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NEIGHBORS DURING BAND OPENINGS.  IF ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORS GOES DIGITAL,
THEY WILL HEAR, INSTEAD OF VOICES, THAT RUSH OF NOISE.  THIS WONT MAKE
ANALOG USERS HAPPY, AND THE SOLUTION OFFERED HAVE THE ANALOG USERS TURN ON
CTCSS TO BLOCK THE UNWANTED SIGNALS HAS NEVER BEEN POPULAR.  NOT THE ONLY
GAME IN TOWN WHILE THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT D STAR, I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT D
STAR ISNT THE ONLY DIGITAL MODE ON VHF UHF AMATEUR RADIO.  ALINCO WAS
ACTUALLY FIRST TO MARKET WITH A SIMILAR TYPE OF DIGITAL VHF AMATEUR RADIO
SYSTEM BUT ONE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH D STAR.  THEY OFFER RADIOS THAT CAN BE
UPGRADED TO DIGITAL OPERATION, BUT HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED THE REPEATERS AND
OTHER NETWORKING HARDWARE NEEDED TO MAKE COMPLETE SYSTEMS, AS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR D STAR.  THE AOR DIGITAL MODELS THAT SOME ARE USING ON HF CAN BE USED
ON ANY TYPE OF VOICE SYSTEM, INCLUDING VHF AND UHF FM.  THEY OFFER THE
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W4BP/330 W4EO/339 W4ITA/340 W4NS/355 W4SW/339 W5AJ/340 W5ASP/336 W5KK/335
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