I've had a serious viral infection for the past three weeks, and have been in the hospital for the past eight days. I'm still not over it yet, but at least I'm back home. This is the first chance I've had to check in on the group. I'm glad to see there are active discussions taking place. I think a bridge between D-STAR and packet radio is an excellent way to show EMCOMM groups the benefits of D-STAR and D-RATS. Thanks for keeping the flags flying during my absence.