Hi, I'm Rohith. 73!

By day I'm an AI Product Architect and product leader in AI & innovation, based in Bengaluru, India. I've founded several companies, I research trustworthy AI (ACL TrustNLP 2026) and I'm writing a book.

After hours I'm VU3LVO. I love digital voice, and I wanted it to feel as good on an iPhone as everything else does. DroidStar is how I give back to the hobby. It's free and open source, and it's built with the help of the hams who use it.

For TestFlight access, feedback and partnerships related to ham radio, email hi@vu3lvo.com. You can read more about my work in AI and product at rohithnamboothiri.com.

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Built for the community

Made by a ham, for hams. Kept free by you.

DroidStar DMR is built for the amateur radio community. Your support keeps it free and on the air for everyone.

Keep DroidStar DMR free and on the air

Apple developer fees, test devices and many late nights. Your support covers them and keeps DroidStar free for every ham. Every supporter is thanked on the contributors wall.

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Thank you to everyone who keeps it going

Thanks to Doug McLain for the original DroidStar, to BD4VHI for the Chinese translation, and to the 157 hams whose 183 contributions keep DroidStar DMR on the air, starting with the day-one supporters:

Ian R.
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Joe
Ben
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Ray
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Mark F.
Steff
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K7RAN
WA3ADI
VK4SM
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William G.
Michael K.
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VK3TV
AC1SM
HP3ICC
DO5XO
HK5LFV
KQ4HJH
W2GGI
Mattias
Charles B.
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Garon S.
and more+

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