Mike, You are so correct on the ICOM D-Star repeaters. I like their mobiles and HTs...have very well thought out features, but the repeater, as you said, is simply 2 mobiles in a box. From some locals who know much on this subject are not only not impressed with the repeaters, but are also disappointed.
However, since the D-Star controller talks and controls the repeaters with a cat-5 serial data cable/stream one is locked into ICOM. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Mike Mullarkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/05/09 Fri AM 11:35:07 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] FCC Denies Petition to Utilize 2m Sub-Band >for Digita > > >Not to mention on the Dstar repeater, allit is basically two mobiles mounted >into a nice looking repeater case with afan. This is typical for ICOM like >there commercial gear as well. You run thatrepeater on high power and its >going to have a melt down. You cant even getinto the repeater service menu and >adjust the power other than the high/lowswitch on the front. >It is my opinion and that does not mean awhole lot but P25 is deffinatly the >way to go. > >Mike K7PFJ >From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >James Delancy >Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:27 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder]FCC Denies Petition to Utilize 2m Sub-Band for >Digita > >Soundslike another reason why I don't care to support D-star :) P25 >works so much better (in most cases). I also have a liking for >MotoTrbo, but like D-Star, it is kinda proprietary since no one else >makes radios for it .... oh well. > >James > >just my 2c > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> At 5/9/2008 05:47, you wrote: >> >> >There have been couple analog repeaters converted to D-Star here. >> This has >> >been the most growth. >> >> The problem I see is that in very case where D-Star & analog systemsare >> co-located, the analog system significantly outperforms the D-Star >> system. So most analog system owners aren't too keen on downgrading their >> system's coverage. >> >> Bob NO6B >> > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
