3. EVERY D-STAR RADIO HAS A SERIAL DATA PORT

4. Connecting a D-STAR radio

5. OPC-1529R 2.5 mm

6. D-RATS By Dan Smith - KK7DS

7. D-RATS By Dan Smith - KK7DS

8. Goal All-in-one tool for D-STAR data ops Make use of the low speed data channel Oriented to EmComm operations No dependence on infrastructure  Originally targeted for simplex  All network interaction at endpoints Interface with existing technologies

9. IRC style chat FTP style file transfers E-mail messaging APRS like mapping OVERVIEW

10. Typical Station

11. TNC – The analog gateway to D-RATS data Use a KISS-mode TNC with D-RATS Gives you point-to-point data transfer Limited AX.25 support  Simpler to setup  Lower overhead Interface with D-STAR users through stations running both formats WL2K Connectivity

12. Data in an Emergency Fast, error-free transfer of electronic records  Situation status reports  Resource requests  Patient manifests  Pictures of damage Quiet operation  Put radio operators directly in an EOC  Field stations in noisy environments Integrated logging of messages with times and dates

13. Chat Free-form multicast chat messages – Checksum-protected – Channels – “Private” chat – Text filters – Automated QSTs – Quick messages‏ – Highlight and lowlight text

15. Messaging Structured messages (Forms)‏  Use XML to convey structure and content  XSL at the endpoints for presentation  Messages can contain attachments  Automatic message routing support  Email-like interface  Custom form builder

16. Messaging Email gateway  SMTP for outgoing emails  Rich forms go as HTML emails  POP3 gateway for remote mail checks WL2K gateway  Any internet-connected station can gateway  Experimental RMS packet client  Seamless and bi-directional SMTP/POP3 servers integrated  Paclink-like functionality

20. Files and Images Arbitrary file transfers with sliding window, compression, and resume “File server” for remote retrieval Integrated resize/resample of image files Block size and window scaling

22. Positional Awareness Captures and sends ICOM GPS/GPS-A strings Distance and direction calculation Integrated map display (free!) Moving stations updated in real-time Input for external GPS receiver

24. Ratflector Connect to other D-RATS users via Internet Easy and clean for testing Data-only reflector Configure D-RATS radio port for one of:  Network port on ref.d-rats.com, port 9000  Network port on ref.d-rats.com, port 9001 User-run ratflectors too! Included in download

25. Repeater (Ratflector)

26. Implementation Written in Python/GTK Runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows OpenStreetMap.org for free maps

27. Availability Windows: Installer.exe Linux:.deb,.rpm  APT and Yum repositories available  Thanks to Mike, N0SO! MacOS:.app (and one-time base package)

28. References D-RATS Website  http://www.d-rats.com D-RATS Mailing List Yahoo! Group – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/d-rats_group/