raspberry D-star modem?

[trx680]

I'm fairly new to the hobby. Only have a vhf/uhf. I was scanning last night and tuned in to a couple of guys discussing D-star and a raspberry.
Poking around on amazon looking at D-star I came across a raspberry. So its a modem that works off your radio?

Raspberry Pi Zero W for DMR D-Star P25

Anyone use this?
Just wondering how well it works

 

[bharvey2]

What you've linked to is referred to as a "hotspot". It functions as a very small simplex repeater and links those communications together via VOIP protocol to a server which in turn, is connected to other hotspots or repeaters. These hotspots can communicate via DMR, DStar or P25 (perhaps NXDN) but can only do one protocol at a time. They are quite handy especially if you aren't real close to a repeater capable of those protocols. I have an older one and have it running at my house 24/7/365. Once I set it up, I haven't had to mess with it at all. It's been very reliable. Although, mine was a different brand (it's the original Openspot).

I have mine set up for DMR as it is the most common digital protocol in my area used by hams. While I'm around my home, I use it rather than the local repeaters. The range for me is several hundred yards. To get an idea of how the pieces fit together, study up on DMR and the Brandmeister network. There are other networks but Brandmeister is one of the larger ones. I hope this helps.

 

[KE5MC]

While the hardware and packaging varies the software most likely to be used is in the link and answers many operation questions. Several YouTube videos can be found for setup and configuration too,

Home - pistar.uk

www.pistar.uk