went gunho over it, 
> and
> it fizzled out very quickly.
>
> Carolyn kj4vt
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:27 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: d-star radios
>
>> The club here is getting a grant from icom and jputting up a d-star
>> system.  Anyone ever messed with this and is it possible for a blind
>> person?
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW, is there much choice in radios?
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.