At 04:20 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: >You missed the whole point. > >You and Ed seem to advocate that DPLUS is the only legitimate way to >talk across the D-STAR network and have at least alluded that you would >like callsign routing banned. For those cases where it makes better >sense, it is the right solution, and it is part of the protocol, so >those of us that understand it, will continue to use it.
I can see why someone who uses DPlus linking to run large nets of some importance might have an issue with callsign routing getting in the way. I think the real issue is that D-STAR is still evolving, and DPlus is an aftermarket add on, which is doing its best to work with the G2 software. Over time, the best solution is for a more flexible G3 (or G4, or... ;) ) gateway package, with an official API for adding extensions such as DPlus, so that interactions between the gateway software and any add ons can be more precisely controlled. This would probably resolve a lot of DPlus's quirks as well. If Icom doesn't do this, then the ham community needs to come up with a suitable alternative. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
