Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Earl Needham
Re: call sign routing -- it sounds to me like the routing that was envisioned for AX.25 packet radio -- which never quite happened. 7 3 Earl The original new guy KD5XB -- Earl Needham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs Quoting from the Coast Guard: ZUT Posted via Blackberry

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Woodrick, Ed
Earl, One does tend to wonder where the concept came from. But from my understanding, it fits the way that Japanese Amateurs operate. They operate different from us, things like nets just aren't done over there (from my understanding). Users don't own more than 1 radio, and the most common

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Peter Scherp
*And he can lissen to the Live video Stream,realtime on 24/7 * http://dstarradioclub-international.com/ middle on the first page and on a live stream from UK, he find under Dstar live G... don,t have the link here. He see text and the D-star voice AI4UE Peter NC USA Recent Activity:

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Nate Duehr
On 1/21/2010 10:34 AM, Woodrick, Ed wrote: Actually the way that routi ng is done in D-STAR is much better than the routing done in the basic AX.25 protocol. In AX.25, you had to specify each node along a path. The additional protocol stacks like KA-Node and others act a little more like

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Robbie De Lise
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Woodrick, Ed ewoodr...@ed-com.com wrote: They also do make use of the zone feature in Japan and in some cases have the very expensive 10Gbps links in place. I think you meant 10Ghz links ? I do not think these links will provide a speed of 10Gbps or the

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Earl Needham
I've been considering the ID-880 -- does this mean I shouldn't? Tnx Earl WA4YIH wrote: But Icom does realize that the remainder of the world is very different and hence the new programming in the 80/880 series which was designed for everyone else. Too bad they pretty will missed the mark on

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread Robert L Kluck (N4IJS)
Hi Earl, I have the 880 and find it to be a very capable radio, both from an analog and digital point of view.  I find it very easy to use and the software that is supplied, although not that flashy, gets the job done. I think you will be very happy with the purchase.  Mine is in use every

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread pearsdav7
Hi Earl. Great radio. DAVE G7AKM. In a message dated 21/01/2010 21:02:23 GMT Standard Time, n4...@insightbb.com writes: Hi Earl, I have the 880 and find it to be a very capable radio, both from an analog and digital point of view. I find it very easy to use

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread JI1BQW
Hi it fits the way that Japanese Amateurs operate. They operate different from us, I am not sure if we operate different from you. things like nets just aren't done over there (from my understanding). Users don't own more than 1 radio, and the most common radio is probably the ID-1. There

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: New guy

2010-01-21 Thread JI1BQW
Hi The 880's a fine rig. There's one feature that Icom added trying to accommodate U.S. style linking and they kinda goofed it up, there's a PDF file at dealerships that explains it Could you or anyone elaborate it? Or just a pointer would be fine. 73, -- JI1BQW - Kay Ishikawa