Hmm, really? Just for clubs or what? Wonder how easy it would be to connect up Asterisk as a controller for one of those?

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Dec 4, 2014, at 11:15 AM, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> and yaesu is practically giving away the new digital/analogue dual band 
> repeaters to increase interest in their digital mode.
> Not sure why it sounds better than DStar as I thought it was just another 
> p25 mode...
> A couple of the guys around here have picked up the yaesu digital handhelds, 
> but we don't as yet have a c4fm repeater set up...they are selling them for 
> around $500 which gives you a full 50W dual band repeater with both c4fm and 
> analogue on the same frequency pair.
> Maybe we'll stuff it in with the DStar and DMR repeaters we already have 
> that see very little use lol.
> What is the best thing about digital?  Is you can call anywhere in the world 
> and still not talk to anyone lol.
> 
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bob Tinney
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 8:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Rig
> 
> Ron,
> 
> C4FM digital voice in the wide mode sounds much better than DStar!  I
> also have a TNV71A and the FTM400DR's only advantage is that it will
> transmit and receive C4FM digital voice.
> 
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> 
> On 12/4/2014 8:54 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\` wrote:
>> Bob, first, congratulations on your new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile dual 
>> band
>> rig. I am extremely curious; why did you purchase the Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM
>> transceiver as opposed to the Kenwood TM V71A?
>> 
>> Ron, K8HSY
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 1:27 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: New Rig
>> 
>> I just bought a new Yaesu FTM400DR C4FM mobile dual band rig.  Yaesu 
>> offers
>> a voice synth and recorder board and I have installed it. There are only 5
>> buttons on the rig and yu can push the two tuning knobs.  I downloaded the
>> manuals from Yaesu, but they are locked and I haven't heard from Yaesu 
>> yet.
>> 
>> I will figure it out, and enjoy the challenge, but this is not an easy rig
>> to use, but C4FM interested me!
>>