[DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star commercial radios

2010-05-05 Thread J. Moen
e_l_green KI6WBX wrote: Which brings up the question of why 144/440 is all that's commercially available for D-STAR use, given the crowding... I've read that since Japan amateurs don't have access to the 220 mHz band, Japanese radio manufacturers are less inclined to design for that band. Too

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star commercial radios

2010-05-05 Thread John Hays
On May 5, 2010, at 2:12 PM, J. Moen wrote: I've read that since Japan amateurs don't have access to the 220 mHz band, Japanese radio manufacturers are less inclined to design for that band. Too bad they can't make enough money selling into other markets worldwide to justify tri-band

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] D-Star commercial radios

2010-05-05 Thread Tony Langdon
At 07:12 AM 5/6/2010, you wrote: e_l_green KI6WBX wrote: Which brings up the question of why 144/440 is all that's commercially available for D-STAR use, given the crowding... I've read that since Japan amateurs don't have access to the 220 mHz band, Japanese radio manufacturers are less