At 05:35 AM 3/28/2010, you wrote: >Here is what I feel like are "valid" dongle uses. > >1) Traveling in hotel. >2) No D-Star repeater in range at home. >3) Link to a specific reflector and not use local repeater.
All of these are common uses for the dongle, though my preference would be to use a DVAP, because I like the flexibility of being able to wander around the house/hotel/etc. For monitoring a particular reflector, the dongle has the advantage (compared to my 91AD) of not having to watch the battery state. >I would have to admit there have been times I've been on a reflector or >on a local repeater using the DVD and the only people I've spoken to >were using DVDs at the time. Down here, RF users dominate, as there are a number of mobile D-STAR operators. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
