How To Use Dmr Hotspot
In the world of dmr there are two ways to gain access to the now worldwide network.
How to use dmr hotspot. Click on the status button and grab the ip address for the master in your browser s address bar. This seminar will aid a casual dmr user in connecting an anytone dmr radio to the pnw dmr network via a pi star based mmdvm hotspot. Which method is best is determined by several factors. Change display type to whatever display your going to use. First select mmdvmhost and simplex node then enable the modes you re going to use.
Tyt md uv390 dual band 136 174mhz 400 480mhz dmr w gps waterproof dustproof ip67. Receive and transmit frequency 433 8000mhz color code 1 here we use a simplex dmr hotspot so we do not need to choose time slot so select on. From the same network as your repeater or hotspot run a ping command for 1 to 2 minutes to each master you are considering. One of the main factors is how far you are from the local repeater. Many hotspots are capable of multiple modes as well such as d star.
You would use a hotspot when you either don t have a dmr repeater nearby or simply don t want to tie it up for any length of time. The port doesn t matter for oled and i believe it s modem for nextion displays. A hotspot simply put is your internet gateway to a particular dmr network. How to program a dmr codeplug for use with a hotspot. Sainsmart mmdvm hotspot wifi digital voice modem kit with raspberry pi zero w and 3 2 inch lcd.
Next i ll go through the setup for dmr as that s all i use on my hotspot but it s not hard to figure out the other modes. In this series i will show exactly how to setup your own inexp. You can add the talkgroups what you want to listen to into one rxgroups. A full detailed multi part tutorial aimed at people who are new to hotspots and digital modes. You can even take them with you and use your cell mobile phone wireless data to connect the hotspot to the internet and be able to use dmr anywhere you get cellular signal.
Go to the brandmeister dmr master servers list and select which master s you want to consider. I see this question posted often in several of the facebook groups that i follow and since i share codeplugs for multiple radios from one of my other websites i get emails with this question also. One is a repeater the other is using a hot spot. This seminar is not intended to teach basic dmr concepts other radios other networks or other hotspots however in many cases the information is universal. Mmdvm hotspot spot radio station wifi digital voice modem p25 dmr hotspot support ysf raspberry pie oled antenna.