> >5. According to one of the postings on Icom's D-Star forums, the
> >developer(s) of D-Star have ALWAYS envisioned and called it
> a repeater
> >system, as does the current sole vendor, Icom.
>
> Yes it may be a repeater, but it's also an auxiliary station.
There's no reason why a particular piece of equipment can't be used in both
capacities at the same time. Consider a 440 repeater, with an attached 2m
"remote base" (remotely-controlled station). The UHF repeater receiver
operates as both the repeater receiver and the auxiliary control link
receiver for the remotely-controlled station concurrently.
--- Jeff
