That is very true. Who wants to spend money on another radio which works
fine. Dstar is exclusive to Icom and Dstar provides no access to the VIP's.
Gary KB2YAA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
I have lots of objections to DStar myself, namely the high cost, that =
Icom is the only manufacturer that does dStar, and its proprietary =
nature. Especially the proprietary nature of the protocol strikes me as =
fundamentally at odds with everything else we do with amateur radio. =
But, what do I know?=20
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Dec 20, 2012, at 7:02 AM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, not here yet, and many people are resisting it, due in no =
small=20
> part to the overall high cost of a D Star radio.
>=20
> And, this says nothing about accessibility issues.
>=20
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Ray T. Mahorney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:51 PM
> Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
>=20
>=20
>> that is interesting because a fair number of EOC's here in Ohio are=20=
>> migrating to DSTAR.
>>=20
>>=20
>> Ray T. Mahorney
>> WA4WGA
>>=20
>>=20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 00:05
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
>>=20
>> Ray:
>>=20
>> No D Star here yet, and I don't know of any plans for it soon.
>>=20
>> This is why the choice of rigs on the part of the powers that be was =
so
>> strange.
>>=20
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>=20
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Ray T. Mahorney" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
>>=20
>>=20
>>> no they do not nor does Icomm sell speech boards for those radios =
they=20
>>> are
>>> both DSTAR radios and as
>>> such there is no accessibility on the digital side. Has your county
>>> adopted DSTAR?
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Ray T. Mahorney
>>> WA4WGA
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators=20
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 00:15
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: In a state of disbelief here
>>>=20
>>> Hi, all
>>>=20
>>> Recently, in my region of west-central lower Michigan, the power =
that be
>>> obtained an equipment grant to purchase all new equipment for our =
county
>>> EOC's. Sounds great, right???
>>>=20
>>> Well, for one thing, none of us as EC's were consulted on the rig =
and
>>> other
>>> equipment choices, so we ended up with rigs with which none of us =
were
>>> familiar.
>>>=20
>>> But, here's the real kicker:
>>>=20
>>> Two of the rigs are the Icom IC2820 VHF/UHF dual-band radio, and the =
Icom
>>> IC2200 2-meter radio. Upon checking in the AES catalog, and calling =
AES
>>> for
>>> confirmation, it seems that these radios do not have a voice =
synthesizer
>>> chip option. If this is true, of course, the rigs will be of =
limited use
>>> to
>>> me as EC in the Emergency Operations Center, unless I have sighted
>>> assistance with me at all times.
>>>=20
>>> Can someone verify for me that these rigs actually do not have a =
voice
>>> chip
>>> option??
>>>=20
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>=20
>>=20
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