D-STAR

On December 31st, Toronto area hams got a late Christmas present that would greatly improve their ham radio operations in 2017 and beyond. As it was on this day that the technical team supporting the repeaters at the VA3XPR-1 repeater site, including those operating under the call signs VE3YYZ, VE3WOO …

At the 2016 Dayton Hamvention this week, we got to see the DV4mobile – the upcoming tri-band, all-mode digital radio that was announced by Wireless Holdings, maker of the DV4mini digital adapter. The radio was on display at the Wireless Holdings booth and we got to talk with Kurt, OE1KBC and Torsten, …

Well, it appears that 2016 may actually be the year that hams finally get to see their ultimate digital ham radio. Recently, Wireless Holdings LLC, the maker of the DV4mini – a wireless multi-mode hotspot, announced that it would be releasing the DV4mobile – a new tri-band (2m, 1.25m and …

On May 8th, an article appeared in the ÖVSV by Kurt, OE1KBC, about a new dual-band, multi-mode mobile radio called the “NEW RADIO” that will operate on the 2m & 70cm bands and support the most common ham digital modes, including DMR, D-STAR and C4FM (System Fusion), plus analog FM. …

Hams in the greater Toronto and Montreal areas have reason to celebrate today with the debut of BrandMeister Network connected DMR repeaters in both of these cities, including VE3YYZ in downtown Toronto and VE2REX in Covey Hill, about 60km south of Montreal. These repeaters will operate from marquee locations that …

One of the great things about hams is their ability to find solutions to almost any communications related problem. This has been proven once again with a recent announcement that some resourceful hams, which included Patrick, W7PCH and Christiane, DD4CR, have reverse engineered or “hacked” one of the most popular …

On April 18th, DMR-MARC, announced the launch of a new DMR development environment called the “DMR Sandbox” for anyone wishing to develop new features or applications specifically for ham radio DMR use. This is an important step for DMR-MARC and the ham radio DMR community as a whole, as it …

In effort to understand how the ham radio community is currently using digital voice modes or their willingness to use them, a short survey was put together and made it available to the ham community on March 21, 2014. Survey Methodology The following methodology was used in carrying out the …

In effort to understand how the ham radio community is currently using digital voice modes or their willingness to use them, we have put together a short survey, which will take about 5 minutes to complete. Your participation is important and the results will be published for all to see …

In an exclusive interview, Connect Systems owner and President Jerry Wanger discusses his company’s plans to revolutionize ham radio with the launch of a new digital voice radio supporting both Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio (D-STAR). With the recent launch of the CS700 DMR …