Category Archives: DMR

Fumbling through ZumSpot setup and DMR

Posted on December 24, 2018 by robert

So the next step was to enable DMR services on the ZumSpot.  That was easy, but several more menu items relating to DMR popped up.  Suspecting that I didn’t want to be linked to Europe, I changed over to some … Continue reading →

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Initial Impression Alinco DJ-MD5

Posted on December 24, 2018 by robert

During one of the almost endless sales, I purchased an Alinco DJ-MD5 about a month ago.  It came in today, I started the process of trying to figure out the radio (from a perspective of someone who never used DMR … Continue reading →

Posted in DJ-MD5, DMR, From the OM | 10 Comments

Mobile ZumSpot

Posted on November 19, 2018 by robert

I’ve been using my ZumSpot on my home WiFi network for a few months.  I’ve heard several folks use their’s with their cell phone internet connection (Hotspot), and started to mess with that a couple of weeks ago.  It didn’t work … Continue reading →

Posted in DMR, YSF, ZumSpot | 6 Comments

DTMF and the FT-70D

Posted on September 7, 2018 by robert

I’ve been wanting to write up something covering what I discovered about my Zumspot and Yaesu FT-70D radio, especially how I configured them both, but there are already some excellent references online.  One website that has been very useful to … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Mode, DMR, FT-70D, FUSION, PiStar | 4 Comments

Yaesu System Fusion and ZumSpot Hotspot

Posted on August 18, 2018 by robert

My friend Pete, W1LAB, one of our DSTAR and Linux gurus, mentioned that he had become interested in a new HotSpot, the ZumSpot, that has become quite popular and is sold by HRO.  Part of the appeal was the rather … Continue reading →

Posted in D-Star, DMR, FT-70D, FUSION, NXDN, P25, YSF | 21 Comments