At 07:12 AM 5/6/2010, you wrote:
>e_l_green KI6WBX wrote: "Which brings up the question of why 144/440 >is all that's commercially available for D-STAR use, given the crowding... " > >I've read that since Japan amateurs don't have access to the 220 mHz >band, Japanese radio manufacturers are less inclined to design for >that band. Too bad they can't make enough money selling into other >markets worldwide to justify tri-band D-Star radios. Most of the world doesn't have access to 220 MHz. Here, it's a TV broadcast channel (and is occupied by one of the new digital services). 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
