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Just after 9/11/01, some of the 11,000 FCC licensed volunteer Amateur Radio operators in Minnesota decided they could build a radio based data network covering our region.  This network would provide a reliable backup email and data capability to support them in the event of an emergency that disabled or overloaded normal communications channels.  We passed the hat and collected enough funds and donated equipment to complete a network using AX.25 packet radio technology, which has been running to commercial reliability standards since 2002. 

In order to provide modern, standards based, high capacity volunteer emergency communications services, we have built with our own funds and are now making available for general Amateur use our D-Star 90+ kilobit TCP/IP data network and related VoIP capabilities.   This technology, which supports web based emergency computer applications, moves Amateur Radio back to where the FCC Part 97 rules say we belong- advancing the state of the radio art. 

We provide volunteer medical communications planning, equipment and suport for two large urban marathons and a half marathon. We are now deploying our third generation very high speed data network, using mesh technology. 

Our organization leads the delivery of up to date, NIMS-friendly volunteer emergency communications in Minnesota.  We work across all served agencies.   

Our latest talk (5/2011) is available here: http://www.slideshare.net/ny9d/network1q
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D-Star Amateur Radio Repeater List Twin Cities Metro 1/21/2012
1. KC0TQI East Ramsey County, 250' AGL 1.2 DD 1299.000 - MNSTP - Sponsored by Twinslan/Mining ARC etc - 172.16.0.20/24 is the web/Citadel server- DV 1285.100- (DHCP)

2. WD0HWT Minneapolis South/MSP Airport/MOA - 200'AGL - - 1298.000 DD only 172.16.1.1 is the repeater, 172.16.1.20 is the Citadel server (255.255.255.0) *Note this system is not owned or financially supported by the MARA. (+ DHCP)

3. KE8TX 1251.000 DD 172.16.2.1 Minneapolis Downtown East - 400' AGL - Excellent range so far - thanks Roger and Peter and folks from Hennepin County Mobile Corps Corps + Dan Skripka and Doug Reed+ Max - web server on .20 (Mask 255.255.255.0) Emergency power + DHCP. Citadel on .20- the linux router is offline 10/4/09- the repeater is up

4. 1299.300 DD /2M DV 145.11 KD0JOU- Minneapolis Downtown NE - Sponsored by Greg K and Alan + DV 1283.300. DV works great. 2M connects to 1.2G voice. On the USROOT Trust Server. The call is D0JOU - the coverage is good across the metro.

5. NY9D 1249.000 New DD/packet Gateway STPONE - Downtown St. Paul #1 Site - UP since - 9/24/08 172.16.4.1 and 172.16.4.20 (255.255.255.0) + DHCP Packet on 145.01. Citadel users on packet can leave messages for D-Star users and visa versa. Max has deployed a packet command line interface for D-Star ID-1 users.  D-Star up 6/13/11-  the thin client is offline. 

6. K0FVF West Metro/Golden Valley. Use CQCQCQ in your radio for "your" call and K0FVF for Rptr1
145.150 K0FVF On the air *shared pair- switches to space shuttle audio when that is up
442.900 K0FVF- DV
Sponsored by Greg Kitchak N0GEF

7. U of M- Moos Tower Minneapolis. 443.425 + W0YC DV -Run by the Gopher ARC. Reported to be having some 440 input issues.  Not on the gateway.

8. Anoka Radio Club/Bakken Club. On the air 443.775 DV as of 12/11/09 at the Bakken site- Mounds View. W0ANA  B (two spaces) - now with 1.2 DV/DD- also 2 meters up (6/20/11) 145.405 DV and gateway under development. Good coverage North and West

9. 1299.500 DD + full stack - +DD - Apple Valley- Alan. Now on USROOT.
KD0JOS DV 442.1250
See www.minnesotadstar.org

10. 1298.50 DD Portable repeater owned by Alan

11. 1251.500 DD MNWASH. K0LAV 172.16.3.1 /24 Bayport, MN @600 feet. System is here and on the air in test mode at 20 feet HAAT- 12/19/2010.

12. New full stack + Gateway - Anoka club?

13. KC0WLB B - 444.325 + DV system - Shoreview.  Up on our Gem Lake site for the winter. Good Ramsey County mobile coverage and full metro home staiton coverage.  The USROOT gateway is up.   
PDF Files to read:

Advice for Minnesota Hospitals and Hams working with hospitals (3/08)

Advice for new or prospective Hams (7/26/06)

Advice for current Amateur Operators (5/5/07)

Getting Started in High Speed Digital (1/1/08)