> The DVDongle is a device and software that allows a PC to connect to the > D-STAR network similarly to a radio. >> It's also one of the cheapest entries > into D-STAR at $199 USD. > > From my hotel room in a city that doesn't have any D-STAR repeaters, I can > still talk to people and check into nets using the DVDongle. It also works > well inside of offices and EOCs, areas that don't have great RF coverage.
If one dongle user communicates with another dongle via a reflector to which no gateway is linked (no RF), is that a QSO, a VOIP telephone call, or some type of chat room? (General question, not addressed to Ed per se) 73 -- John
