Dale
We (Rancho Cucamonga Fire Auxilary Communications Service) beleive that the
ID-1 does provide a solution for our "customer" RCFD. With a 1.2GHz digital
data repeater/server at a fire station near the center of the city, ID-1s in
the communications van and the emergency operations center we expect to have an
infrastructure independent wide area network covering most of the city.
Last Saturday was the department open house, showing the comm van with WiFi
access to the WAN. Next Saturday will be the first test from the EOC and to
another EOC to the west.
My example for a minimum digital data system is to unplug the computer from
the network, plug in an ID-1, move the computer 20 miles away plug it in to
another ID-1 and continue working on a slower (not a slow as dial-up) network.
This is a major shift from standing on the street corner with an HT but adds
an effective means of sending reports, pictures and maps.
Mike, KD6GWO
Planning Section Chief
Rancho ACS
DALE BLANCHARD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have D-Star because I like learning about the technology but I
think it will have very little use for the average Ham mentality, especially
the newbee's.
We still cannot get them on 220 or 6 meters. Most are on PTT 2 meters a few on
440.
Took a long time to get them to discover Simplex instead of talking to next
door thru a 4 state repeater..
Most hams I know do not know what all D-star will do and knock it because it
cost more.
Seems to be a solution for a non existent problem.
My next radio will be a ID-1, so I will have another radio I can not find any
one to talk to.
But I get to play with the technology and talk to my self..
That is what I liked about Packet. I could link to my self thru several states
and not find any one but me.
But I could send packets to my self. all the way from NV to Idaho and back thru
Utah.
Then the Net Rom nuts took over and screwed up Hams doing it there selves. Then
no one understood how it worked.
Dale
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