I'm with you there, I'm doing more with HF and love it.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 6:36 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
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
>>>
>>>