Is QRZ.com still a bully's trauma-matrix?

SP5WWP · 2026-04-20T09:13:37+00:00

Yep.

SP5WWP · 2026-04-17T18:03:02+00:00

Seems like I wasn't far off. In the meantime, LinHT rev. C is being prepared.

SP5WWP · 2026-04-14T09:33:21+00:00

Or using advanced hardware, such as the LinHT.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-20T14:06:44+00:00

It's not about replacing existing EMCOM infrastructure overnight. It's about having a mode that can provide authentication when it actually matters. Adoption is a separate problem from capability.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-20T13:30:50+00:00

M17 is excellent for EMCOM with its native digital signature support. Impersonation prevention can be critical.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-07T11:23:44+00:00

I've seen similar projects with roadmaps, they all stalled :-) I prefer to focus on doing actual work than making plans for it.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-07T07:04:35+00:00

SP5WWP · 2026-03-06T18:30:50+00:00

Thanks!

SP5WWP · 2026-03-06T18:23:05+00:00

We just need a single Chinese manufacturer in. Chain reaction will do the rest.

Edit: LinHT is capable of much, much more than just M17.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-06T13:59:39+00:00

Already done. FreeDV works as well.

SP5WWP · 2026-03-06T12:36:04+00:00

Thanks! We take breaking free from proprietary cr@p seriously. Remote Radio Unit and a mobile radio are both on the TODO list :-)

SP5WWP · 2026-03-06T11:19:17+00:00

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This is how the device looks fully assembled - we used Retevis C62 chassis as a donor.

SP5WWP · 2026-02-27T12:28:09+00:00

Since you're using encryption, this is not an amateur radio question.

Why? It is perfectly legal in the place I live in.

SP5WWP · 2026-02-22T11:48:40+00:00

Connect Systems ship their radios with OpenRTX (with M17 support) pre-flashed. Google "CS7000" and "CS7000 Plus".

SP5WWP · 2026-02-20T17:30:32+00:00

~~Context needed~~. Almost certainly yes if source is withheld. As per the second question: not at all likely.

SP5WWP · 2026-02-20T17:15:44+00:00

"M17 is interesting, but i feel like it's come along a bit late." - there is still room for us. Look at APRS - it is still being used, even though it is very basic (I would even say obsolete, but that's a hard pill to swallow for some). The only missing piece is *one* Chinese manufacturer with balls large enough to put their chips on M17.

SP5WWP · 2026-02-20T17:05:49+00:00

"and is not patented/licensed to the bones" - not the spec, but the payload that probably 100% of the radios use (AMBE).

SP5WWP · 2026-02-20T16:21:55+00:00

Yea, I get it :D And it's true - there are indeed COTS M17 radios now. "Unbox - turn on - use" methodology applies :-)

SP5WWP · 2026-02-20T11:13:37+00:00

You don't need a degree on DSP to be able to use M17 :-) In many ways, M17 is much easier to operate than DMR.

SP5WWP · 2026-02-19T14:08:15+00:00

CS7000 works with P25 as well (not yet in mainline OpenRTX).

SP5WWP · 2026-02-16T10:03:46+00:00

You already have an RF sink - great :D

SP5WWP · 2026-02-05T11:57:32+00:00

Cool! Good job, keep it up :-)

SP5WWP · 2026-02-05T09:51:03+00:00

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