DroidStar

DroidStar and your Internet connected cell phone can make quite a pair. Don't want to spend money on a digital radio? Although you can't log directly to a local repeater, it's possible that you can find a local repeater tied directly into the Internet on one of the modes provided. To use DMR and sometimes some other digital modes, depending how they are configured, you'll need a DMR ID. Of course, for this you'll need a ham radio callsign. You can get your DMR ID here.  As of February, 2024, those modes are:

M17: A new and upcoming open source digital mode with nearly 200 reflectors worldwide as of Feb, 2024.
YSF: Yaesu System Fusion. No, you don't need a Yaesu radio to take advantage of this mode.
FCS: Very similar to YSF but not strictly compatible.
DMR: Digital Mobile Radio. We have a decent section on DMR on our website. The yellow text is a link that will take you there.
P25: An older Motorola digital system that has grown favor with the amateur crowd.
NXDN: Next Generation Digital Narrowband has its roots with Kenwood and Icom. Click on the yellow text for more info.
REF: I really couldn't find anything on that mode.
XRF: Not too much interest in that, apparently. You can check out the XRF hub page by Clicking Here.
DCS: I can't imagine it's Digitally Coded Squelch like it is on 144 MHz and 440 MHz (among others). Didn't really find anything specific.
IAX: Check out this YouTube video on IAXRPT. Don't know if it's the same thing...

Below, check out a video that will show you how to get DroidStar and use it with the Brandmeister DMR network. We'll be building more on this page as we obtain more info...keep checking back!