[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-Star to listen to reflectors or distant repeaters

2009-03-13 Thread john_ke5c
Callsign routing also has the excellent additional benefit in that it will follow anyone anywhere in the network, as long as they've keyed down ONCE on the local repeater... wherever they may roam. If you put WY0X into your rig, and I go to California, Hawaii, or even just switch

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Pathway obstruction Analog versus Digital

2009-03-13 Thread k2aau
To all: I currently have a Pathway obstruction where a roadway is elevated at 240 ft and my site is at 260 ft effecting users some 6 miles away. Mobile coverage is okay but HT coverage is okay if you find a sweet spot. My question is, will a digital signal have better penetration to defeat a

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Pathway obstruction Analog versus Digital

2009-03-13 Thread John Hays
R2D2 occurs when there is enough signal for the D-STAR receiver to detect the digital signal but the signal has degraded to the point that error correction cannot recover the original audio stream. It has long been observed that the trained ear may be able to pull the audio out of a very

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-Star to listen to reflectors or distant repeaters

2009-03-13 Thread Nate Duehr
I did say as designed, John. The roaming slowness is a fixable problem with enough eyeballs on it, and is directly related to the growth of the system, I would imagine. I don't see it as a way to roam between local repeaters as much as it is a way to find someone anywhere when they really roam

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: D-Star to listen to reflectors or distant repeaters

2009-03-13 Thread Nate Duehr
Good lord, what did Yahoo do to my proper PUNCTUATION on that last message?! That was NOT typed up that way! Sigh. strange. Thanks Yahoo. wow. That's weird! Nate WY0X [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]