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Jared<p>Join me for Maker Net on Digital Voice Downunder (DVDU) - Thursdays at 0900 UTC, 1900 AEST, 2100 NZT.</p><p>Software, electronics &amp; radio projects... get tips from other makers, ask questions to the group or tell us about your latest project!</p><p>All are <a href="https://aus.social/tags/hams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hams</span></a> welcome. </p><p>Early check ins can be done up 60min before the net start via ham.live.</p><p>Hosted by VK2WAY, backup controller &amp; logging VK5TUX.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DigitalVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalVoice</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Net" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Net</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AllStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllStar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMR</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ham</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/m17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>m17</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/p25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p25</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nxdn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nxdn</span></a></p>
Anne Roth<p>Standing Ovation für <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@nadia_z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nadia_z</span></a></span> für ihren Talk über Medienberichterstattung über den Krieg im Nahen Osten und das verloren gegangene Vertrauen in diese Berichterstattung. Und so verdient. Folgt ihr!</p><p><a href="https://systemli.social/tags/republica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republica</span></a> <a href="https://systemli.social/tags/p25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p25</span></a><br> <a href="https://re-publica.com/de/session/verlorenes-medienvertrauen-gefaehrdete-demokratie-analyse-auswege-und-zukunft-der-deutschen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">re-publica.com/de/session/verl</span><span class="invisible">orenes-medienvertrauen-gefaehrdete-demokratie-analyse-auswege-und-zukunft-der-deutschen</span></a></p>
de VK5ZSH 🇦🇺 🐧 👾 🏳️‍🌈<p>I have a proposed idea for starting a <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/VK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VK</span></a> wide <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DV</span></a> net on the VK Nets Hub (50500) that I run, wondering if anyone be interested in a DV net on Sunday evening around 19:30ACST (10:00UTC), it be a mixed chat &amp; technical net. </p><p>International station will also be more than welcome too</p><p>Ideas, comments etc welcome</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DIgitalVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIgitalVoice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FreeDMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDMR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/YSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/M17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M17</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/NXDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NXDN</span></a></p>
de VK5ZSH 🇦🇺 🐧 👾 🏳️‍🌈<p>Any hams that are interested I have completed the VK Calling and the VK Nets Hubs if your interested making use of the hubs you can connect via the following modes. Will have a web page up soon with like to all the dashboards soon.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/VK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VK</span></a> Calling Hub (bridged out to <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FreeDMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDMR</span></a> 505)<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ASL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASL</span></a>: 572981<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/M17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M17</span></a>: 434 B<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/YSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YSF</span></a>: 50505 (AU-VK-FDMR505)<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/NXDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NXDN</span></a>: 50505<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a>: 50505</p><p>VK Nets Hub (bridged to FreeDMR 50500)<br>ASL: 572982<br>M17: 434 E<br>YSF: 50500 (AU-VK-FDMR50500)<br>NXDN: 50500<br>P25: 50500</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DigitalRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRadio</span></a></p>
Forest (Harper)<p>Hi y'all <br>As we've woken up super early and have spoons to spare, Come and join us as we run the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@PrideRadioGroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PrideRadioGroup</span></a></span> Net at 0200 UTC !!</p><p>We'll be operating as net controller under VK3PRG</p><p>All are welcome ! <br>Details on how join us can be found at <a href="https://prideradionetwork.weebly.com/network--repeater-info.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prideradionetwork.weebly.com/n</span><span class="invisible">etwork--repeater-info.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/PrideRadioNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideRadioNet</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/DMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMR</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/DSTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSTAR</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/Echolink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echolink</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/IRLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRLP</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/Allstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allstar</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/YSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YSF</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/M17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M17</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NXDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NXDN</span></a></p>
Chris Smart<p>World <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> Day <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SALE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SALE</span></a>!</p><p>Purchase the <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/openSPOT4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSPOT4</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/openSPOT4Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSPOT4Pro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hotspot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hotspot</span></a> a special price: €30 off!<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Shop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SharkRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharkRF</span></a>:<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/3h5px7uk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/3h5px7uk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/YSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/DSTAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSTAR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Pi 5 and SDR Team Up for a Digital Scanner You Can Actually Afford <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-and-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-a</span><span class="invisible">nd-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RadioHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SDRTrunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDRTrunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/trunking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trunking</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RTL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RTL</span></a>-SDR <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scanner</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Pi5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/sdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdr</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Pi 5 and SDR Team Up for a Digital Scanner You Can Actually Afford - Listening to police and fire calls used to be a pretty simple proposition: buy a s... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-and-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-a</span><span class="invisible">nd-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sdrtrunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdrtrunk</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trunking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trunking</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rtl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rtl</span></a>-sdr <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scanner</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/p25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p25</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pi5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pi5</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sdr</span></a></p>
Christopher<p>For anyone following along with the SA868 adventures, I recently published sa8x8-fw, an open firmware replacement supporting advanced digital modes.</p><p>This firmware enables register level access to the integrated RDA1864S transceiver making it possible to sufficiently transmit and receive 4-FSK as used by protocols like DMR and M17.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/OpenRTX/sa8x8-fw/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/OpenRTX/sa8x8-fw/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/openrtx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openrtx</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/p25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p25</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/dmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dmr</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/m17" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>m17</span></a></p>
ftg<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://transfur.social/@craftxbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>craftxbox</span></a></span> <br>The cables should be plenty available on ebay and aliexpress.<br>Digital modes like DMR sound like a perfect fit for 900MHz, tons of spectrum, resistant to interference and decently wide split for making repeaters. <br>For some reason I want a 70cm (the 433MHz govt split) <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> Astro Saber. <br>I already have MD380 and Anytone 878 plus for DMR. Might as well get something neat and even more useless than my <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/TETRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TETRA</span></a> radios.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://phpc.social/@stevegrunwell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stevegrunwell</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@_L1vY_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>_L1vY_</span></a></span> that only works since <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/APCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APCO</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> isn't encrypted...</p><p>So it completely falls flat with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TETRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TETRA</span></a> and any other <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encrypted</span></a> police radio...</p>
k1blu<p>Hello everyone! I’m new to this Mastodon thing, so please bear with me as I learn. Licensed since around 2008, originally as KI6LOU. Extra class who enjoys playing radio with ones and zeroes. Including <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/aprs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aprs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/allstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allstar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/dmr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dmr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/p25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/winlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winlink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/echolink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echolink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/irlp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irlp</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/aredn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aredn</span></a> to name a few. When I have spare time, I also enjoy teaching about Radio and testing and passing new ham radio operators. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/digitalradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/arednmesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arednmesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:<p>After my latest power outage this morning I finally did what I should have done a long time ago and now have a 45+ minute battery backup all the way from my Baltimore County radio scanner and server to the fiber ONT so if I'm home (to turn on the generator), service disruptions should be a thing of the past. Feel free to tune in at <a href="https://vees.net/scanner" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vees.net/scanner</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> or on your Alexa device.</p><p><a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/BaltimoreCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaltimoreCounty</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scanner</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/P25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P25</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a></p>