<div dir="ltr">If Icom does this, they will break the DSTAR specification from JARL which states those 4 octets are a comment, so a comment is its intended purpose. A couple of there features use the data payload to add functionality (e.g. group call squelch) and they might do it in a rational fashion, but it would be interesting to see what Icom is thinking.<br>
<br>Remember Icom doesn't own the DSTAR specification, they implement radios that use it and sometimes have their own interpretations or take liberties in design.<br><br>This isn't Icom slamming, it just how it works.<br>
<br>-- John - K7VE<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Eric M. Gildersleeve ~ KD7CAO <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric@4gildersleeve.us">eric@4gildersleeve.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;">Okay, I've trimmed off everything else.<br><br>I've spoken to Icom regarding the /xxxx information on a previous occasion and was informed that this is the appropriate place for the SSID information. At this time however, the Gateway's aren't set up to use it and instead have been using that eighth charachter block.<br>
<br>According to the Icom Engineer I spoke with in Bellevue, a future revision of the Gateway software (maybe as early as revision 3) will be using the /xxxx for the SSID and thus allow 8 or 9 charachter call signs to be programmed into the radios.<br>
<br>Your right in the fact that at this time it isn't being used for it's intended purpose. Apparently Icom never expected this new mode to sell as well as it has. <br><br>Curiously, why aren't people using the Message Blocks for their name or location? I have two programmend into all the radios I program for people 1) First Last 2) First ARES/RACES...<br>
<br>Till a little futher down the coax...<div class="Ih2E3d"><br><br>Eric M. Gildersleeve ~ KD7CAO<br>
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