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STATIONS

HF RMSTATION-1IC-7600AvailableSTEPPER, vertical, fan dipoleCLICK
HF RMSTATION-1AL-82 ampAvailable1.5kW amp RepairedCLICK
HF RMSTATION-2OPENAvailableNo transceiver at this station
HF RMSTATION-3IC-7600AvailableAll modes, fan dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-4IC-7300AvailableOn Fan Dipole or disk coneCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-5IC-910AvailableOn VHF/UHF beam, 100w ampCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-AFT-1000MPAvailableBSQ-terminated folded dipoleCLICK
UHF RMSTATION-6-BIC-718AvailableBSQ-terminated folded dipole
See John.C N1QFH FMI
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UHF RMSTATION-7FT-897Not ConnectedDedicated PC / SignaLinkCLICK

ANTENNAS

ANTENNASLOCATIONDESCRIPTIONSTATUSUSED BY
SteppIR HF Tower3 element trombone, on rotorAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
VerticalGround50 ft AvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Flagg HF TowerReceive Flag AntennaUnavailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
6m BeamHF Tower6 elementsAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Inverted L long wireHF Tower160m from HF tower to trees outside campusAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
Disk ConeUHF/VHF Toweromnidirectional vertically polarizedAvailableSTATION-4
UHF/VHF BeamUHF/VHF Tower6 element beamAvailableSTATION-5
Terminated Folded DipoleUHF/VHF TowerB-Square Engineering 124 ftAvailableSTATION-6-A
STATION-6-B
32 ft Fan dipoleOn parameter fence32 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-4
64 ft Fan dipoleUHF/VHF Tower64 ft FDP, multiband capabilityAvailableSTATION-1
STATION-3
2m/70cm dual band verticalVertical pole secured to shack5 ft dual-band verticalAvailable2M ANALOG RADIO
70CM DMR RADIO

NETS

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Monthly11:00amEcComm145.29 / 110.9 BRARASIMPLEX EXERCISE
DailyAnytimeDMRTG-31362
TG-444 CB
NY METRONY DMR Metro
Daily06.00pmANALOG146.610SEFTNSEFL Traffic Net
Sun05.00pmDMRTG-310DMRTAC-310 Net
Sun07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
SlowScan
Sun07.00pmDMRTG-311037
SE FL
BRARASEFL DMR Tech
CLICK FMI
Mon07.00pmANALOG145.290BRARAVoice Comm
Mon07.30pmANALOG145.290BRARASE FL NBEMS
Mon07.30pmANALOG442.875+
CC1 TS2
BRARA
TG-311037
BrainWaves
Mon07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Emergency Net
Mon07.30pmANALOG146.550
Simplex
GCARCKnights of Rd Table
Mon08.00pmDMRTG-3106CALF PAPAPAPA Round Table
Tue05.00pmDMRTG-3148TexasTexas Tech Net
Tue07.00pmANALOG470.400CERTCERT Plan A
Tue07.00pmANALOG146.670 WPBARG
AREC / WR4AKX
Tue07.30pmANALOG145.290CERTCERT Plan B
Tue08.00pmANALOG146.625JTRG
Rag Chew Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3150VTVT Statewide
CAN-TURBO
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31630MANorth Star Digital
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-31328SNARSSNARS Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3142PAPA Statewide Net
Tue08.00pmDMRTG-3118IndianaDMR Indiana Statewide
Tue09.00pmANALOG444.850KA4EPSCO Astronomy
Tue09.00pmDMRTG-31630NYDMR Hudson Valley Tech Net
Wed05.15pmANALOG147.225
444.650
CERT
EOA SOUTH
PCB CERT NET
USES CROSS BAND
REPEATER
Wed07.00pmANALOG147.045PWARC
PBC ARES
Wed07.00pmDMRTG-3DMR-MARC
NA Tech
Brandmeister
Wed07.30pmANALOG147.285WARC
Tech Net Analog
Wed07.30pmDMRTG-9
TG-3149803
WARC
after analog
Tech Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OHOH Statewide
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-3 NANA Tech Net
Wed10.00pmDMRTG-93NANA Tech Net
Thu07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
Fun Net
Thu07.30pmANALOG147.210N4QRYCooper Net
2nd/4th Thur
Thu08.20pmDMR
ANALOG
VAR FREQ
W4NQR.net
NotQwightRightNet
Fri07.00pmANALOG146.610GCARC
BC Emer Prep
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
SATERN Net
POSTPONED
Fri07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Survival Net
Fri08.00pmDMRTG-3147TNTN TDARG
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665DMRMaster
TGIF_Network
TGIF Net
Sat12.00pmDMRTG-1DMR-MARC
WW
Brandmeister
Sat03.25pmANALOG444.325WARCScott Net
Sat07.00pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 1
News / Info
Sat07.30pmANALOG146.670PWARC
Part 2
TWIAR Played
Sat08.00pmDMRTG-310035GCARC
KnowItAllNet
Sat09.00pmDMRTG-91BMRWW Net
Sun07.30pmDMRTG-3119Iowa Statewide Iowa Statewide Net
Wed05.30pmDMRTG-3148Texas Texas Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-92EuropeEU Net
Wed08.30pmDMRTG-3139OhioOhio Statewide Net
Wed08.00pmDMRTG-3North AmericaNA Tech Net
Wed09.00pmDMRTG-93North AmericaNA Tech Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3121KentuckyKentucky Net
Thu05.00pmDMRTG-3154West VirginiaWest VA Service Net
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-31063NorCalNorCal
Thu07.00pmDMRTG-3105ArkansasArkansas Net
Thu07.30pmDMRTG-31089HyteraHytera USA
Fri09.00pmDMRTG-3147TennTenn Statewide
Fri08.30pmDMRTG-31665FLTGIF Net
Sat09.00amDMRTG-91WorldwideBM Worldwide Net
Sat11.00amDMRTG-1WorldwideDMR WW Net
Sat06.00pmDMRTS-2 TG-2GCARC KnowItAll Net

REPEATERS

BRARA N4BRF Boca Raton145.29(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
BRARA N4BRF 826953NodeIPECHOLINK
BRARA N4BRF Brandmeister442.875(+) CC-170cm UHFDMR
BRARA N4BRF BrandmeisterTS-2 TG-311037TGIPDMR
BRARA N4BRF TS-2 TG-1 AND 9TGIPDMR
BRARA N4BRF APRS Packet144.3902mVHFANALOG
NR4P Boynton Beach
CERT-EOA X-BAND
147.225(+) PL107.2
444.650(+) PL127.3
2m
70cm
VHF
UHF
ANALOG
N4DES Boca Raton 442.000(+) CC-870cmUHFDMR
DMR Track TyNetTG-31489TGIPDMR
WPBARG WR4AKX146.67(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
WPBARG AG4BV444.325(+) PL 179.9
70cmUHFANALOG
GCARC BrandmeisterTG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA
TGIPDMR
GCARC 443.3500(+) CC-1170cmUHFDMR
GCARC Fusion442.20(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG442.50(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG146.61(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
GCARC W4BUG146.82(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
GCARC Fusion145.34(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
K4WRC Wellington
Brandmeister
TG-311037 BRARA
TG-310035 GCARA
TG-3149803 WARC
TGIPDMR
K4WRC Wellington145.19(-) CC-22mVHFDMR
Palm West ARC 147.045(+) PL-110.9
443.975(+) PL-110.9
2m
70cm
VHF
UHF
ANALOG
W4JUP Jupiter Tequesta RG 146.625(-) PL 110.92mVHFANALOG
KA4EPS LakeWorth 444.85(+) PL 110.970cmUHFANALOG
N4RQY Davie 147.21(+) PL OPEN2mVHFANALOG
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DMR TOPICS

406OPEN SRC SQ RADIO - RADIODY GT877, BOUFANG 1801FYI
405RUN HS OFF CELL FON LINITED, DOES NOT LEAVE HS ON, DO YOU NEED TO BE CONN OVERNMIGHT?COMPLETEON WEBSITE SEARCH BLOG FOR DMR AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN ONE OR TWO POSTINGS
404AT 686 PLUS GPS OFF BY 3 HOURSCOMPLETESHOWS 5PM EARLIER, CK TIME ZONE SETTINGS, AF4FA-CLOCK IS NOT GPS CLOCK, NEED TO SET IN FIRMWARE, SET TIME ZONE, WHEN FW UPDATE, UPDATE THE ZONE THEN
403WHEN LAYDOWN TYT390 RECYCLESCOMPLETEN2ELG-REMOVED BATT AND REINSERT
402MY PISTAR IS BLINK FAST RED AND STATUS IS STARTED, STAY LIKE THISCOMPLETETRY ETHERNET CABLE CONNECTION, REPLACE CARD, USE 5 W PWR SOURCE,N1QFH-ADD WIFE CONN DETAILS
4013 DIFF HOTSPOTS IN 3 LOCATION WITH BMR ON SAME SEC CODE ESIDD, USE ONE AT AT TIME, WANT HT PGMR TO TALK TO ALL OF HS, LIKE 3 REPEATERS, AFTER 2 WEEKS, HS NOT REGONIZED, HAS TO RECONFIG, THESE ARE 100'S MILES APART, SHOULD LOOK LIKE SAME HOT EVEN WITH DIFFERENT DEVICE, ONLY 1 IS POWERED UP AT A TIME, WHYCOMPLETEN2ELG-IF NEAR, NEED "-EXT" ID, TO AVOID COLLISION, IF ON ALL SAME TIME, CAN ONLY BE 1 ADDRESS ASUNIQUE TO ENSURE DIFF DEVICES. THERE MAY BE UPDATES PENDING. AF4FA-ALL 3 CAN BE CONFIGURED AS SAME, NEED SSID AND PW ETC. CHECK IP ACCESSABLILITY. TOM WILL KEEP US UPDATED, DO NOT CONN TO 5G HS, MOST PI-0 USE 2.4G,
400PURCHASED 1701 AND LOADED GD77, DOES IT NEED DIFF CHIP?COMPLETEKO4DJG-AFTER FR UPDATED, ACCESS SATLITE NEEDS TO ADD LAT AND LONG, ENTER MANUALLY, XREF WITH KEPLERS, RADIO DOES NOT TRACK TIME, NOT BUILT IN CLOCK, WILL NEED TO ENTER TIME, N2ELG-ADVISED AGAINST INSTALLLING FW GIVEN IT MAY BREAK THE RADIO
399OPEN GD77 FW TESTED SAT TRACKING FEATURE WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO AO-91, WORKS WELLFYIN2ELG-ALSO WORKS ON BAUFANG
398HOW TO INCREASEE NUMBER OF LINES SEEN ON PI-STARCOMPLETEThe list of calls is limited by design due to the amount of resources it takes to process the logs to generate the pages. In time I will be replacing the dashboard with a system that will use much less resource and then there will be much wider limits on the number of rows that can be displayed.

Andy
andy@mw0mwz.co.uk
397IS THERE RADIO THAT HANDLES MULT DIGITAL MODESCOMPLETEN8JUC-PISTAR CAN DO IT BUT NOT RADIO;KK4YG-USES ALINKO TO CONN YSF GATEWAY AND DMR
396YEASEU CROSS MODE DMR TO FUSION; SHOULD FUSION RPT BE TS-1 OR TS2?COMPLETEKK4GUB-HH AND MOBILE, MAY NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHJING, WAS DONE VIA BMR, HOTSPOT RADIO HANDLES BOTH, WA2CLP-HIS CROSS OVER TO WI DMR AND FUSION, TS-2 IS LOCAL, ELSE USE TS-1, FUSION NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT TS, KK3W-ON PIOSTAR HAVE DMR2ISS, FUSION NOT USE TS, ONPISTAR TO ISS BRIDGE FOR FUSION, NEED TO CONGIF TG, TOM-WAS BAD IMAGE BY HRO AND GET NOEW IMAGE
395WHAT KINDS OF PI-STARS ARE PEOPLE BUYINGOPENN2ELG-MMDVM WITH PISTAR CASE, JUMBO AND SHARK, ASSUME RUN ALL SAME PI OS, KK4GUB-POPULAR IS PISTAR-0 INEXPENSIVE, LARGER PI3, JUMPO AND SHARK ARE SIMILAR, WB4TM-PI-0 SELL 10$ NOW 50$,THERE IS PI QUAD PROCESSOR, 10$ TO 200$, KK4GUB-KITS NEED PI-0 WITH CASE AND DISPLAY, ADA-FRUIT.COM TO BUY ITEMS
394C-BRIDGE VS BMR, HOW TO GET TG OFF CB RPTR THAT IS ACCURATE, WHAT ARE PURPOSES OF USING C-BRIDGEOPENN2ELG-IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA SO RPTR IS NOT TIED UP; N1QFH - RPTRBOOK; DMARC-HAS RPTR MICLUR ;NQFH-USE RADIO.NET MAP TO SEE DMR RPTRS AND LIST OF TGS
393HOW TO CLEAR HOTSPOT ADDR LIKE CAMPGROUND, HOTEL ETCCOMPLETEAF4FA-CONN TO FON, MAY WANT TO RENATE, USE CABLE DIR TO PISTAR, USE IP AND MAC TO CONN, AFTER REBOOT LOOK AT IP ADDRESS FOR CAMPGRD AND USE IP ADDRESS TO GET TO PISTAR
391IF 2 PISTART IN HOUSE, KEEP ONE ON, DO UPDATES, THEN PWR UP 2ND AND APPLY UPDATES TO 2ND PISTARFYIHAVE TO MANAGE GOOKMARK IE IP ADDRESS, N2ELG-RENAME PISTAR OR DEFINE IP ON ROUTER SET RESERVATION-IP AND MAC ADDR
391UPDATED TIPS DOCFYI
390USING IOS OF DROID STAR-DMR STILL TRYING TO CONNECT, ANYONE HAD SUCCESS WITH THISCOMPLETEN2ELG-TRY CAN OR MEX SERVER, DROID IS FUSSY WITH SERVERS USED, MAY BE REJECTED,WX9CAH-HAD SAME ISSUE, ONLINE USTUBE HOW TO DO VOCODER, TESTED ON ANDRIOD FON, 2 VARIATIONS OF DROIDSTAR PGM, CODEC MAY NEED TO BE APPROPROIATE MATCH, SENT VID TO N1QFH,

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGmtFHJwPCNkQlWfZfkHJllcxGb?projector=1

