[nrv-hams] DMR Radio - Made Me Cross!

[Cam Coble]

Yes Dave,
The radio needs to support DMR out of the box. It is a digital encoding
that gets transmitted, not an analog one.
A DMR radio can typically be used for analog, but not the other way around.

--
Cam

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 7:19 PM Knight, Dave <diemkae at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have used chirp to program my Baofengs for a long time.  What I don't
> grasp from your explanation is how to map the DMR data fields into the
> chirp/baofeng data fields.  For example, the DMR info consists of:
>
> Zone name
>
> Digital Channels:
>    name
>    time slot
>    Rx frequency
>       Group list
>    Tx frequency
>       Contact
>
> Group List
>     name
>     contacts...
>
> Contacts:
>     name
>     subscriberID
>
> and there seems to be no obvious mapping to the variety of data fields
> available in CHIRP for the Baofeng HTs.
>
> At this point, it seems to me that to use DMR with an HT, it must be an HT
> that inherently supports the DMR protocol, not some generic HT.
>
> Probably my fault, but I did not infer that from your description.
>
> Specifically, Baofeng does offer a model RD-5R
> <http://radioaficion.com/news/baofeng-rd-5r/> for DMR.
>
>
>
> --
>
> In your time of need, may your piece be with you!
>
> The trouble with many of today's college graduates is not that they're
> ignorant, it's that they've been taught so much that just isn't so!
>
>                                                       (with apologies to
> Ronald Reagan).
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 6:42 PM, Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Good question Dave,
> > As far as I understand, the complexity of DMR makes it difficult to
> include
> > those type radios in CHIRP.
> > In looking at the CHIRP site, it seems that they have included the F8HP
> > into their supported radios ( https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1765 )
> ,
> > so you may be in luck with that one.
> > My Radioddity gd-55 plus is not supported.
> > Most people I've heard programming DMR have used the software that comes
> > with the radio.
> > Give it a try! Let us know how it goes!
> >
> > --
> > Cam - W4XXV
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:56 AM, Knight, Dave <diemkae at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > That's really cool, thanks...
> > >
> > > The only thing I'm not clear on is how one programs the DMR into into
> an
> > > HT.  Does one use CHIRP or is there a CHIRP-like program that loads the
> > DMR
> > > data ("code plug") onto, say, a baofeng BF-F8HP?
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > In your time of need, may your piece be with you!
> > >
> > > The trouble with many of today's college graduates is not that they're
> > > ignorant, it's that they've been taught so much that just isn't so!
> > >
> > >                                                       (with apologies
> to
> > > Ronald Reagan).
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 1:52 AM, Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > For those who want to learn a bit about DMR, I've tried to do some
> > > > 'splainin'.
> > > > Read more on our website...
> > > >
> > > > http://www.n4nrv.org/dmr-radio-made-me-cross/
> > > >
> > > > 73!
> > > > --
> > > > Cam - W4XXV
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