I have used transverters as well and I have at least 2 223 mhz radios
(handheld and mobile). But neither does D-STAR and the general
population wants a self-contained simple radio to put on their belt or
in their car/truck without extra boxes or having to do the math to
figure out what frequency they are really on through the
transverter. Yes we can get to other bands, but to have a critical
mass, you need COTS (commercial off the shelf) radios.
On May 5, 2010, at 9:19 AM, bruce mallon wrote:
have you ever heard of a TRANSVERTERS ? i used to build them back in
the 60's to put any radio i had on to any frequency i wanted it to
go YES even 223 mhz .... BTW I have a station on 223 mhz and have
since 1974.
John D. Hays
Amateur Radio Station K7VE
PO Box 1223
Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 VOIP/SIP: [email protected]
Phone: 206-801-0820
801-790-0950
Email: [email protected]
