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Just a casual day of receiving amateur radio packets into JavaScript and parsing the data in them.

Very cool! Now, may I interest you in some DMRplus QSOs? ;)

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.

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...

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.

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.

I forgot to ask: A bit of a hassle how? I mean, all you need to do is get a DMR ID, install the app, and say hello to 2632668. :)

The Apple version, according to the README on GitHub, says they’re using TestPilot. So, it’s not just a simple download.

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. ;)