N2ELG-APPEARS DUDESTAR SERVERS NOT ALLOWING DATA TO PASS
WB4TM-DROID STAR HAD TO REMOVE CODEC ANOTHER VER VIA GETHUB AND CAN GET IT AN ADD TO FON, END FEB ATT WAS GOING TO KILL 3G/4G AND CAUSES DROIDSTAR TO FAIL.
AF4FA-CONN DUDESTART HAVE TO USE SERVER OUTSIDE USA, EG MEXICO, WILL WORK OK,
389ANYTONE 878-PLUS/APRS, BLUETOOTH WILL TEST AND ADVISEFYIWILL SEND RADIO DOC AND EXPERIENCE WITH IMPORTING ANOTHER CP FROM DIFF RADIO
NEED TO READ CP FIRST BEFORE PROCEEDING
388DOWNLOAD NETLOGGER WHAT STATION LOGGED ON, COMPLETEINSTALLED AND WORKING NORMALLY
387HOTSPOT GROUP CALL TO ANOTHER GROUP CALL, HE SENT DOC.COMPLETE
386ANYTONE CANNOT GET IT TO CONNECT TO STATIC TG, HOW TO SOLVE THIS?COMPLETEN2ELG-4000 IS GROUP, CALL, WB4T,-KILLED STATIC TG SOLVED PROBLEM, REASON TO STATIC IS TO HEAR ANY TRAFFIC ON THAT TG, NEED TO TXM TO KDEEP CONN
385WITH MIKE ELE RETIREING, WILL ROGER BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYTONE UPDATES?COMPLETEAF4FA-PROBABLY NOT BUT WILL CHECK, AL WILL CHECK INTO THIS. USE YOUTUBE TO VIEW HOW-TOS
384IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO HAVE RADIO USING HOTSPOT STAY CONNECTED TO AVOID TIMEOUTS AND HAVING TO KEYUP FOR 0.5 SEC TO STAY CONNECTEDCOMPLETEN2ELG-CREATE STATIC TG, NEET TO GO TO BMR TO ADD TO USERID, ADDED TO PISTAR STATIC TG
383AMBI 3000 STICK-DIFFERENT VERSION, IS THERE MORE RECENT VERSION? CONCERNED WITH CHIP IN DEVICECLOSEDKO4DJG-BLUEDV TO ACCESS, DID NOT BUY IT
WB4TM-HIS CHIP WORKS FINE.
382DROID STAR UPDATE VOCODER NOT WORK NORMALLY ON UPDATESOPENN2ELG-SET TO CANDAIAN SERVER, MAY BE BLOCKED
381WILL CUSTOM PISTAR BE AFFECTED BY UPDATECOMPLETEAF4FA-ADJ FILES ETC, UPDATES AND FILE AFFECTED WILL OVERRIDE CHANGES, TRY TO AVOID CUSTOM ESP IF AUTO UPDATE SET. KK4BUG-WISE TO DOWN LOAD MAKE DUP OF SD CARD AND TEST WITH 2ND CARD
380DMR: pistar update and upgrade:
From ADMIN > SSH access > login > sudo pistar-update
Let it run to update FW and dashboard
FYIC/O AL AF4FA
DASHBOARD, BINARIES, KERNAL, S/B ON PISTAR 4.1.6 AND DASHBOARD 20211111 KERNAL 5.1.60+
379CAN BMR BE USED CREATED TO DOWNLOAD TO RADIOS ONLY USER DB NET CHANGES, ONLY THOSE CHANGED OR ADDEDOPENN2ELG-ADD TO SUGGESTION
378HOW TO GET ARPR
-SENDS GPRS VIA REPEATER. DOES BMR FOLLOW RADIO / DMR ID?
COMPLETEAF4FA-DO HAVE HOTSPOT> YES, CRT TG 310999 PRIVATE CALL FOR SENDING APRS INFO SO WILL SHOW UP ON FY CRT CHANNEL ON HOTSPOT WITH THAT TG THAT WILL SEND, NEED GPS TURNED ON IN RADIO, IF KEY UP WILL SEND LAT/LONG. HAVE TO USE HOTSPOT NOT REPEATERS BECAUSE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT. KK4GUB-SEND AS PRIVATE CALL IF APRS. RVC APRS NEW VER OF ANYTONE 878 UV 2 WILL TMT AS WELL. KO4DJG-SENDS GPRS VIA REPEATER. DOES BMR FOLLOW RADIO / DMR ID? HAVE TO DISCONNECT 4000 GRP CALL TO MAKE IT WORK WHEN SWITCH RPTR AND HOTSPOT
3772 HSPOTS, TEXT BETWEEN 2 HSPOTS, WORKS LIKE DYNAMIC, ON BMR, BOTH RADIO HAVE TO BE PTT LAUNCHED TO KNOW WHERE TO SENT RESPONSE TO DMR ID, DO XBANDING DEPENDING ON RADIO, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SIMPLEX RADIO TO RADIO AS TEXT MSG.
QUESTION: CAN SEND TEST MSG TO 2 USERS AS PRIVATE?
COMPLETEKK4YG-DOES WORK, MAY HAVE WRITE UP ON IT, WOULD BE PRIVATE CALL, DEPENDS ON RADIO, KK4YG-SELECT MOTROLLA SEND TO ANOTHER BMR NETWORK, NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS COMPATIBLE, KK4GUB WILL DOCUMENT, KK4GUB-DMR WILL CONVERT PROTOCOL TO ANOTHER FOR TEXT, HAVE TO BE COMPATIBABLE, NEED TO TELL BMR WHAT RADIO USER HAS IN SELF CARE OF BMR, CHOOSE RADIO
376DROID STAR LATEST UPDATE REQ AUTHOR FIND VO CODER TO PLUGIN, NOT SURE IF ITS AN ISSUE. HAS ANYONE UPDATE DS IN PAST WEEK AND STILL WORKINGCOMPLETEN2ELG-VOCODER IS PRIOROTY AND HAVE TO PURCHASE IT, VOCODER DIGITIZES VOICE, PATTERN IDEA AND HAS RIGHTS TO IT, NEED LICENCE TO USE IT, HELPFUL HINTS-MAY MATCH DEVICE, NEED TO KNOW CAPABILITY, WRITES TO REGISTERS IN PROCESSOR, DROID MAY LOSE VOCODER, COULD BUY CHIP WITH VOCODER AS CLIENT, AF4FA-MAY SAY NO VOCODER, WILL PROMOT TO GET VOCODER WHERE TO GETHUB HOW TO GET IT, WAS REMOVED FOR UNKNOWN REASON,K8BQ-AMBI IS PRIORITY NEED TO MEET STD AND NOT VOILATE THEN USE IT, KK4BUB-S/BE OK TO INSTALL ON DEVICE
375AT 686-2 HS, HOW TO GET HS SETUP TO COMM MAKE PRIVATE CALL TO MB, DO NEED 2 IP ON EACH HS, BOTH RUNNING, ANYTONE CAN USE 2 DIFF DMR ID, HOW TO CHANGE CHANNEL, USE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SETTING, OPERATE AT SAME TIME, SETUP BMR GROUP (HOW IT WORKS), USE HS AS VOTER/REPEATERCOMPLETEAF4FA-ON DIFF FREQ, 2 DIFF DMR ID, SET AS PRIVATE USE, WILL NEED TO 2 FREQ CODEPLUG AVOID LOOPING IF SAME FEWS, BM FOLKS MAY REMOVE YOU, KD9JBT-2 DRM ID, USE DIFF FREQ TO AVOID LOOPING, AF4FA-MENU SETTING TO ID, SELECT ID TO USE, WB4TM-USE DROID STAR, K4PMD-USE PRIVATE CALL, NOT GROUP, LIKE TUNNEL THRY SYSTEM,AF4FA-SET CHANNEL AS PRIVATE AND TG WITH YOUR TG NUMBER, FOR EACH PERSON,BMR CAN CRT TEMP TG BETWEEN 2 STATIONS
374PISTAR UPDATES
DB 20211021
FW 4.1.63
FYI
373IF PUT 2M ANT, CAN HE USE IT TO GET ON DMR TECH NETCOMPLETEN2ELG-USE WELL 145.19 DBR TG-311037,K8LAZ-IS BMR GETTING OVERLOADED, MANY STATIONS DROPPED, GIVEN JOTA.
372HOW TO VALIDATE CHANNEL ADDED REPEATER IF NOT IN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF REPEATERCOMPLETEN2ELG-DRIVE TO RPTR, KK3W-SET HS TO FREQ AND TG LIKE ON RPTR,AF4FA-RPTR BK NEEDS TO BE ACCURATE, SOME NOT ACCURATE,WB4TM-SET 1 HS LIKE RPTR AND 2ND LIKE HS AND ASK FOR LOCAL ASSISTANCE
371AS TRAVEL HOW TO GET ALL REPEATER FOR STATE TO GET CODEPLUG BY STATE BY ZONECOMPLETEAF4FA - BMR ONLY IN FACEBOOOK BY STATE ACCESS FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/335468753629329, look for N1XTK files and download from MENU and FILES, WB4TM-CONSIDER CHGE WW VIA EXCEL TO LOCAL 2 THEN LOAD CPS
370HAD BAD HAT ON PISTAR AND UNSOLDERED AND INSTALLED NEW AND IT WORKEDCOMPLETEIS HARDWARE ISSUE, KO4DJG-UPDATED FIRMWARE ON HAT, SHOULD THAT BE DONE, DOES NOT DO AUTOMATICALLY, HAS TO BE MANUAL, AF4FA-DOES NOT GET UPDATED OFTEN, 1.4.16 TO 1.5.2, KEEP AS IS IF WORKING OK ,KK3W-FIND ACT FREQ OFFSET AND NEED TO ADJUST HAS DEVIATION, WILL AFFECT LOST PACKETS,
369PROCEDURE-DIFF TG ON RPTR AND WHAT TS USED NOT PART OF MAIN GRP, ARE THERE ANY STANDARDSCOMPLETEN2ELG-CBRIDGE OWNER DEFINED, AF4FA-BMR TS-1 ALL DYNAMIC TG, TS-2 IS FIXED LOCAT TG-2, 9 (NOT TO IP), UP TO RPTR OWNER, K9LAZ-RPTR TIED IN BMD OR MARK PLUS NETWORK,
368INSTALL SCRIPT ON PISTAR, LASTQSL APP ON GETHUB USING SSH FORM TERMINAL, MONITORS PISTAR AND GIVES LAST QSO NAME OF CALLSIGN AND QTH AND TALKER ALIAS, DOES NOT REPLACE DASHBOARD, TEXT BASEDFYIFEEDBACK-SSH INTO PISTAR CMD LINE RUN IT ON GET HUB, 3 LINES IN CMD WILL PUSH SCRIPT AND RUN ANYTIME WANT, CAN ASJUST FONT, ATTRIBUTES, CMD LINE DRIVEN, N8JUC-GOT TO STATE AND FIND RPTR GROUPS
367HOW TO SEE CHECK IN STATIONS AND STATS WHEN NOT USING HOTSPOTCOMPLETEBMR CAN MONITOR, WB4TM-DROIDSTAR CAN DROP YOU IF SWITCH BETWEEN APPS,KO4DJG-MONITOR LASTSQL APP CMD LINE BASE INTO PISTAR, CAN CONFIG EG LAST 40 CK IN STATION ETC, WB4TM-NETSCRAPER,
366WHY DOES TYT380 RECYCLE ITSELFCOMPLETEWB4TM-CP REMOTE KILL TURNED OFF WITH CERTAIN CODE? KK4GUB-MEM HOLE, (MEM LEAK)
365RFinder B1 HT Radio, Android DMR and FM RADIO THAT IS CODELESS DMR RADIO, WHAT IS FEEDBACK ON THIS INVESTMENTOPENN2ELG-FON OBSOLETE IN 2 YEARS, KD4ASM-ARNOLD WON AT VIRT HAMFEST
364OPER SMS FROM ANYTONE 878 AND SEND TO CELL FON, TRIED MULTI RPTS TURN ON AND OFF GPRS, NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEND, NEED SSID ON 878 TO SEND BACK TO FON, SEND FON TO RADIO. CAN SEND TO CELL AND RCV FROM CELLOPENKK4YG-RADIO TO RADIO WAS OK, HAD NOT TRIED APRS TO FON, MAY NEED GATEWAY, KK3W-HAS DONE IT, SEND SMS VIA GATEWAY TO FON, WILL SEND TO N1QFH,

KK3W-NOT SURE IF SMS GATEWAY IS WORKING, TRIED TO 201 AREA CODE, WILL KEEP TRYING
363ON MY PI-STAR, LAST WEEK I DID AN UPGRADE AND UPDATE BUT I'M STILL AT 4.1.5 AND 20210721. KERNEL IS 5.10.60+ WHAT DID I DO WRONGCOMPLETEAF4FA-ALL OK, CK PISTAR.UK/UPDATES AND PGMS WHEN DO SSH AND SUDO COMMAND UPDTE LOOKS TO LYNX UPDATES
362DROID IOS IFON VERSION - WHO IS USING IT AND KNOWLEDGE ON THOSE ON NETCOMPLETEWB4TM-IOS PRODUCT NEEDS TESTLITE AND ACCPT PUB EMAIL IS IN BETA TO BE RELEASED SOON, NO NEG ISSUES
KK4YG-HAS ON HIS WORK FON WORKS FINE, NEED TO ACTIVATE
K4PMD-WILL ADD YOUTUBE VID ON GROUPS.IO BRARA
361GCARG VIRT RM WON BOB DMR RFINDER B1 RADIO FYI
360HOW TO SETUP RADIO TO JOIN IN DMR NETCOMPLETEN1QFH-PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NEW TECH AND NEW HAMS TO DMR AS BASELINE, ALSO DO ZOOM SESSIONS,WB4TM-PURCHASED BRIDGECOM ED ON DMR FOR 100$, SPECIAL IN CLASS IS BEING OFFERED
359CAN SETUP HOTSOPT WITH DUAL RADIO FREQ AND BANDS CAN USE FOR MULTIPLE DIG MODES EG FUSION AND DMR AT SAME TIME, COMPLETEN2ELG-NEED TO SET TIME TO JUMP BETWEEN DIG MODES, KK3W-DOES THIS, DMR AND FUSION DSTAR ON A FEW TG, WORKS FINE
358ANYTONE 578 MOD - ASKS FOR DATE/TIME WHEN PWR UP, WHY, RECENT ISSUE.OPENKO4DJG-PWR OFF ON HIS, DID NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE, MAYBE SETTING OR CPS, FIX-IN MENU WHERE GPS TURNED OFF, STILL HAD TO ENTER TIME, THERE MAY BE BATTERY IN RADIO; SEEMS TO BE CLOCK BATTERY
357OPEN GD77 WILL IT WORK ON BF1701, HOW TO REDEEM USE OF BF1802 WITH GPS, IS IT A CLONEOPENOPEN GD77 WORKS 1801 BUT NOT ON 1701
356UPGRADED NEW SW NEXON SUPP ON HS PERSONCOMPLETEAF4FA-ON PI CONFIG PG AT BOTT MMDVMM IS SET BOX TO ENTER DISPLAY TYPE, WHAT ARE SETTINGS: NEXON, MODEM, ONLDS-L3, REDOWNLOAD NEXON BOARD WITH CONFIG CREATED FOR HIGH SPEED THAT IS AVAILABLE, DEPENDS ON HOW BOARD WAS PROGRAMMED
355HAS HS INSTALLED CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING ON IT, IS ON VER 4OPENN2ELG-NEED CORRECT TG 311037, ALSO USE TG9990 PVT, CK CP AND TS, NEEDS TO BE ON VER 4, AF4FA-BURN NEW IMAGE TO SC CARD AND USE VER 4, VER3 NO LONGER SUPPORTED, N1QFH-GO TO BLOG AND SEARCH ON DMR TO FIND STEP-BY-STEP
354HS ISSUE-LATEST SW SHOW CALLSIGN OR NOT GET IT LOOKED UP, MANUL UPD HS HAS HIS NEW CALLSIGN, FOR 50 PCT WILL SHOW CALLSIGN WITH DMR ID, DOES NOT SHOW ALL DATA FOR EACH PERSON ON HS

