From the archives of ARVN:Amateur Radio//Video News... Digital Voice for Amateur Radio was the most complex of the three documentaries that HamRadioNow's Gary Pearce KN4AQ produced for DVD, before starting the online show. In 2007, Gary traveled to Alabama and Dallas in one trip, Chicago and St. Louis in another, and Washington DC in a third to gather interviews and footage of what was then just emerging as Digital Voice systems for Amateur Radio. The program was edited and released on DVD in 2008. The DV modes included an HF mode called WinDRM (which evolved to today's FreeDV) and a hardware system from AOR, and VHF/UHF modes D-STAR and P-25. Of course, these modes have continued to be developed since this program was produced, and newer modes like DMR, Yaesu System Fusion, and NXDN have been created. Consider this program a snapshot in the early history of Amateur Radio Digital Voice. It's certainly not a current tutorial on operating those modes today. Here are our two other ARVN documentaries: Episode 134: ARDF (Fox Hunting) Episode 79 (Part 1): The Last BIG Field Day Episode 79 (Part 2): Last BIG Field Day BONUS Interviews And some more D-STAR history: HamRadioNow Special Edition - 2008 D-STAR Forum at the Dayton Hamvention HamRadioNow Special Edition - 2008 D-STAR Friday Night Event at the Dayton Hamvention® Here's a related QLOG entry...
Though I honestly wasn't sure if I would at first, I found this to be an interesting "blast from the past". Plus, much of the D-star info is still accurate, though we know other modes have come along since then it is still in use. Thanks for putting it on the web for all to see!
I am more interested in FreeDV than in SSB but here in Northern Germany i heard some very few stations. Hope the community will grow gradually.
Hi as far as I know there is a net at 1600 GMT on 3.693 using DV700C mode from the UK and I do think that some Dutch stations are on near by. I have tried to find a place to download WINDRM from and wonder if it is still used also is there a free program to decode shortwave DRM broadcasts? Thanks 73's DE M0JFE John
