HRWB034-Digital Radio Roundtable

This week George and Jeremy host a roundtable to discuss the differences and similarities between some of the most popular digital voice communication modes available to amateurs today.  They are joined by Rod Hardman VA3ON (DMR), Rich Timpa KC6OBJ (DStar), David Ranch KI6ZHD (Yaesu System Fusion), and Randy Neals W3RWN (Allstar).  In this conversation opinions and facts are explored about the benefits and potential of each of these digital modes of communication.   KF7IJZ / KJ6VU / KR6ZY / W6KWF Eagle Board Layout Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYoorqf2llE   Modes All Star - https://www.hamvoip.org/ DMR - http://www.dmr-marc.net/ / https://brandmeister.network/ DSTAR - http://www.dstarinfo.com/ Yaesu System Fusion -  http://systemfusion.yaesu.com/what-is-system-fusion/   Radios DMR - Tytera MD380 UHF - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/0380.html DMR - Tytera MD9600 Mobile - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/fm_txvrs/0196.html DMR - Hytera (Commercial Quality) - https://www.gigaparts.com/hytera DSTAR - ID-51 Plus 2 Handheld - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/1151.html DSTAR - ID-4100 Mobile - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/fm_txvrs/4100.html DSTAR - IC-7100 Mobile HF w/ DSTAR - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/3071.html Yaesu System Fusion HT - FT-2DR - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/6002.html Yaesu System Fusion Mobile - FTM-100DR - https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/fm_txvrs/0100.html   Digital Mode Hotspots DVMEGA (DMR, Fusion, DSTAR) - http://www.dvmega.auria.nl/ MMDVM ZUMSpot (DMR, Fusion, DSTAR) - http://mmdvm.blogspot.com/ SharkRF Open Spot (DMR, Fusion, DSTAR) - https://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot/ All Star Micro Node - http://micro-node.com/   New ICOM SDR(?) IC-9700 144/440/1200 Radio - http://qrznow.com/icom-ic-9700-vhfuhf1-2ghz-prototype-transceiver-shown-at-tokyo-hamfair-2017/   DSTAR HF Coordination - http://www.dstarinfo.com/DSTARHFNet.aspx