VKDMR Comes to Bathurst

– We now have a VKDMR repeater here in Bathurst.– It’s on the same callsign – VK2RKG – though at a different site to the VHF repeater.– It’s operating on 439.875/-5.0– It’s currently online at low power using a duplex hotspot– We have a repeater coming from ARNSW in the next few weeks, exact timing …
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Vero VR-N7500 iOS APRS Messaging Support – Android Beta needs testers!

Today the iOS BS HT app for the Vero Telecom VR-N7500 and VR-N75 radio has been released by the software developers on the Apple Store with all the work we’ve been doing over the last month to get APRS Messaging working, and a few other fixes. It seems after my review of the radio and …
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My FT-818 Mod Summary

This is not the first time I’ve had a FT818ND – ok, maybe it is, my first one was an FT-817ND, but effectively, they’re the same. This second time around I decided that when I got this radio I wanted to do it right, and do all the mods I wanted to do the first …
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The ultimate FT-817/818 internal battery solution (maybe?)

Ever since I bought my FT-818ND I wasn’t really happy with the internal battery. Although the FT-818ND came with a larger battery (and a better charging circuit to handle the bigger battery) it still wasn’t really up to scratch. I found that when out portable it’s useable life was really only about 1.5 hours and …
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