> If not then why not? Why go DIGITAL if you cant send a MSG? 1) I'd much, much rather listen to a DStar transmission than an analog transmission, especially if a repeater is involved. The overall voice quality is much better than the typical amateur analog repeater. There are exceptions, but I'm talking about on the average.
2) While you can route (or link) analog FM (echolink, etc.), you can't do it with the general flexibility of DStar, and each link adds additional signal degradation. I would have never bought DStar to send a MSG. What intrigued me was the voice quality and DV stream routing possibilities. 73 -- John
