[W8MWA] D-Star

[Dave Herron]

Does anyone know if there are any D-Star repeaters around the Morgantown
area?  I don't currently have a D-Star capable unit but I would be
interested in buying one if D-Star is available around here.  According to
the D-Star repeater list, it looks like the closest one is in Pittsburgh on
146.82000MHz.  I can hear a transmission on it every few seconds which
sounds like static - Im not sure if that's what D-Star sounds like or if its
too far away to hear it well.

 

Ive also seen a D-Star access point which connects to your computer and
allows you to use a 2M D-Star radio to work with D-Star without a repeater.


 

Im still learning about D-Star and would be interested to hear your thoughts
about it.  The one thing I don't like about it so far is that it uses a
codec that is not freely available and requires a D-Star compatible radio or
a $200 hardware decoder.

 

Thanks,

Dave

KD8SIE

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