The Easiest Digital Mode Hotspot!

Forget codeplugs, confusion, and endless configs—M17 just made digital radio EASY. In this video, I walk you step-by-step through setting up the WPSD Pi-Star dashboard on a Raspberry Pi to create a fully functional M17 hotspot. It's fast. It's open-source. And it's actually fun.

📡 What You’ll Learn:
• How to flash & configure the WPSD dashboard on a Raspberry Pi
• The easiest Wi-Fi config trick you’ll wish you knew sooner
• How to upgrade your MMDVM modem firmware for M17 compatibility
• How to link to M17 reflectors and make your first contact
• Bonus: live demo, dashboard tour, AND hardware tips

🚀 Why struggle with DMR, YSF, or D-STAR when M17 “just works”? Watch now and join the next evolution of digital ham radio.

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Command Lines:
🖥️ Find Your Modem: "sudo wpsd-detectmodem"
🖥️ Update your Firmware: "sudo wpsd-modemupgrade [modem]"

🛠️ Software:
👉 WPSD Pi-Star Dashboard: https://w0chp.radio/wpsd/
👉 BalenaEtcher to burn SD Cards: https://etcher.balena.io/
👉 Did It Work?: https://dvref.com/mrefd/m17-m17

🛠️ Gear Featured:
👉 Raspberry Pi Zero 2w (Pi4 is overkill for this, Z2W will work great and save some coin): https://geni.us/eKI2Ne
👉 MMDVM Hat and Case: https://geni.us/uttt

🛠️ M17 Hardware:
👉 Pre-Made Module17 Board: https://geni.us/IQw8OOu
👉 Pre-Made Module17 Board w/Case: https://geni.us/AbRouo
👉 K-Connector Speaker Mic: https://geni.us/AaN8

🛠️ Radios:
👉 Yaesu FTM-6000: https://geni.us/HSe781V
👉 CT-167 Data Cable (Yaesu): https://geni.us/B0nOHFp
👉 D-Sub 9-Pin Cable Breakout: https://geni.us/3CXAEV

👉 CSI7000-M17 HT Radio: https://www.csi-radios.com/cs7000-m17/

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