Yes, DMR is complicated, until all of a sudden it’s not. Once you figure it out it makes sense and is straightforward. I’m glad I learned digital first on DMR.
I like my Anytone 878 Plus II, although sometimes some stations sound like they are transmitting from underwater. My preference is "real radio," i.e., Aeriel too antenna! But at the end of the day, as long as you enjoy what you do, that's the most important thing. 73
I like working simplex in D-Star and C4FM. No repeaters. When the FM signal is weak and noisy, digital still sounds okay. DMR is unnecessarily complicated for amateur radio use.
Well for me its Yaesu - the wires X system is well maintained and abundant with rooms - downside is you can't talk 1 to 1 over the network to a friend. Also, now the license conditions have changed, you can easily set up your own gateway at home using a base station and then go mobile with a handheld around your local area. Agree DMR is cheap - just a radio and a hotspot needed and can be done for £100. DMR you can 1 to 1 to a friend over the network which is just as well as its pretty dead otherwise. (I recently revived mine, I put every UK talkgroup apart from hubnet on static monitor and heard almost nothing. Even talkgroup 91, wordwide, was very easy to get conversation time). Also allstar - not a digital mode exctly but a mode with similar network infrastructure, another cheap way to get wordwide access from your armchair and hotspot. DStar is as old as the hills, sounds awful but its Icom so will be defended to the death by many.
Tried all 3. Currently dstar. Started with dmr, definitely the hardest. Fusion good, dstar good. I have an id52 and openspot 4 now. Sold the ft5 and at878. The ft5 was good but poor audio. The at878 is great for the price, a beast of a battery and good receiver. The Id52 is like the rolls Royce of handhelds, super quality.
I haven't got a favourite digital mode. Dmr I like for the audio quality. Fusion is so easy to understand and setup. Dstar not sure yet, just purchased a Icom hand portable and learning to set it up on my Openspot 4 pro.
I did struggle a little with the Icom manual. But some of your videos helped me a lot. Especially the one were you showed me how to program a hotspot into a channel. I would have been stuck if you hadn't told me to program it like a repeater with 0 shift and frequency. Many thanks.
I view digital as a rabbit hole that once you go down it all of your time is spent chasing the possibiities. I am still exploringHF and VHF & UHF voice and the possibilities that it offers so the rabbit hole - at my age - may never be visited, 73 M7BLC
I use D Star on an ID 52 plus. I think it is great. Who cares it is not real radio. I don't. I have just bought (yesterday) a Yaesu FT-991A. Once I get my head round it. I will have a go at C4FM. If I have it why not use it.
I don't have access to a computer so, DMR & DSTAR is not the best choice for me. I only have one DMR and one DSTAR enabled repeater of each system in my area. Fusion was the easiest for me to get into digital modes as you stated, and also there are almost 15-20 Fusion capable repeaters in my area. Thanks for sharing. 73. KC3UEE
Which is the best scanner to buy to listen to digital shop watch and digital security radios in the uk? I have the Uniden 125xlt i do hear strange sounds on some frequencies i presume its digital some are on 453mhz? do you know of any videos that actually show what a digital signal sounds like when using the uniden 125xlt then at least i will know if i was to have a digital scanner that i could probably decode the signal and listen to it? Should i upgrade to the uniden 160dn OR should i get the Uniden SD200? any advice would be a great help. Thanks
I’d like to hear a digital mode that doesn’t sound like the person is under water. I have DMR and C4FM and neither has audio that’s easy to copy. Maybe it’s time to widen the bandwidth on these devices to allow more data through, and use less compression on audio. The engineers really have squeezed the audio down to the lowest possible bitrate before it’s unintelligible.
Any mode i can send not only voice but pictures, location(prevoice), any data... But unfortunately only M17 is open standard, others need either license from yaesu,kenwood etc or they require non free codec. Open because CPUs are so cheap and powerful that you can decode anything on 5$ ARM/RISCV diy board these days(making my own digi HT).
DSTAR........DMR is poor audio and cheap sh1t radios and c4fm is good audio but the accessibility unless it's official is poor.............Dstar is the one for me.
Yes, DMR is complicated, until all of a sudden it’s not. Once you figure it out it makes sense and is straightforward. I’m glad I learned digital first on DMR.
Yes like most things in life .
I like my Anytone 878 Plus II, although sometimes some stations sound like they are transmitting from underwater.
My preference is "real radio," i.e., Aeriel too antenna! But at the end of the day, as long as you enjoy what you do, that's the most important thing. 73
Agree
I like working simplex in D-Star and C4FM. No repeaters. When the FM signal is weak and noisy, digital still sounds okay. DMR is unnecessarily complicated for amateur radio use.
I understand how you feel my experience is the learning makes the hobby more enjoyable thanks for watching :)
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Well for me its Yaesu - the wires X system is well maintained and abundant with rooms - downside is you can't talk 1 to 1 over the network to a friend. Also, now the license conditions have changed, you can easily set up your own gateway at home using a base station and then go mobile with a handheld around your local area. Agree DMR is cheap - just a radio and a hotspot needed and can be done for £100. DMR you can 1 to 1 to a friend over the network which is just as well as its pretty dead otherwise. (I recently revived mine, I put every UK talkgroup apart from hubnet on static monitor and heard almost nothing. Even talkgroup 91, wordwide, was very easy to get conversation time). Also allstar - not a digital mode exctly but a mode with similar network infrastructure, another cheap way to get wordwide access from your armchair and hotspot. DStar is as old as the hills, sounds awful but its Icom so will be defended to the death by many.
