<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I think the “Connected to Internet” is still used. For example, if two stations are connected by radio and only one station is also connected to the Internet
with “Connected to Internet” checked, a message bound for the Internet can be sent from the non-Internet station through the Internet connected station using the “Send Via” option.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The D-RATS users in Central Florida have demonstrated this feature to show that if you can get to an Internet connected station by radio, it can serve as your
Internet connectivity for message handling. They made a 50 mile simplex hop by radio with the station on the far end connected to the Internet then delivering it to the State EOC. That impressed the local EMA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is useful for showing that D-STAR and D-RATS is not dependant on the Internet. What we have seen is that Internet outages are typically local in nature.
For example, during Katrina, while Internet was down in downtown New Orleans, it was available across the lake. That’s a simplex hop away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">John WB4QDX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> drats_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:drats_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick Connor<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [drats_users] Answers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The "Connected to Internet" check box is an artifact from an earlier version and no longer has any function.<br>
<br>
[CTRL+B] will send a complete text file over a RF link. Two limiting factors are the transmit timer in the radio and the "QST size limit" (See Preferences>Chat>QST size limit).<br>
<br>
D-RATS can send e-mail to any internet e-mail address. To route it through Winlink, use the WL2K prefix (e.g. WL2K:<a href="mailto:rumplestiltskin@gmail.com">rumplestiltskin@gmail.com</a>).<br>
<br>
Messages, Chat and files can be transfered over a D-STAR radio link.<br>
<br>
There is not an iPad version of D-RATS, however some have used their iPad to remote access their Desktop machines running D-RATS.<br>
<br>
D-STAR voice = 3600bps<br>
sync bits = 300bps<br>
low speed data = 900bps<br>
total = 4800bps<br>
The transmit message on the D-STAR radios uses the low speed data portion of the data stream, so turn it off to increase D-RATS throughput. Both voice and data run concurrently.<br>
<br>
The windows version of D-RATS is known to consume a great number of CPU cycles. This issue is currently under study.<br>
<br>
Frequencies: 145.67 is used as a National D-STAR simplex frequency in many parts of the U.S. This band segment is also heavily populated by packet operations and Winlink nodes. My group has chosen 144.91 and 144.93 as they are in the segment designated as weak
signal and experimental. Use your local band plan as a guide.<br>
<br>
73 de N3TSZ<br>
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d-rats_group/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d-rats_group/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" style="color:#A0A0A0" align="center">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">No virus found in this message.<br>
Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>
Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6165 - Release Date: 03/11/13<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>