WHICH HS BRAND?
OPENAF4FA-LATEST USER DB IS DOWNLOADED, IF JUST ID, ITS NOT DOWNLOADED YET, TRANSMIT TALKER ALISAS WILL SHOW ON PISTAR, TALKER ALIAS NEEDS TO BE SET, N8JUC-WEB DASHBOARD CK IT, CK PISTART CONFIG DISP TYPE MATCH ONE USES USE G4KLX,
353PI-STAR CONN ISSUE-PUT IN WRONG RADIO IN BMR IN SELFCARE, ACCESS DENIED WILL BE GIVEN, NEED MOTO SELECTEDFMI
352I USE A WON10 PC, FOR TYT UV380 WHEN CONN USB TO COMPUTER AND RUN CPS, I GET ERROR THAT ITS NOT RECOGNIZED OR NOT CONNECTEDCOMPLETEN2ELG-DOWNLOAD DRIVERS FOR TYT CONNECTOR, ENSURE THE CORD IS CORRECT,WB4TM-CBL BFNG ANYTONE ALMOST SAME ONCE WILL WORK AND ANOTHER WILL NOT, LABEL CABLES, KO4UJP-MARK ON CABLES, AF4FA-CBL DIFF ANYTONE AND TYT CHIP IS IN RADIO, OTHERS ARE IN CBL,N8JUC-PLUG IN PC AND IT SHOULD INSTALL DRIVER, NOT IN RADIO, PC WILL TRY TO DOWNLOAD DRIVER
351Radioddity "OPENGD77.COM" UPLOAD NEW FIRMWARE AND IT ALSO HAD CPS, BESURE TO BACKUP BEFORE UPDATES OF FW OR CPCOMPLETEAF4FA-DOW FM ALLOW TO BRCST TALKER ALIAS? ITS SHOWING HOTSPOT DATA TO DISPLAY OF RADIO. WB4TM-DOWS IT SUPP CLONE OF 1704 OR 1801
350CAN TAKE BKUP OF PI-ZERO SIMPLEX AND USE TO UPLOAD TO DUAL BAND PI-3OPENAF4FA-WIRE CHGS, PI4 DESIGNED FOR OTHER APPS NOT RADIO HAT
349deoidstar 878 use to look at local rptrs, droid use to ck into nets, any benefit to get hotspot?COMPLETEN2ELG-GET BM CONN
AF4FA-ds on fon conn data or wifi need conn some place, if droidstar can use hs to same wifi can do more than droidstar
BLUEDTV FOR WIN NEED MD300 STICK PURCHASED
348WHEN PISTAR NOT SHOWING IN WIFI LISTCOMPLETEAF4FA - GOTO CONFIG WA3SIMPLICAN FILE COPY TO ROOT OR MEM CARD, NEED SSID ID AND PW
347PURCHASED HS (STM NO NAME) NOT BEEN ABLE GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY, CAN SOMEONE SUPPORT HIMOPENRESTORE SOMEONES BACKUP
346STATIONS DROP OFF, DO STATIONS NEED TO REKEY TO STAY ACTIVEOPENN2ELG-MAY BE SETTING IN GATEWAY ACTIVITY, STATIONS CAN HEAR AND IT AFFECT DSDKBOARD
345NEW KERNALFYISSH
SUDO PISTAR-UPDATE
REBOOT
344WHY IS PISTAR DROPPING STATIONS FROM DASHBOARDOPENN2ELG-LIMITED DEFINED LIST LINES,N1QFH-MAY BE COMMAND TO MMDVM TO SET THIS TO CUSTOM LINES OF GATEWAY ACTIVITY
343BRIDGE NEW HOTSPOT LOTS OF CAPABILITIES, EXPENSIVE JUMPSPOT NEED FEEDBACKOPEN
342IS IT BETTER TO KEEP HOTSPOT UP ALL THE TIME AND IS THERE A BURNOUT FACTOROPENN2ELG-KEEPS ON WHEN IN USE.
341DUDE STAR: HOW TO GET DMR LIST OF NAMES AND TOWNS ETC TO APPEAROPENAF4FA-ON SETTINGS PAGE BOTTOM TO DOWNLOAD UPDATE HOST UPDATE AND ID FILES, THESE ARE AFTER MIC GAIN, GO TO LOG AND DMRID.DAT IS DOWNLOAD FILE
340ANY NEW DMR RPTRS IN PALM BEACH COUNTYOPEN
339CALLSIGN, DMRID NOT SHOWING ON PI-STAR DEVICEOPENAF4FA-SETTINGS
338WHAT TECH NETS DO PEOPLE JOINCOMPLETEKO4DJG-NORTHSTAR TUE 8PM TG-31630
337NEW DMR RADIOTY GT77 HT NICE FIRMWARE OPEN GD77, HAD COPYRIGHT ISSUES, THERE IS SOLUTIONFYIAUTHOR REWROTE CODE AND NO COPYWITE ISSUES NOW FOR GD77 FW, VERY EASY TO CHANGE TG AND MIN PROGRAMMING
336HOW TO GET LOCAL HIGHT ACTIVITY BY TGOPENKO4DJG-BM DATA VIS, SUB CAT, SEARCH BY TG, STATS, USE CVS TO FILTER
335HOW TO HANDLE DMR FREQ/REPEATERS WHEN TRAVELING IN NEW ENGLAND, WHAT ARE ACTIVE TG, REPRATERS, CLOSEAF4FA-CBRIDGE MAY BE CLOSED TO DIRRECT TG'S LIKE 311037, USE LOCAL CLUBS CP, WEB TOOLD LIKE BRANDMEISTER MAPPING, RADIO REPEATERS AND SEARCH BY STATE
334ANY DMR MONITOR ONLY OPENW4BFL-HOSELINE TURNED OFF PER ABUSE
333LICW DMR TG TGIF - HOW TO CONN TO THAT TG AND SERVEROPENAF4FA - CHG CODEPLIUG AND CHG PISTAR TO TGIF NETWORK, N2ELG-REDTORE FROM BACKUP, AF4FA-CHG PISTAR VHG DMR GATEWAY, ADD PARMS IN EXPERT MODE AND ADD REWRITE RULES BY LEADING DIGITS TO CORRECT MASTER, DEPEND ON TG FOR 3 DIFF MASTER DIFF LDEADING DIGIT WILL DIRECT MASTER SERVER, TG MAY BE UPTO 7 DIGITS LONG, MAKE THENM 8 DIGITS WITH PADDED 0 DIGITS TO TG0000320 PI-START ROUTS TO DMRPLUS, AS EXAMPLE, MAY NEED REWRITE RULES ON EXPERT MODE, RADIO AND CP ARE DPOING ALL THJE WORK
332WHERE DOES NAME COME FROM ON PI-STAR WHEN XMITCOMPLETEAF4FA-DOWNLOADED FROM WEBFL-WILL RESEARCH RPTR, COMES FROM BRANDMEISTYER SERVER AS DOWNLOAD TO BE RESIDENT ON PISTAR AS NET CHANGE
AF4FA-Here is the line from the hot spot boot up showing the loading of the
DMR id's to the program and the location of the file.

I: 2021-06-16 16:33:51.554 Loaded 198149 IDs to lookup table -
/usr/local/etc/DMRIds.dat
N1QFH-PWR OFF/ON HOTSPOT, ON HOTSPOT GOTO ADMIN LIVE LOG, AT BOTTOM FIND DOWNLOAD LOG
331QUERY: DECOM 3102 BMR SVR?FYIDECOMMISION 3101 DEC 1 2021, NEW SERVER 3103 IN CHICAGO, SEARCH BMD 3101, WHY? NON GI VEN
330WHERE TO GET REDUCE USER DBFYINEDECN.ORG

KD2OFD:
AMATEURRADIO .DIGITAL TO REDUCE USER DB
329DMR CLASSFYIDISCUSSED WHAT TO COVER
328STATIC TG, HAVE TO KEY ANYTONE WHY HAVE TO KEY UPCOMPLETEAF4FA-MAY NOT HAVE API KEY SETUP IN HOTSPOT SETUP
327NEED DMR PRIMERCOMPLETEWILL CALL N1QFH, WILL POST AF4FA DOCS
326how to downsize userdb in file going to tyy390 uhf with tytoolsCOMPLETEN1QFH-USE OF TYT USERDB EDITOR MD380DE.exe TO CULL OUT IDS IN BIN FILE
325What would it take to update pi-0 to better piCOMPLETEPI-54, NEED TO MAKE SURE PINS ARE SAME, AF4FA-TO 3DB BOARD, GPIO PINS ARE DIFERRENT THAN MODEM BOARDS, MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH POWER, 3DBPLUS BOARD $35, KO4ECG-ADAFRUIT.COM
324PM on radios air blow out, etcCOMPLETEN2ELG-BLOW OUT HEAT SYNC, W4BFL-NOT ON FAN DIRECTLY CAN DAMAGE IT, HOLD FAN SO IT DOWN NOT SPIN,STAY AWAY FROM LCD
323STEP HOW UPDATE USER DB TYT-UV380 NON-GPS, DOES NEED FW OR USE DBCOMPLETEN1QFH-RUN SQL TO TRIM, AF4FA-CONFIRM, USE TYTTOOLS (NEW AND OLD), KD4V-TOOLS

N4TSC: CLICK TYT EXE UTIL OPEN BUT DOWN LOAD USER DB, CLICK LATED USER DB FILE, CLICK FLASH
322HOW CAN STATION BE XMIT ON RPTR AND ANOTHER STATION ON PISTAR AND BOTH CAN BE HEARD AT SAME TIMECOMPLETEKO4XL - HOME TG-311037 THE PATH MAY BE CAUSING BUSY ON RPTR AND BOTH CAN BE HEARS, AF4FA - MAY BE RPTR WILL TAKE CONTROL OVER PISTAR, DEPENDS ON BMR
321SAW UPDATE IN PI-STAR, CLONE, MIXED UP CARD, HOW TO RESTORE DATA, CAN XMT BUT NOT RCV, HOW GOT INTO DELIMA, WHAT ARE STEPS TO AVOID, HOW TO HANDLE DEPRECIATED FIELDS, JP ANDC US COUNTRY: ON BMR OR PISTAROPENBACKUP AND MAKE VERSIONS, KO4XL - 2 CARDS USE BKUP, USE CARD 1 OLD VER, USE 2ND WITH NEW CARD AND HAVE ALL SETTINGS BETWEEN CARDS. BACKUP EARLY AND OFTEN AND BEFORE FIRMWARE UPDATES, AF4FA - COMPARE NEW AND OLD SETTINGS, NEW SETTING AT CSS TOOL WHAT LOOKUP SERVICE TO USE
change JP to US
access config>expert>wifo
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
country=US
320recent pistart update: FYI12-mar linix and new features, setting up for future dashboard update, will not use id for masters, goto gonfig exper top rt ssh into pistar system, userid and pw, end cmd line rw, if sudo reboot, relog into pistar, sudo pistar -update when it done, sudo reboot, click config, scroll to mmdvm host gen config radio pipe not changed, sys time zone us/ny, dmr master read bm3102, APPLY CHANGES, GO TO ADMIN, PG, control pistar via remote control user can access via radio or phone, etc, netwk status is added yellow
319There was a large update to the Linux part of the Pi-Star and the dashboard part.
The new linux kernal is now 5-10-17-v7+ and the pi-star dashboard is now 20210305.
OPENCONFIG EXPERT, SUIDO PISTAR-UPDATE, THEN DO UPGRADE
318HOTSPOT IN PUBLIC MODE WITHOUT ACCESS TO DMR LIST, THIS COULD PARTICIPATE IN NETWORK LOOPSOPENW4BFL-CONFIG, ACCESS LIST
317HOW TO TAKE APART TYT 380UV, SPEAKER NOW WORKING ON RADIOCOMPLETEN2ELG-USE SPEAKER MIC,
316ISSUE WITH PLUGGING CABLE INTO RADIO AND PGM CODEPLUG WITH WIN7COMPLETEAF4FA: DIRECTOR DRIVERS NEEDED, USING ZIP FILE, FIND DRIVER AND DIR INSIDE ZIP FILE, KO4DJG - MANUAL SELECT COM PORT IF ON WIN7, AF4FA - CPS PGM NEED MANUAL SEL COM PORT
315CAN DUDE RUN ON LINXUFYIWUNTU, HAS TO BE COMPILED
314DROID STAR
FYICAN DOWNLOAD AND RUN ON ANDROID
313WHERE TO GET LATEST DUDE STAR EXE (NOT THE CODE)COMPLETEAF4FA - GAVE LATEST URL
312HOW TO HELP PEOPLE WITH CODEPLUG, FIRMWARE, TECH SUPPORTWIPZOOM, TEAMVIEWER, MAIL RADIOS, AF4FA: SETUP ZOOM MEETING FOR THIS GROUP, SMALL CLASS, KD2OFD : IMPORT PIECES OF THE CODEPLUG, CONTACT MANAGER
311DUDE STAR ISSUES, UPDATED DMR ID FILE, IT CRASHED, CLEANED UP, WHERE IT KEEPS USER INFOCOMPLETENEEDED TO RELOAD NEW DUDE STAR, IS LOG AVAILABLE FEB 4 HAS LOG PATH, USER ID IS IN CONFIG FOLDER, APP DIR IS HIDDEN AND YOU HAVE TO UNHIDE
310HOW TO PROGRAN DYNAMIC TG ON FACE OF RADIOCOMPLETEVIA MENU AND FOLLOW OPTIONS
309DOES HAVE CODEPLUG FOR 578 COMPLETEN2ELG: IS SETUP LIKE ANYTONE
308WHAT IS PURPOSE OF TG-2 AND 9, HOW AND WHEN USEDCOMPLETEN2ELG: ON BRARA REPEATER TG-2 TS-1 IS LOCAL LOCAL REPEATER NOT ON IP, TG-9 -TG-2 IS FOR LINKED REPEATER VIA IP
307recent pi-star: GPS use demo and explainedFYIQ n A on use, the Lat/Long are sticky
306What is starting (hailing) 2m DMR simplex starting freqCOMPLETEKO4DJG: 145.510
N2ELG: LOOK AT BAND PLAN, N2ELG: ADMIT CRITERIA WILL PREVENT DOUBLING
305best freq for simplex and setting up the TG correctly, which band 2m or 70cm has best distance coverageCOMPLETEKO4DJG - (2m) 145.510, 145.790, (70cm) 441.000, 446.075, 446.500, 443.450 (settings) TS-1 TG-99
N1QFH: have codeplug tested, PC and cords, all adaptors and connectors ready to use
AF4FA: concern about band limitations
Rob: TG-99 is for simplex
304Does anyone know of a radio that is suitable for DMR that will work and be controlled by RigPi?OPENMost VHF/UHF FM transceivers don’t support CAT control with a few exceptions mentioned in past posts to the group. When you add DMR capability the choices get small or none existent. It’s possible that you might find a solution in commercial radios intended for remote operation but then you have the issue of support in Hamlib. Perhaps you can scan the list of supported radios in Hamlib and check the radios specs.

