[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] DMR Update

[Ian]

We discussed the status of our 70cm DMR repeater project at last night's
club meeting.  The last piece of hardware we need is the duplexer. Rich
KA4GFY will be contacting
https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/collections/duplexer/products/uhf-6-cavity-duplexer
this week to make that happen.

Someone asked about DMR radios with a built-in GPS.  GPS services tie up a
time slot (TS) and are not implemented on most DMR networks including our
network www.dmrva.org.  So unlike DSTAR or APRS don't let the lack of a
built-in GPS drive your purchasing decision.  Instead, focus on radios that
have good code plug support (or learn to write your own code plug).  Code
plugs are available at http://www.dmrva.org/downloads/ or use
http://n0gsg.com/contact-manager/ which supports a lot of radios.

73, Ian N8IK