John,
I think all the D-Star rigs do both DV, DD and analog voice. I don't think there is a DV/DD D-Star rig on the market except for the ID-1 controller that does not do analog voice also.
There are analog rigs for 1.2GHz, but as Mark said the only D-Star repeater controller is the ICOM ID-1. There are many analog controllers out there. I guess I am a little confused as to exactly what you are looking for...analog or D-Star or some other digital mode controller.
Some of us have modified repeaters to simply pass the D-Star data stream. However, the ID-1 has the interface to the internet and Gateway. The Gateway is a big advantage to have so yes you have to go to ICOM for their controller and it works ONLY with their D-Star repeaters. So you could not take a much better repeater like the Motorola MSR2000 and use with the ID-1. It does not have the typical ptt, cos, rx and tx audio i/o that most analog repeater controllers have. It is totally digital with commands from/to the repeater radios that are made to work with this data.
73, ron, n9ee/r
Nov 1, 2009 04:08:50 AM, D-STAR_23cm@... wrote:
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John - Currently the ID-1 is the only radio that does D-STAR Digital Voice on 23cm. However, Icom has recently announced a IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF Multi-Mode Transceiver that will have optional D-STAR & 1.2 GHz boards available. Although pricing hasn't been announced it should be significantly more expensive than an ID-1 which is a mono-band 23cm FM/D-STAR radio. I've attached an IC-9100 Pre-Release Product Information document. Of course, there are several D-STAR Digital Voice only mobiles & HTs made for 2m & 70cm. 73, Mark, WB9QZB
From: John <n0meq1@...>
To: D-STAR_23cm@...
Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 11:53:47 PM
Subject: [D-STAR_23cm] 1.2ghz DV For D-Star
Is there any equipment other then the icom ID-1 for digital voice that will work within the D-Star infrastructure? I am looking for something for voice only...
John
N0MEQ
