[Waverley ARS] D-Star third party applications

[Eric van de Weyer]

Hi Ed,

At this stage, I believe, the only way to use D-Star is to buy a dedicated
Icom unit with D-Star in it. I think that over time there will be other
options available but I don't think there are any yet. I don't know whether
external operation using a standard transceiver and a PC application will be
possible without a specially modified radio as the data rates involved are
quite high. Even 9600bps packet requires special connections into the radio
to bypass the pre-emphasis when transmitting it.

I'm sure that the other manufacturers will come out with D-Star radios in
time as the D-Star technology is certainly available in the public domain.
It's just that Icom has the head start on it at the moment and they are
doing everything they can to get as much out of it before other players
enter the market and they have to reduce their prices.

73....Eric VK2VE.


-----Original Message-----
From: members-bounces at us.cactii.net [mailto:members-bounces at us.cactii.net]
On Behalf Of Edwin Lowe
Sent: Thursday, 5 June 2008 09:24
To: VK2BV - List
Subject: [Waverley ARS] D-Star third party applications

The Illawarra D-Star repeater has recently gone QRV at the end of May.

In terms of using D-Star, does it require dedicated D-Star radio gear?  
Or is it possible to access the system by running third party D-Star 
applications from my PC and transmitting that data through a connected 
standard radio?

I tried to do some reading up and I got lost in the computer babble.
thanks
73 DE ED

-- 
Edwin Lowe
VK2VEL
Sydney, Australia
ph:0407416090

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