Applications for Handheld and Mobile Radios

Applications for Handheld and Mobile Radios
Where a D-STAR repeater offers broadband Internet connection, you have worldwide connectivity through your radio providing you with a huge range of opportunities to push the boundaries of Amateur Radio.
High speed data
D-STAR* repeaters offer broadband Internet connection, you have worldwide connectivity through your radio.

Weather and traffic information from the Internet are available via a D-STAR* repeater’s broadband connection. Add a digital camera to a laptop and your D-STAR* radio becomes a Web cam. The next time your club helps out on event, D-STAR* can make it possible to send photos, anywhere your operators are.
Low speed data
Many data communications needs don’t require high-speeds, particularly for emergency communications. Status reports, damage assessment, shift changes, resource requests – all they take are a few keystrokes. D-STAR* combines voice and low-speed data into a single channel simultaneously. There’s no need for a separate TNC and radio. Just connect your laptop or PDA and go.
Worldwide Communications
For voice conversations, D-STAR* repeaters act just like familiar analogue repeaters – everyone listening can hear your transmissions. Because your call sign is incorporated into every transmission, the D-STAR* repeater 'registers' your call sign and shares it around the D-STAR* system. If you travel into a new D-STAR* repeater’s coverage area, register with a short transmission and your location will be quickly updated around the D-STAR* network. This allows you to call someone registered with any other D-STAR* repeater, no matter where that may be. If you call someone registered elsewhere, your voice will be routed to the appropriate repeater in digital form, where it is then heard just as you would expect if you were both using the same repeater!"