I'm new to this group and would like to start off first saying Hello to
everyone here. Now what I don't understand is this. It seems to me that D-Star
could just be a huge money pit at this time. As I look around my state we have
4 D-Star repeaters total. Out of over 230 repeaters. And none of the D-Star
work. What I'd like to know is. If there are 660,000 Ham in the US. And less
than 3000 on D-Star. How long is it before the other 663,000 catch on to
D-Star. And is it worth the effort? And wait for this format get up and
running? And if D-Star is so great. why hasn't Kenwood & Yaesu joined in?
Because just reading post in this group. And looking at our D-Star repeaters in
MD. Just makes me wonder if I could be throwing good money after bad? And
anything that seems to divide the Hams can't be good. Can it?
