On Apr 7, 2010, at 5:39 AM, KC5NER wrote: > I wouldn't rely on simlex if you haven't noticed the D-star repeaters are > being placed there. I like the idea of D-star technology but please stay in > the repeater portion of the band.
I don't understand this sentence because it seems to contradict itself. Or something. I know of no repeaters being installed in the simplex portions of the bands that D-STAR repeaters use, but maybe something's different where you are? D-STAR is just as capable of operating on simplex as well as any other mode, and in fact -- for tools like D-RATS, not having the repeater's ID's after transmissions, speeds up file transfer immensely. (More effective throughput.) Works great. I wouldn't recommend 146.52 for calling though, since it'll confuse the heck out of FM users. In some areas a "standard" has been set for local D-STAR simplex use, or a mixture of D-STAR and other digital/narrowband modes. Check with your local area frequency coordinators... -- Nate Duehr, WY0X n...@natetech.com
