FINALLY - amateur radio and cellular telephones converge. This is a bit pricey right now - $999 - but in a year or so, when it comes down to $499, I will seriously look at getting one. The battery on my older Motorola is starting to get weak - charge is only good for two days, used to be five. From their website:
Rfinder B1 Dual Band DMR 4G/LTE (Unlocked version)
The RFinder B1 is the most advanced Dual Band (VHF/UHF) DMR Transceiver combined with an embedded powerful smartphone. It delivers up to 4 Watt of RF Power out of its very robust case.
Compatible with most worldwide cellphone providers, including Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile, Google FI, etc
The RFinder B1 is the most advanced Dual Band (VHF/UHF) DMR Transceiver combined with an embedded powerful smartphone. It delivers up to 4 Watt of RF Power out of its very robust case.
Running Android, you can install all the available Play Store apps. This means that you can install Zello, Team Speak, EchoLink and many others and use the built-in PTT button to key the transmission on such apps. Can you imagine that? If you don’t reach an EchoLink node, just use your RFinder 3G, 4G or even WiFi, and you are connected. Never miss a QSO again just because there isn’t a nearby repeater. And because the RFinder has an updated database of worldwide repeaters, EchoLink nodes and DMR talk groups, you never have to memorize anything. You just search the station or repeater you want to connect, and the RFinder will change all the settings for you, either using DMR or conventional analogue FM. The RFinder is so advanced that will allow you to see on a map all the available DMR/EchoLink/Conventional repeaters nearby. Just click on your selected station, and your radio settings are changed: RX and TX frequency, Tones, offsets, splits, color codes. Everything! Welcome to the first Click & Talk transceiver. If this is not phenomenal what is it then?
A little bit big but I do not mind that at all. Has all of the "normal" cell phone goodies plus the latest and greatest ham radio stuff - DMR, built-in repeater database. Programmable from your computer. Hits all of the right buttons for me. Much prefer Android over iOS or iPhone. More 'hacker friendly'.
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