Don - Initially I agreed with your wife! Things have changed significantly in the last three years. Largely it depends which reflectors one monitors...
Thanks.Joe / W8SS / Mesh Engineering / 810-629-5500 AKA: Dr. Joe Mesh, D.M.D., C.A.G.S. (Prosthodontics) from beautiful downtown HELL, Michigan Always available at: [email protected] ............................................................................ ............ See us on the Web at: drsmesh.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald James Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Bit Rate? This is funny! My wife is clearly a D-Star supporter as well. She's commented that she finds the exchanges more "serious and technical" and that it doesn't sound like a CB". And I too like using my 92AD on just 100mw and catching up with and staying in touch with friends in other cities and countries while I'm sitting on the couch, the back yard or in my office. These and several other things about D-Star make it very interesting and exciting for me. Donald ~ N2VU -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Parkins Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:51 AM To: J. Moen Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Bit Rate? Hello Jim. Quite agree with all you say. Plus: the D-Star system I have now allows me to sit in the garden with a handheld running 100mW and speaking to someone AND being able to understand them, on the other side of the world. Yes I could fire up HF battle through the QRM, QRN and idiots and do the same thing but it's nice to have the option. The other thing that gives D-Star the green light is my wife thinks it's cool and she's not impressed with any other branch of the hobby.
