Re: DMR
  By: Bob Seaborn to David Westphalen on Sun Nov 19 2017 01:58 pm

 >  >>
 >  >>                        .....Bob, VE5XEF
 >  >
 >  > ok this may be a very dumb question but here goes... What exactly
 >  > hotsopt for? Advantages? Used for? etc.
 > 
 > 
 > Simply put, it's a personal, usually run in simplex mode, repeater. 
 > you to operate in digital mode, d-star, fusion, dmr, etc, when there
 > local repeaters available, or when you don't want to link the local 
 > elsewhere and inconvenience other local hams.
 > 
 > For example, in Saskatoon, we have one D-STAR repeater, fully linked
 > outside world, one fusion repeater, which is only occasionally linke
 > DMR repeater.  In fact the nearest, and only DMR repeater in Saskatc
 > couple of hundred miles away, well out of range.  Yet, with a hotspo
 > full access to all three modes of digital service, which I fully mak
 > fwiw, I have two hotspots, both use a stubby UHF antenna, approx 6" 
 > and have a TX power of approx 10mw, so they're easily used indoors, 
 > range of a few blocks.
 > 
 > For D-STAR, try googling for dstar commander (one example), or DV4MI
 > covers all three modes I've referred to, plus others.
 > 
 > Most cost $100-$150 plus a Raspberry Pi, some others can cost double
 > more, and don't require a Pi.  The DV4Mini, for exmple costs around 
 > plugs into a USB port on a Windows computer, or a Pi.
 > 
 > Hope this helps
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >                        .....Bob
 > 
 > 
well i guess ill look into getting one. price is a bit high though.

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