In 2008, Digital Voice was in its infancy. Both the ADR 9000 Modems and D-Star were developed in 2004 and later released in the market. By 2008 D-Star had begun to spread across the States and was slowly gaining popularity in Europe. Free DV was an attempt to produce and open source system which would allow experimentation by radio amateurs. In years to come a company by the name of Rowetel developed a modem with many enhancements as a result of experimentation. The video below shows the state of play in 2008.
23 Cm Aircraft Scatter QSO
Erecting a Clansman Mast single handed
Moving into the Digital era, a selection of videos have been includes to explain the workings of D-Star, Fusion and DMR programming. Lastly a video on hte prgramming of a Motorola DM4600. Finally, Yaesu Fusion and the operation of the FTM-400 and not forgetting the use of Wires-X
D-Star Explained
DMR Radio How it Works
What is DMR?
Programming the TYT MD380 or MD390
Programming the Radioddity GD-77
Using Brandmeister reflectors on DMR
DMR How to Activate the PTT Talk Group Feature
How to program a Motorola DM 4600
Setting up Roaming on a Motorola
System Fusion An Introduction
Sending Pictures on the FTM400
Group Monitor Function on the FTM 400
Wires-x Function
How To Tune a Duplexer
Tuning Cavity Filters Similar to Those Used on EI7AKR
Using a Spectrum Analyser and Tracking Generator or VNA
Operating on P25 Using a Yaesu Fusion Radio
Setting Up a Pi-Star Hotspot
