The DV Access Point Dongle (DVAP) connects to your PC or Intel based Mac via a USB port and provides a 2 meter Access Point for use with a D-STAR radio. Using an Internet connection, a user may connect to and communicate with D-STAR gateways and reflectors around the world. The DVAPTool application used with the DV Access Point Dongle may be installed and run on Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac SOS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, or many flavors of Linux.

The DV Dongle connects to your PC or Apple Mac via a USB port and provides encoding and decoding of compressed audio using the DVSI AMBE2000 full duplex vocoder DSP chip. AMBE technology is used in all D-Star radios to provide efficient voice transmissions. It is also used in some HF digital protocols by vendors like AOR. The DVTool application used with the DV Dongle may be installed and run on Microsoft Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X Leopard, or many flavors of Linux.

The DV Access Point Dongle lets you use your 2m D-Dstar ready radio while the DV-Dongle requires that you sit at the computer with a microphone and speakers. The photos above are from their manufacturer websites. The DVAP unit is approximately $230.00 while the DV-Dongle is $180.00.

** The DVAP is now available in a 70cm/440 version ( OCT-2012 )

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