What is it?A multi-platform integrated tool for com-munication using D-STAR radios. With only a pair of radios (or an entire repeater stack) a variety of data transmission methods are supported, including:

•Instant-messagechat • Automaticbeaconmessages •Filetransferswitherrordetection •Structuredforms •GPSpositionreports •Andmuchmore!

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Developed for 1st respondersInitially developed for the WashingtonCounty ARES/RACES group in Oregon, D-RATSquicklyevolvedintoafullblownmulti-platform EmComm software suitefor data communications using D-STAR radios.Onceyoutryit,D-RATSwillbecomethe most used tool in your EmComm toolbox!

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“Why say it when you can send it?”In time of emergency, messageaccuracy is vital. Don’t let a languagebarriergetintheway.Ifitiseasiertoshowadatadocumentthanverballydescribesomething,then let D-RATS do it! You’llget better EmComm efficiency,accuracyandaccountability.

A great tool for 1st respondersThe D-RATS suite is powerful and cangive you access to additional resources such as image transfer, custom com-munication forms, e-mail portals over several miles with the D-RATS e-mailgateway, as well as full asset trackingwithmultiplelayerresourcemaps.

“Don’t think, just do”Inadditiontoaccuracy,accountabilityandspeed,simplicity ranks high on the 1st Responder Leader’sEmComminformationwishlist.Buthowcancommunicationsbesimpleduringorafteranemergency,wheninfrastructuresupportmaybepartially or completely compromised?

TheD-RATSsuiteisextremelyscalable.It’swellsuited to everyday communications, not just

emergencysituations.For example, say youneedtosendafewsupportmessagesduringacivicmarathonevent,orduringsomefieldtraining exercises – the D-RATS softwaresuite’skeyboard-to-keyboardtextmessaging,file transfers, and position reporting mapskeepthingsbasic.It’smuchliketheeverydaycommunicationswe’reallnowusedto.

D-STAR is all-digital which means voice and data coexist simultaneously – no complex configuration or mode-switching is required to operate data alongside voice.

What’s with the name?(hint:spellstarbackwards)

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“Real-Time” Map OverlaysEOCs can quickly assign 1st responder assets in “Real-Time” using the D’PRS® function of D-STAR’s DV mode and D-RATS map overlays.

Example:Sayyougetacallovertheradiofromyour incident assessment team. “We have a 3storybuildingwithsmokecomingoutofthe2ndfloorwindowsandpeopletrappedontheroof” With the D-RATS map overlay, you can “real-time”seethepersonwhojustcalled,theirlocation,andwhatassetsaretheclosesttothatlocation for immediate dispatch.

Fast information access for 1st respondersFast access to information is critical to 1stresponderteamleaders.Howthatinformationispresentedcanmeanthe differencebetweenbeinganassetandaliability.D-RATSpresentsthe most professional communications pack-age for today’s Amateur Radio EmComm Specialist!

Going to a new area? Not a problem, the D-RATS Map Down-loader “fetches” map images before you get into the zone!

Asset Tracking (Mapping)BasicMappingFeatures •Zoomin/outwiththeslider •Single-clickanywhereonthemaptoset a cross-hair for measuring •Double-clickanywhereonthemaptore- center(Alldistancesinthelistbeloware calculatedwithrespecttowhatever your center is) •Double-clickonastationinthelistto recenteronthelastknownpositionof that station •Checkthe“TrackCenter”boxtohavethe map stay centered on the current center point, if it’s moving •Right-clickonthemapformoreactions

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Feature list

n Instant-messaging style chat

n Multiple automatic QSTs at varying schedules, containing: • Simplemessages

• Commandoutput

• Filecontents

• WeatherUndergroundreports

• GPSpositionreports

• RSS/CAPfeeditems

n File Transfers with adjustable-sized packets • Transparentblockcompression

• Highlyefficientbinaryencodingforfastfile transfers,despitethelimitationsofD-STARradios

• Unattendedoperationwithautomaticnegotiation

n Other features • Online/offlinestatusnotifications

• Ignorecapabilityto“dim”messagesthatmatcha searchstring

• Noticecapabilitytohighlightmessagesthatmatch asearchstring

• Cannedmessages

• Chatlogging

• Tabbedinterfacetofiltertrafficbasedona searchstring

• Structureddata(i.e.Forms)transmissionwith multipleformtemplates,graphicaleditor,and HTMLexporting

• ArbitraryTCPforwardingovertheRFchannel

• GPSpositiontracking,distance/direction calculation,staticbeaconsupport,and integratedmapviewerwithofflinecaching

• Network-linkablerepeater/proxyco-application

• Abilitytoaddressatransfertoaspecificstation

• Packetizedchattrafficwithchecksumvalidationto eliminatebrokenmessages

• Abilitytochatduringafileorformtransfer

• Abilitytopingaremotestationtotestconnectivity

• RetrievalofGPSdatafromGPSDserver

• Incominge-mail-to-formgateway

n For more information • Multi-platform:runsonLinux,UNIX,Windows®, andMacOS®X

• Formoreinformationoncurrentfeatures,seethe D-RATSdownloadpageforrecentchanges

• Newfeaturerequestscanbemadeontheissue tracker:http://www.d-rats.com/trac

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D-RATS E-mail Gateway infrastructure

Open Source Graphic OS supportUse D-RATS on these popular operating systems:MacOS®X,Linux/Unix,Windows®

WindowsCE,WindowsMobile®andoperatingsystemsbelowWin2k are not supported.

Security in obscurity While utilizing D-STAR technology as the transportationlayer,abasiclayerofobscurity,D-RATS uses data compression, and other data technology to generate a second layer of obscurity. Obscurity is the best security youcan legally have over Amateur Radio.