At 09:46 AM 12/18/2008, [email protected] wrote: >Hello all >I am interested in a ICOM ID-800H to use it with D-Star .. can anyone tell me >little more about this rig, cause in Germany it is not available from icom .. >Best wishes, >Vajk / DD1GV
Take a look at my YouTube video "D-STAR Programming" (Part 1 and 2). Part 2 includes the ID-800. http://www.youtube.com/user/KN4AQ I see the replies in this thread so far have been all pro-ID-800. I have both and I prefer the 2820 by far, both because it is a two-bands-at-once radio, and because it is MUCH easier to program manually. (You'll want software to program either radio extensively). But there is no question that the 2820 is much more expensive. Worth it? To me, yes. I'd also like to invite you to check out the other D-STAR related video on my web site: www.ARVideoNews.com. And there are Yahoo Groups dedicated to each D-STAR radio you might want to join. D-STAR has a fairly steep, but short, initial learning curve. It's worth getting over the hump quickly. 73, Gary KN4AQ ARVN: Amateur Radio//Video News Gary Pearce KN4AQ 508 Spencer Crest Ct. Cary, NC 27513 <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] 919-380-9944 www.ARVideoNews.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
