btwlgw wrote: > > > Thanks Nate (and others) > > I'm back on the fence ;) > > The more I read about APRS's failures (there's a reason most people > are only using it for vehicle tracking, much to Bruninga's chagrin) > and D-Star's promise, I realize it would be crazy to not look toward > the future, esp. since there's supposed to be a 70cm D-Star repeater > going up 30 miles from here in 2009.
Another factor I'd look into if I were you, before making a purchasing decision... If that proposed D-STAR repeater 30 miles away is NOT going to have Internet access and a Gateway, that CRUSHES most of D-STAR's advantages. (A digital stand-alone repeater is still just a repeater. Only by adding a Gateway does D-STAR *really* shine.) Check with those folks and see if they have a REAL plan to have Internet access AT THE REPEATER SITE and whether or not they're planning on adding Icom's Gateway. If they're not... I wouldn't buy in your area. I'd wait. (Like I said, I completely respect that decision in rural areas right now.) Nate WY0X
