For the DV4mini to work you need to hook it up to a computer, install the software, configure it and off you go. Yes, setups, because Cor is a man with a lot of radio equipment, especially in his trusty Volvo. Still in Holland Cor (PD0GHF) was again very helpful and invited me into his shack for me to check out his DV4mini setups. Ham radio purists will undoubtedly cringe at the thought of RF being routed via the internet, but this is 2016 and everything is connected to the internet, so let’s get over it. Basically it is a router for your DMR transceiver. The DV4mini is a tiny USB stick that can turn any PC into a hotspot for all the amateur digital modes: C4FM, D-Star and of course DMR. Luckily there are little devices called “hotspots” and one of the most popular one right now is the DV4mini, designed by DG8FAC (Stefan Reimann), DG1HT (Torsten Schultze) and DJ0ABR (Kurt Moraw). ![]() ![]() There is no DMR activity here (yet) and up till recently I was the first and only ham in Taiwan with a DMR ID (4661001). ![]() ![]() But back in Taiwan my brand new Tytera MD-390 would be totally useless. Playing around with DMR in Holland was fun.
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