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by ip26 2806 days ago
If you're just using your handset as a hand mic for what is basically Skype, yeah that's not all that exciting.

As far as I understand, VoIP links for radio primarily adds a tool in the toolbox for expanding & linking repeater networks. Instead of beaming your local repeater over the mountain range to get to the next village, you can link two repeaters over VoIP.