Amateur radio on a smartphone using free wifi
Ian, G3ZHI writes:
Many places today offer free wifi, banks, supermarkets food
outlets, public libraries, trains and buses etc. You do not even
have to be a customer to pick up their wifi signal on your
smartphone using wifi scan. You can usually access the signal
in the street so the wifi provider does not have to be open if
its on 24x7.
Here is a sample of useful amateur radio programs that are
free from the smartphone play store, there are many more
you might like to try, just search for them.
repeater book this
shows a list of local repeaters with the
nearest at the top. Also shows frequencies, ctcss and if
irlp/echolink enabled.
• echolink talk
to fellow hams around the world
• echolink finder finds
your local echolink gateway
• irlp finder finds
your local irlp gateway
• aprs viewer maps
stations positions that are sending out
beacons
• qrz lookup
the address of a ham
• skype send
live video to someone you maybe talking to
on the radio
Rfinder
RFinder is a steadily growing worldwide repeater directory including IRLP, Echolink, AllStar, DStar, MotoTRBO, and even Winlink information. RFinder currently has over 175 countries and 50,000 repeaters in the directory. Access to the World Wide Repeater Directory is provided by any version of the RFinder smartphone apps on Android, iPhone and iPad/iPod Touch. Annual subscription to the WWRD is $9.95US and can be paid either vial PayPal or Google Checkout..
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