A Phone? A Ham Radio? Relax! It’s Both!

A lot of hams like to carry a VHF radio. Of course, nearly everyone wants to carry a phone. Now, thanks to the kv4p HT, you don’t have to carry both. The open-source device connects to your Android smartphone and turns it into a radio transceiver. Y ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/a-phone-a-ham-radio-relax-its-both/

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 I saw this video last week and then lost the link, thanks for sharing. This is an interesting project, are there any downsides to this device from a standalone ham radio ?