There are Fusion and D-Star capabilities in some HF/VHF/UHF multi-mode radios (the FT-991A with System Fusion comes to mind) or you may be able to use a DMR “dongle” with one of those type radios.

Perry K4PWO

Peter KG4VIQ
Tonight we were looking for an answer about a device called a “RigPi.” It appears there is a website by those who build hardware around a fork of PiStar. The website is https://rigpi.net and hopefully this answers the question.
303What are some of the most active TG's so operators may listen and participate? is there a day and time that is best to join?COMPLETETAC 310 311,
PETE: TG-3100 US
PABLO TG-91 ANY COUNTRY DX
CRAIG: BM LAST HEARD, TG-31656 US
PETE: HOSELINE WAS BEING ABUSED
PAUL: TG-93 US TG-325 UK



302Learning of DudeStar® on our DMR® Tech Net and the success people are having, I decided to give it a try. I've successfully installed and tested DudeStar on Windows 10®.

Running the single executable, pre-compiled for Windows® 7/10
Latest binary build, likely I'm missing something. Can the settings be saved? I find the need to reenter my callsign and DMR ID each time the executable is loaded.

DudeStar® for Linux I will compile the source from Github /the Linux version and try running it customized for the Raspberry Pi® 3B + and 64bit Pi 4 8MB using Rasbian™ 64 development image. The plan is to use a USB Mic and either a Bluetooth Speaker or maybe utilize the audio jack. Let you know how that goes. If anyone has already compiled from the source, please do share what you have learned.
FYIUSE GROUPS.IO DMR LINK TO GET THE PROCESS FOR LINYX
301ON DUDESTAR TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT WORKINGCOMPLETENEEDED NEW VERSION, DISCONNECTED, RECONNECTED
PETE: BMR DUDE STAR ACTS LIKE REPEATER, 15 MIN LIMIT, USE TG-4000 TO DISCONNECT THEN ADD TG YOU WANT
300HOW SOLID FAU TO REPEATER IS DMR SIG, ANY METRICS AVAILABLE, SEEK W4BFL FOR DEMOCOMPLETEW4BFL-CAN GET SIG, SOME OTHER INFO, IS VERY SOLID, STABLE
299MULTI-NET CONFIGCOMPLETEAL WILL SEND PISTAR AND KX4ZU ADD MORE CAPABILITY ON CROSS-OVER
298CODEC GAIN ON DUDECOMPLETEN1QFH SET GAIN TO 0.8, N2ELG SUGGEST TEST ON BRAINWAVES, HE SET IN MIDDLE, W4ED, SET MIC ADJ TO MAKE LESS SENSATIVE NOT TO OVERDRIVE , ADJUST MIC AND VOL ON SLIDE BAR ON UI
297HOW TO INCREATE VOL ON DUDECOMPLETEPower on radio
296HOW TO DOWNLOAD DUDESTARFYIURL TO DOWNLOAD
https://github.com/nostar/dudestar/releases
295CAST = 0 WHAT IS THAT USED FOR IN ADMIN MMDVM,COMPLETEN2ELG: COULD BE SCREEN, WD2E: OLED, 2ND FROM BOTTOM IS SCREEN, KO4DJG - WAS USED ON OLDER VERSION PISTAR
294what is daemon ON PISTARCOMPLETEW1CY: 1 RUN IN run in BK-GRD 0 NON BKGRD
LOAD WHEN NEEDED SERVERS THAT START UP A PWR UP
293CAN LOGON VIA SSH TO SEE IF CAN XMT ON AOTHER BANDCOMPLETEAL4FA; DEPENDSO N HAT WHICH TELL WHAT ITS CONFIG FOR 2M,440, NOT NOT BE ABLE TO QRY, HAVE TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF BOARD
N2ELG; TYPE WHAT IS ON BOARD TO SEE WHAT IS IN CASE ON DEVICE TO FIND DETAILS OF DEVICE
292Ports on HS HDMI otg micro conn, how to config for direct ethernet routerCOMPLETEN2ELG: if use proper kernal, will conn automatically.
KO4DJG: ethernet adapber needs to be compatible with raspberry pi, on pi-zero, use micro port closes to HDMI port, power on one that is furthest from HDMI, go into pistar config, drop. Disable, s/b auto
291WHAT IS BEST RADIO TO ACCESS DMR AND USE OF QUAD-NETCOMPLETEN2ELG: TYT, ANYTONE,
AF4FA; CONSIDER WHAT DOMINATE DIGITAL IN USE IN YOUR LOCAL
KM4UJP:
KX4XU: ALINCO DJ-MD5TGP
290HOT TO STOP RADIO FROM LOOPINGCOMPLETEAF4FA: HS AND REPEATER CAN CAUSE LOOPING
KX4ZU: COULD HAVE CALLSIGN APPEAR WHEN BM NOT DROPPING, USES LAST CALLSING AND MAY NOT BE STATION CAUSING ISSUE
289How to setup BM hotspot accountCOMPLETEhttps://news.brandmeister.network/hotspot-security-password-now-required-for-connections-to-us-masters/
288use UDB thumb amb3000 use blue dv software, connect mmdvm conn hat to to usb cord allows amb3000 chip to workCOMPLETEKK4YG: IT WORKS FOR HIM, IS USEFUL, http://www.pa7lim.nl/ambepage/
AF4FA: HAD COMMENTS ON CABLE AND CABLE FOR PISTAR TO CONN TO MASTER
K4PMD: ADDED COMMENTS ON MIC AND SPEAKER USE
287does anytone have limit on size of user.dbCOMPLETEAF4FA: at HOLD 200K, new user has 185k, 13Meg, has another 20 ids, close to 16Meg can handle
286if never update pi-star, what are risksCOMPLETEN2ELG: getting bugs fixed
AF4FA: MAY MAKE DEVICES UNSTABLE EF USER PW ON BMD
285when plug in cable for tytCOMPLETEN2EGL-download drivers, may have to delete, uninstall, reinstall
AF2FA-need to have radio powered up and plugged into PC, turn radio to signal with no activity could damage chip, gprs/aprs make sure to turn it off
284on bmr website when using last heard, saw station ck into net, drop ptt, but bmr still had them recoring as if ptt was depressed and they were transmittingCOMPLETEEG W1ENG NOW SHOW 204 SEC BUT HIS IS NOT TRANSMITTING
pi-star dashboard shows w1eng transmit and drop off
it also occured using n1qfh
w4bfl: retain last call then clears, may be browser issue and cache refresh
af4fa: may be how long ago it was heard
283When I see the green light on my tyt380 lite up but there is no audio, and i'm on a repeater like the brara bmr machine TG-311037 TS-2, does that mean someone may be on ts-1 or ts-2 with a different tg than what i'm listening to?COMPLETEK8BQ: TRAFFIC IS BEING SEND TO AND FROM REPEATER, ITS BUSY
W4BFL: LINKED TO TG NO VOICE OR TRAFFIC ITS STILL LITE
N2ELG: S/B NO IMPACT, BOTH TS 1 AND 2 WILL OPERATE TOGETHER
282Caller alias explain bmr does it work on BRARA and how it worksCOMPLETEKO4DJG: bmr alway set thru network can sent thru rpts or hotspot, rcvr radio has to be config to talker alias. have to examine settings what to show on display
W4BFL-FUNCT OF NETWORK WHAT RPTR SEE BRARA WILL WORK ON LOCAL AND RPTR
281IS DSTAR A DYING MODECOMPLETECAN RUN MULT MODES, HOSPITAL HAVE DSTAR, ALL OF GA IS IS USING DSTAR
280USE OF BLUTOOTH MIC-LIKES DISLIKES, ISSSUES, RESOLUTIONSCOMPLETEWM4E-878 BLU N CAR, SET APPLET GAIN, WORKS OUT WELL, USING PTT, PAIR TO EAR PIECE AND MONITORS, IS PART OF THE RADIO; KO4DJG-USES BT CONN HEADSET AND MIC, GOOD AUDIO, TINYSIGN FON CALL RCVR TO RADIO TIO BT RADIO FOR SLOW SCAN, DIGITAL
279bmr rptr ts-2 is by admin and 2,9 and ts1 is up to open, what tg's are on ts2COMPLETEN2ELG / AF4FA- FOR BRARA BMR TG-2,9, 311027 ON TS-2, TS-1 USE FOR ANYONE TO USE AS DYNAMIC TG
278TG-310999 is private call to report GPS infoFYIThere is a Parrot on TG-9990 or TG-310997 on either TS which you can use to check your audio into the system.

If you have GPS in your radio set the GPS TG to 310999 and you would enable the GPS in the channel.
The GPS should be set to 60 seconds or more and then will send your position to the APRS whenever you talk on the channel that it is enabled on.
277tg-9990 private but did not work on brara rptr, tg-31000 worked as grp callCOMPLETEmay be global issue, AL AF4FA works OK, rptr KO4DJG TS-1 TG-9990 private worked ok
276On website 2 LINKS
Repeater Status
Health Check
FYI
275BM hoseline broken or downCOMPLETEn1elg - has been offline, was abused
274pi sw admin, under power what are impactsCOMPLETEn1elg-control shutdown is preferred
273Entering a Talkgroup on a DMR radio from the front panel.FYIif you go into the Code Plug on a AnyTone Radio, there is a setting “Manual Dial Talk Group Hold Time, which by default is set to 5 Seconds.

If you change it to 30 Minutes, you can then Press and Hold the Zero Key on the keyboard and it will allow you to enter a talk group of 7 digits and change the radio to Group Call. This is a Temporary Change and does not get written to the radios code plug. When the radio is powered
off and back on, its gone.
272chirp-how to set sql and tone and how rptr handlesCOMPLETEAF4FA - use where many rptrs on near freq set tone-sql, no near rptrs, use tone is all that is needed
271Download api bmr mgr drop qsl,drop dyn, act reflector, how do determine what reflector to unlink, the api is on bmr site, dro[p qso vs drop dyanmicCOMPLETEAF4FA - drop all act dynamic, see on far rt click all, try dropping qso, if tmt tg-4000 will unlink from where you are
269when scan channels no one on it seemsCOMPLETEk4pmd: use tg-3100
n1qfh: not as busy, use tg-310
ko4djg: tg-3100 us more usable than tg-310
268best practices when connecting pistar to wifiCOMPLETEN2ELG
conn somethng else using ssid and pw
diff channel on wifi may help
267can DMR be running on pistar in parrell with DSTARCOMPLETEneed to set timers to respond to each mode, hang time to 20sec for response, at end will go into listen mode to listen for either mode, use TG4000 to disconnect in DMR to go to DSTAR, not sure if also tru for START how to disconnect
266How to turn on talker aliasCOMPLETEAF4FA - USES DMR ID INTO PKT SO ANY RADIO WHIO HAS IT ENABLES S/B ABLE TO SEE NAME AND ID EVEN IF NO CONTACTS, MOTOROLO DOES NOT HANDLE PROPERLY
265Different Color CodeFYIThis terminology was introduced by Anytone and then by Baofeng for programming code plugs.
Prior to that, the commercial radio suppliers (Motorola and Hytera), just called the Admit Criteria as "Color Code" or "Color Code Free".
Originally, the recommendation was to set all "channels" or talk groups with a specific color code for admittance or access to the repeater. So then the confusion began. Many code plugs were created with "Different Color Code" and the radios worked...mostly. Then, recent Firmware upgrades have changed the rules and now, the more logical "Same Color Code" tag is needed to minimize issues like "Unknown IPSC ..." displays on the Netwatch.
264hotspot required rcv/tmt freq, is there freq to use?COMPLETEWith the advent of hotspots for digital modes such as the sharkrf OpenSpot and DVMega, finding an open frequency has become an issue. Many of the frequencies I've seen on the brandmeister network for hotspots are between 432-433MHz (the weak signal portion of the band) or between 435.0 and 438.0 MHz.
BRARA uses 434.300
263how are pi-stars used at repeater sitesCOMPLETEAF4FA - rather than use controller use dual radio modem, one as rcv and one txt acts as bridge, instead using ant, hardware carrier into pistar, acts as rptr controller, K4PMD-duplex setting 2m and 7cm separation is enuf to avoid duplexer, related to dynamic TG.
262how do i know if i have pi-0COMPLETEaccess pi-star and it will show platform such as pi-zero w with fw version
261tried to conn pistar dir to router via mini to cat5, did not work, is there test to do in pistart that it will work this wayCOMPLETESTD USB2 MICRO USB PORT ABAPTER TO ETHERNET NEED CIRCURITY, HAPPENS AT OPERATING SYSTEM MICRO USB TO ETHERNET, REMOVE ALL WIFI CONNECTION, BACKUP FIRST BEFORE DOING THIS
260how to delete all wifi in pistar if bad passwordCOMPLETEAF4FA: download pi-star.uk wifi builder, add country, ssid, pw, sub query, will create config file in download dir and copy to root of pistar
259I am trying to access the DMR network but I am not sure what settings I need to enable in my open spot threeOPEN
258GPS TO APRSCOMPLETESENDS CODEPLUG WITH INFO
257PI-STAR UPDATE LYNX UPDTCOMPLETEEXPERT > ssh access > SUDO PISTAR-UPDATE
256SO FL DMR TG TGIF TG=5000561FYIPART OF TGIF
255HOW DO I KNOW IF MY FIRMWARE IS UP TO DATECOMPLETEexpert > ssh access to see kernal info
254NEW PI-STAR UPDATE 2020-7-06 fw 4.1.2FYIsign into to pistar, access config > expert > ssh access > logon in again > in cmd prompt enter sudo pistar-update, after done enter sudo reboot
253conn to new router and pistarCOMPLETEneed to add new network and pw
252does dmr simplex QSO as 1 or 2 pts PH or DIG?COMPLETEK8BW - arrl says it PH
251what happens when plug in hdmi monitor to pistar port?COMPLETEW4BFL need graphs installed in os
250can pi-start handle multipe digital modes as same time?COMPLETEaf4fa: yes adjust wait times, enable other modes,
249NEW ANYTONE FIRMWAREFYIFor the 878 http://www.wouxun.us/category.php?category_id=93

