RFinder
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RFinder ("repeater finder") is a subscription-based website and mobile app. RFinder's main service is the World Wide Repeater Directory (WWRD), which is a directory of amateur radio repeaters. RFinder is the official repeater directory of several amateur radio associations. RFinder has listings for several amateur radio modes, including FM, D-STAR, DMR, and ATV.
World Wide Repeater Directory
[edit]Repeaters are listed in the directory along with its call sign, Maidenhead Locator System and GPS coordinates, transmit/receive offset ("split"), CTCSS and DCS squelch settings, and VoIP settings (IRLP and Echolink nodes). The directory has over 50,000 repeater listings in over 170 countries.[1]
Website
[edit]The RFinder website has several search options including for routes.
Forums
[edit]RFinder user forums is for help and support for the app and hardware. [2]
Mobile app
[edit]RFinder has mobile apps for Android and iOS. When using the mobile app, RFinder can display the distance to repeaters, based on the mobile device's current location.
ARRL Repeater Directory
[edit]The ARRL publishes the ARRL Repeater Directory which contains over 31,000 repeater listings for the US and Canada with listings provided by RFinder.[3]
Subscription
[edit]RFinder requires a subscription. A one-year subscription is US$12.99.[4]
Radio programming software
[edit]Some radio programming software applications can query RFinder and download repeater listing to program radios. Compatible software includes:
Radio associations
[edit]RFinder is the official repeater directory of the following associations:[4]
- Amateur Radio Society Italy[7]
- American Radio Relay League[1]
- Cayman Amateur Radio Society[8]
- Deutscher Amateur Radio Club[9]
- Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores[10]
- L’association Réseau des Émetteurs Français[11]
- Lietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų Draugija[12]
- Liga de Amadores Brasilieros de Radio Emissão[13]
- Radio Amateurs of Canada[14]
- Radio Society of Great Britain[15]
- Rede dos Emissores Portugueses[16]
- Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ARRL Announces Partnership with RFinder — The Worldwide Repeater Directory". www.arrl.org.
- ^ RFinder forums
- ^ "ARRL :: Operating :: The ARRL Repeater Directory 2018". www.arrl.org.
- ^ a b RFinder Subscription
- ^ a b "RFinder — The World Wide Repeater Directory Now Lets Users File Jamming Reports". www.arrl.org.
- ^ "Home - CHIRP". chirp.danplanet.com.
- ^ "Amateur Radio Society Italy partners with RFinder! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "CARS partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "Deutsche Amateur Radio Club DARC partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "FMRE Mexico partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "REF L'association Rseau des metteurs Francais partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "LRMD Lithuania partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "LABRE - Liga de Amadores Brasilieros de Radio Emisseo partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "Radio Amateurs of Canada partners with RFinder - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "Radio Society of Great Britain partners up with RFinder - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "REP - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
- ^ "Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles URE partners with RFinder - The World Wide Repeater Directory! - Southgate Amateur Radio News". www.southgatearc.org.
External links
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