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TODAY YOULL NEED TO ENTER YOUR CALL SIGN IN A MENU IN YOUR RADIO BEFORE YOU
USE ANY REPEATERS.  AFTER THAT, JUST KEY UP AND TALK.  TO GO BEYOND THAT,
TO TALK TO A HAM ON A NETWORKED REPEATER IN A DISTANT TOWN, THE D STAR
SYSTEM MAKES YOU POKE AND PROD INSIDE YOUR RADIOS MENUS A BIT TO ENTER MORE
CALL SIGNS YOUR LOCAL REPEATER, THE DISTANT REPEATER, OR THE HAM YOU WANT
TO TALK TO AND SET OPTIONS.  IF YOU ARE A HAM WHO FINDS PROGRAMMING YOUR
RADIO FOR CTCSS CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM SO YOU CAN USE A TONE
ACCESS REPEATER TOO BIG A CHALLENGE, IM AFRAID YOU MIGHT BE LEFT IN THE
DIGITAL DUST.  AT LEAST FOR NOW.  BUT FEAR NOT THIS CHANGE WILL HAPPEN
SLOWLY.  THAT ANALOG ONLY HANDHELD YOU GOT FOR CHRISTMAS WILL HAVE A PLACE
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.  DSTAR NEEDS REPEATERS, TOO D STAR REPEATERS ARE
SPECIAL.  BECAUSE OF THE NARROWER D STAR BANDWIDTH AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
TO ALLOW DECODING OF THE MODULATING SIGNALS, D STAR REPEATERS DONT WORK
BETWEEN ANALOG RADIOS, NOR CAN ANALOG REPEATERS HANDLE D STAR SIGNALS.
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AA0AV/340 AA1M/342 AB5RM/330 AC4S/336 AD1E/338 AD5W/330 AD8RL/336 AE3T/351
AE5V/335 AH0W/W7/334 AI7W/336 AK1L/337 BA4DW/330 CE3GN/345 CT3FT/335
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