FCC License Fee Increase April 19, 2022

Well… the time has come. Effective April 19, 2022 the FCC will re-instate amateur radio license fees and increase them to $35. This fee applies to everything except upgrades and name and address changes. New, vanity etc will all see this fee. There are NO...

Anytone Lovers, This is For You

If you are an Anytone geek, here are TWO great resources for Tips, Tricks and Mods. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! AT-D578UV 868/878/878-II There’s TONS of information behind these links. Good luck!

All New Brandmeister Hoseline

Old news for some, new news for everyone else… Hoseline has been updated and is working like a CHAMP! If you haven’t had a chance to test it out, you should go now Hoseline We’ve tested on numerous OS and browsers and haven’t experienced any...

New Brandmeister Worldwide “TAC” talkgroups

Three new TAC talkgroups have been added to the Brandmeister talkgroups list: 901 WorldWide TAC 1902 WorldWide TAC 2903 WorldWide TAC 3 They have been created to allow finishing long QSOs started on the 91~95 worldwide talkgroups, while allowing new calls to take...

FCC Re-instates and Raises License Fees for Amateurs

Well… all good things must come to an end. Or that’s what they say. Lisense fees for Amateur Radio and GMRS licenses are coming and they are raising rates. In short… technology is to blame. The FCC indicates that costs of maintaining IT...

Brandmeister Requires Hotspot Password on US Servers

Having problems with your hotspot suddenly? It’s probably because you don’t have a password configured for your hotspot on Brandmeister. Read the following news article for all the details. Hotspot security password now required when connecting to USA BM...

I Need Help with my Radio ID …

Are you needing to get a Radio ID issued to you? Or maybe you need HELP with making updates to your RADIO ID? There is only one place to go https://radioid.net There is a menu on the left that will direct you to your purpose (Register, Support etc.) DMR FOR DUMMIES...

Where is Everyone?!

One of the most common questions that we see is, “Hey… I setup my hotspot/new radio and I have confirmed my CPS setup, but I don’t hear anyone on X talkgroup. What gives?” You aren’t alone! DMR is certainly such a HUGE environment that...

Anytone AT-D578UVIII PRO Product Review

It finally arrived! After a year of waiting for production to begin, bugs in beta testing to be worked through… I finally have a Anytone AT-D578UV PRO in daily use. Simply put, it’s AWESOME! I know. You are probably thinking that I’m just overwhelmed...