The biggest problem with multimode systems you describe (including the quantar) is that you have two separate user pools on a single box on a single channel. The DStar users don't have any idea of what is happening on the conventional side and the conventional folks have no idea what is going on the digital side.
This is not what you want on an event - be it a city parade or a multi-injury traffic accident or a Katrina. You want to promote communications, not build walls. And a little trick - the URL (link) won't break with word wrap if you put "<" and ">" characters around it (and if it does, your mail reader is broken). Like this <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/photos/album/613821601/pic/list> Mike WA6ILQ At 09:54 AM 06/28/10, you wrote: >John, > >I currently am Trustee for a TKR-820 operating on 444.5500. I wonder - is >this conversion "dual-mode" capable, meaning, can it be accessed BOTH via >D-STAR and analog radios, or does it render analog access unusable? I do >not want to do this if it eliminates analog access, since this is an >Emergency Management-affiliated repeater and many users in my area are not >D-STAR capable. As such, I'd have to maintain a dual-mode system, similar >to those using Motorola QUANTAR repeaters for digital (APCO 25) as well as >analog access. > >Next questions is, my machine is a multi-receive site (read: SpectraTAC) >system - is the D-STAR processing done on the FINAL received signal before >being passed to the transmitter, or would I need to convert all the >receivers in the system to be compatible? In my system, I do not use the >internal receiver in the TKR-820 - I feed a voted signal in from the >comparator for repeat. > >Photos of my system (with one receiver configured) can be seen at the >Repeater-Builder Yahoo group: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/photos/album/613821601/pic/li >st >Look at those associated with WW9AE > >If it can be configured for a dual-mode/multi-RX site configuration, I might >seriously consider adapting our machine. > >Thanks! >Mark - N9WYS > >-----Original Message----- >From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of John > >My conversion project is at: > >http://k7ve.org/blog/2010/06/converting-the-kenwood-tkr-820-to-use-with-d-st >ar/ > >73 de K7VE > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
