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I am super impressed with how easy it was to get my DMR hotspot up and running. Now my handheld communicates globally over the BrandMeister Network. <\/p>\n

Ad described previously, this spring I get started in the world of Digital Mobile Radio. I purchased a DMR handheld as well as a MMDVM Jumbo-SPOT-RTQ<\/a> from China. My TYT MDUV-390<\/a> provides up to 5 watts on VHF or UHF. It lets me communicate over the local DMR repeater in Calgary, as well as traditional analog FM.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, my DMR hotspot lets my handheld radio connect to digital repeaters and other hotspots all over the world using the Internet as the backbone. My Jumbo-SPOT hotspot is a combination Raspberry Pi and radio hardware card that acts as a gateway between my radio and the Internet. I bought it for $66 delivered, which is pretty cheap.<\/p>\n

You will find this hotspot design is common at the lower end, and is called an MMDVM or multi-mode digital voice modem. Generally, these run P-Star firmware, as shown with my DMR hotspot above.<\/p>\n

I decided to connect my DMR hotspot to the planet using the BrandMeister Network<\/a>, which is designed to connect thousands of repeaters and hotspots. As I write this, around 5,000 local repeaters and 16,000 hotspots are online. Right now, I am listening to a ham in Ontario chatting with Junior 9Z4JC in Trinidad on the Worldwide Talk Group 91. Both are using handhelds with hotspots.<\/p>\n

From the time the mail lady delivered my hotspot, I had signed up to BrandMeister, installed my Jumbo and re-configured my radio in less than 12 hours.<\/p>\n

My DMR Hotspot Easy to Set Up<\/h2>\n

You will find lots of information online, including videos, on how to set these things up. With a bit of preparation, I found set up and first use very, very easy. Just write a configuration file containing your WIFI information onto the SD card, and the MMDVM boots with the Pi-Star Dashboard in your browser.<\/p>\n

Signing up to BrandMeister is simple and free, and you get approved in a few hours. BrandMeister also has a self-care Dashboard where you link to your hotspot. Configuring Pi-Star is mostly about choosing the mode (DMR), entering your ID and selecting a frequency for your handheld to use.<\/p>\n

Programming your radio is a bit more work. I just started by setting up some of the more common talk groups, and will learn more as I go along. In short, getting on DMR is cheap and easy. Just get down the learning curve on doing a bit of configuration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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