I would say yes to having the d-star. If the infrastructure is still there, you have a 2M/440 RF & 2M/440 Digital. If the infrastructure is down, you still have the 2M/440 RF.
Matt / N3WNX john_ke5c wrote: >> Only you can really answer your question, but let me pose a question for >> you to think about. What if you deployed to a major incident (like >> Katrina) in an area where D-STAR has been deployed heavily for Emergency >> Communications, would you want your options for support limited by not >> having D-STAR in your bag of tricks? >> > > What's the DStar network backup plan for major incidents like Katrina when > the internet (fiber, cable, microwave) lose power, get flooded, etc.? What > keeps the backbone going for your bag of tricks to keep working? > > 73 -- John > > > > ------------------------------------ >