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I heard that amateur radio operators can operate digital voice. Can I monitor such communications with a scanner or specialized equipment?

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I heard that amateur radio operators can operate digital voice. Can I monitor such communications with a scanner or specialized equipment?

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There are also different flavors of digital voice communication available for amateur radio operators. The first form of digital communications available is based on the 10F3 digital standard, found on Alinco radios with digital voice capability. In addition, there are different digital cards available prevent portable and mobile radios from communicating with each other. Another form of digital communications available is based on the D-STAR digital format revolutionized by Icom Japan. Several models available for sale in the U.S. (Icom IC-V82/U-82, Icom IC-2200H, and the new ID-8 dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver, have the capability to do digital voice). Amateur radio digital voice can also use the APCO 25 standard. As far as being able to monitor such transmissions, only APCO 25 digital signals can be monitored with any APCO 25 digital-capable scanner. All other amateur radio digital voice formats (10F3 & D-STAR) cannot be monitored with any scanner except by having the actual radio eq