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Excited to introduce a live public dashboard for everyone's favorite repeater! This dashboard shows both the live status & plays live audio of the 145.1100 repeater's AllStar node (447601) and its linked P25 talkgroup 7A OPS (47100).

The dashboard is optimized for both mobile & desktop users, showing live transmit, receive, and connection status of the resources which are patched together. It's made possible by the software we're using to patch the resources together, PatchLINC.

Encompassing DMR & YSF in this patch is a planned addition in the future. Please report any issues to me, and enjoy!

https://live.tjx400.com/

For those that built the tape measure Yagi from July 8, 2026 club meeting... I managed a very good SWR across 2m band.

Rigexpert Match RFE - Antscope v2.1.13 (customized)

Cheers

K4HEZ

Based on experiences working VA, WV, MD & NC QSO parties as a mobile, I started working on a concept in 2017 to create something more local that new technicians could participate in, and that would recreate the cooperative spirit that these particular contests promote. I wonder if this might be a good HVARC project? Some basic tenets: 1 - Brief and local. 4 hours at most, over a limited geographic area. Creating 'localities' out of extended Maidenhead squares. Would conclude with a picnic for the participants. Maybe even a tailgate sale? 2 - Educational purposes would be to familiarize new hams with the grid squares, contest procedures, on-air courtesy, and maybe even Cabrillo. 3 - A practical purpose would be to identify prime accessible vantage points where simple radios could be placed to create a reliable communications network. 4 - Opportunities for listen-only participants, including possible fox hunting, scavenger hunting, or even a receive-only…

There's a new app in town: VoxDMR. Runs well on Windows and Android. Windows version is only 25 Mb download and NO INSTALLER required. It runs right from the .EXE file in the folder where ever you save it. Linux, Mac, and iOS support on the way.

Just visit: https://www.voxdmr.com/

Simple to configure:

• DMR ID (get one at radioid.net if you don't already have one, it's free).

• Brandmeister and/or TGIF account (free, just register).

• Your Brandmeister and/or TGIF hotspot password (available in Self-Care at both website). VoxDMR app looks like a hotspot to the DMR networks.