ONWARD HO with my D-Star mega-system!
This is an Icom ID-RP4000V 440 MHz D-Star module. Now the majority of D-Star users, including those who use handhelds, can access the repeater. 440 is a great band, allowing for a nice balance of smaller antennas, higher gain, and better penetrability through structures. I wouldn't be able to use my handhelds in the house at all if it wasn't for this band. And what D-Star stack would be complete without:
an Icom IC-RP2000V 144 MHz repeater! Nice to have for more reliable and consistent performance at greater distances. Definitely my choice for mobile operation when getting into fringe areas where obstructions start to eat up signals on 440.
Might as well get antennas for these as well:
I've bought 4 of them, 2 for receive and 2 for transmit in case I decide to split the receive/transmit on the repeaters. If I don't, I have two extra antennas left over to fool around with for other purposes, maybe some APRS digipeaters? We'll see!
Still have a little money left over! I was browsing the web for some goodies, found some that I'll be able to get tomorrow, but for now, let's get something non-radio-related:
I'll give myself a little fun in the iTunes store and build up my music library and applications on my iPhones!
So, it's interesting, I actually had to think about what the last goodie would be! It should get fun once I'm depositing $50000+ in my account. Expanded imagination, here I come!!
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