>From the demo I saw locally, it is near real time. There is some delay but it is only noticeable if you are close enough to hear the transmitting and receiving station. I would say it isn't any worse than P25, ProVoice or any other IMBE/AMBE vocoder.
Just my 2.5 cents Jamey Wright KD4SIY Systems Analyst/EDACS Administrator Morgan County EMCD 911 Decatur, AL 256-552-0911 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:Repeater- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] D-Star systems as auxiliary stations? > > George Henry wrote: > > > The point-to-point communications within a D-Star system take place over > a > > LAN, WAN, or the internet, not over-the-air. Therefore, I doubt very > much > > that the claim that D-star systems are auxiliary stations will pass FCC > > scrutiny. Yes, I know that there already is a D-Star system in the San > > Francisco area operating in that sub-band, but most likely, no one has > ever > > challenged its presence. If someone does, I'm betting it gets shut > down. > > I would say if the input and output freqs are the same, it is NOT a > repeater. However, if the input and output are different, it may still > not be a repeater. Is it TRUE full duplex? Is it near real time vs. a > store and forward technique? I'm sure there's other questions that > should be asked as well. > > -- > Jim Barbour > WD8CHL > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

