Jan van Vugt
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Posts: 9
Location: Abbotsford, BC; Canada
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 Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject: KENWOOD now has a D-STAR radio! |
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 The Kenwood D-STAR that was displayed at the Japan Ham Fair - 2005 proves that other manufactures are willing to support the D-STAR standard. Who will be the next one to steep up to the plate?
You may see evidence of the Kenwood D-STAR at: http://www.pwsnet.jp/hamfair2005/images/0104.htm .
This is a text only picture, but there is enough English to prove the Kenwood connection. You can also see a picture of it at: http://www.pws-net.jp/hamfair2005/ or http://jh3ykv.rgr.jp/mt/archives/2005/08/21/index.html .
D-STAR is the digital standard for amateur radio. You will never find a commercially built ham radio with the APCO P-25 standard built in, because P-25 is a commercial standard. No ham radio will ever be type approved for commercial use. If you want to have interoperability with public safety radio, you will have to use commercial equipment. You will also have to have special authority, and pay for the extra commercial license that is needed, to be legal.
If the only thing that you want to do is listen in on an APCO P-25 conversation, get a scanner that is capable of doing that. That will be cheaper and easier than buying a commercial digital radio.
Inserted from http://www.icomamerica.com/support/forums/tm.asp?m=1098 .
There is now a D-Star compatible UHF repeater in the Portland Oregon/ Vancouver Washington area.
The repeater is on 443.675(+5 MHz) and is located on Larch Mountain. The repeater is also capable of P25 operation. Please contact me via E-mail before you use the repeater.
Thanks and 73
Jim W7RY
w7ry at centurytel dot net
Please contact Jim - W7RY for more information.
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Jan van Vugt - VE7TKO
"I am 100% sold on D-STAR"
I Monitor D-STAR DV on 145.600 MHz
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