Nate, A number of frequency coordinators have come up with new pairs for D-STAR which utilize portions of the band historically used as simplex.
Of course the reality of it is that simplex can be used in many places through the band, while repeaters are limited to where they can operate. 146.52, as the national simplex frequency is smack dab in the middle of the repeater segment. Or in other words, the way that Amateur Radio frequency management has occurred over the years is now causing a lot of headaches for users. Ed WA4YIH From: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:31 AM To: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] DSTAR communication On Apr 7, 2010, at 5:39 AM, KC5NER wrote: 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?