Thanks for your opinions
Tried all 3. Currently dstar. Started with dmr, definitely the hardest. Fusion good, dstar good. I have an id52 and openspot 4 now. Sold the ft5 and at878. The ft5 was good but poor audio. The at878 is great for the price, a beast of a battery and good receiver. The Id52 is like the rolls Royce of handhelds, super quality.
Totally agree
I heard you on REF 030C just about the time you uploaded this.
Hi David
Thanks
Thanks loads i enjoy my Dog chats Mazzy gets a longer walk aswell:)
Its really interesting reading people's preferences, for me it has to be YSF. The audio quality just seems to have the edge.
Thanks it's interesting different people hear it .
I haven't got a favourite digital mode. Dmr I like for the audio quality. Fusion is so easy to understand and setup. Dstar not sure yet, just purchased a Icom hand portable and learning to set it up on my Openspot 4 pro.
Openspot is a good choice .
I did struggle a little with the Icom manual. But some of your videos helped me a lot. Especially the one were you showed me how to program a hotspot into a channel. I would have been stuck if you hadn't told me to program it like a repeater with 0 shift and frequency.
Many thanks.
Do them all by getting an openSPOT 4!
I have one
@@HamTechRadioScannerDrones I love using mine to switch between DMR, YSF, and DStar using my ID-50
Just about no D Star repeaters around here. I regularly use DMR and Fusion.
Get a Hotspot
I view digital as a rabbit hole that once you go down it all of your time is spent chasing the possibiities. I am still exploringHF and VHF & UHF voice and the possibilities that it offers so the rabbit hole - at my age - may never be visited, 73 M7BLC
Yes opens a big gateway to new hobby radio items .
I have all three and I like them all 2E0FVR
Same. Why limit yourself to one mode?
Best way
I use D Star on an ID 52 plus. I think it is great. Who cares it is not real radio. I don't. I have just bought (yesterday) a Yaesu FT-991A. Once I get my head round it. I will have a go at C4FM. If I have it why not use it.
991 is so good on fusion get a hotspit
@@HamTechRadioScannerDrones Got one.
I tried D Star, but I don't care for the sound quality. I use Fusion now and I like the sound quality of that. I've never tried DMR.
If you enjoy Radio use all modes it's fun .
I prefer dmr ,have Fusion and d star also,but much prefer dmr MM3GQT
Thanks as long as you are having fun :) 73
I don't have access to a computer so, DMR & DSTAR is not the best choice for me. I only have one DMR and one DSTAR enabled repeater of each system in my area. Fusion was the easiest for me to get into digital modes as you stated, and also there are almost 15-20 Fusion capable repeaters in my area. Thanks for sharing. 73. KC3UEE
Hi what works.for.you is best Thanks
I have DMR and fusion and the is by far the best I can’t say anything about D-STAR not having the radio for that
Hi i like to have all three modes think about getting a used Icom id-51 packed with features lots to learn but dont worry i have 50 videos lol 73
@@HamTechRadioScannerDrones oh yeah I have been thinking about that and it’s on my radar
D.Star for me
Good audio and goos users
Which is the best scanner to buy to listen to digital shop watch and digital security radios in the uk? I have the Uniden 125xlt i do hear strange sounds on some frequencies i presume its digital some are on 453mhz? do you know of any videos that actually show what a digital signal sounds like when using the uniden 125xlt then at least i will know if i was to have a digital scanner that i could probably decode the signal and listen to it? Should i upgrade to the uniden 160dn OR should i get the Uniden SD200? any advice would be a great help. Thanks
Uniden 3600
Answer: Yes.
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I’d like to hear a digital mode that doesn’t sound like the person is under water. I have DMR and C4FM and neither has audio that’s easy to copy. Maybe it’s time to widen the bandwidth on these devices to allow more data through, and use less compression on audio. The engineers really have squeezed the audio down to the lowest possible bitrate before it’s unintelligible.
I have got used to it Dstar audio is very clear .
Any mode i can send not only voice but pictures, location(prevoice), any data... But unfortunately only M17 is open standard, others need either license from yaesu,kenwood etc or they require non free codec. Open because CPUs are so cheap and powerful that you can decode anything on 5$ ARM/RISCV diy board these days(making my own digi HT).
M17 is something we have all heard if but never use .
even our national repeaters are gonna run on C4FM to avoid abuse by unlicenced morons and some licenced idiots . (Holland)
All things ever had bad people .
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Thanks woof woof
Can you do some videos about using droidstar in different modes
I have made loads
DSTAR........DMR is poor audio and cheap sh1t radios and c4fm is good audio but the accessibility unless it's official is poor.............Dstar is the one for me.
Thanks I probably enjoy dmr the most as your not worrying about dropping the Radio .