<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">
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<div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></font></p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="6"><b><div style="background-color:white;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-color:initial;color:black;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;">D-STAR at Dayton
Hamvention</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">During the Hamvention several D-STAR events & resources will be available.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">D-STAR Digital Voice repeaters in Dayton
are sponsored by DARA
(Dayton Amateur Radio Association), the host of the Hamvention. </span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dayton</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> D-STAR Repeaters</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br><b>147.105 (+600 KHz) W8BI C</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Accessible outdoors at Hamvention® HARA Arena with a handheld at 0.5 watts may be marginal so higher power is recommended.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br><b>444.0875 (+ 5MHz) W8BI B</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">70 cm repeater may be operational by time of the Hamvention®.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dayton</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> D-STAR Repeater Reflector Linking</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Hamvention received approval from the D-STAR
Reflector REF030B to link a W8BI D-STAR over the Hamvention® weekend. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> The repeater was linked last year as well using a different reflector. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><b><div style="background-color:white;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-color:initial;color:black;display:inline;"><div style="display:inline;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;display:inline;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">A reflector allows all
repeaters & DV Dongles linked to it communicate as a group. </span></span></p></div></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> D-STAR activity in
Dayton over Hamvention® weekend can be followed by using a repeater or DV Dongle linked to the 30-B reflector </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> instead of linking directly to the W8BI gateway.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></b></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hamvention D-STAR
Repeaters</span></span></b></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">At the Hamvention Icom has D-STAR digital voice 2m, 70cm & 23cm digital voice repeaters & radios on demonstration and </span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">the repeaters may be connected to the D-STAR network. The callsigns & frequencies of the demonstration repeaters will be available at the Hamvention.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br></span></strong></p><p
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thursday Night D-STAR Meet, Greet and Eyeball QSO</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">On Thursday night prior to the Hamvention there is a</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> D-STAR Meet, Greet and Eyeball QSO over dinner. </span></span></p><p
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">It will occur on Thursday May 13th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m at Marion 's Piaza on 1320 N Fairfield Road in Beavercreek , OH . </span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">More information about the event at: </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"><span><span><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://hamvention.org/events.php#dstar">http://hamvention.org/events.php#dstar</a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">D-STAR Friday Night Get Together</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> For the last four years there
has
been a
Friday Night D-STAR Get Together at a hotel in Dayton hosted by the Texas & Alabama D-STAR
groups. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> The event has been an opportunity to hear talks by experienced D-STAR repeater operators & innovators and meet with other D-STAR users.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:xx-large;"><b></b></span></span></span></p><b><div style="background-color:white;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-color:initial;color:black;display:inline;"><div
style="display:inline;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;display:inline;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">This year the Friday Night D-STAR Get Together will be </span></span><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">on Friday, May 14th from 8 – 10 pm at the Drury Inn North, the same location as last year. </span></span></span></p></div></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">The Georgia D-STAR group will host this year's event. The format this year will be a bit
different from previous years </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">with a few short presentations to start the evening followed by an open session with D-STAR experts on many topics stationed </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">around the room to meet and answer your questions.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="NormalWebChar"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></p><b><div style="background-color:white;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-color:initial;color:black;display:inline;"><div style="display:inline;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;"><p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;display:inline;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">D-STAR Forum</span></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Room #1, Friday, 12:45 – 14:15 pm</span></span></b></p></span></div></div></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Hosted by Greg Sarratt, W4OZK</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><p
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><u>Speakers</u></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DVAP/DV Dongle/D-PLUS/Multiple Software Packages, </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Home-brew D-STAR repeater, </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">David</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Lake</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">G4ULF</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:justify;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">D-RATS, D-STAR Digital Data Software,</span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight:normal;">Dan Smith, KK7DS</span></span></span><b><span style="color:black;"></span></b></p></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;"><br></span></div><div><span
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