December 2nd will forever become a day of celebration across Asia, as on December 2, 2013, the pioneering hams of the Hong Kong People Radio Club (HKPRC), launched the first Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) repeater in Asia under the call sign VR2TIG. This DMR repeater, which is owned and operated …
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Canadian ham radio operators are celebrating the launch of a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) ham radio repeater in their nations capital today. The new DMR repeater, which operates under the call sign VA3RFT, officially came on-line on November 5, 2013 and provides hams in the Ottawa area with full access …
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On November 30, 2013, the VA3XPR analog FM repeater will be making the switch to Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) operation, making VA3XPR an all DMR repeater system. Since it’s launch in September 2011, the analog FM repeater has provided a valuable service to the ham radio community in the downtown …
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Great news for ham radio Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) users in Ontario! Today, the 100th DMR user ID was issued to the Sun Parlour Retirees’ ARC, marking a special milestone for DMR adoption in Ontario. In fact, DMR is growing so quickly that currently, there are 175 users IDs and …
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REVIEW DATE: October 13, 2013 REVIEWED BY: Don Trynor, VA3XFT SUMMARY The Vertex Standard EVX-539 portable radio is one of the latest additions to Vertex Standard’s eVerge line of Digital Mobile Radio (aka DMR) TDMA radios, a value line of DMR radios. Overall, this is a good basic single band …
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On Sunday September 21st, the VA3URU Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) repeater launched in Orillia, ON, becoming the 8th ham radio DMR repeater active in Ontario. To access this system, hams will need a DMR capable radio, which are built by several manufacturers, including Motorola, Vertex Standard, Harris and Hytera, to …
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On Sunday September 22, 2013 from 9:00am to 12:00pm, hams in the Toronto area will be providing communications for the Bladder Cancer Canada Awareness Walk in Sunnybrook Park using the VA3XPR digital DMR repeater. This event is to help raise funds for Bladder Cancer Canada and also, to increase awareness …
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Interested in learning about the latest in digital voice communications? Perhaps you’ve heard something about DMR and MOTOTRBO, but not quite sure what they’re all about? Then you need to attend the Digital Mobile Radio Demystified presentation being held at the monthly meeting of the York Region Amateur Radio Club …
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New to amateur radio or looking for a refresher on the use of IRLP and EchoLink, the predominant VoIP technologies that have revolutionized amateur radio? If so, then you need to join the IRLP & EchoLink Made Easy presentation on August 14, 2013 @ 9:00pm ET on the VA3XPR analog …
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Looking for ham radio-related events in the greater Toronto area? Then look no further than the VA3XPR Calendar! If you or your club have any special events, nets, hamfests, courses or club meetings that you would like to share, please send them via the “Suggest an Update” button below the …
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