[d-star] I have an ID1. Who else? :)

[Doug Reed]

I've got an email that I was just about to send out regarding ID-1 and 
trying to get a group together to purchase 5 of them on Saturday. Sat 
Feb 24 during the "tax free" sale at Radio City. Icom still has one 
promotion for buy five ID-1 radios and get the 1.2G repeaters free. I'd 
like to see if we can qualify for that. Maybe you'd like to return your 
radio and buy it again on Saturday? :-)

73, Doug.

Erik Jacobson wrote:
> Tonight, I purchased an ID1.  This will get me started down the path of
> playing with the 1.2 dd and dv stuffs.
> 
> It sure costs a pretty penny.
> 
> At any rate, I have no antenna yet.  I'd say I could use a dummy load, but
> even those seem to be harder to find at 1.2 :)
> 
> A mobile antenna will arrive in two days.  Then I'll be all set to listen to
> the silence!
> 
> I'm starting to think about pieces for 1.2 ghz voice and data.  However, it's
> really hard to buy the right components when you're not sure where you might
> end up.  For example, do you want splitters to share 2 antennas instead of
> three or 4?  How tall?  etc...    So I plan to get a minimal set of things
> to get going here at the house...  I'll save the bigger purchases for 
> better antennas when I know where it's going and what's needed.
> 
> With this logic, I'll probably be ordering a 4-can 1.2 ghz duplexer soon
> because I know I'll need that regardless, but I won't get pre-amps, or any
> other filters.
> 
> My plan at this moment is to get a cheap base antenna that can do 1.2ghz
> and some how put it on my tower part way up.  That will give us something
> to play with -- and I can switch between dd and dv as needed.  This antenna
> would stay at the house even when the equipment moves.
> 
> 1.2 ghz dv is not super close as I have lots of components to get before that
> works.  I think I'll wait for my federal tax return :)
> 
> These forward looking comments are just brain storming at this moment.
> All I know for sure is I have an ID1 and will have a mobile antenna :) :)
> 
> Erik / N0SVX
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