Hi there.
Sorry that I'm posting this as a reply to this topic, I just couldn't find the "post new topic" button.
i'm here in the phoenix area, and I've just ordered my new toy and icom ic91ad so that i can play around with d-star, and hopefully find it useful. I can tell right off the bat that I am definitely going to have to come up with somework-arounds as the setting up of these radios seems a verry visual thing, and I am totaly blind. My guide dog is smart, but we're still trying to work through reading the screen on atm machines(anyone know why they put braille on the drive up ones?), but I digress...
In reading this thread, I am come to the conclusion that I am going to have to probably rely heavily on the use of radio's memories doing this since the radio doesn't have a qwerty keyboard. Are there any blind hams using d-star? Also, I've tried doing some advanced research, and have determined that the w7mot repeater stack that is here in Phoenix that I probably want to register with as it is the closest? I'm just getting some errors when i try doing this on their website. About every three months I try to come home to Texas, and visit my parents who live just outside of Gainesville Are there any d-star repeters there? Any help you all can give setting this stuff up would sure be appreciated.
Greetings,
Is there a link or file that describes setting up the radio for the many options regarding contacting:
1. A local friend (known call sign) through a local repeater
2. General contact, (unknown call sign) through a local repeater
3. Distance friend (known call sign) on different repeater
4. Distance general contact (unknown call sign) on different repeater
Best regards,
Fred
