[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] DMR repeater

Thu Apr 10 13:27:00 EDT 2025

Separate color codes for TX and RX???  Yikes!  We are CC1 for both.
73, Ian N8IK

On Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 13:24 Ed MacDonald <edmacdonald555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heh, I just went on a DMR adventure last evening and this morning.
>
> I upgraded the firmware on my Anytone 878UVII Plus to attempt to fix an
> issue I’ve been having with it. I restored my cqodeplug (using RT Systems),
> and it could no longer connect to my hotspot!
>
> So, I opened another cqodeplug using the new version of the manufacturer’s
> CPS (they recommend updating CPS and firmware at the same time). I got a
> message to the effect of: “Confirm that TXCC = RXCC for all channels” <yes>
> <no>. I had no idea what it was talking about, so I clicked “<no>".
>
> Here was the issue:
> The latest firmware has separate Color Codes for TX and RX! The
> manufacturer CPS accounts for that (I had to manually go in and modify all
> DMR channels because I had selected “<no>”). The real moral of the story
> here, though, is that RT Systems doesn’t have separate TX/RX fields for CC
> yet.
>
> I love RT Systems… but, I have at least on data point of evidence
> suggesting they lag firmware updates a little bit :-)
>
> Also, regarding a DMR programming training class: I’d be happy to
> participate! In my experience, it would have to be more of a workshop… b/c
> everyone would have different radios, and each radio would be slightly
> different. Basically, get everyone in a room with their laptops… and try to
> get them up and running on DMR.
>
> I’ve found this book useful for general concepts, though:
> https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/rsg-wwdm
>
> Ie, if you’re wondering “what are timeslots? what are color codes? …” —
> that book has your answers.
>
> 73,
> Ed KQ4YGT
>
> > On Apr 9, 2025, at 10:36 PM, Rich Adamy <ka4gfy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Terry,
> >
> > I forgot to mention the RT Systems software can be helpful.  Their
> > newer software has a DMR calculator built in that can help you pick
> > the right parameters.
> >
> > Rich Adamy, KA4GFY
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM Rich Adamy <ka4gfy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Terry,
> >>
> >> Check out DMRVA.org.  They have codeplugs for some of the more common
> radios.
> >>
> >> Bridgecom has a lot of resources on their website as well.  The folks
> there are very helpful.
> >>
> >> Rich Adamy, KA4GFY
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 21:55 Terry Evans <evanstl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Good afternoon,
> >>>
> >>>  Will there be any DMR setup classes anytime soon? I just got a DMR
> radio and would like some help setting it up.
> >>>
> >>> Terry
> >>> KN9SFG
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> >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 21:32
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> >>> Cc: Jay Lovelady <jay at fieldcomm.org>; James Kirkham - K4JK <
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> >>> Subject: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] DMR repeater
> >>>
> >>> Our DMR repeater is temporarily offline while Mike diagnoses an antenna
> >>> issue.  We may need to supply an inexpensive diplexer.
> >>>
> >>> 73, Ian N8IK
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