[CRAPRS] Eastern Iowa DSTAR Frequencies?

[Randy]

I know this is a reply to a message posted last May but I just joined 
the list.  I don't know of any D-Star repeaters in eastern Iowa but I 
recently installed a Motorola Mototrbo digital repeater near Mt. 
Pleasant (about 60 miles south of CR).  Mobile and portable GPS is built 
into some models of mobiles and portables.

It is connected via the Internet for VOIP operation to a couple 
repeaters in California and one in Washington state.  It is on 444.350 
and has HT range of about 40 miles.

Two of the hams in California owned D-Star repeaters before buying the 
Motorola.  They sold them because of too many problems keeping them 
working and connected to the D-Star network.

The Motorola digital repeater has two TDMA voice slots.  One channel is 
used for talking to the other Internet connected repeaters.  The second 
channel is used for local QSOs.  Both voice channels can naturally be 
used at the same time without affecting the other channel.  I'm told 
D-Star doesn't this ability. 

My Mototrbo mobile and HT both have built-in GPS and text messaging.  I 
am trying to find someone that can remove the GPS data from my 
transmissions and adapt it to APRS.  The GPS information is sent with 
the voice packets where another mobile connected to a computer can 
display my position.  I'm more of a RF ham than software.

Randy
WB0VHB