I miss the IRLP user access we had on the old machine 73 Bill WS5H ----- Original Message ----- From: WILLIS COOKE via BVARC To: Michael Wrenn ; Ravi Ratnala ; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [BVARC] Knowledge / Opinions about Digital / D-Star / C4FM (System Fusion)?
The only reason that Glen tried Fusion was that Yaesu gave TDXS a repeater. TDXS has trouble finding users for our repeaters for normal voice. I seldom get a QSO on one of our repeaters. The only time we had much traffic was when 34/94 was being revamped and BVARC used our repeaters. I am afraid that the way for hams to communicate in the future is commercial cell phone. Of course HT to HT does work still if you plan ahead and bring an extra HT to give to the ham you want to talk to. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, BVARC MSWE Chairman, 2014 & 2015 TDXS Contest Chairman K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Michael Wrenn via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> To: Ravi Ratnala <ratnala...@indexsolutions.com>; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [BVARC] Knowledge / Opinions about Digital / D-Star / C4FM (System Fusion)? I thought that Glen WB5TUF had plans to install a System Fusion repeater. I don't recall the outcome. Me, I don't run any of them, nor do I have any interest. Call me again when they all settle on one protocol. Now, HF digital voice is another story. One protocol (completely ignoring the fact that D-Star can be used on HF), just not enough people using it (codec2). We need more people using FreeDV. http://freedv.org/tiki-index.php I believe the Yaesu that will be given away at the hamfest is System Fusion ready. Seven Three, Michael - K5WRN http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Ravi Ratnala via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Friends, Ok, I'll go ahead and open the ol' can-o-worms: The radio I'm buying happens to be a Yaesu FT1DR. The main reason for the purchase is that I want a new V/U dual-band HT that will be rugged enough for EMCOMM work, as well as the off-roading, backcountry backpacking, and mountaineering I do. I was considering the VX-6R and VX-8R before I found the FT1DR. The main reasons I chose the latter over the others are the facts that it has a built-in GPS, does APRS natively, and has a built-in TNC for data (if I ever decide to wander down that trail). In other words, I'd buy this radio even if it didn't operate C4FM (digital voice). In the interest of disclosure, I do tend to be a Yaesu guy, but I'm never a blind ambassador to any brand name. I also count an Icom, an Alinco, and several Baofengs among my gear, and I recommended a Kenwood TH-F6A to a friend recently. Now, here comes the VHS v. Beta part: 1) What's the general feeling out there with regard to the digital voice modes like D-Star and System Fusion (love / hate / too early / never be standardized / all stink / etc)? 2) With regard to System Fusion, how many of you actually have the capability, or plan to at some point? 3) Does anyone know whether / how many System Fusion repeaters there are currently in the greater Houston area? Or of any plans to deploy? I'm just trying to get a general feel for how useful that particular feature is likely to be. And to stir up a hornet's nest, of course. ;-) All opinions / rants / flames welcome. 73, KF5YHP -- Ravi P. Ratnala CEO Index Solutions, Inc. Two Allen Center 1200 Smith Street, 16th Floor Houston, TX 77002 (877) INDEX-99 www.indexsolutions.com _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8719 - Release Date: 12/11/14 Internal Virus Database is out of date.
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