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<H1>High-speed D-STAR replaces AX.25 Packet</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>It is reported that the Amateur Radio team supporting the
<STRONG>Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon</STRONG> has officially retired AX.25
packet in favour of High Speed D-Star DD Mode</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The Amateur Team have used D-Star DD Mode for three years
and have five Icom D-Star RP-1D access points installed on Twin Cities building
rooftops. These have been 100% reliable, including at the unusually warm 2007
race, where more than 50 runners were sent to area hospitals.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>D-STAR at the 2007 Medtronic Twin Cities
Marathon<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2008/03/01/2/?nc=1" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2008/03/01/2/?nc=1</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>D-STAR Introduction<BR></FONT><A
href="http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Introduction.pdf" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Introduction.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>D-STAR Disaster Communications<BR></FONT><A
href="http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Disaster.pdf" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Disaster.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>D-STAR Emergency Digital Voice Data<BR></FONT><A
href="http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Emergency.pdf" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://dstar.rcares.org/DSTAR_Emergency.pdf</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Thanks to <STRONG>Mark Thompson WB9QZB</STRONG> for the
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