--- title: Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware description: A hobbyist named Yeckel has built an open-source D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) transceiver using a LilyGO TTGO T-Beam, an ESP32-based... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware-nkfbuqhcq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist named Yeckel has built an open-source D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) transceiver using a LilyGO TTGO T-Beam, an ESP32-based... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/simple-d-star-transceiver-uses-inexpensive-hardware-nkfbuqhcq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nKfBUqhcq.png og:image:alt: Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Simple D-STAR Transceiver Uses Inexpensive Hardware **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist named Yeckel has built an open-source D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) transceiver using a LilyGO TTGO T-Beam, an ESP32-based board with a SX1278 radio module and GPS. The project, called D-StarBeacon, supports low-speed data transmission including GPS coordinates, short text messages, and images — enabling beacon-type functions without expensive dedicated radio hardware. Voice decoding was attempted but not achieved. A web interface handles configuration, and an Android app provides the user interface. This is reportedly the only open-source D-STAR radio implementation currently available online. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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