Greetings! Ron, One thing I've noticed with my local club is that the veteran HF/DX/Foxhunt people are not all that anxious to try D-Star (one even stated that he "Hates D-STAR). Part of the issue is the thought that without internet connection, it is useless. Not so. It is a way to communicate via repeater (which we all do on analog as well), and is just a "different mode".
Our club has been re-vamping our radio room, and since we are in Hamilton, Ohio (same city as R & L Electronics), we are adding D-Star radios to the different "station" seats as well. Now I've been reading about other things, and I am thinking that I now need to look at hot-spots and such.....more fun to try new things! BUT, here is my main point in getting new "old ham" people into D-STAR: What I think we need to do is try to put together something to get rid of the "If there is no internet, it is useless" arguement. Matt / N3WNX On 5/6/2010 9:27 AM, rOn wrote: > I want to thank all in the DSTAR community for your responses. I now have a > much better idea > about the scope of DSTAR. > > I also wanted to thank you all for NO attacks which tells me that DSTAR > people are the best. > > > However since I had to ask; I think the DSTAR community should put together > this > kind of information and start "advertising" it to the non-DSTAR community or > as an > optimist would say the not-yet DSTAR people. > > If I am wrong and there is material to read about using this new > communications please > send me websites. > > Again thank you for your responses. > > rOn > > >
