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<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Gudday</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was driving along
as you do and pondered this thought.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>The existing packet
radio systems turn data into tones and then modulate up to vhf and then do the
reverse.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>A digi comes back
down to audio and the does the reverse.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I asked myself why
don't we just modulate at RF levels and use transponders as digis
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>How does D-STARS fit
into the APRS equation ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anybody ever played
with PulsePositionModulation on APRS ? Planes use it at
1Mb/s</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>They can send GPS
co-ords in 112us</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780042920-12112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andy
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----------------------------------------<BR>Andrew
Rich<BR>Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC<BR>email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vk4tec@tech-software.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>web:
http://www.tech-software.net<BR>Brisbane AUSTRALIA </FONT></P>
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