{"id":340,"date":"2017-11-01T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T12:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/network-radios.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2017-12-23T11:16:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T11:16:24","slug":"which-radio-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/01\/which-radio-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Network Radio to choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00abNetwork radios\u00bb\u00a0is a new concept in hamradio. No matter where you go, you can still be in touch with your ham friends. All you need is to connect to the\u00a0IRN – International Radio Network<\/a>, that functions as a gateway to the live RF world. The IRN offers a plenitude of channels across the world and it is free to use. However, you are required to hold a valid hamradio license if you want to transmit on hamradio channels, as your transmission will be heard on live repeaters. To make things more exciting, like in the old days, manufactures started to build Android Transceivers, where you can install apps like TS3, or Zello, that offer connectivity to the\u00a0IRN<\/a>. Such net transceivers, or network radios, come with a nice PTT button, so you just operate them as any conventional radio. But… Is this hamradio? Read this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, which network radio to choose? There are several types… Let’s see the options.<\/p>\n

If you want a simple, but high-quality one, without any RF module, then you will find the\u00a0Radio Tone RT4<\/a>\u00a0a great choice:\u00a0It is 4G, GPS tracking system, amazing audio and Android 6.0.<\/p>\n

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It has a lasting 4600 mAh battery giving you several days of continuous operation. The\u00a0RT4<\/a>\u00a0has the best specifications on its category.<\/p>\n

Just arrived to the market, the Talkpod N58<\/a>\u00a0is 3G compliant, it offers US and EU versions, brings an amazing design, very compact and has a superb audio quality. The Talkpod will become, for sure, a best seller in its segment.<\/p>\n

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A brand new mobile network radio is the\u00a0Inrico TM-7<\/a>. It’s the first 3G Android mobile radio. It became a best-seller since the first day.<\/p>\n

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If you want something more hybrid, I mean, a network radio with an RF module too, then you want to take a look into the Inrico T298s.<\/p>\n

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The T298s comes in two different versions:\u00a0VHF<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0UHF<\/a>. It offers an output power of 2 Watt and it’s a great gadget to carry when travelling. You will always be connected. If a nearby repeater is not available, you just have to switch into the IRN or Echolink via WiFi or 3G connection. It is a very robust device, that offers IP54 protective design with a military quality.<\/p>\n

If you want the supreme, then you have to take a look into the\u00a0RFinder M1<\/a>\u00a0or the new RFinder K1<\/a>. It is much more than a network radio. It does DMR, and FM analogue. It’s all a matter of what you need and can afford. One thing is for sure. Hamradio is changing. As always.<\/p>\n

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\u00abNetwork radios\u00bb\u00a0is a new concept in hamradio. No matter where you go, you can still be in touch with your ham friends. All you need is to connect to the\u00a0IRN – International Radio Network, that functions as a gateway to the live RF world. The IRN offers a plenitude of channels across the world and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amateur-radio","category-zello-operation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/network-radios.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}