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Yet another way to connect to the DMR network (or Fusion, sounds like). Don't have a hotspot? Use your phone! (Yes, use your smartphone for everything in your life!)



No matter what else, if I'm doing "radio" without using an actual radio, it doesn't seem like radio to me. :)

Thanks Jed! One advantage of having an Android phone (vs iPhone) is there are many more cool ham radio apps.

While i'm an iPhone guy (by necessity, as that's the phone my company gave me and pays for), I did have an Android phone for many years and I'm tempted to buy a used one just so I can play with the apps! Either that or a cheap Android tablet. I think there may be a way to run Android on a Raspberry Pi as well; I'll have to revisit that.

And yeah, maybe it's time to rename our hobby "amateur communications!" I do get the part about not using an actual radio, although I suppose you could make the argument that it's highly likely that even digital comms go "over the air" one way or another, at some point during the QSO (eg over WiFi, LTE/5G/etc).?

I do know one thing: if digital modes are one way to attract young(er) folks into the hobby (and thereby saving its future), I'm all for it.

73,

Mark

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Mark Ehr | K0EHR

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