{"id":34261,"date":"2015-10-03T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T15:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecngx342.inmotionhosting.com\/~hcraor5\/\/?p=34261"},"modified":"2015-10-03T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T15:42:13","slug":"notes-from-last-nights-meeting-dmr-w-steve-wa1zev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/?p=34261","title":{"rendered":"Notes From Last Nights Meeting (DMR W\/ Steve WA1ZEV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Digital Mobile Radio Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Presenter:\u00a0 Steve Shore WA1-ZEV, October 2, 2015 Hamden County Radio Association)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**\u00a0 Reference Material **<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DMR Orientation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Intro-DMR-2103.ppt\">http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Intro-DMR-2103.ppt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR_Rev_I_20150510.pdf\"> http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR_Rev_I_20150510.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Network Providers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DMR-MARC (Motorola Amateur Radio Club)<\/li>\n<li>CT-ARES DMR Network (State of Connecticut State Police Amateur Radio Club)<\/li>\n<li>DCI (Digital Communications Interconnect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Popular Web Sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmr-marc.net\/%20%20\">http:\/\/www.dmr-marc.net\/ <\/a>(DMR-MARC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w1sp.org\/%20\">http:\/\/w1sp.org\/<\/a> (W1SP- State of Connecticut State Police Amateur Radio Club)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trbo.org\/%20%20\">http:\/\/www.trbo.org\/ <\/a>(DCI MotoTRBO Amateur Radio Group)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DMR Repeater Status Web Sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dmrx.net\/dmrx-watch.html%20%20\">http:\/\/dmrx.net\/dmrx-watch.html <\/a>(DMR-MARC\u00a0 &amp; CT-ARES Repeaters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trbo.org\/cBridge\/netwatch.html%20\">http:\/\/www.trbo.org\/cBridge\/netwatch.html<\/a> (DCI Repeaters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Radio Brands:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motorola (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/products\/mototrbo.html\">http:\/\/www.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/products\/mototrbo.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hytera (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hytera.com\/index.htm\">http:\/\/www.hytera.com\/index.htm<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Vertex \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vertexstandard.com\/lmr\/Digital\/\">http:\/\/www.vertexstandard.com\/lmr\/Digital\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Connect Systems (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectsystems.com\/\">http:\/\/www.connectsystems.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Tytera (<a href=\"http:\/\/tyt888.com\/\">http:\/\/tyt888.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Network Categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*Local\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Audio Test\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Statewide\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Regional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *North America\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *Worldwide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic Programming Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Frequency pair<\/li>\n<li>Time Slot (1 or 2)<\/li>\n<li>Color Code<\/li>\n<li>Talk Group<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Digital Mobile Radio Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Presenter:\u00a0 Steve Shore WA1-ZEV, October 2, 2015 Hamden County Radio Association)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**\u00a0 Reference Material **<\/p>\n<p>Page\u00a0 2.<\/p>\n<h1>Getting Started<\/h1>\n<p>Getting started with DMR is easy! Just follow the four steps below and you\u2019ll be up and running in no time!<\/p>\n<h2>1. Check for DMR Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>Verify that you are within the coverage area of a DMR repeater using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va3xpr.net\/digital-dmr-repeater\/networked-repeaters\/\">DMR repeater map<\/a>, or if you are in the Greater Toronto Area, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va3xpr.net\/coverage-map\/\">interactive repeater coverage<\/a> map.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Get a Subscriber ID<\/h2>\n<p>All radios on ham radio DMR networks require a unique Subscriber ID, so you will need to have one assigned before you can program your radio to operate on a DMR repeater. If you intend to have more than one DMR radio active at any given time, then you should request a Subscriber ID for each radio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmr-marc.net\/cgi-bin\/trbo-database\/register.cgi\"><strong>Apply for a Subscriber ID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within about 24 hours, you should receive your Subscriber ID via email. Please do not transmit with your DMR radio until you have received a Subscriber ID and have this programmed into your radio. Using ad-hoc Subscriber ID numbers will cause conflicts with other users on the network.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Obtain a DMR Radio<\/h2>\n<p>Obtain a DMR radio, the programming software and cable (if required for your desired radio model) from one of the sources listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va3xpr.net\/digital-dmr-repeater\/faq\/\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Program your DMR radio<\/h2>\n<p>Program your DMR radio using the DMR repeater specifications found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va3xpr.net\/digital-dmr-repeater\/networked-repeaters\/\">DMR repeater map<\/a> by clicking on DMR repeaters in your local area, plus the Subscriber ID you received via e-mail. If you are in Canada, we have preconfigured <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va3xpr.net\/digital-dmr-repeater\/codeplug-files\/\">radio programming files<\/a> for the most popular DMR radio models that contain all Canadian DMR repeaters. Otherwise, please refer to the following <a href=\"http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/subscriber-program.html\">programming tutorial<\/a> for step-by-step programming instructions.<\/p>\n<p>5. When all else fails or you need assistance, e-mail\u00a0 Steve (WA1-ZEV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Mobile Radio Presentation (Presenter:\u00a0 Steve Shore WA1-ZEV, October 2, 2015 Hamden County Radio Association) **\u00a0 Reference Material ** \u00a0 DMR Orientation: http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Intro-DMR-2103.ppt http:\/\/dmr-marc.net\/media\/Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR_Rev_I_20150510.pdf Network Providers: DMR-MARC (Motorola Amateur Radio Club) CT-ARES DMR Network (State of Connecticut State Police Amateur Radio Club) DCI (Digital Communications Interconnect) Popular Web Sites: http:\/\/www.dmr-marc.net\/ (DMR-MARC) http:\/\/w1sp.org\/ (W1SP- State of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}