It’s part of the Amateur It’s part of the Amateur Radio hobby.Radio hobby.

It’s part of ARES EmCommIt’s part of ARES EmComm

So, let’s look at what it can So, let’s look at what it can dodo

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Local RepeaterLocal Repeater

Band Module

Controller

This is W9CHA, anyone around?

W9CHA this is K3NONHow are you doing?

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Local – with GatewayLocal – with Gateway

Band Module

Controller

Gateway

DVDongleUsers

This is W9CHA, anyone around?

W9CHA this is K3NONHow are you doing?

W9CHA this is KJ4GAlso listening

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Linked RepeatersLinked Repeaters

Reflector

Band Module

Controller

Gateway

DVDongleUsers

This is W9CHAAnyone around?

I’m here

I’m here

I’m here

I’m just listening

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Where Are The Repeaters?Where Are The Repeaters?

Where to find repeaters…Where to find repeaters…

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Where Are We Now?Where Are We Now? There is a D-Star repeater network There is a D-Star repeater network

from Tampa/St Petersburg up thru from Tampa/St Petersburg up thru Sumter, Marion, and Lake counties to Sumter, Marion, and Lake counties to Orlando and Daytona Beach, then Orlando and Daytona Beach, then north to Jacksonville and Tallahassee north to Jacksonville and Tallahassee and south to Ft pierce. Even Disney and south to Ft pierce. Even Disney World has one.World has one.

There is a D-Star network connection There is a D-Star network connection at Stark that goes to the coast & at Stark that goes to the coast & north.north.

Gainesville is the “missing link”.Gainesville is the “missing link”.

And Then There’s D-RATS!And Then There’s D-RATS!

Get version 3.3 From www.dstarinfo.com

The RatflectorThe Ratflector

D-Star & D-Rats with D-Star & D-Rats with EmCommEmComm

Monitored at the EOC in Tallahassee

MESH Networks - EmCommMESH Networks - EmComm Mesh networking (topology)Mesh networking (topology) is a type of is a type of

networking where each node must not only networking where each node must not only capture and disseminate its own data, but also capture and disseminate its own data, but also serve as a serve as a relayrelay for other nodes, that is, it must for other nodes, that is, it must collaborate to propagate the data in the network.collaborate to propagate the data in the network.

The self-healing capability enables The self-healing capability enables a routing based network to operate a routing based network to operate when one node breaks down or a when one node breaks down or a connection goes bad. As a result, the connection goes bad. As a result, the network is typically quite reliable, as network is typically quite reliable, as there is often more than one path there is often more than one path between a source and a destination in between a source and a destination in the network. Although mostly used in the network. Although mostly used in wireless scenarios, this concept is wireless scenarios, this concept is also applicable to wired networks and also applicable to wired networks and software interaction. software interaction.

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Training for D-Star, D-rats, and MESH networks Saturday, August 25th

Marion EOC in Ocala

D-Star & D-rats starting at 9 AM

MESH starting at 1:30PM

FREE! Sign up on www.cfldsg.org

Class size is limited!

And Now…And Now…