The Icom IC-9700 and the Kenwood TH-D74 rigs are both capable of D-Star digital voice operation. D-Star is a world-wide network of repeaters and reflectors. One may connect to the D-Star network through a local D-Star repeater via RF or via a so-called hotspot. A hotspot is essentially a repeater whose input is RF and whose output is an internet connection to the D-Star network. The OpenSpot3 may be used to connect not only to the D-Star network, but also to other digital voice systems such as DMR and Fusion with its internal hardware transcoding capability. For example, using the OpenSpot3, I can connect to DMR servers such as Brandmeister and utilize talk groups on that server. This is possible using one of my D-Star radios. The OpenSpot3 has an internal battery which makes it convenient to take it mobile or portable using my iPhone's internet WiFi hotspot (not to be confused with the OpenSpot3 hotspot) capability. My OpenSpot3 is configured to receive at 433.0 MHz and it is connected to my LAN via WiFi when I am home in the shack. The OpenSpot3 has an outstanding web interface that may be accessed via my LAN or via the iPhone when mobile or portable.