Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-17 Thread John D. Hays
You missed the whole point. You and Ed seem to advocate that DPLUS is the only legitimate way to talk across the D-STAR network and have at least alluded that you would like callsign routing banned. For those cases where it makes better sense, it is the right solution, and it is part of the pr

Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Langdon
At 04:20 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: >You missed the whole point. > >You and Ed seem to advocate that DPLUS is the only legitimate way to >talk across the D-STAR network and have at least alluded that you would >like callsign routing banned. For those cases where it makes better >sense, it is the rig

Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-18 Thread Mathaeus (Matthew Fonner)
john_ke5c wrote: >>> Callsign routing to a long haul truck driver who is in range of a DStar >>> repeater say 5% of the time, and whose whereabouts even then would be known >>> only if he remembered to key up? >>> >> Well, that is like making the argument that there shouldn't be >> defib

RE: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking (was: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Signal Distance)

2009-05-19 Thread Barry A. Wilson
AEDs & Call Sign Routing, I think it was a wise choice to require AED’s on commercial air craft. If it is never needed then all the better, but if an emergency occurs it may just be the one tool that saves a life when access to rapid emergency care is unavailable. For such a small investmen