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WB4SON

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DVMEGA Cast Up and Running!

Posted: 04 Jun 2022 12:53 PM PDT
https://wb4son.com/wpblog/?p=4711


Ive used a number of digital radios/modes, but have settled into using a
local Hotspot and a HT (either DSTAR, Fusion, or DMR, of course).  The
Hotspot worked very well, but it seemed like the radio was never in the
same place as I was or the batteries were dead.  Not the best way to occasionally get on a digital mode.

I had considered buying a traditional RF radio, some mobile device, but
that begged the question: which one to choose?  I didnt want to have three different radios and antennas.  I had messed around with BlueDV, a software application that runs on a computer, but I wouldnt take the time to set it
up, and it often sprung to life at inappropriate times (like when I was
running a class over Zoom).

I stumbled onto a device by the DVMEGA group in the Netherlands.  Its a
DVMEGA Cast.  It isnt a radio in the sense of using RF, but it is an IP radio.  You plug it into your wired network (or use WiFi).  It runs
Pi-Star, which Im familiar with from my Hotspot, and has a nice touchscreen user interface.  I just pick the mode (DMR, DSTAR, FUSION) and the group, reflector, room, and Im all set.

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