[CTSARA] Fwd: [CT ARES Discussion] Fwd: Info - CT-ARES DMR SEC Net - 2030 ET on Sundays

[Jon Perelstein]

CT ARES is running a regular Sunday night net (8:30 pm) for DMR users.  The
goal is to test out the repeater systems and links, as well as offer an
opportunity for people to ask questions.  All DMR users are invited.  See
details below for the talk group information.

73
Jon, WB2RYV

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From: <n1clv at mac.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 9:03 AM
Subject: [CT ARES Discussion] Fwd: Info - CT-ARES DMR SEC Net - 2030 ET on
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For anyone who got a DMR radio from Santa, here is info on our weekly
CT-ARES DMR Net!

Thanx & 73, Wayne N1CLV
CT ARES - SEC
Cell: 860-917-6472
Email: N1CLV at mac.com
Communications is the link between problems and solutions.

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*From: *n1clv at mac.com
*Date: *13 December 2014 at 18:42:02 PM EST
*Subject: **Info - CT-ARES DMR SEC Net - 2030 ET on Sundays*
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Greetings!

As many of you are aware, there is a new CT-ARES DMR Network being
established in Connecticut. This effort is being lead by the Connecticut
State Police Amateur Radio Club (W1SP) in collaboration with the CT ARES
Leadership Council (CALC) and with support from a number of clubs and
individuals as well as a few municipalities.

The growth of DMR in the amateur community has been nothing short of
explosive! Even though six months ago most of us couldn’t even spell DMR,
Connecticut is at the forefront of this rapid expansion! There are
currently 28 DMR repeaters operating in the state with 14 of those
repeaters on the CT-ARES DMR network, with three more under development.
This new (to amateur radio) digital mode adds one more tool to our
emergency communications capability.

Even though DMR has been in commercial use for years (particularly in
Europe), almost all of us hams are new to this technology and learning
about it is like taking a drink from a firehose! New terminology — Time
Slots, Talk Groups, Color Codes, Admit Criteria, % Packet Loss, RSSI,
Subscriber IDs, etc — is only part of the learning curve. The programming
options are vastly more complicated than on conventional analog channels
and require careful attention to detail to get things right.

We also need to understand how to best utilize this powerful resource. We
are actively working on a policy and governance document that will outline
guidelines for the use of the CT-ARES DMR Network under both normal
day-to-day operations and during an ARES emergency activation.

We will hold a weekly CT-ARES DMR SEC Net on the CT-ARES DMR Network at
2030 Eastern Time on Sunday evening. These DMR nets follow the
long-standing CT ARES SEC Nets that meet at 2000 Eastern Time on Sundays on
the KB1AEV linked repeater system.

So if you have a DMR radio, please join us at 2030 on Sunday evenings! We
will utilize the CT ARES Statewide Talk Group (Call ID 8901 on Time Slot 2)
that is carried by all of the CT-ARES DMR Network repeaters. I look forward
to seeing you on the radio!

Wayne Gronlund, PhD
COML / COMT / Secretarial Administrator
Connecticut Region 4 Incident Management Team (CT-IMT4)
Cell: 860-917-6472
Email: tahoekid at mac.com
Communications is the link between problems and solutions.



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