DV4MINI Hotspot

This is a really neat device that runs on Windows and Linux.  The DV4MINI is a USB stick containing 70 cm data transceiver. Works with D-Star, DMR, Fusion, APCO25, DPMR and other digital modes which are based on GMSK, 2FSK or 4FSK.

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This ham has a great blog and has tons of fun projects you can do with this dongle.

DV4mini ham radio digital hotspot C4FM, DMR and D-Star

New ARRL/Red Cross MoU Signed

Arrl_logoRed-cross-logoThe ARRL and the American Red Cross have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The document, signed in January, succeeds one agreed to in 2010; it will remain in place for the next 5 years. The MoU spells out how League Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers will interface with the Red Cross in the event that ARES teams are asked by the Red Cross to assist in a disaster or emergency response. Continue reading