d star may be all ok on paths where it is a perfect signal, but nywhere that there is QSB or QRM or QRN it is dead in the water and is useless. And 90% of Amateur radio has those issues to deal with.
Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 11/11/2013 8:46 AM, damon runion wrote:
Well back in the days of AM and when SSB came out it was the same thinking then BUT what has happened to AM . Same thing with DSTAR it is growing and will grow . Thats what makes ham radio so much fun, there is something for everyone 73,s Damon
On 11/11/13, George Henry ka3hsw@att.net wrote:
Actually, after more than 10 years on the market, D-STAR has only about 28,000 registered users worldwide. There are fewer than 2000 active users,
worldwide, daily. Many people are wondering why Icom keeps pouring money into something which is clearly unsustainable in the long run.
There are very good reasons why no other amateur radio manufacturer will touch it.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: wa4hfn@comcast.net To: "AMSAT" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 1:00 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] D STAR
D STAR is growing across the US and the world http://www.dstarinfo.com/repeater-maps.aspx
Amsat UK has info about a D STAR satellite http://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/22/integration-of-worlds-first-d-star-cubesat/
If you don't have a radio, you can use a DV Dongle on your computer Give it a try 73 WA4HFN Damon
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