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ENTER D STAR DIGITAL VOICE FOR VHF UHF, SUCH AS WITH D STAR, REQUIRES WHOLE
NEW, AND FAIRLY EXPENSIVE RADIOS.  THERE HAVE TO BE SOME BIG ADVANTAGES TO
GET US TO GO THERE.  WILL THE D STAR DIGITAL VOICE SYSTEM PROVIDE THE
ADVANTAGES THAT WILL SPUR A VHF/UHF VERSION OF THE SWITCH WE SAW FROM AM TO
SSB ON HF IN THE 50S AND 60S?  IT MIGHT.  IT OFFERS CLEARER SIGNALS WITH
LESS BANDWIDTH THAN ANALOG FM, AND A MORE ELEGANT AND TARGETED FORM OF
NETWORKING THAN IRLP OR ECHOLINK AMATEUR VOICE OVER THE INTERNET WITH RADIO
LINKS DO TODAY.  MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH D STAR CAME IN HUNTSVILLE,
ALABAMA LAST OCTOBER AT A D STAR TRAINING SEMINAR.  HERE SEVERAL D STAR
PIONEERS GAVE TALKS TO HELP THE NEXT WAVE OF EARLY ADOPTERS UNDERSTAND HOW
THIS SYSTEM WORKS.  THESE SEMINARS ARE INTENDED FOR REPEATER OWNERS AND THE
MOST DEDICATED USERS.  YOU CAN GET REALLY DEEP INTO THIS STUFF.  IT REMINDS
ME OF BOTH THE ENTHUSIASM AND COMPLEXITY THAT PACKET NETWORK SYSOPS
EXPERIENCED IN THE MID 90S.  EVERYDAY USERS, YOU AND I, WONT NEED TO GET
THIS DEEP INTO IT.  AT THE MOST BASIC LEVEL, WELL BE ABLE TO OPERATE
DIGITAL VOICE THROUGH REPEATERS ALMOST AS EASILY AS WE USE ANALOG REPEATERS
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