Greetings!
Ron,
One thing I've noticed with my local club is that the veteran
HF/DX/Foxhunt people are not all that anxious to try D-Star (one even
stated that he Hates D-STAR). Part of the issue is the thought that
without internet connection, it is useless. Not so. It is a way to
I would say yes to having the d-star. If the infrastructure is still
there, you have a 2M/440 RF 2M/440 Digital.
If the infrastructure is down, you still have the 2M/440 RF.
Matt / N3WNX
john_ke5c wrote:
Only you can really answer your question, but let me pose a question for
you to think
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
defibrillators on
Hope to get a chance to catch you on HF one of these days too, Chris.
Be well and enjoy life!
73's
Matt / N3WNX
m0...@rocketmail.com wrote:
for sale
icom 2820 radio with dstar digitol board and gps £350 (pounds)
only 3 months old but quite hi milage
dstar was a lot a fun but its hard
larry allen wrote:
Dstar id's each time you press your ptt button
Larry ve3fxq
It should also be pointed out that a form of dstar has been in commercial use
for at least 10 years... We are way behind the times...
Again, though, what about those of us who are using IC2200H machines
Funny, I was able to purchase programming software (with cable) for both
my 2200H and ID800H.
Both use the same cable (cable is sold SEPARATELY). Look for Icom's
programming stuff, CS-D800
I bought mine at R L Electronics (yeah, I live in Hamilton...too close
to the candy store for my
I'll add in my 2 cents worth on the ID-800H. How about a remote cable
that doesn't need to be secured with a screw?
I like to remove mine from my car (I've found a means to use Yaesu
slide-in mounts for this), re-attach the control head and then use it
while indoors with a portable antenna
Steve and all,
Working as a nurse, I understand and follow HIPAA.
I agree with Steve, we would need consent from the protected person (or
their POA)
to transmit information. I also agree that encryption over the ARS is
illegal. It OBSCURES and HIDES the meaning
of their messages on purpose so
One and all,
My apologies for not being smart enough to write it all out.
BCVHFA stands for Butler County VHF Association
It is the local amateur radio club/group that runs a couple of repeaters
and is working with RL Electronics
in the operation and maintenance of the W8RNL D-Star repeaters.
While I can appreciate the usefulness of the 2820 (including ease of
manual programming), the cost alone decided for me.
Nice videos, by the way1
Matt / N3WNX
Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote:
At 09:46 AM 12/18/2008, dd...@vajk.de wrote:
Take a look at my YouTube video D-STAR Programming (Part 1 and
I own a 2200H, and an 800H. The 2200 was bought originally for analog,
but I updated it when I learned about d-star. I got the 800H and it is
now my main radio in the car (2200H is my home 2M base station now).
I love the 800H. I have no need for a 2-in-1 radio like the 2820...sure
I could
I too would find it nice to have an extra control head for my ID-800H.
I have also contacted ICOM regarding 2 things:
1) A second control head so I could keep 1 mounted in the car, the other
would be available to slide onto the radio when I took it out to use
with a power supply. I'm not fond
nhorv wrote:
I'm curious, what is a Reflector? I'm new to being a ham.
Retired in '06 and got my license this year. Upgraded to General in
September.
I'm in Sun City, (Bluffton, SC) and we don't have d-star in our area.
I would think Savannah, GA would be the closest about 27 miles.
We hit
If what I saw from Mr. Pyefinch's quoted material below, the dongle is a
good way to go, but it is better with a higher speed connection (yes,
I've used mine with Wi-Fi with no problems).
Unfortunatly, as Nate commented, D*Star is not one at tech where you can
easily open the box and play with
A DV Dongle is a piece of equipment that allows you to use your computer
to link into D-Star repeaters or reflectors.
As noted, see http://dvdongle.com.
Matt / N3WNX
Jim wrote:
What is DV Dongles
[ED: http://dvdongle.com ]
To combine several answers into one:
With the ID800H there are:
500 memory slots to store pre-programmed configurations (either analog,
or digital).
6 slots to put in MY Call (M01 - M06)
99 slots to put in UR call signs (U01 - U99)
54 slots to input a digital repeater's call-sign port (r01 -
I agree to disagree
I chose the ID800H over the IC2820 for two reasons:
1) Price
a) IC2820 $649.95 + $279.95 for the D*/GPS board (total of $929.90)
b) ID800H $$859.95, D* included.
2) I don't need the 2-radios-in-1 with dual watch/listen capability. I
can only talk to one person at
My bad typo...I meant $559.95.
Matt / N3WNX
john_ke5c wrote:
I chose the ID800H over the IC2820 for two reasons:
1) Price
b) ID800H $$859.95, D* included.
$859.95??? I've purchased two, both in the low $500's, but that was
before the price increase a month or so ago. Just for
I can understand your point as you are an ARES EC.
I am but a humble tech class who wants to learn, and who does not have a
budget to put into such a rig at this time.
Matt / N3WNX
I have the HM-133 with my IC-2200H and ID-800H. There are times where I
have issues with the pressure required on the PTT button.
I have learned where I need to be pressing (upper end) to be sure it
doesn't unkey at times.
This seems to be more of an issue with the digital side than analog, for
Thank you all for your responses. I now have a better perspective of
things.
Matt / N3WNX
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