well, the radios may well be non-accessible from a blind persons 
perspective, but they are very usable once you get everything set up on the 
radio.
I have a friend that has a couple D star radios.  Perhaps one of these lazy 
sunday afternoons I'll go to his place and see if the DStar info can be set 
up through the programming software.  If so, then the rigs are quite usable.
DStar is a great mode of operation.  Far better audio than IRLP or echolink, 
and some great folks using it so far.
On simplex operation, between two DStar radios, you can get right down to an 
almost non-existent signal into the receiver and still hear the audio 
chrystal clear.
I was quite impressed with it after a couple hours of using it on my friends 
equipment.
He's got the IC 2820, and one of the DStar equipt HT's.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone used d star


> It's definitely something useful for us but the pointy-clicky
> mob thinks that's the only way to fly so this stuff will be land
> fill for us until something better comes along.
>
> Jed Barton writes:
>> Hey guys,
>> Has anyone successfully used d star?  It looks like the icom radios are
>> completely not accessible. Would be curious to hear some input whether
>> this
>> is even worth playing with.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jed
>>
>>