At 01:39 AM 10/14/2008, you wrote: >Hi Tony, > >You recommendation (using the reflectors as a calling 'channel' and >moving to a working connection) makes a lot of sense. The shortcoming >will be skilled DSTAR operators being able to link, set up a contact, >unlink, and enter the UR of the contact station, make the contact, and
Based on my IRLP experience, I agree totally Steve. Unfortunately, as I said previously, skilled operators, especially in the newer modes, seem to be at a premium during JOTA. Maybe we need to take a broader view of JOTA and act as Elmers for those who will be doing the actual operating on the weekend, throughout the year. Perhaps something that can be organised through our respective national societies (WIA, ARRL, RSGB, etc) as the point of contact and coordination. >then relink for another setup. The link and unlink UR's can easily be >saved in memory but it will take a little coordination to go through the >steps. These folks most likely will not have dstarusers.org available >via internet. It may be more functional to spread contacts out over >several different reflectors ? or put together a quick list of >participating URs that can be pre-programmed into the field radios ? I'm not sure the best solution to resolve these issues, but it's clear to me that those who put in the time do need more support from those of us in the know. 73 de VK3JED http://vkradio.com
