At 9/22/2007 09:14, you wrote: >Bottom line guys & gals, The D-Star units have two frequencies one for >Transmit and one for Receive
Incorrect. Most D-Star systems have multiple inputs & outputs & are networked via radio & internet to other D-Star systems around the world. > so it belongs in repeater band. The unit re-transmits what it hears and > that is considered a repeater. So does SkyCommand. Clearly an auxiliary station per the FCC. So do 100s of remote base systems formerly licensed by the FCC SPECIFICALLY & EXCLUSIVELY as AUXILIARY STATIONS. If you like, I will attempt to retrieve the paperwork that was sent to the FCC as part of the auxiliary station license application for one of these "repeaters". It will clearly show in the block diagram a repeater as the primary element of the system. >Why waist all this bandwidth because some individuals keep breaking the >rules and can t seem to read. Because misinformation which is defamatory to frequency coordinators in California is being propagated here. >Keep giving the FCC the headaches of dealing with the amateurs stuff. Then >eventually the commercial boys will come along and want to invade the >spectrum. Can t we all play nice in the sand box together? I'd like that more than anyone else here. Just leave us Californians to handle frequency coordination the way we see fit. Nothing we're doing here is affecting you. You have your own frequency coordination body which handles coordination matters the way it sees fit for your area. >Times change and so do the frequencies we use. I am not disagreeing that >things need change but I do believe that propriety repeaters in the HAM >bands will never take off. Take a poll and figure out how many P25 mix >mode repeaters are operational and how many D-Star repeaters are working. >I bet you will see that the numbers are staggering in favor of the P25 >repeaters. Guys there is one thing we all need to take in to >consideration, Interoperability. I fully agree with the arguments regarding interoperability, & had personally hoped that D-Star wouldn't become as popular as it has because of the potential to divide what was once a fully compatible, interoperable ham community. But as a frequency coordinator, it's not our place to dictate to our constituents what modes they may or may not use. Bob NO6B
