john_ke5c wrote: >>> Callsign routing to a long haul truck driver who is in range of a DStar >>> repeater say 5% of the time, and whose whereabouts even then would be known >>> only if he remembered to key up? >>> >> Well, that is like making the argument that there shouldn't be >> defibrillators on airplanes because they only are useful 0.00001% of the >> time when a passenger has a heart attack. >> > > I'm glad you agree: defibrillators are as useful to the average airline > passenger as callsign routing is to the average DStar radio user. > But to those of us who truly do wish to communicate with an individual (as with those of us who are trained on AEDs), it is nice to have the capability when wanted/needed.
Matt / N3WNX
