VA3XPR Toronto's Digital Ham Radio Repeater Connection

Please join us for the first ever “TAC 310 Net“, a new weekly 1-hour net using the newly created DMR “TAC 310” talk group starting on Sunday April 6th @ 2000 ET & 1700 PT (Monday April 7th @ 0000 UTC). This net will be available on all TAC 310 …

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 …

On March 25th, the Hong Kong Police Information Technology Society (HKPITS) hosted guest speaker Don Trynor, VA3XFT, for an evening discussion about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and how it’s revolutionizing ham radio around the world. With over 100 licensed ham members, the HKPITS subsidiary, the Hong Kong People Radio Club …

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 …

Ham radio in Scotland is about to be redefined with the launch of the first Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) repeater system in Dundee. On March 4, 2014, the new DMR repeater, which operates under the call sign GB7DD, went on the air in Dundee, Scotland, after previously operating as an …

One of the great things about ham radio Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) repeater networks is their ability to reach lots of other users all over the world with the simple push of a button. But what if you just want to make contact with one other user with the same …

The Connect Systems (CSI) CS700 portable radio is a low cost, high value Digital Mobile Radio (aka DMR) radio that has recently been released to the ham radio community. Overall, this is a great single band UHF DMR radio for ham radio use on the 70cm band and will make …

On January 15, 2014, Kenwood Communications announced the release of a new line of Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) portable radios, thereby tossing its hat into the DMR ring with other companies, such as Motorola, Vertex Standard and Hytera to name a few. The flagship version of these radios, the TK-D200G …

REVIEW DATE: January 6, 2014 REVIEWED BY: Don Trynor, VA3XFT SUMMARY The Motorola MOTOTRBO XPR 5550 is one of the latest additions to Motorola’s MOTOTRBO line of Digital Mobile Radio (aka DMR) TDMA radios, featuring best in class audio, integrated GPS, a multicolour LCD display, plus much more. This is …