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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am involved in MotoTrbo and just put a repeater on the air this past weekend. The Motorola radios all have GPS built in and feature “caller ID” as well as text-messaging. I termed MotoTrbo to my local club as “APRS on steroids.” There are some people working on aps that will grab the GPS data sent by the radios and port it over to APRS. The audio quality blows D-Star out of the water, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The dispatching software out there (SmartPTT, TrboNet – my fave, et al) do on-screen mapping and coms very well. It is truly an all-in-one package system that is ideal for public service events!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Take a look at <a href="http://www.dmr-marc.net">www.dmr-marc.net</a> and <a href="http://www.trbo.net">www.trbo.net</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73 de Jim, KU0G<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> aprssig-bounces@tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Love<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> jason@ke4nyv.com; TAPR APRS Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] OT: Yaesu to release digital amateur radio gear<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Heikki beat me to it... :)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Randy Love <<a href="mailto:rlove31@gmail.com">rlove31@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maybe, but Vertex-Standard has a line of DMR (MotoTRBO) compatible radios that it may be tasking to Amateur, since there's been a recent surge in DMR interest in the states and Europe. Although an economical P25 radio for the ham bands would be great.<br><br>Randy<br>WF5X <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Jason Rausch <<a href="mailto:jason@ke4nyv.com" target="_blank">jason@ke4nyv.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am going to go out on a limb and say that Yaesu is trying to introduce a P25 capable HT to the amateur market. Very exciting to see this, if that is the case. Coming from a Motorola LMR background, I have always felt that D-Star was a waste of time and money and the effort should have been pushed down the P25 road.<br><br>Jason Rausch - KE4NYV<br>RPC Electronics, LLC<br><a href="http://www.rpc-electronics.com" target="_blank">www.rpc-electronics.com</a><br><br><br>--- On Tue, 12/27/11, Bob Burns W9RXR <<a href="mailto:w9rxr_@rlburns.net" target="_blank">w9rxr_@rlburns.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>> From: Bob Burns W9RXR <<a href="mailto:w9rxr_@rlburns.net" target="_blank">w9rxr_@rlburns.net</a>><br>> Subject: [aprssig] OT: Yaesu to release digital amateur radio gear<br>> To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 10:00 AM<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>> Interesting document posted on<br>> Yaesu's web site:<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=8B1A771611E9963B6AB769C0EC0F6B68&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0" target="_blank">http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&encProdID=8B1A771611E9963B6AB769C0EC0F6B68&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0</a><br>><br>> In case that URL gets munged, go to the Yaesu home page at<br>> <a href="http://www.yaesu.com/" target="_blank">http://www.yaesu.com/</a> , hover your mouse over Products<br>> in the menu bar, then click on VHF/UHF Handhelds or VHF/UHF<br>> Mobile Transceivers in the drop-down menu. In the horizontal<br>> scrolling window of handhelds or mobiles, you'll see a blank<br>> spot labeled "Digital NEW!". Click on that and you'll find a<br>> link to the PDF of this document.<br>><br>> Bob...<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> aprssig mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig" target="_blank">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br><a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig" target="_blank">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>