M17 Foundation Rebuttal to Jonathan Naylor G4KLX Statements Regarding…

On July 12, 2025, in the OpenDV forum, Jonathan Naylor G4KLX announced that support for M17 had been removed from Multi Mode Digital Voice Modem (MMDVM) package – apparently some days earlier.

Thus, when this change went into effect, it was sudden and unannounced. Because many MMDVM units automatically update with Naylor’s updates to MMDVM (to automatically patch security issues, bugs, etc.), Naylor’s removal of M17 broke the functionality of MMDVM hotspots and modems (such as used in repeaters) to operate M17.

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Report: Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO exhibition 2025

M17 Foundation had a neat, little booth at the Friedrichshafen HAM RADIO fair (A1-690). We showcased our open-source hardware, along with modified radios running OpenRTX: the Baofeng DM-1701 and TYT MD-380. The modified Nokia 3310/3330 and Remote Radio Unit brought most of the attention. Guests were offered a chance to test out the CS7000 handheld radio (one of the two COTS radios with M17 support) and Module17 1.0. Our friends at OpenRTX and ARDC had their stands right adjacent to ours.

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