for the 578 http://www.wouxun.us/category.php?category_id=94
2482020 FD DMR SPX 441.0000 TS-1 TG-99FYI
247can aprs msgs be sent to dmr rpts like brara machne?COMPLETEaf4fa: depends on codeplug, reach out to jeff.s and jerry.z, APRS.FI, cbridge have to define tg, most do not, bmr do allow it, al could get it wo work fine and metar
KK6YG: pgm radio need addtl channel bmr need sprecifc group to use, setup bmr account, add callsign-1 on aprs map
246What's up with these 4000 instrusions with hotspots? They show up randomly while using a hotspot, nullifying the signals from a talkgroup that you're talking withCOMPLETEAF4FA: 4k disconn from pistar, also disconnect with repeater, if used as group call every one sees it and that may be root cause, 4000 has to be private call
245present pi-star updatesFYI
244explained DV switchFYIlink - ea3ihi.es, ea5gvk-dmr.zigor.es
243PI-START CAN YOU EXPLAIN CPU LOAD VAR - 0.87 / 1.29 / 1.3COMPLETE5 min averages
242CAN UPGRATE PI ZERO TO PI-4? AND HOW (Pi) Zero W Rev 1.1 (512MB), can a new pistrar be ordered with pi4, what are pro/conCOMPLETEcan solder to same pins, need lates 4.x.x. os, need 3amp board
241pistart temp: 45.5øC / 113.9øF, HOW TO COOL?COMPLETEKO4DJG: CAN GO UP TO 80DEG C
240hotspot would not connect to any of the 3 US Brandmeister Servers. This problem occurred before the update, which he did thinking that might be the issue. Upon further probing, he also connects to Brandmeister via DV Switch, and the servers may be interpreting that as 2 connected hotspots etc. He will see what happens in 24 hours.COMPLETEonly pistar 3102 on, hs pw rejected, QWICK XIT BURSTS WILL LOCK OUT
AF4FA - if key up now audio 3 times in row, master bmr will know you out for an hour, go to diff master for 1 hour then go back to 3102
239I've got a MMDVM Hotspot, and had it working fine through my Xfinity network and router. I am using an Ailuance HD-1. All of a sudden, it no longer works. It appears through the Pi-Star dashboard, that am connecting to sites, but I never get any audio back, from Parrot, or hear anyone else on any sites. I can see data bits going each way. I can connect to my Sprint phone as a hotspot, and everything works fine. I have tried completely turning off the Xfinity router firewall, and that doesn't help. I am using the latest 4.10 software. I'd appreciate any suggestions,OPENN2ELG: PARROT BMR
WD2B: GO TO DM PW
238given my pi-star uses a pi zero, can i upgrade / replace the zero with a pi 4b (50$)? HOW, ISSUES?COMPLETEAF4FA: all OS can run on it, may need to soldering work, modem board may be plug/play, 3.4 on lynx wj will not work need to use 4.1 on lynx Debian bus pi board 3 and 4. need to burn new sd-mini if pi-0 ver 3
237Public Wifi Access w//NO Mobile Phone
been living in a hotel
A quick short term fix was to use mobile hotspot mode in windows 10 to share the hotel wifi.
get around the captive portal this way with many smart devices.
Not the most ideal for those of us who try not to tie our machines up with a lot of mult tasks.
Shared Bandwidth through laptop then can become an issue as well, so beware what you put through it if you can,
put google smart assistants on networks this way as well because they too have issues with captive portals.
FYI
236Jumbospot based hotspot had been running continuously for weeks without problems
begun hanging most nights
trying out various configuration changes without success
logged in via SSH and got a "disk full" error message referring to "/var/log"
"auth.log" file had grown to fill the entire "/var/log" partition
hotspot was under continual attack from the internet bots
flooding it with login attempts
network is behind a commercial grade firewall
FYIhad enabled public SSH access
pi-star software sends uPNP requests to the network firewall to open up ports
turned off the public SSH access
tightened up the rules in the main firewall
run for several days
"/var/log" partition has plenty of free space
uPNP can be handy but big security vulnerability
235Why does pistart hold last TG'sCOMPLETEAF4FA - is setup static TG will keep it; W4JEW - undoc auto-static by default, no way to override, can remove it
234GA statewide DMR net wed 8pm TG-3113FYI
233Just an FYI TG 3136 TS2 is available for hotspots now IPSC2-Can-Trbo.

This is New York Statewide and its connected to all the NY cBridges and BM.
FYI
232is there TG for HF spottingCOMPLETEDX LINK TG-31777 DX-LINK
http://wiki.tgif.network/index.php?title=WORLD_WIDE_DX-LINK_SYSTEM
https://www.qsl.net/k2hze/

231BrandMeister Manager:COMPLETEAF4FA ADJUSTED TG
230pi-star does not have details on screen instandby after update, pwr and temp increased after updateCOMPLETEmay be result of new firmware
229How to increase or decrease number of station seen in dsdhboardFYIThis mod doesn't do everything you ask for, but it's a step in the right direction:
Log into SSH and run the following commands:
rpi-rw
sudo sed -i 's/($i <= 19)/($i <= 29)/g' /var/www/dashboard/mmdvmhost/lh.php
rpi-ro
Change the value "29" to whatever you like (but keep it within reason). It will increase the depth of your browser window as a result,
but hey, you can scroll the window up and down.
Keep in mind: this "fix" is temporary - a future system update/upgrade may unwind this patch, so you'll have to rerun the commands above.
MarkKN2TOD
228pi-star ho to upgrade regular releasefyiUpdating the Pi-Star system to the new system by creating a new SD card

First thing to do is to save your current configuration by logging into your pi-star and going to configuration and the backup/restore and click on download configuration. This will create a zip file needed later.
Bring up your web browser and go to www.pistar.uk
On the left side near the bottom hover over downloads
then click on Download Pi-star
then click on bottom one (Pi-Star_RP1_V4.1.0-26-Mar-2020.zip) and
download it (save the file)

If you need the SD CARD FORMATTER program
Bring up your web browser and enter in the search box sd card formatter
pick the first entry and download the zip file
unzip it and install the program

If you need the IMAGE INSTALLER program
Bring up your web browser and enter in the search box balenaetcher
pick the first entry and download the exe file
Install the program

If you would rather use a different IMAGE INSTALLER
Bring up your web browser and enter in the search box w32diskimager
pick the first entry and download the exe file
Install the program

After you have done all the above
Insert your sd card into a holder and insert it into the computer
Make sure you write down the drive letter assigned to it.
Click on the sd card formetter and enter the drive letter associated to the SD card and format it.
Unzip the pi-star file and save it to the desktop
now click on the IMAGER program you chose and again make sure the drive letter is correct. Select the .img file you unzipped and write it to the SD card.
After the write is complete copy your saved configuration zip file from your old pistar to the base directory of the sd card.
You are now ready to insert the SD card into your Pi-Star hotspot and turn it on to automatically expand the system files and reapply your configuration. This will take a couple of minutes to do and then you can log into the Pi-Star and do an update to get current by going to configuration then expert then SSH access.
Enter pi-star then the password(raspberry). Then enter sudo pistar-update and after that completes enter sudo-pistar-upgrade. After this is done type exit to leave the SSH. If you had changed the password you can now reset it by going to configuration and entering your own password.
227how to use freq to change offset (is it acceptable to adjust rcv and xmt to factor in tcxoCOMPLETEuse mdvm cal to adjust ber, done'd mess with if ber is low enough
226NYMETRO DMR TECT NETSOPENNY4Z: TUE 8PM 31360 BMR
225what are pro con to upgrade pistar to 4.1.1COMPLETEaf4fa try it if like, made corrections to features, such as adjust diff swap between modes, fix dashboard, updated lynx os,
224if update pistart to 4.1.1 can i use old backups to restore or will they damage the firmwareCOMPLETEs/b be able to use old backups
password is reset if custom set it
223mf9600 tool to unlock radio xmt 150-170FYI
222Pistar 4.1.1 update processCOMPLETE1. IF VER 4.1.0 DASHBOARD > CONFIG > EXPETR > UPDATE UPGRADE, DONE
2. DOWN LOAD IMAGE AND BURN IMAGE URL PISTAR.UK > DOWNLOADS > IMAGES > MORE RECENT, UNZIP OR ETCHER TO NEW SD CARD, THEN DO STEP-1
221Anytone has firmware updatesFYI
220VT DMR Tech net Tue 8pm TG-3150FYI
219is there a way to make TYT-9600 switch to use one band and back to two band like the anytone can doOPENUSE ONE ZONE WITH ONE BAND, SUBMIT REQUEST TO ADDRESS TO PISTART.UK,
N2ELG: set both bands to same channel will solve the problem
218on pistar dashboard what is local rf traffic, explain how used, when to use it and when not. explain some other data items on the dahsboardCOMPLETEused for repeater connectivity and activity, why tcxo is 14m: oscellator freq on dv mega board, is crystal
217TG310/311 UNAVAIL DUE TO SERVER RECONFIGFYI
216pi-start updatesCOMPLETESEE AL4FA FOR DETAILS
215new contact mgr 2.66dFYI
214pi-star not pwr up after conn to router usb mini, was working for pas 2 weeksCOMPLETE
213On your Anytone radio, handheld or portable, hold the ?0? key down, you can enter in any talk group, pressing the ?#?key will toggle between Private and Group. Once you select the talk group key the radio to talk on that talk group. In the event the talk group does not hold, you may need to make changes to the code plug in the CPS, in Optional settings, Digital Func change the top four fields to IIfniteFYI
212how to hard wire pistart to modem via cat or usb miniCOMPLETE
211anytone has new firmware for 868FYI
210Does the MD390 use the same software as the MD380? If so what is the best place to download?COMPLETE
209I've noticed, especially with the small JumboSpot style hotspots, that the WiFi connection between the Raspberry Pi and the local WiFi router can be interfered with by a handheld radio's UHF RF. This is likely de-sense.FYI
208I'm looking for a reasonably easy way to explore talk groups that are not yet programmed into my radio. A digital equivalent of "tuning around the band." I'm particularly interested in international communication.COMPLETEn2elg: TYTOOLS tg an be entered, promicious mode for Tg on repeater. AF4FA use brandmeister to watch TG's
207can multiple digital modes be simutanuous operated (dmr, fusion etc)COMPLETEAL: via config can set other modes on, be careful pf various timers recommend 20 sec to hold
206best practice to push tyttoolsCOMPLETEkd4z has upgraded tools try it
205my pi-star took several retries to boot up, any idea why or how to gather diagnostics?COMPLETEreset sc card, scan sc card if file corrupt by imm shutdown, reformat sc andredurn card and reinstall card, card may have so many writes allowed, make copy of card,
204I was running Pi-Star 3.4.17 and upgraded to 4.1.0. Several times when I transmit, Pi-Star seems to hang. By that I mean watching the dashboard, I see my radio but when I quit transmitting, my radio on the dashboard continues to show Red TX. This blocks the hotspot from receiving anything. Never had the issue with 3.4.17COMPLETEAF4FA - CHANGED FROM 20 SEC TO 3 SEC TO UNKEY RAPIDLY
203JumboSpot MMDVM D-Star/DMR/C4FM/P25/NXDN Hotspot Pi-StarFYIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBDqPFzDH5g&feature=youtu.be
202HS conn to modem but not to comcastCOMPLETEpw had uppercase and neded to adjust radio id on pistar
201anytone - how to enable dynamic TGsCOMPLETEAF4FA: WIP PI-STAR ONLY ON ADMIN KEY, KM4UJP: SETUP ON DM WEBSITE, KO4XL: ADMIN IN STAR CAN ADD STATIC TG, NEED TO MOD GROUP ID, AF4FA: NEED TO HAVE API KEY, ADD TO CONFIG IN PISTAR TO ADD DEL STATIC TG,
200pi-star 4.1 general release per af4fa
1. logon to pi-star as admin
2. click on expert mode
3. click update
4. click upgrade
FYIRELEASE CANDIDATE VERSION
199I had trouble with my jumbo spot. The ber was set on 0. I changed it to -4.75. When I keyed the mike before it was above 2.7 and breaking up. Now, after the change it was .3 to point 4. I could bring it down but I will leave it alone for now.COMPLETEIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BER (BIT ERROR RATE)
THE BIT ERROR ADJUSTMENT CAN VARY ON DIFFERENT HOT SPOT AND RADIO PAIRINGS. I HAVE SET YOUR BIT ERROR RATE TO A MIDDLE RANGE> YOU STILL MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE SOME MINOR TWEEKS TO GET A BER LOWER THAN 1%. (ON FUSION IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE A MUCH HIGHER BER) FIRST DETERMINE YOUR BER WITH THE RADIO YOU ARE USING.THERE IS REAL TIME BER RATE READING ON YOUR DISPLAY. IT IS NORMAL TO BOUNCE AROUND.YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE AVERAGE ON THE PI-STAR DASHBOARD.
IF YOUR BER IS ABOVE 1% FOLLOW THESE STEPS>>>>
1. OPEN UP PI-STAR DASHBOARD.
2. HIT CONFIGURATION TAB AT TOP OF DASHBOARD (USER IS pi-star PASSWORD IS raspberry).
3. HIT EXPERT TAB AT TOP OF DASHBOARD.
3. HIT MMDVMHost TAB AT TOP OF DASHBOARD.
4. GO DOWN TO THE 7th FIELD. IT IS CALLED Modem.
5. GO TO THE 6th SETTING. IT IS CALLED RX OFFSET. ( THE SETTING SHOWED IS WHAT I SET IT TO BE).
6. GO UP AND DOWN BY STEPS OF 100 SO IF I PUT -475 TRY -375 AND HIT APPLY CHANGES.
7. GO BACK AND KEY RADIO AND SEE WHAT THE BER IS. IF IT IS HIGHER GO THE OTHER WAY FROM -475 to -575.
8. REPEAT THIS PROCESS UNTILL YOU GET THE LOWEST BER RATE.
9. YOU CAN FINE TUNE BY LOWERING THE STEPS FROM 100 TO 50 TO 25.

