I noticed that you use the term "HAM radio". I'll admit that this term is one of my pet peeves. It appeared a few years ago and seems to have come from "CB"- hence "HAM". CB is an acronym; Ham is *NOT*!. Why do people pick up this bastardization? Please stop!
What ICOM needs to do is to develop DSTAR further by allowing over the air uodate of repeater lists of at least build WLAN in the radio to directly update repeaterlists. Possibly teaming up with Repeatwrbook or create their own up to date server to maintain at least DSTAR lists worldwide. Using GPS to find nearby repeaters is great but without a “repeater list update for dummies” function (on button directly from UI of radio) it is only half way…Repeaters should Auto Update the radios over the air with nearby repeaters…
I explain Field Day as Burning Man for nerds.
I noticed that you use the term "HAM radio". I'll admit that this term is one of my pet peeves. It appeared a few years ago and seems to have come from "CB"- hence "HAM". CB is an acronym; Ham is *NOT*!. Why do people pick up this bastardization? Please stop!
What ICOM needs to do is to develop DSTAR further by allowing over the air uodate of repeater lists of at least build WLAN in the radio to directly update repeaterlists. Possibly teaming up with Repeatwrbook or create their own up to date server to maintain at least DSTAR lists worldwide. Using GPS to find nearby repeaters is great but without a “repeater list update for dummies” function (on button directly from UI of radio) it is only half way…Repeaters should Auto Update the radios over the air with nearby repeaters…