I was on the K3PDR D-Star net last evening which is on Reflector 20. I heard some gentlemen talking about Fusion which is from Yaesu. I see a bunch of repeaters in the State of Pennsylvania and quite a few are local repeaters in the area.
My main question is this. Is the digital part of this technology being used currently, or just Analog? Also I did see some that would have D-Star capability in the future. The problem I have with my D-Star is that I don't live really close to a D-Star repeater other then the Eagleville one that is about 5 miles away. I can't even access K3PDR on 5 watts.
To access the different reflectors I have to use a DVAP which is connected to my computer. I see the Yaesu Fusion HT is about 430.00. Does anyone know that much about this technology that they could give me some advice?
Thanks! Mark Griffin, KB3Z
My main question is this. Is the digital part of this technology being used currently, or just Analog? Also I did see some that would have D-Star capability in the future. The problem I have with my D-Star is that I don't live really close to a D-Star repeater other then the Eagleville one that is about 5 miles away. I can't even access K3PDR on 5 watts.
To access the different reflectors I have to use a DVAP which is connected to my computer. I see the Yaesu Fusion HT is about 430.00. Does anyone know that much about this technology that they could give me some advice?
Thanks! Mark Griffin, KB3Z