Re: [digitalradio] dstar and digital radios???

2007-02-14 Thread KV9U
You are right about the FM operation. The main source of information that I had a few years ago was the group that had a web site on this unit and their testing of the data throughput and voice distance. If they discussed any use of analog FM, I completely missed it. 73, Rick, KV9U Tom Azlin

Re: [digitalradio] dstar and digital radios???

2007-02-14 Thread Tom Azlin, N4ZPT
Sorry, the 1.2 GHz ID-1 is FM, Digital Voice, or Digital Data! KV9U wrote: > digital or analog. The 1.2 GHz rig is strictly digital and operates at a > much higher data rate and has a raw 128 Kbps speed. > And in testing around here on 2m and 23cm we have seen a range advantage for Digital Vo

Re: [digitalradio] dstar and digital radios???

2007-02-14 Thread KV9U
Hi Peter, The D-Star is a JARL open protocol and was developed in Japan based on their desires for a digital mode. It falls far short of what I would ever want but there are those who are investing a lot of money in trying out these technologies. The VHF/UHF rigs from ICOM are dual mode and ca

RE: [digitalradio] dstar and digital radios???

2007-02-14 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
PROTECTED] Behalf Of pcooke2002 Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:50 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] dstar and digital radios??? Am I correct in believing these digital transciever only talk to other digital transcievers. They don't have a switch in there

[digitalradio] dstar and digital radios???

2007-02-14 Thread pcooke2002
Am I correct in believing these digital transciever only talk to other digital transcievers. They don't have a switch in there that allows them to talk to non- digital trancievers. If not why doesnt some smart company put a switch in a radio that allows ditial analog usage? Also DSTAR seems to