[WIham] D-STAR Forum at AES - MRC Swapfest, Saturday, 11/6

[Mark Thompson]

Milwaukee Repeater Club / 26th Annual Swapfest
AMATEUR RADIOFest2010
HAM RADIO, COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Saturday, November 6th, 2010
8:00 A.M to 2:00 P.M.
Vendor Load-in @ 5:00 A.M.
at the ELKS Lodge
5555 W Good Hope Road • Milwaukee, Wl 53223
(just across the street from AES)

Admission: $6.00 • Extra Raffle tickets: $2.00; (3) for $5.00
Table: $10.00 per 8 ft. table • Electricity: $5.00

Featuring AMATEUR RADIO & ELECTRONICS • RAFFLE/DOOR PRIZES
New and Used Ham radios, CB radios, batteries, antennas, scanners, test 
equipment, parts, connectors, electronic
components,  tubes, wire, coax cable, switches, computers, software, and more.
Talk-in: MRC Repeater, 146.910, – offset, 127.3 PL

Further Information: MRC Website: http://www.mrc91.org or
Ken, KC9MXZ - kc9mxz at hotmail.com • 414-491-0686
Matt, KC9COY- kc9coy at the moog.com • 414-254-2849
For advance tickets, extra raffle tickets, tables and
electricity, send your order and SASE  to:
Milwaukee Repeater Club
P.O. Box 2123 • Milwaukee, W1 53201-2123

Check it all out! … then, come on over to AES
• 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. – See the Latest Equipment on  Display
• 11:00 A.M. to 11:15 P.M. – What is D-STAR? Attend a short presentation about 
what is
D-STAR and how it works.
11:15 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. – Open forum on D-STAR. The system administrators for 
the
KC9LKZ and K9AES systems will be available to answer your questions about using 
the  local
D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio)
A  Digital Voice and Data protocol specification developed for use in  amateur 
radio. D-Star compatible radios are available on VHF and UHF  amateur radio 
bands.
In  addition to the over-the-air protocol, D-Star also provides  specifications 
for network connectivity, enabling D-Star radios to be  connected to the 
Internet or other
networks.  D-STAR is the result of research by the Japan Amateur Radio League to  
investigate digital technologies for amateur radio.


AMATEUR ELECTRONIC SUPPLY (AES), 5710 W. Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI 53223
414-358-0333 • 1-800-558-0411 • www.aesham.com