D-STAR a must have ?
 

After a 20 year hiatus from activity, I'm getting the shack going again. I
dusted off the old Icom 22S and discovered no one could hear me because the
rig doesn't have sub-audible tones. Even the old simplex watering holes
are using tone squelch.

Is D-STAR going to be the next 'tone squelch'? Should I get a D-STAR rig to
stay ahead of obsolescence, or would it be a waste of money?

--
Bob D. ND9B

D-STAR a must have ?
 

"Bob D." wrote in message
...
After a 20 year hiatus from activity, I'm getting the shack going again. I
dusted off the old Icom 22S and discovered no one could hear me because
the
rig doesn't have sub-audible tones. Even the old simplex watering holes
are using tone squelch.

Is D-STAR going to be the next 'tone squelch'? Should I get a D-STAR rig
to
stay ahead of obsolescence, or would it be a waste of money?

--
Bob D. ND9B


The CTCSS encode is a VERY EASY fix - either an internal (SS-64) OR external
(TE-32) encoder board.

Communication Specialists
http://www.com-spec.com/index1.htm

SS-64 CTCSS encoder (internal)
http://www.com-spec.com/ss64.htm

IC-22S install instructions for the SS-64
http://www.com-spec.com/instsht.htm

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