Hi >it fits the way that Japanese Amateurs operate. They operate >different from us,
I am not sure if we operate different from you. >things like nets just aren't done >over there (from my understanding). Users don't own >more than 1 radio, and the most common radio is probably the ID-1. There are lots of nets on other networks (like WiRES, EchoLink and IRLP), but not on D-STAR, you know why. In this sense, it does not necessarily fit the way we operate. Many of us own more than one D-STAR radio and the most common is 70cm. ID-1 is taken as a geek's gear. There are no 2m D-STAR repeaters here by the way. >They have a limited number of repeaters and a nationwide >standard channel configuration. They aren't really mobile, >they don't move between repeaters. A limited number of repeaters? Compared to the US, maybe. There are 57 D-STAR repeaters in the area a bit smaller than the state of California. It maybe true that we don't mobile much and move between repeaters. >And they are still on the first version of the gateway and unable >to link repeaters together. Sadly true. It's shame that ICOM did not consider net/reflector capability into their gateway (not even in the version 2). >They also do make use of the zone feature in Japan and in some cases >have the very expensive 10Gbps links in place. There are 3 zones today. I don't see any reason why people want this. Unlikely to see more. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa
