New Icom D-Star HT, 440 only but still cool.

[Dwight WB9TLH]

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/handheld/ID31A/default.aspx

Dwight

[Dwight WB9TLH]

Not sure everyone caught this, but the ID31A radio comes pre-loaded
with D-Star repeaters! As I understand it your radio will be able to
access the nearest D-Star repeater with little or no user input! This
is because the radio knows where it is and the radio data base has the
lat/long of the repeaters.
Now if they will make a mobile 2/440 version!
Anyone want to buy an almost new IC-80AD dual band D-Star HT pre-
programed for Indiana, Illinois and Colorado?
Dwight

From Icom:

Automatic repeater list-up function
Using the GPS position information, the automatic repeater list-up
function shows the list of nearby D-STAR repeaters from the memory*
and helps you to access the nearby D-STAR repeater.
* To use the automatic repeater list-up function, the position data of
the repeater is required. The ID-31A/E will be shipped with D-STAR
repeater memories pre-programmed, but the position data of some D-STAR
repeaters may not be available.

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On Dec 8, 4:25 pm, Dwight WB9TLH <wb9...@arrl.net> wrote:
> http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/handheld/ID31A/default...
>
> Dwight