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CAN BE OVERWHELMING.  SOME ARE USING SMALL WINDOWS PCS, BUT THEY HAVE TO
DEAL WITH FREQUENT UPDATES, AND THE COMPUTERS ARE NOT COMPACT.  THERES NO
PERFECT SOLUTION THE BEST YOU CAN GET IS THE ONE THAT SUITS MOST OF YOUR
NEEDS.  BUT FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR SIMPLICITY, THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE THE
SHARKRF OPENSPOT, A DIGITAL RADIO IP GATEWAY WITH A BUILT IN LOW POWER 70
CENTIMETER TRANSCEIVER.  THE OPENSPOT OFFERS A VERY COMPACT, LOW POWER
CONSUMPTION STANDALONE SOLUTION WITH A MAXIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 210 MA AT 5
V.  ITS USER FRIENDLY IF YOU CAN BROWSE THE WEB, YOU CAN USE AN OPENSPOT.
THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF ITS INTEGRATED WEB BASED SOFTWARE INTERFACES
WEB SERVER.  YOU CAN ACCESS THE UNIT VIA ANY DEVICE THAT HAS A WEB BROWSER,
SUCH AS A PC, TABLET, OR EVEN A MOBILE PHONE.  IT SUPPORTS VARIOUS DIGITAL
MODES INCLUDING D STAR, DMR, AND C4FM YAESU SYSTEM FUSION.  IT ALSO
SUPPORTS CROSS MODE CONTACTS BETWEEN DMR AND C4FM DN DIGITAL NARROW MODE,
SO YOU CAN TALK TO C4FM RADIOS WITH YOUR FAVORITE DMR RADIO, OR THE OTHER
WAY AROUND.  OVERVIEW THE OPENSPOT HARDWARE IS VERY WELL BUILT, AND I CAN
FEEL THE QUALITY BY ITS SURPRISING WEIGHT, CONSIDERING ITS SIZE.  IT COMES
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