James,
Many of the folks in my area are using the ICOM IC-2820. ICOM is the only brand available. Because it is a dual-band radio you will need a dual-band antenna. The DSTAR system is capable of having DPRS (similar to APRS) info put out to the APRS network for those radios sending their coordinates. In order to do that the radio needs to be running the GPS setup which I believe is a available on all the ICOM models. Fran W1FJM _____ From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James - KB7TBT Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:50 AM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: [dstar_digital] Newbie Question Well it looks like I am the newbie this time. So I will ask the dreaded questions and see what the majority offers. What is the best radio? What is the most popular band? Mono Band, Dual Band, Tri Band? Power output needs. Is there a Google map or a Google Earth overlay for nodes? James KB7TBT NEGARC Activities Manager www.kb7tbt.com www.ne4ga.org www.myspace.com/kb7tbt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
