>   Re: D-Star   
    >   By: Bob Seaborn to David Westphalen on Wed Jan 06 2016 08:41 pm   
    >   
    > Hi again Bob,   
    >   
    > I agree with the HF bands, they are not very good here either. I mainly   
    > stick   
    > to PSK, JT9, and JT65 modes. Seems they are always hopping. I would love   
    > to try   
    > D-Star but those rigs are way out of my price range.   
      
      
   I bought an Icom ID-31A HT (D-STAR) for $200Cdn about 6 monnths ago, they   
   dropped to about $130 Cdn on Black Friday.  That's significantly less than   
   most analog HT's.  :)   
      
      
    >   
    > 73,   
    > David - N4DLT   
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                          .....Bob, VE5XEF   
      
      
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