[Dstar] RE: Dstar Digest, Vol 13, Issue 6

[Peter Willmott]

With regards to Horst Leykams comments on infrastructure and D-Star
going down in an emergency

Horst you need to be very specific and not make generalizations

What type of emergency are you talking about.  Every scenario is
different

Years with VicSES as a communications officer has taught me that

Whether the device is digital or analog means nothing, what matters is
if the repeater is FIXED and prone to damage or power outage via the
critical incident. 

The list would be happy to know in Melbourne, we have  VK3RWW It is a
fully portable 70cm and 23cm DD D-Star repeater that operates purely on
the next G network and could be applied in an emergency at will. Just
connect the power and Repeater Antenna system, as long as there is Next
G, it will have world wide connectivity, if not, a damn good local
digital repeater with DV and Fast Data

If needed,  we could deploy it to assist emergency efforts around the
country.


With regard to Lionel VK3NM's entry to the list on the UTAH groups
analysis of D-Star.... as Tony L said absolutely nothing knew. 
Its 6.25Khz narrow band 
What did you expect. I have experimented with P25, NXDN, IDAS and the
easy target for a good bash, D-Star. They all sound the same. 6.25khz NB
When you can get Broadcast audio within 6.25khz bandwidth I will buy you
a Panama hat!!!
Sorry for the in joke, non VK3's


Peter Willmott 
Icom