RigBee D-star for Icom is an utilities app developed by Belvek Ltd.
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RigBee D-star for Icom costs $29.99. The app size is 35.26 MB. The latest version available is 1.0. The last update was on November 1, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since October 2026.
Description by Belvek Ltd.(from the App Store)
RigBee turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac into a D-STAR gateway for your Icom handheld. No hotspot, no extra hardware: your radio connects over Bluetooth and RigBee carries your D-STAR traffic to reflectors over the internet.
IMPORTANT: RigBee requires an Icom ID-52 PLUS (tested) or another Icom D-STAR radio with the same built-in Bluetooth (ID-52, ID-50). Please check WHAT YOU NEED below before buying.
D-STAR GATEWAY ■ Link XLX / DCS, DExtra (XRF) and DPlus (REF) reflectors ■ Talk and listen with your radio, RigBee relays the audio to and from the reflector ■ See who is talking: callsign, message, position on a map, distance and bearing. Tap a callsign to look it up online ■ Active reflectors (ircDDB), Last Heard and saved receptions
CHAT, PICTURES AND QSL CARDS ■ Text chat, stickers and Morse messages, over a reflector or directly on the air in DV ■ Send and receive pictures, cell by cell, with live progress ■ Pictures keep sending while you go back and chat ■ Notifications for incoming messages ■ Turn a received station into a QSL card
RADIO CONTROL ■ Frequency, mode, volume, squelch, power, dual watch and more ■ Read your radio's memory channels, import CSV channel lists, scan ■ DR mode with the repeater list, maps and last heard
APRS ■ Report your position to APRS-IS (shown on aprs.fi) using your radio's GPS when you transmit, on FM as well as DV
ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE ■ Buy once and use RigBee on your iPhone, iPad and Mac ■ Available in 30 languages
WHAT YOU NEED - An Icom ID-52 PLUS (tested) or another Icom D-STAR radio with the same built-in Bluetooth - Bluetooth on your iPhone, iPad or Mac - An internet connection for reflectors - An amateur radio license and callsign to transmit - First connection only: on the radio start Pairing Reception (MENU › SET › Bluetooth Set › Pairing Reception), then tap the radio in RigBee while it counts down - The reflector gateway uses the radio's Terminal Mode. RigBee detects it and switches screens for you
More information: https://rigbee.vek.io
73 de LZ3ZEN & LZ3ITI
Icom, ID-52 and ID-50 are trademarks of Icom Incorporated. RigBee is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Icom.
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