Nate, Hmmm, sounds like a number of people are unimpressed with your perception that D-STAR isn't a big deal.
And by the way, your math is way off. I paid close to $3000 just for the ID-1s, since I got some of the first batch before the price dropped. And I didn't even mention the repeater in the basement, partial ownership in another and the radios that my wife owns. Lots of people think a lot more highly of D-STAR than you do. I know of a number of people with more investment in D-STAR than I have. P25? The new one or the old one with radios that are currently being junked? MotoTRBO? The "about as proprietary as you can get" solution? So which of these radios are field programmable? Heck, even user programmable with a legally obtained programming cable and software? (for under $500) Ed WA4YIH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 6:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Home repeater no longer exists on the network, what to d On 2/26/2010 4:17 PM, Woodrick, Ed wrote: I've got 2 HTs, 2 mobiles, 2 ID-1s, a DVDongle and a DVAP. If it wasn't for the need for the 2nd suffix for the ID-1 to do data transfer, I'd only use 1. LOL... oh you DO have two ID-1's. Wow. Highly "invested"... That's roughly $3500 worth of gear to talk on one type of network? With other "real public safety" affliliations meaning I'll need to install a P25 radio in my vehicle, and some folks also playing on MotoTRBO in the area -- that many rigs for one protocol is not something I could cost-justify, for sure. Wowzers. I salute your enthusiasm, however. (Yes, I understand your D-STAR rigs make decent analog rigs too... but they all do...) You might even be in the running for the "I have the most Personal D-STAR radios competition with that list, Ed! :-) Nate WY0X
