I've heard dstar, and IDAS which is many times better, it's just not
anything I can stand to listen to. Reminds me of real player back when it
first came out.
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone used d star
> how much have you actually listened to DStar?
> yes, it's digital, but it's nothing like digital used to be.
> occasionally you get some of that digital artifact stuff going on, but
> more
> often than not, it's very very good for a digital mode.
> And don't forget, your ts2000 is all digital as well for the audio output,
> so don't be too quick to discount digital audio.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Anyone used d star
>
>
>> If you're audio sensitive, all the current digital modes sound like crap
>> though I will say that much. IDAS/Nextedge being the best of them, but
>> still, I can't stand to listen to it. So, if you're audio sensitive you
>> may
>> not want to go there. I know one of the clubs I belong to is messing with
>> IDAS/Nextedge which is a lot cheaper to get going than dstar but I'm
>> going
>> to miss that band wagon completely. It will be a long time before I spend
>> serious money for a 2 meter radio again if I ever do.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: Anyone used d star
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
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