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Zebedee
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Yeah was good - a bit of an intro from the WIA and ICOM, and a couple of presentations on what DSTAR is, how it works, and all that.meg wrote:How did the launch go?
And there were some radios on demo and for sale at quite reasonable prices. A heck of a lot cheaper than I bought my IC91 for, dammit
Oh and sausage-in-a-bun, tea, coffee, cool drink, beer - can't forget the important stuff
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Pictures of the event on the WIA website. http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2 ... /index.php
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meg
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Re: DSTAR
I suppose this doesn't mean the older models will get cheaper?VK6ZMS wrote:A new d-star mobile is in the wings.
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Re: DSTAR
hhmmmm, mayby,
In my opinion why D-Star radios are soo expensive is becuase the digital codec used in D-STAR called AMBE 2020 i think, its patented by a company in the U.S. called Digital voice systems inc.
to use this codec, you need a licence, just like when you buy a copy of windows, it needs to be licenced and I'm presuming that when you buy the radio, your also paying for the $100+ licence which if used comercialy, DVS Inc charges quite alot, ranging from $100- $1000.
In my opinion why D-Star radios are soo expensive is becuase the digital codec used in D-STAR called AMBE 2020 i think, its patented by a company in the U.S. called Digital voice systems inc.
to use this codec, you need a licence, just like when you buy a copy of windows, it needs to be licenced and I'm presuming that when you buy the radio, your also paying for the $100+ licence which if used comercialy, DVS Inc charges quite alot, ranging from $100- $1000.
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Yaesu FT-1802M 2m Ham TRX mobile x 2
Yaesu FT-7800R 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-208H 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-706MKIIG all-band all-mode Ham TRX mobile
Icom IC-V85 2m VHF Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-UVD1P VHF/UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-679P VHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-713 UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld - Location: Just on the border of your waking mind
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Speaking of that, any idea why they went with a proprietary codec instead of one of the many freely usable ones that you would expect to perform just as well?
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Re: DSTAR
OK, I'm still waiting on my gateway registration, but I *think* I've now setup my radio to use the WA Dstar repeater to at least talk locally.
If anyone's about later this afternoon, I'll be listening and crossing my fingers that I can get into a local QSO.
If anyone's about later this afternoon, I'll be listening and crossing my fingers that I can get into a local QSO.
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