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Check Into Repeaters Around the World

ANTHONY A. LUSCRE

No Extra or Special Radio Needed When you saw the headline, you might have thought of DMR, D-Star, or Fusion radios and their ability to contact repeaters worldwide using the internet as a backbone. For any of these, you typically need to buy a new radio with digital FM capabilities or a hotspot supporting your chosen protocol(s) (see article on DMR hotspots elsewhere in this issue–ed.). The good news is this month’s column will not require you to purchase any new radio equipment. Instead, we will explore two methods that will allow you to access many repeaters (analog and digital) via your home computer, smartphone or tablet. What is the Catch? There are a couple of limitations. First, for analog repeaters, the repeater owner has to add a “gateway” to…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2023

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