[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom/Kenwood Digital Protocol was(RE: Honest Questions)

2010-05-19 Thread ve3ei
Nate and any others that are interested Icom/Kenwood and others use NXDN (4 Level FSK/FDMA 6.25 kHz Technology) see www.nxdn-forum.org. It is a relatively open digital standard for commercial equipment for its Over the Air (OTA) communcation protocol. I believe that an amaueur application

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom/Kenwood Digital Protocol was(RE: Honest Questions)

2010-05-19 Thread Nate Duehr
On May 19, 2010, at 8:55 AM, ve3ei wrote: Nate and any others that are interested Icom/Kenwood and others use NXDN (4 Level FSK/FDMA 6.25 kHz Technology) see www.nxdn-forum.org. It is a relatively open digital standard for commercial equipment for its Over the Air (OTA) communcation

[DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-80AD GPS

2010-05-19 Thread ja1ogs
Hi I have a Icom IC-80AD. Now I like to hookup a external GPS, and need connection information. Is there anyone who have done this before. What need is a photo copy from the service manual GPS connection area. 73 de Art (VK4GO) http://ja1ogs.com/dstar.htm

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] IC-80AD GPS

2010-05-19 Thread Woodrick, Ed
If you have the plug from the GPS to a PC and you have the plug from the IC-80AD to a PC, get a Null Modem adapter and hook them together. You'll need to tell the radio that a GPS is connected and the radio and GPS will both need to be set to NEMA 4800 bps. Ed WA4YIH From:

RE: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom/Kenwood Digital Protocol was(RE: Honest Questions)

2010-05-19 Thread Trevor .
--- On Wed, 19/5/10, Woodrick, Ed ewoodr...@ed-com.com wrote: Half the bandwidth of D-STAR? What bandwidths do you believe that each uses? I thought that they were actually the same at ~6.25 kHz. D-STAR GMSK is essentially a 12.5 kHz channel spacing system.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Icom/Kenwood Digital Protocol was(RE: Honest Questions)

2010-05-19 Thread Steve Bosshard (NU5D)
The FCC defines bandwidth differently for Amateur vs Commercial - Amateur bandwidth is -26 db points either side of center in the US. Seems like LMR / PMR is -60 some odd either side of center. When I looked at the mask it seems like reality for DSTAR was around 12 1/2 khz occupied bandwidth @ -