Want to know more about Digital Radio?
Have a look at this website this ham operator has made a very simple and useful website to help you understand about digital modes.
Visit Toshen website here https://amateurradionotes.com/
As part of this new adventure into digital radio we have come up with some standard items that will help you start out this will mean we will be able to help each other out when you have a problem.
Radios
TYT
MD380 UHF – Very simple and easy to use radio and easy to program
Available from Alliexpress or Ebay
Anytone
AT-D878UV – Dual Band VHF / UHF / DMR Colour Screen
AT-D868UV – Dual Band VHF / UHF / DMR GPS
AT-D868UV – Dual Band VHF / UHF / DMR Non-GPS
Anytone Code Plug
Anytone AT-D878UV NZ Code Plug. This includes all VHF / UHF / DMR Marc / Marine / PRS Freq in NZ. Download Codeplug Here
Suggested Suppliers
Available from Powerwerx – Click here to Visit site
Available from Bridgecom Systems - Click here to Visit site
Available from Retevis - Click here to Visit Site
MMDVM Modem
We recommend a simplex modem but you can get repeater models for low power.
You can find these on Alliexpress and Ebay or here at Winters CN website this person makes the MMDVM modems and they work very well.
Visit his website here
Raspberry Pi
You will need one of these to put your MMDVM on to. You will also require a 8GB Class 10 Micro SD Card to load Pi-Star onto.
If you have any questions either contact Warren ZL2JML
ZL2KO DMR Codeplug
We are current remaking the ZL2KO DMR code plug and hope to have it on-line soon
Please remember to change radio id to your DMR ID.
Below is the video shown at recent DMR Programing night