True, but if either capacity is not legal on the frequency, it cannot be used as both at the same time.
Joe M. Jeff DePolo wrote: > > > >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 > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
