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Guy Royse
@guy.dev

Interested, of course. But I've not done any DMR as all I have are Yaesu radios. It's all C4FM for me. We could probably use EchoLink or IRLP—I know there are repeaters near me for that. Or maybe APRS? If you have a license that lets you do HF stuff we could try actual SSB or maybe JS8Call.

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Dennis "D.C." Dietrich
@dcdietrich.bsky.social

Haven't tried EchoLink yet, but it's on my to-do - or to-try - list. Regarding HF, my license only includes 10m but I don't have any 10m gear yet. As for DMR, if you want to play around with that without having to buy anything, maybe this could be a good first step: github.com/rohithzmoi/D...

github.comGitHub - rohithzmoi/Droidstar-DMR: Modified Droidstar DMR App with Enhanced FeaturesModified Droidstar DMR App with Enhanced Features. Contribute to rohithzmoi/Droidstar-DMR development by creating an account on GitHub.
Guy Royse
@guy.dev

I've got EchoLink up and running. If you have an EchoLink repeater near you I can connect to it. Then, you just talk to the repeater like you normally would and I would be talking into my phone or computer.

Guy Royse
@guy.dev

I do have the gear for 10m but 10m heavily depends on band conditions and is kind of hit or miss. You just need to upgrade your license and then buy an awesome radio! I paid $1200 for my main radio but it does everything from 70cm to 160m and even includes an antenna tuner. Buy once, cry once.

Guy Royse
@guy.dev

Regarding Droidstar, it looks like I could use the Apple version, although that might be a bit of a hassle at the moment. I'll have to look into that when I get some time.

Dennis "D.C." Dietrich
@dcdietrich.bsky.social

I see, I "just" need to upgrade my license. Well, that does require studying for another license exam, so it might be a while until I have time for that. :) Besides, my AT-D878 is awesome. As long as I stay on 2m/70cm and FM/DMR. ;)

Guy Royse
@guy.dev

Looks like a simplex repeater. Don't see any tones on the entry at Repeaterbook. Should be good to go. I'd try hitting the repeater and see if it retransmits what you send.