NOTE: THIS CAN ALSO BE DONE FROM THE NEXTION SCREEN ON THE LINKS PAGE UNDER RX OFFSET. 73 ROBERT K4WZV
198When I switch to a different network, TGIF or Brandmeister, the network I switch to appears on my Pi_star Dashboard and my Hot Spot. However when I transmit my hot spot and Pi-Star show me transmitting but I am not actually connected to the network I switched to. To get connected I have to go back into configuration/DMR configuration and hit Apply Settings once again and then I am connected as expected. This started happening about a month ago on both of my hot spots. I did complete reinstalls of Pi-Star on both spots but the problem still exist. I know I am not the only one having this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.OPENUPDATE: The problem is being caused by the HOT SPOT SECURITY being turned on in selfcare in BM. I had everything setup with Hot Spot Security and password set in both selfcare and my hot spot. Well I turned off Hot Spot Security in BM selfcare and now everything works as expected. I switch to BM and hit apply setting and I connect as expected. Don't know if the problem with Hot Spot Security is with Pi-Star or BM.
197how do you use hs dynamic programming eg TG and TS?COMPLETEAF4FA - ON HS SIMPLEX ALL IS ON TS2 BMR RPT WILL REDIRECT TO CORRECT TS GOING TO, DYNAMIC CAN GO TO ANY TG USE PRIVATE 4000 TO DISCONN AND THEN GO TO NEXT TARGET TG
196anytone has 3 hi pitch beep / tone, when release ptt and someone else keys up, not all the time,COMPLETEn2elg - adjust in general, tabs on tones
195how to connect with NE ECCOM group via DMR-MARC Canada/Can-Trbo want to join VT TG-3150.COMPLETEUnder DMR+ Network Options, options line enter talkgroups TS1_1=302;TS2_1=3029;TS2_2=3181;TS2_3=3150
Check the IPSC2-CAN-TRBO web page: http://207.35.36.178/ and select the 'Service' tab on the left margin -
this should display your settings relative to others.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgxwHMPmVqWFcHNgwDxbTdspmJBzp?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1
accesspi expeet and add ip to tell pi that that address exists
194Kenwood DMR NX-1000: any pro / conOPENhttps://www.sci2way.com/collections/2-way-radios/products/nx-1000-series-radios
193What is a trunked radio systemOPENA trunked radio system is a digital two-way radio system that uses a digital control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of users. In a half-duplex land mobile radio system a group of users with portable two-way radios communicate over a single shared radio channel, with one user at a time talking.
FMI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunked_radio_system
192DMR requires specialist test equipmentFYINot entirely true, your existing analogue Communications Analyser can still be used to test MOTOTRBO radios. The radios have a built-in Test Mode, which allow you to perform all the necessary tests in analogue mode on predefined frequencies. For details about the radios? RF Test Mode, refer to the relevant Basic Service Manual. Similarly, your existing power/SWR meter can still be used to check antennas ? simply put the radio into Test Mode and check the forward and reflected power there. The power or SWR can also be checked while the radio is in digital mode, however some meters will only show half the true power because of the TDMA transmission. Some power meters will give erroneous readings (needle will jump around) and therefore the antenna should be checked in analogue mode.
191Setting up a MOTOTRBO system is complicatedCOMPLETENo, setting up a MOTOTRBO system is just as difficult as setting up an analogue system. There is the MOTOTRBO System Planner; Motorola Solutions training and (of course) this Blog and my YouTube channel.
190DMR is owned by MotorolaCOMPLETEDMR is a standard produced by ETSI. Motorola, along with a number of other companies (who also produce DMR equipment) were contributors to the standard but Motorola does not own the standard. MOTOTRBO is DMR but that is as far as it goes. The manufacturers of DMR equipment however, have agreed to use the ABME2+ vocoder algorithm from DVSI Inc. - ABME2+ is licensed by DVSI Inc.
189You can have multiple repeaters on the same frequency pair (just use different colour codes)FYIDMR is not the magic bullet. The inability of operating two repeaters on the same frequency has nothing to do with DMR but is rather down to plain physics of RF. If two repeaters have overlapping coverage, they should use different frequencies. If there is a small amount of overlap, and the area where the overlap occurs is of little consequence (i.e. on a mountaintop where few/no users go), then the two sites can be segregated by colour code. Remember that in the area where the radio will either miss calls or produce garbled audio, if it receives two signals at the same time (a.k.a. doubling). At least one manufacturer produces DMR infrastructure, which apparently supports simulcast operation but this is beyond the scope of this Blog.
188Switching to DMR will eliminate or suppress interferenceFYIDMR is not the magic bullet. If you are experiencing (or are perhaps causing) interference in analogue mode, you will still have interference (intermodulation) in digital mode. The only thing that will change is the symptom: interference in digital mode sounds different to interference in analogue mode.
187Switching to DMR will increase coverageFYIAlthough the Forward Error Correction in MOTOTRBO radios, will increase the readability of received transmissions in weak signal conditions, there will be no improvement in coverage compared to analogue.
186Switching to DMR is difficult to implementFYISince the MOTOTRBO radios and repeaters support dual mode (analogue and digital) operation, the process of migrating customers from a purely analogue system, to a purely MOTOTRBO system, is uncomplicated. The rollover to digital can be implemented in phases and can be completed with virtually no disruption to communications. Also, since MOTOTRBO uses existing PMR frequencies, no new spectrum licences are required (only a change to the ITU modulation code) and the existing RF infrastructure (i.e. filtering and antennas) can be reused.
185Myths about DMR (MOTOTRBO): DMR is not compatible with analogueCOMPLETESimply not true, Motorola has a number of solutions which allow analogue and MOTOTRBO radio to interoperate and, in some cases, use the same system. MOTOTRBO radios have the ability to scan an analogue and digital channel for activity ? this ensures the radio user does not miss any calls on either system. MOTOTRBO repeaters can be configured to operate in Dynamic Mixed Mode (DMM) which allows the repeater to switch between analogue and digital, depending on what signal has been received. A number of Motorola Application Partners have easy to use solutions which allow the interconnection of almost any communication system, to a MOTOTRBO system.
184Difference between DMR Tier 1, DMR Tier 2COMPLETEAnd it has 3 different DMR standards: DMR Tier 1, DMR Tier 2, DMR Tier 3. Today we are going to say the difference between DMR Tier 1 and Tier 2.
DMR Tier 1 features:
1.It uses 446 MHz frequency band in Europe and US,licence free band.
2. ETSI specification defines two time slots in 12.5 KHz channels as per TDMA structure.
3. The DMR Tier-1 devices transmit maximum power of 0.5Watt. It mean the power limit to 0.5W.
4. Works in Direct Mode (Radio-to-Radio).
5. Tier 1 DMR devices are best for individuals, recreation, small retail, or other situations that do not require wide area coverage.
DMR Tier 2 features:
1. It uses 66 to 960 MHz frequency band. License Need.
2. This licenced band is used for mobile phones and conventional radio systems.
3. DMR Tier-2 is direct replacement for analog conventional radio.
4. This mode can use repeater to extend the radio coverage.
5. This mode is used for high power transmission devices.
So Tier 1 and Tier 2 radios actually should be able to talk to each other fine if you put them on the same frequency but because tier 1 radios are only able to work on the pmr446 frequencies you have to program your tier 2 radios to work on the same frequencies to be cable to talk to a tier 1 radio.
183How can I check if the Australian Brandmeister DMR server is down?...Is there a URL I can check?....I am using a Jumbospot MMDVM from EbayCOMPLETEDavid GM8ARV: The IP address I have is 125.63.63.112. I can PING that, but on the Web I get an error page: http://125.63.63.112/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi
182how do you use PI-STAR REMOTECOMPLETEsee above
181How do you find the IP address to access pistar remotelyCOMPLETEsee above
180Any way of accessing the pistar dashboard when im away from home?COMPLETEW4NQR: chrome remote desktop access pc from remote, use chrome pw
KM4UJP: confirmed, WA4VNV: crt audio drivers? TeamViewer
RF access following: https://forum.pistar.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1346
179radiodity dmr cp ch metro could not hear them, rcv grp, did not, COMPLETE
178Tired of a 20mw hotspot that only working in the same room. Want to use your hotspot around town, this is the unit for you. This mmdvm hotspot will run conventional CLI mmdvm or Pi-Star. This mmdvm is presently configured running Pi-Star on a 25w Motorola M10 single channel UHF radio. The M10 is of the Motorola Radius GM300 family. No hacking in the radio as all necessary connections are on the accessory connector. The mmdvm hotspot is plug and play presently on 438.1125 at 20w output. If you are going to monitor very busy TG's you may want to put some air on the heatsink. I will provide a Clicks-On switch with the sale to control a fan. This mmdvm became surplus when I purchased a MTR2k mmdvm board for my MTR2000's and was in service until I swapped it out. Includes: Motorola M10 UHF Mobile Radio ZUM Radio mmdvm ver 1.01 with necessary cables and connectors Raspberry Pi 8GB SDcard - With Pi-Star installed Clicks-On switch $270 Shipped - CONUSFYI
177Using Pi-Star 4.1.0-RC8 with MMDVM_HS on a Pi 3 Model B and an AnyTone UV878 Plus.

I have tweaked txoffset and rxoffset as well as txpower - however the best BER I seem to get on TX is 0.4%

Are there other settings I should be adjusting? I'd like to get to 0.0 BER if possible.
COMPLETEThe setting I gave you for the tx and rx offset were only to get you in range, take them up or down by 5 and watch the change, I have a Tytera MD 380 and Yaesu FT70 D that will only get my ber low by adjusting only the rx offset. The lowest ber I can get on the FT 70 D is .01 and the Tytera .02. Play with it and see if theres an improvement, if not change it by 10 either direction, get it to the lowest and adjust by 1 until you determine the lowest possible ber. No 2 radios are as like as you would expect them to be, the 130 was a starting point. Best of luck Rick N9UMJ, AF4FA: 0.4 IS VERY GOOD NOT WORY ABOUT IT, IS LIKE SWR OF 1.0 OR LESS THAN 1.0
176I often find myself stuck in a TG with a long conversation with no breaks between folks chatting. I try to sneak a Disconnect in but generally end up TX-ing in the same talk group.

Is there a setting in Pi-Star that decreases the time when the last signal is received and when I can issue a disconnect? I though that RF / Net Hangtime might be the answer but was not sure about changing those.
COMPLETEAF4FA: BM CONFIG NEAR TOP MMDVM CONFIG DMR MODE SET TO BEYND, RF HAND TIME AND NET HAND TIME CAN BE ADJUSTED, 20S EACH BECASE IF HAVE MULTIPLE MODES NEED HIGH ENOUGH SO SO NOT SWITCH MODES, IF ONLY IS DMR CHANGE RF HAND AND NET HAND TO LOWER LEVELS EG RF = 3S AND NET HANG TIME 4SEC, GOES TO LISTEN MODE AND GET N BEFORE OTHER PERSON PICKS UP. ALLOWS TO RESPONSE QUICKER
175how to keep current version of cps to match firmware and radioCOMPLETEAF4FA: HE USES SAVE CP NAME IT WITH MODEL,VER OF CPS, DATE,
174how to change mic level on tytCOMPLETEUSE CPS 1.41 for uhs tyt radio, on right is drop down with mic level setting
173If DMR is so great, why aren?t Kenwood, Yaesu, and Icom on board?FYI"Yaesu has alluded to plans to enter the Amateur DMR market on their website and Kenwood has announced DMR models for Europe.

K8BQ - STD IN EU AND PROP RTS HAS LAWSUITS, HYTERA VS MOTO"
172Can you have a hotspot running at your home qth and have another one running at an away location. I just set up a second hotspot and can't seem to get it to communicate with the network. My hotspot at home is working fine.COMPLETEI have multiple RF Shark openSPOT devices running at various locations (homes and auto). With hotspots one normally enters their personal DMR ID (e.g. 3125039). However, do NOT put the exact same DMR ID into multiple hotspots that are on the network simultaneously. To differentiate, add a two-digit suffix number to the ID to make them unique (e.g. 312503901, 312503902, etc.). This will avoid network issues with having the same ID on from multiple active hotspots. Hope this helps, Barry Baines, WD4ASW (Keller, TX) in pistar go to DMR ESSID: set dmrid and use drop down seq id
171tyt380/9600 - how to turn down tone volCOMPLETEAF4FA - USE CPS TYT UHF 380 1.41
170in uv380 how to turn tones on/off unkey green lit there is no tone, how do you add toneCOMPLETEin cp access general and secton on tones and adjust to it fit your needs
1692 tg come up at same on repeaterCOMPLETEFIFO, WAIT 5 SEC
168WA2VNV looking to borrow the CS-7xx programming cableCOMPLETE
167on anytone ex d868 how do you mute the bottom vfo like the tyt-uv380 does?COMPLETEP1-DEACTIVE VFO,
166FYI: AURSINC Vector Network Analyzer 50KHz -900MHz HF VHF UHF Antenna Analyzer Measuring S Parameters, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio, Phase, Delay, Smith ChartFYIgood device on amazon
165if forget pi-start password how do you rediscover or reset?COMPLETEAF4FA: reburn image
164tyt-2017 any suggestions on firmware and codeplug updates?COMPLETEAF4FA-UV380 W/GPV AND VOCODER TYT888.COM CONTACT LIST IN TYT SENT TEXT MSG TO CHINA AND GOT RESP WITH SITE TO DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE UV380 GPS HAD IT BUILT IN IT, WAS NOT IN TYT SITE. GO TO TYT AND ASK QUESTION AND GET RESP IN FEW WEEKS. LINK WAS SENT TO DOWNLOAD.
163is there a longer last battery pack for the TYT, Anytones, etc that could give over 3k mAhCOMPLETEbattery guy at hamcaton
https://batteriesamerica.com/
162pro/com of nagoya ant vs anytone mfg antCOMPLETENOT MUCH DIFF, WATCH OUT FOR KNOCK OFF NAGOYA, LONGER IS BETTER
161for anytone, the orange panic button, who's using it and howCOMPLETEaf4fa: man down button,pf3 key monitor, short and long press
160regardless of HH, always send tg-4000COMPLETEwill free up by timeout, avoid hearing 2 TGs
159how to migrate tyt380 to anytone 868OPENneed to keep script
158pi-star pw how discover/recoverCOMPLETE
157review how to get pi-star update to 4.0OPEN
156hamcartion reviewOPENpurchases, dmr related, learnings
155all differrent cps and addaptors, unque issuesOPEN
154issue with anytone 878/578 using aprs and gps, not able to get it workingOPEN
153TYT 9600 ISSUE, sent to USA locked, need file to unlock,COMPLETE
152has anyone using a kenwood speaker mic had any issues with any of the common radios we use for DMR etc?COMPLETEsuggestions? n2elf - icon jack has narrow fit, some non-branded, af4fa - suggest ck impedance for mic, some 600 low some 5k makes difference, 8ohm or 4ohm speaker, match to radio, when using parrot 9990 is private not group, and 31000,
151has anyone had an issue with TYT9600 freezing up and how resoved, what was root causeCOMPLETEN2ELG had new cp and parm issue new firmware did not support, used old cp for anytone resolved it, MAY HAVE BEEN REPLATED TO POWER
150Does anyone use bluetooth to connect mic/headset and what kinds of issues arose if anyOPENcan only bond one item to car, n2elg, kk4yk also uses bt, AF4FA 2 vwrsions had earlier versions
149user dropped AnyTone, hit floor on mic jack with mic in it, does not work, possible broken internal part, what is best next step to fix? OPENno good solution
148explain Rob.A issue with AnyTine and possible solution with varicodeWIPcould be locked, chip vocoder issues needs updates in special sequence, Al said FCC is cracking down on radios, out of band, can find freq limits by menu > settings > device info, scroll to band limits
147pro con conn pi-star via usb direct to wifiOPENcould desens rf
146Scan Lists
Scan Lists are not required for radio operation but are nice for scanner like functionality across repeater time slots and frequencies. Channels have to be established first before it can be added. Scan Lists can contain analog channels too.
OPEN
145what are pro and con for adding individuals dmr id vs user.db to contactsOPENdesigned orig comm use, limit user list,
144in codeplug for a given dmr channel there is a setting called "in call criteria" with options of 1. always 2. follow admid criteria 3. tx interrupt
how is this used and what are problems it may cause
OPENtx interrupt not sure how used

