> > > > I can with good conscious, state that without DPLUS, DSTAR would > probably have died. Or at least be at significantly lower levels of > penetration than today. A LOT of people enjoy listening to REF001C and > the nets. A lot of grant money has been spent with the capability to > link repeaters pretty much a requirement. > > Now that truly is a foolhardy assertion! > > 73--John
I don't think so, I fully agree with Ed, I have seen many user´s drop off dstar, due to callsign routing technique not satisfying their desire to listen in on a qso first before joining in. To justify Ed´s point, you could shut down dplus on all gateway´s, and watch Last Heard to see the difference in activity. I know where I would wager a bet on the difference. vk4tux
