ARRLWeb: ARRL Experimenting with Icom D-Star Digital System

ARRLWeb: ARRL Experimenting with Icom D-Star Digital System

"NEWINGTON, CT, Dec 14, 2005--

Thanks to the generosity of Icom, MFJ and NCG (Comet), the ARRL has embarked on a project to learn firsthand what D-Star digital technology has to offer and to assess its capabilities in a real-world Amateur Radio environment.

Icom, so far the only ham radio manufacturer offering D-Star equipment, has donated a D-Star voice repeater (model ID-RP2V), data repeater (model ID-RP2D) and controller (model ID-RP2C) to W1AW.

Eight model ID-1 D-Star 10 W mobile transceivers are on loan from the manufacturer.

'We appreciate Icom's cooperation and support as we explore D-Star's capabilities and learn more about digital radio systems,' ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said in expressing the League's gratitude. "



73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ

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