[DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking

2009-05-17 Thread Steve S. Bosshard (NU5D)
There is no question Dplus makes contacts possible for more people, in large due to the obtuse nature of setting up radios that you likened to MSDOS vs Windows as a user interface in an earlier post. Many average hams find setting up a radio and using the features of say, and IC91, far too

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking

2009-05-17 Thread John D. Hays
Steve is correct. It has more to do with the user interface than with the protocol(s) involved. One of the problems with D-STAR (and amateur radio design in general) is that radios are designed by engineers, usually without any benefit of a user interaction designer. The popularity of the

RES: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking

2009-05-17 Thread Joao Roberto S. G. Ferreira
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dstar_digi...@yahoogroups.com] Em nome de John D. Hays Enviada em: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:39 PM Para: dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com Assunto: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking It has more to do with the user interface than with the protocol(s) involved.

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Native D-STAR vs. DPLUS linking

2009-05-17 Thread Tony Langdon
At 05:43 AM 5/18/2009, you wrote: DSTAR continues to emerge. That said, I believe the long range solution to more fully utilize DSTAR lies in a sensible user interface that integrates all of the features of DSTAR (G2 and Dplus) in a user friendly format. Also making system statue available on