<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Thanks, Dennis. Good info. 73<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Dennis Email <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dhcody@att.net" target="_blank">dhcody@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">Good</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">Afternoon</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">:</font></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> There were some questions raised last night</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> at the meeting</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> regarding D-Star radios. Icom was the first on the market with them and I have a link below that will take you to the Icom web site for your viewing of what they have to offe</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">r. I own three of them and have been pleased with their performance and</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">capability</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> Keep in mind these radios will also operate analogue FM</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">and are loaded with features.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> </font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4"><a href="http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/dstar/dstar/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.icomamerica.com/<wbr>en/products/amateur/dstar/<wbr>dstar/default.aspx</a></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">Kenwood also makes a D-star handheld radio that is a tri bander. 144/220/430 mhz. The link is below</font></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><a href="http://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/amateur/th-d74a/" target="_blank">http://www.kenwood.com/usa/<wbr>com/amateur/th-d74a/</a></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> For a better understanding of D-star I have a</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> couple of</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> link</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">s</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> below that</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">are</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> You Tube video</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">s</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> explaining how it works and how to program.</font></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIKyqNMAcgY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=LIKyqNMAcgY</a></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LzUlMV3Xl0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=-LzUlMV3Xl0</a></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">There are</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">numerous ways to connect to D-star going directly through your computer</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">,</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4"> however I have</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> only</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> sent info</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> only</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"> for</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">radios that work through the Dstar Austin Radio Club repeater. If I can answer any questions on</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri" size="4">Dstar I will be glad to share what limited knowledge I have so give me a call. </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4">73 de WR5DC</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri" size="4"></font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Script MT Bold" size="5">Dennis H. Cody</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Script MT Bold" size="5"> WR5DC</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="mailto:dhcody@att.net" target="_blank">dhcody@att.net</a></font></span></b></p>
<p dir="LTR"><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman">281-844-0985</font></span></b></p>
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