https://www.jeffreykopcak.com/2017/06/11/dmr-in-amateur-radio-programming-a-code-plug/
143what is difference between jumbo HS and regular pistarCOMPLETEAF4FA: refers to modem board which creates the system
142anytone 578 with codeplug triband 2m 220 440 do not update firmware by user, re: need code by fcc c/o dealer,OPENRE: 220 IS BEING LIMITED BY FCC
141radios compared on websiteOPENhttps://brara.org/documents/general/DMR/DMR-RadiosCompared.pdf
140on anytone, what is vocode, purpose, how to update and how usedCOMPLETE
139how to use contact manager, when and whyCOMPLETEN2ELG-SW DIFFERENT FOR EACH RADIO, HAS DIFFERENT FUNCTION OTHER CPS DOES NOT HAVE, EG SORT CHANNELS, ZONES, CONTACTS, ETC
138ask wel 145.19 cc-2 dmr trustee if they could use 3102 serverOPEN
137new openspot3COMPLETEhttps://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot3/
136What tools and technoques to slim down user databaseOPENuse excel, https://github.com/dmr-database
135CPS - who need assistanceOPENif on our rptr use ts-2 tg-311037, all others use ts-1
134TyTools statusCOMPLETEunpredictable firmware on UHF radios only
1332-pistar, 3-md380, one radio does not rcv, pi did not work, OPENvalidate 1.freq, 2. wifi ip/pw 3. power sequence then send n1qfh backup of pi-star

https://confluence.brandmeister.network/display/BRAN/Voice+message+User+blocked
132with IP outage like what happened tonight, any way to discover root cause, how to get 3102 server statusOPENhttp://74.91.114.19/status/status.htm

http://74.91.114.19/status/list.htm


131explain use of tactical tape measure antenna and use of coounterpoise wire aka tigertailCOMPLETEhttps://hackaday.com/2014/02/08/improve-your-ht-ham-radio-by-adding-a-counterpoise-antenna-wire/

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MLQRJR3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
130given qst article, what doing to harden repeater sites?COMPLETE
129how to make pistar privateCOMPLETEadd to website
128given DMARC/cbridge machines, on the BRARA DMR brandmeister repeater does it matter what TS is used when on a shared TG? example differrenced between using TS-1 and TS-2 TG-311037 on GCARA brandmeister repeater COMPLETELO-TS2 eg 311037 TS-1 everything else guideline
BMR: LO TS-2 suggest operators TS-311037 all others TS-1
127contacts talker alias anytone enabled get name and dmr idCOMPLETEhttps://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/Talker_Alias
on tyt380 ty tools only can it be set
126NY-metro now has TG311037 as TS1 BRARA bmr its TS2, explainCOMPLETE
125discuss speciality TG: TG-4000: disconnect, TG-5000 for pistar statusOPENhttp://mrickey.com/2018/02/using-dmr-reflectors-on-brandmeister/

There are also two special id?s on either side of the reflector range that must be sent as private calls:

4000 ? Issuing a private call to 4000 will disconnect a reflector
5000 ? Issuing a private call to 5000 will tell you which reflector is connector (or none)
124can the pistar dsdhboard show the name associated withe the TGOPENsubmit to pi-start.uk; KN4YRM - built javascript plugin to chrome console, lynix,
123How do you change rooms on your radio when busy.. for example I'm connected to 91 and want to change to 235 everytime I ptt I cannot get in time to change before more traffic on 91?OPENGet a duplex hotspot, ensure everyoe waits 3-5 sec between PTT, turn radio off or remove antanna, shot down hs
122is there way to associate TG to nameOPENSEND REQ TO PISTAR DEVELOPERS
121pistar expeet mmdvm host, dmrnetwork, jitter, dflt 306, what is it? what happens when change it?COMPLETEconn radio and wifi, full capacity, recommend leave it as-is, how link connects, automted, noon change need by operator, google network jitter
120Pistar, mobile, near windsheild on car, using cell tmobile wifi, parrot not repeating, ssid and pw, no special char on ssid or pwCOMPLETEext antenna, ssid and pw, no special char on ssid or pw, check which devices connected, PING DEVICE, do speed test and use cable conn to pistar, NEED PARROT USING TG9990 AS PRIVATE, TG31000 NEEDS TO BE PUBLIC
119AnyTone 868 - any improved rubber duck to give better performance on vhf sideOPENjay uses tactical antenna, bernie uses vhf due to hills, 868 and 878 vhf std rub dck, do not want to be sticking out,
118What is correct way to request a c-bridge owner to add a TG and what type of info needs to be provided? Is there a timeframe in which to expect such request to be completed or rejected?OPENbernie: what type of cbridge, good process, tg, ts, group, ptt or fulltime, done in a few days, if does not carry, if need to get from bm rpts may take longer (few weeks)
117What are some best practices when going in lengthy trip with wifi connected to hotspot and radio connected to hotspot? what TG do you tend to use, why? have you had any power issues when on such a trip? has anyone built a codeplug just to be used for lengthy trips and what kinds of TG did you define for use?OPEN
116PROMISICOUS,SCAN,REVERSE-HOW USED ON ANYTONE AND TYT RADIOS, HOW TO USEOPENN2ELG-PROM LISTEN TO FREQ AD ANY TG,WB4TM-ANYTONE878-GOTO PROM MODE SINGLE OR DUAL, DUAL HEAR ALL TRAFFIC ON REPEATER, SINGLE WILLHEAR ONLY TG SELECTED, REV CHGS TXT AND RCV SWAPS,
115ty weaver site is down, how can get dmr tg, flash toolOPENFROM W4AEQ - NO UPDATE,MAY BE TIMING,
114hs mmdvm hat on pi, build 2nd 2 ant duplex, why need this, COMPLETE
113new tg-3010 all modeCOMPLETEall modes tg
112Shark open spot in effort to keep cost down from 200$ on one type and 300$ for another, can run just dmr with just mmdvm hat onlyOPENbuildig project and assemble, use ebay, amazon buy boards, careful of immitations, get the real thing not a clone of pi-star for example, have QA issues, may be better to invest a bit more $$ to ensure quality functioning hotspot, leave it on overnight to auto firmware updates, several updates are now pending, v 4.1.x to lynix os, latest is 20191112
111better way to pi config or ADMIN psudo optiCOMPLETEAF4FA: UPD EXPEET MODE SSH - UPDATE PI BINARIES, IF PSUDO UPD BINARIES AND LYNIX OS BINARIES, LEAVE ON OVER NITE WILL AUTO UPDATE
110Is there anyone currenly using tytools application to download and push firmware to a tyt380 uhf radio?COMPLETEjay has it
109if a HS pistar sc mini card becomes corrupt and makes the pistar not work properly, can it be recreated and fixed and how? can a properly working pi sc card be copied to another and how?COMPLETEwin not like lynx, lowlvl copy, sec to sec, how to regen card, 1.8 rpi image, flash sd, down orig rpi image england, pistar website 600m zip file, unzip, 1.8g image 2 pgms 1.card formatter clean out emty pgm etcher or win32 img pgm, then disk imager, saved config copy zip to base folder of card, will expand card will unzip config file and reset all, dwn etcher for win or lynx both do same thing, then flash it, there r videos on this process, search for sd card formatter, use full format not qwk, will take upto 1 hr,
108How to set mic gain, set to 2 on anytoneCOMPLETEkd4hgr - adjust in CP or hot mic
107tgif network - explain why only that server is used to hear tgif netCOMPLETEfeeds can be turned on and off, cut feed off to bm at that time,
106MD380 HS RASB LOT OF ISSUES-IS THERE ANITHER MMDVM HS?COMPLETERP0 TO ANOTHER: AF4FA, IF UPDT GO RP3A MODEL,5K MEM, IS COOLER RUNNING FOR PISTAR, IF MOD HAT PIN MATCH,W/NOT MATTER
105Can I listen on BM or another different DMR server serverCOMPLETEyes, set it on HS and any server, tgif may not be bm server or they are using their gateway and may not be on bm or cbridge.
104Using HS, repeater ediquet, can connect to any TG? COMPLETE
103It seems like the protocol if one just wants to listen is to key up the channel. When people do this I see their ID and callsign on my pistar dashboard. Is that fine, or technically must one verbally announce their callsign? COMPLETE
102If I go to the published lists of brandmeister talk groups, I didn't see the net # listed. Are there such things as unlisted talk groups? Is there some authority where talk groups need to be registered?COMPLETEBernie said bm does assign TG, they are the authority, local rptr tg such as IDs may not be in that db, can use tg on any bm rptr and not listed. use another tg to test before officially use a number.
101I have the Anytone 878 & MMDVM hat on a raspberry pi. My understanding is I have to key up a channel and the hotspot just listens to that one channel. So is there anyway to scan?CLOSEDKA8EOA: Use scan list on repeater, add static TG use prommiscous to 2 TS, AF4FA: add Tg to pi-star on admin static list
100Has anyone updated AnyTone updated FW 878?OPENMay want not update and let it shake out
look at bridgecom website
99Not able to hear conversation on hose line or on phoneCOMPLETEsame issue with iphone, should we let someone know aka NY folks, N2ELG-HOISELINE AUDIO DISABLED DUE TO BANDWIDE CONSUMPTION
98why not hearing people when they do quick PTTCOMPLETEw4aeq - if hs need to do disconnect, if in middle of conversation, tg will show up when it mapps through
97Not seeing user info on lastheardOPENconsider looking at settings of what to show for user info
96Jumbo HS: any reason to update version pistarOPENneed
95What is good way to convert TYT codeplug to AnyToneCOMPLETEN2ELG-USE CONTACT MANAGER TO INPORT AND EXPORT; PUSH COMTACTS TO EXCEL CVS FILE; AEF4FA-CM IS BEST WAY, CONVERT ZONES WILL BE ISSUE, MAY BE MANUAL, OPTIONAL SETTING TOTALLY DIFFERENT;K9LZ-SW TOOL COMES WITH ANYTONE TO OFF LOAD CONTENT TO EXCEL FILES (CONTACTS, ZONES, ETC) USES EXCEL TO DELETE CONTACTS NOT NEEDECTO GET UNDER 200K
bridgecom on youtube
Link should be https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5JzbaXRst_EPZIH1UrXJew/videos
BY Harry KC1TN
need blank CP, import CSV and adjust
94What is proper editick to access TG on repeater, hotspot, etcCOMPLETENEED MORE DETAILS
93From promicious mode on anytone, how to see TG of conversation when scanningCOMPLETEAF4FA: prom does not do much for you, when scan will stop on chan looking for, if in certain rptr and TG it will stop
92When can TalkAround be used, how is it used, why, and why not use it?OPENhttps://forums.radioreference.com/threads/dmr-repeater-talk-around.352432/
91Does anyone have a a hyteria HH, discuss how they handled the codeplug, and share any other infoOPEN
90How will users know when to use net new TGOPENTG 311037 TS2
89can auto power down and startCOMPLETEauto not able to restart, in lynix use cron seq to power down and up
88on pistar what is tcxo of 14mhzCOMPLETEcrystal occloator, 12mhz osclator, 14 more stable, prefered over 12mhz, fw is firmware
87The only thing I know about that is on an Anytone 878 there is a setting in the CPS program under digital settings called talk alias where you can turn on the feature and select what to display.COMPLETE
86Loc TG 2 or 9 in IP, TS1COMPLETE
85K5PRY update - callsign updated, tyt TOOLS HAS old callsigns not updated as needed, Al advised these db owners to fix, no update from these db owners yetCOMPLETE
84Message: AMP?U25D

Connected to an AnyTone AT-D868UV.
5w input setting.
Dual-Band MFJ Yagi.

