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A PMR or DMR radio can also do that. And is cheaper and user friendlier.
by fodkodrasz 5mo ago
A PMR or DMR radio can also do that. And is cheaper and user friendlier.
- firesteelrain 5mo agoDMR without needing the site to setup your ID etc?
- fodkodrasz 5mo agomight have mixed it up with dPMR, HAMs have lots of overlapping similar stuff... and love gatekeeping. Nevertheless IMO the mentioned demographics/use-cases want something turnkey ready, ~single button, and currently LORA based stuff is not like that, and is clumsier and needs a certain level of... tinkerer mindset, compared to a commercial license free radio system (which might have been set up with a minimal effort), where learning curve is basically volume knob and PTT button. I have handed out simple FM radios for total tech-illiterate people (mothers, children, elderly physical workers) in an outdoor event with 0 cell coverage, and comms worked perfectly over the dozen square kilometer area. Biggest incident was a lost radio handset.
- firesteelrain 5mo agoI was more pointing out the irony that DMR is being promoted which requires centralization. Also, DMR isn’t all about Ham Radio. It is used commercially.