IDAS is the commercial replacement and eventual complete replacement for
DStar compatible with Kenwood's nextege. They're already working their way
in ham radio since it's pretty cheap compared to other digital modes and
icom reps are liking it going to the ham side of things.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
> Sounds interesting. What is IDAS?
>
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, John Miller wrote:
>
>> The IC-F3101 handheld and the IC-F5121 mobile, both VHF radios and their
>> UHF
>> counterparts the IC-F4101 and IC-F6121. They are commercial radios, so no
>> VFO, but they'll tell you what channel they're on in voice, do IDAS, have
>> a
>> lot you can do with turning the power on while holding a button to adjust
>> the squelch and other various settings, making it really one of the best
>> commercial radios I've used for accessibility though I still prefer my
>> kenwoods. my fiance got me the IC-F3101 for my birthday since one of the
>> local clubs I belong to and am VP of has a few IDAS repeaters up so now I
>> can play there. The software took a little learning but now that I did I
>> can
>> do anything with it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "chad morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>>
>>
>>> what is the model?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 11:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>>>
>>>
>>>> There's a commercial Icom radio that can do that now, it will give the
>>>> channels.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "chad morrison" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:12 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: wauxum hand helds
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> no, it will just read you the memory name.
>>>>> chad
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 8:44 PM
>>>>> Subject: wauxum hand helds
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Everyone;
>>>>>> I think I got the answer once upon a time but I just have to ask and
>>>>>> hope I misunderstood. Simply put what talks? Putting it another
>>>>>> way,
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> just put 20 channels in memory and I don't have my paper telling me
>>>>>> what
>>>>>> repeater is in what channel and I had a minor brain freeze. When I
>>>>>> bring up a memory channel will the radio speak both channel number
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> frequency? If it only speaks channel numbers it isn't on my want
>>>>>> list.
>>>>>> Similarly if I am dialing through the band will the radio tell me
>>>>>> what
>>>>>> frequency I am currently on? To me those are the two most important
>>>>>> features.
>>>>>> Given the drastically lower price how does this thing compare with
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> thf6a?
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> richard
>>
>>
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