Supposed to support DMR.
Can listen, but when I try to transmit, there is a short attempt (light blinks), then no output.
If I continue to hold PTT, fast flashing light on AMP?U25D.
WIP
83NY METROCOMPLETETG 31362 (Brandmeister) or TG 444
82Make HS conned via USB and lots of issues resolvedCOMPLETEdongle to micro usb rj 45 e
81Price differences on 50$ HS and 250$ open spot?COMPLETEJumbo Spot no issues, make diff modem board, chinese not as good board, need to id where to buy good jumbo spot, based on pi processor aka raspberry pi board gtio connn to ready in place to make it plug and play, be careful of screen placement, modem and pi go together make hs,
80Anyone use VOX tyt380 in codeplug?WIP
79User DB findings KB5PRY / K5PRYCOMPLETE
78How to get parts for anytone ant that brokeCOMPLETE868 ANYTONE, pin in sma conn stick up broke, mike ele to resolve, send guts of radio, not able to use, took female ant sewing t pin to cut approx 1/16 loger than depth into slot, workes fine, bridgecom website REFERED PARTS SUPPLIER, WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS RADIO
77How to get UDB for moto radio (NY4Z)WIPRESEARCH
76Problem
After transmitting the master comes with the message "User blocked"

Solution
This happens due to the loop protector or due to manual blocking on the master

The blocks from the loop protection will lift one hour after it was added
COMPLETE
75get error issues with git failing to update your pistarFYIPROCEDURE WRITE UP ON BLOG, IF HAD THIS ISSUE IS POSTED
74Using DMR TYT radio, how to see reverse when going to repeaterCOMPLETEUSE REVERSE IN CODEPLUG
73ON TRNSMIT SEE ID UNKNOWN, WHY, HOW FIX ON TYT MD9600, MD 380UVOPENN2ELG-FLAW IN FW, ADD SELF TO CONTACTS
72How to Fix Hotspot Power Savings settingOPEN
71Hotspot Offset Calibration (fixing BER)FYIAF4FA-LARGE BER, SAID THERE IS PROCEDURE IN PISTAR SYS MMDVM AND CALIBRATE PGM TO FOLLOW UP
70BrandMeister Hotspot Security - explain why needed and how to implementFYIN2ELG-BM REQ IT,AF4FA-FYI, PROCESS IS ON BLOG
69Can the mini sd card be cloned to use on another pi-starCOMPLETEsector copy tool, cloneZilla with lynix,
Win32DiskImager create iso/idg file of entire card to clone
68DV2 MEGA LARGER HAT CAN ADD RESET BUTTONCOMPLETEAF4FA-DV MEGA CAN PUSH RESET, IS FYI
THERE IS BUTTON TO RESET
67Al reports that you need to update your PI-STAR if you are using the 3D Plus Board to version 4 Release candidate 4 also that there are Updates to the P25 Voices. He suggests a weekly running of the UPDATE from the browser to have the latest firmware.COMPLETEdo weekly update, some do just before net, lynix kernel updates, may have to run multiple times,
66Does anyone know how to use FLASH TOOLS 1.08 with CSV database? It does not appear to reduce the size of the database, so the assumption is that you might have to manually prune the database before loading.COMPLETEuse excel, sql tools, new england website has it trimmed,
65Can you enter Freq, Talk Group, Color Code from the radio console on the TYT 380

A: Yes thru the Flash Tools Program Radio and 9990 Code
COMPLETE
64Set timeout to 5 10 from 20 to ensure keyup is enabled soonerCOMPLETEHS ONLY METHOD CONN USE IS DIGITAL ONE TYPE, TIME OUTS SET 20 RF 20 LISTEN, WAIT TO CLEAUP, NET SET TO 5 SEC OTHERS SET TO 20
63any limit to user in user db?COMPLETEANYTONE, FW INC 200K, LIBRAOFFICE,
neelg: need to ensure firmware is current which affects space userdb consumes,
62MD380 uhf new sw 1.05 to 1.08 what are differences, no info, file system is differentCOMPLETEty weaver updated to 200k
61what are some of the nagging issues with programming DMR radios?COMPLETEremember type, steps, relearn, be in front of radio, version match radio,
60what are good mobile dmr radios on market and why?COMPLETE
59what mobile dmr radio would recommendCOMPLETETYT9600, MOTRO,CS800,ANYTONE,
58feasibility of placing pistar in radio eg tyt380COMPLETEnot done yet
AF4FA; NOT PRACTIVAL
KO4DJG: N60 BLUDV
KO4OQI: DUAL BAND SMART
OTHER DIG-ICOM,YEASU,
57is there a way to boost the router, wifi signal to pistar to improve the connectionCOMPLETEget it closer, get hi-gain ant, reflector ant, 3rd firmware to manage power in router, wifi extenders, conn to 2.5 (pi-0) or 5.0 (pi-2 or 5), can set up 2 ssids
56generic tg such as tg310COMPLETE
55green light out timerCOMPLETE
54on dashboard have noticed loss above 0% packets drop, how is this resolvedCOMPLETE
53request NCS to have checkins state their radio being usedCOMPLETE
52Does anyone have experience using DMR simplex and the line of sight range simplex experiences for DMR frequencies?COMPLETE
51Some owners of Anytone have experienced screen failure, any comments?COMPLETEno one had this occur
50What is best pistart server to useCOMPLETE3021-CAN
3101-NY BETTER
3102-TX
3108-GA xprmtl
49What is the best process to follow to see the coverage area for a mobile DMR station can reliably hear and recieve any other DMR station using a given DMR repeaterCOMPLETE
48For any digital channel such as DMR, what should the squelch be set and why?COMPLETEzero
47On a TYT380 given just the analog channels, is there a way to scan just those analog channels and how might it be configured in the codeplug? How start the scan? will affect battery, how is it different than promisious?COMPLETEon ch, id scan, add scan group, start: set to key assignment, promisious sits on dmr freq for activity
46On MD-9600 mobile rig, the default is to display the channel frequency. How is this changed to display the channel name?COMPLETE
45For the GCARC DMR repeater are there any known blind spots to the repeater and where might it be located?COMPLETEuse par31 to test coverage
44When operating DMR simplex, what is the best freq to use and what is the general coverage distance when using 5w HH?COMPLETETG-99 CC-1
145.5100
145.7900
433.4500
441.0000
446.0750
446.5000
43Some users of the GCARC DMR repeater near delray have reported not being able to hit the dmr machine well. One day I traveled in a radious pattern north of the repeater using TG 31000 to echo back to me my voice report so as to confirm accuracy of this report. The users are correct there is a northern limit near Atlantic ave in Delray with pockets working well and others not so well. Any time I was able to transmit on a hight spot or on a railroad crossing it seems to work fine. The quesion is is there a better less time consuming way to confirm the coverage pattern?COMPLETE
42Can someone explain in laymens terms how a pi-star is contructed and how it fits together, what the costs are, level of expertese to assembleCOMPLETE
41On TYT MD3xx when using a pistart why are both TS1 and TS2 involked but only TS2 is used? Are other radios able to configure this TS setting? What are advanatages and disadvanatages?COMPLETEKI8A
40When a person is transmissing and another station hits the PTT, might the digital packet be interrupted and what are the side affects?COMPLETEKI8A, ir rptr will not accept call
N2ELG - depends codeplug settings (force mode) AF4FA admit criteria determines this if on pistar, keep to always and server will deterine, if simplex use always else use channel free

Admit Criteria
This determines when you are allowed to transmit. The options are:
Color Code (preferred) - Allows you to transmit only when the time slot is available.
Channel Free - Allows you to transmit when the channel is clear, however there may be someone using the same time slot.
Always (impolite) - This allows you to transmit even if there is another QSO on a different time slot. This would interrupt the current QSO. The only time 'Always' should be used is if on a simplex channel or in the analog mode.
39When using pistar and a disconnect is performed from an active TG, when does it take affect and why?COMPLETEwhen go to next tg and hit ptt it takes affect
38What is needed to have a pi-star configured using duplex such as 2 antennas, how far apart should these antenna be from each other, why and what are the advantages?COMPLETEKI8A, no good answer
af4fa: dual bands,
https://www.amazon.com/Antenna-Duplex-Module-Hotspot-D-Star/dp/B07KPZVD7F
https://www.rogerclark.net/dmr-mmdvm-duplex-hotspot/
N2ELG - need 2 HATS for 2 freqs, KO4DJG - pro: disconn tg due to 2 freq
n2elg - may be 70cm and 2m, may need to be seperated by 6in, setup as repeater
af4fa - sep ant most of board are close, sep freq for in and out, use 2 radios with 2 diff TS, create repeater for local use
37When traveling in a car, where is the best place to place the hotspot and why?COMPLETEKI8A
36When using a pistar can it be configured to connect to a 2m RF DMR radio? Why or why not?COMPLETEthere are dual band board, have to check - af4fa
35When on the fringe of hitting a DMR repeater, the machie can be chachuncked with a valid DMR return tone. The problem is the voice packes are compromised. Without getting closer to the repeater is there a way to improve the voice packets to the repoeater cush as power or antenna height to help ensure the packets make it to the repeater?COMPLETE
34When listening to a station via a hotspot/pistar for example, the volume is much louder than when another station is using RF to a repeater. Is there some way to reduce the audio for those hotspot station when listening without affecting the RF stations using the DMR repeaters?COMPLETETY offers change to UHF 380/380
AF4FA: anytone, cps opt settings ctrol vol level min max, and mic gain
33if a pistar shows loss, when and what action should be taken?COMPLETEN2ELG-adjust settings, AF4FA - dashboard in loss column, station to rptr, rptr and IP, or station and pistar, latency issue, BER bit error rate station and hoysdpot too much of decrepancy of radio and pistar ssh > mmdvmcal (see BLOG) to figure correct offset to adjust freq to get BER down
32When should a pistar firmware be updated and when not?COMPLETEN2ELG does weekly, N1QFH when hears others update firmware, leaves it on 24-7, KO4DJG - update pi daily, upgrade pi os on demand, AF4FA - update binaries on demand lynx, update 1st and upgrade pi eg 4,1,2 to 4,1,3, if go from v4 to v5 need to reburn new sd card, depend on level of complexity
31How do you set talker alias to include your qth like is seen on a pistar group activity?COMPLETEThe only thing I know about that is on an Anytone 878 there is a setting in the CPS program under digital settings called talk alias where you can turn on the feature and select what to display. - af4fa al
30If a pistar does not power up properly, after how long should it be retried and what are some factors to consider if it does not power up properly?COMPLETEunplug, wait 30 sec, give caps time to drain, try reseet mini card, then take apart and reassumble due to oxidation, if not properly shutdown, can create sw in middle of update, could corrupt download, issue pistar shutdown command, setup remote access to add channel shutdown to that shutdown channel, it will logiocally shutdown, or on pi atar go to admin and shutdown, wait 30 sec before close
29Is there a limit as to how long a pistar should be powered up and why?COMPLETEupdates occur late at nite, lyniux and pi ic binaries, leave on once per week per nite,
28When should a person access the pistar settings and configurations and why and at what risk?COMPLETE
27How often should the pistar be backup and where should this backup be saved?COMPLETE
26On a pistar why is ts1 disabled and ts2 enabled and can it use any cc beside 1?COMPLETE
25How are modes linked together such as DMR, echolink, Dstar, fusion, and other modes such as use TG31010COMPLETEtg 31010
24If people are on a pistart / hotspot defined tg such as 3112529, why might they not be heard on a brandmeister RF repeater using the same tg?COMPLETE
23On a pi-star, why is it a good idea to disconnect after going to a different TG?COMPLETE
22Looking at what Hyteria is proposing for new capabilities such as Full Duplex Call in RMO, Advanced Back-to-back Connection, Optimized Push-to-talk buffering, and maybe expanded TS from 2 to many, what might be some new cababilities for the amateur DMR radios coming in the next few years?COMPLETE
21When will we be trying to use the text messaging capability of DMR? How might it be used? What are its limitations? What are some best practices for DMR text messaging?COMPLETE
20Does anyone have expeience with the Kennwood TK-D240V/D340V VHF/UHF DMR radios?COMPLETE
19What are some nice features of a DMR mobile radio that the handheld DMR radios do not have?COMPLETEpower siurce, rf power, antenna,
18Is there a way to add the NOAA weather , maratine, fire rescue, PD, airport frequencies such as wx 162.55 to a TYT md380 UHF / or UV?COMPLETE
17What is process to convert a TYT UV-MD380 to AnyTone AT-D868UV codeplug? What issues do you run into and how to resolve? is codeplug cross compatible?COMPLETEread rtfm manual
16Can the TYT UV380 dynamically have a TG entered if it does not exist in the codeplugCOMPLETE
15MD390 not working properly to pi-star but works normaly when open repeater direct.COMPLETE
14When using my pi-star / raspberry pi ,the usb is plugged into my splitter as a power source and the splitter is connected to my PC port. when doing this, the pi-star fails to fully start normally where the dmr display is showing. I have tried with success to conect hte usb power cable to a portable rechargable power device and the pi-star starts up normally and behaves normally. Any explaination why and how to have the PC power used?COMPLETEUSE DEDICATED PWR
13When connected to a local DMR repeater, often the green light stays lit for 5 to 8 seconds and I cannot tranmist until the light is off. When using a hotspot, I do not have this long latency and i can transmit almost immdeiatly. Can you explain what needs to change to impeove this latency?COMPLETERPTR SETTINGS
12When digital packets are lost in transmissions, what tools can be used to discover root cause and what can be done to help reduce packet loss?COMPLETE
11Can you explain Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) aka Tine Slots (TS) and how it impacts transmisions and reception and delay in using PTT. How can i expect to get tac311 in repeater that has local priority?COMPLETE30ms packets metadata alternate,4ms blurp to sync radios,
10When looking at handeld DMR radios AnyTone, TYT, ConnectSystems, etc, compare number of zones, channels per zone, ease of use, programming compatibality, quality, price, audio and rank these in order of best radio.COMPLETE
9Discussed pistar, top-hat, best supplier, assemblyCOMPLETE
8Explain PTT on TG for RF vs hotspotCOMPLETE
7Given that I'm using our BRARA codeplug, how can i dynamically load a TG such as 3119999?COMPLETEcrt ch with tg ## tg grn key ppt once
6If station A and B both are uisng TS-2 and TG TAC-311, can they have a QSO? And why? If most other codeplugs use TS-1 for TAC-311 will stations on TS2 be able to hear them? Please explain answer.COMPLETE
5DMR repeater behaving differnet while mobile for TG to TG. Example: using my Favorites zone on TYT MD390 UHV as mobile, I was able to hit GCARC Pomp 443.35Mh on TG-310035 with normal results. My QTH at the time was Lake Ida and Congress in Delray Beach FL. When I changed to TG-3112529 on same machine, it was not able to hit the machine, I did not change my location, was in my car. When I go to my QTH where my antenna is 40 ft high, this did not occur, I had normal results on both. And when I was using my pi-star / hotspot, hitting TG310025 and 3112529 worked normally. Can you offer an explanation? COMPLETE
4Explain pro con of c-bridge vs brandmeister, costs, tech support needed, stability, ease of use, future use and where the trend is movingCOMPLETEpanel discussion?
3Discuss how scan and promiscuous works, pro and con, affects on radioCOMPLETE
2Is it possible a DMR repeater would encrypt to avoid people monitoring? What are ramifications?COMPLETEOFF BBOARD
1Discussion on using DMR outside the USCOMPLETE

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