Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Using D-STAR

What's the range on this thing? It looks quite similar to a wireless peer to peer lan!

Ask ham that are users. Can vary based on topography, etc.

That is correct! If you wish to keep things secure you must use a commercial carrier. The fact that it uses a rather hard to obtain codec and is digital provides a high degree of security inherit in the system. However, you must assume that on ham radio that nothing is truly "secure". That's just the way it is. My suggestion is don't go anywhere using such a system that might compromise your security - bank accounts, etc. This is HAM RADIO - not a free service for the general public!

The only thing I see as a problem is what about security? You know passwords and things of that nature. If this is over the radio then anyone can pick up the data.

Great technology. Good to see a future in a dying hobby!
73, Carl

It is very greatest!

this is amazing that on how much a radio system can do. without a special service from like a phone company.

what the amateur radio community needs on youtube is an instructional video on how to program dstar repeater memory channels into an id 700 and or an ic 220h without the use of a computer!!! in an emergency you may not have a pc and in Alabama I hear alot of hams complain about programming these trancievers thanks DE NR4DW

How fast is the "on-air" connection speed ?

we need a video on howto program an ID 800 without a computer... Good Luck

good job !! My state Alabama has an Awsome dstar setup!!

please post more demonstrations, and how to build a emergency radio kit which includes radio, battery, antenna set up, you know the kit.

Looks like a great communication medium, John VK2ATU Sydney Australia

This is fantastic!!!!

73
Chris, VE3RKP

Thanks, thats what i race the new YZFR1 :)