I can surf the internet and pass email's rather fast at 128Kbps with the ID-1. With the Low Speed Data, I can talk and type at the same time too??? Try that with AX.25.... try that with P-25..... I am still waiting to see someone with a P-25 radio pass data via a pc, Have I mentioned I've been waiting for 3 years now. Still waiting. I don't think anything comes close to the D-STAR as far as commercial equipment goes, and the only thing that barely touches it is ICOM / Kenwood's venture with NEXEDGE digital communications. I have not seen anything even close for data transmission on the Motorola front either.... Right now, the "NEW IN THING" is RoIP; Radio Over Internet Protocol... Blackberry's and other PDA's with PTT technology (NOT iDEN or Q-Chat) but Echolink or IRLP, or eQSO on a PDA with a PTT button.... Look around, it's out there! Why do you think Motorola bought out Symbol Technologies??? Cause the PDA's that are being made now a days have assignable side buttons and can do PTT functions with the appropriate software... I know of a couple of people in the US who are using a blackberry and a Symbol machine with this software that enables CDMA echolink like PTT communications.... did you see that coming?? My thoughts, keep progressing Dstar. IT HAS IT'S PURPOSE and ROLE!
Evans F. Mitchell KD4EFM / AFA4TH FL / WQFK-894 Fla. D-Star Tech Support Group http://www.florida-dstar.info <http://www.florida-dstar.info/> Polk ARES A.E.C. http://www.polkemcomm.org <http://www.polkemcomm.org/> _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Sprouse Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 7:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DStar uses Like many on this group I am considering a purchase of a DStar radio. I was fascinated with the digital aspect of the Icom radios when they arrived on the amateur market having wondered if hams would follow the previous generation and reuse commercial land mobile sets designed for the P25 digital standard possibley setting up trunked systems to cover wide areas. I find that the more I lean about DStar the less I am impressed with the data side of the radios. I was looking for radios that would be able to pass signaficant amounts of data in addtion to a voice channel all at the same time. Perhaps I am expecting to much. I would like to ask those of you out there that are active with DStar what you are doing with your radios in the way of data transmission in addition to voice communications. -- Ken Sprouse / WA3FKG http://www.wa3fkg. <http://www.wa3fkg.com> com John 3:16 The box said "Win98/2000/XP or better" so I installed Linux! Glock - The ultimate point and click user interface. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
