Call sign routing is a great method of getting in touch with someone. The only problem is you have to know who that someone is.
Gary KB2BSL WG2MSK repeater From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John D. Hays Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:22 AM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] REF001C weird linking issue Yes - though in testing for Dayton we clearly saw that a couple of hundred streams through a reflector can be supported. If more people would learn about the native D-STAR method of callsign routing, calling targeted individuals and areas are easily supported. Earlier this evening I had a nice QSO across the US, using callsign routing specifically to his station. The interesting side note is that the repeater I was on, is registered on the UKTRUST and the repeater the other station was using is registered on the USTRUST. Both run ircDDB so we were able to find each other by callsign and since I can hit another couple of repeaters on ircDDB (USTRUST) I could have moved, without the other station even knowing or caring. Linking and reflectors are great tools, which I believe have enhanced D-STAR for new users and wide area nets, but there is more to D-STAR than just pumping voice through a reflector. -- John D. Hays Amateur Radio Station K7VE <http://k7ve.org> PO Box 1223 Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 VOIP/SIP: j...@hays.org
