WRDE563 Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Has anyone seen this or tried using it? https://www.ribbitradio.org/#/ Ribbit, is a new digital text messaging mode for VHF/UHF simplex and repeater communication, leveraging the computing power, GPS, and touchscreen interface of modern smartphones to enhance the capabilities of a simple Handy Talkie (or mobile transceiver) without requiring a cable or additional hardware. Ribbit primary focus is on emergency communications when cellular connectivity is down. WRQC527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 This is the first time I've seen it, but it does look very interesting. I've tried sending text messages over APRS with varying levels of success, mostly frustrating, bit I'll definitely check this out. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXD372 Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Do I see this correctly ?!? We are back to the days of Acoustic Couplers but without the devices being mechanically linked ... So now you only need a smartphone that is charged, has the app installed, and is constantly listening to your HT... I what universe is it the better and more reliable option to add a tech component and an air gapped audio connection ... Sounds like someone is trying to burn some research funding ?!? However, I agree with one aspect - - if we are experiencing a catastrophe, please let it and everyone be silent I am not convinced ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 So if I want to communicate with someone, I need my cell phone and radio tied together somehow? I was thinking at that point I would just use my radio and ignore my cell phone. WRXD372 and gortex2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 8 minutes ago, back4more70 said: So if I want to communicate with someone, I need my cell phone and radio tied together somehow? I was thinking at that point I would just use my radio and ignore my cell phone. How did you think you would generate the text messages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXD372 Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, back4more70 said: So if I want to communicate with someone, I need my cell phone and radio tied together somehow? I was thinking at that point I would just use my radio and ignore my cell phone. "Tied together" would actually make sense but this scheme is having the phone and the radio "yell" at each other and listen ... back4more70 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweiss3 Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 This can already be done with any digital mode Fldigi has. There is a mobile version for android phones, and it works pretty well. Our ARES team uses it weekly after the net to send all the announcements in text format using MT63 with a 2000 pass band. Borage257 and WRXD372 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borage257 Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 Btech has an aprs cable for the Kenwood connector radios. I find Andflmsg has better capabilities WRXD372 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 I think maybe you guys are missing the point. This is something that doesn’t rely on having the right cable for the right radio. It can be used with any radio. In an emergency situation you could set up a beacon using the cheapest radio and phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXD372 Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 33 minutes ago, Sshannon said: I think maybe you guys are missing the point. This is something that doesn’t rely on having the right cable for the right radio. It can be used with any radio. In an emergency situation you could set up a beacon using the cheapest radio and phone. Not missing the point but questioning the functioning in a real-life / emergency situation. Beacon and Emergency sounds like a radio taped to a pole or tree with duct tape - - that to me negated a reliable audio connection between the radio and the phone. It sounds like an "easy" option for any situation, but I question that it is. The fact that I can set something like that up in a ham shack is not prove of concept for the intended use-case. (Apart from the fact that my shack would have the right cable for the available hardware). I guess what it boils down to is that I do not oppose the idea. But I do question the "marketing". gortex2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 On 9/2/2023 at 5:21 PM, Sshannon said: How did you think you would generate the text messages? I was making a joke that I don't need to send text messages if I have my radio, I will just speak into the radio Or I guess I could just channel my inner Picard and encode a binary message in Data's positronic brain to be found a few centuries later... WRXD372 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, back4more70 said: making a joke In my personal experience, jokes here are a mixed bag. Five people will LOL, one person will write me a dead-serious technical service bulletin explaining the joke and why it's not really a joke. Also, my wife never types to generate text messages, she insists on voice-to-text. So I guess she's ahead of the Ribbit curve. WRUU653, WRXD372 and Sshannon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 24 minutes ago, WRQC527 said: ... one person will write me a dead-serious technical service bulletin explaining the joke and why it's not really a joke "Some People"... WRQC527 and WRUU653 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 12 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: "Some People"... Yes, them people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYK453 Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 On 9/4/2023 at 2:56 PM, WRQC527 said: In my personal experience, jokes here are a mixed bag. Five people will LOL, one person will write me a dead-serious technical service bulletin explaining the joke and why it's not really a joke. Also, my wife never types to generate text messages, she insists on voice-to-text. So I guess she's ahead of the Ribbit curve. Jokes aren't just a mixed bag here...I find that jokes fall flat everywhere post Covid - people just take things way to serious nowadays. WRXB215 and WRQC527 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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