We’re on Brandmeister talk group 3126 statewide Michigan for the DMR Tech Net on Monday, May 27th from 7:30pm ET – 8:30pm ET.
Join us Monday as we discuss the American Radio Relay League with Scott Yonally N8SY, ARRL’s Great Lakes Division Director.
We’d like to hear your comments and questions about the ARRL.
Join us as we demystify and have fun with DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) every Monday night!
You can always chat with the DMR Tech Net team on TGIF talk group 31268, the DMR Tech Net channel or Brandmeister talk group 31266, the Michigan Nets channel.
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Here are the Michigan DMR nets we know about. Please join in & participate on them.
Saturday:
- 7:00pm Arrow DMR Net on BrandMeister talk group 3126
- 7:30pm DMR Trivia Net on TGIF talk group 31268
Sunday:
- 6:30pm UP (Upper Peninsula) Net on BrandMeister talk group 31268
Monday:
- 7:30pm DMR Tech Net on BrandMeister talk group 3126
- 8:30pm Michigan One DMR Net on BrandMeister talk group 3126
The DMR Tech Net team is branching out with a monthly show called DMR Tech Net TV on Zoom the third Tuesday of each month from 8pm-9pm ET
- We have Matt Genelin N0YNT and Jeff Hochberg W4JEW to present their Dayton Hamvention Forum discussion on “DMR – How the Packets get your Voice from Here to There” on the next DMR Tech Net TV on Tuesday, June 18.
- We’re working to schedule Corey Dean N3FE to go over the BrandMeister USA network, how to get the most out of using it, and best practices.
- We’re also working to reschedule Steve Miller KC1AWV and Ed Wilson N2XDD to discuss the M17 Network Project.
- Stay tuned as we work on finding a time and date convenient for them.
- If you missed previous DMR Tech Net TV broadcasts, you can watch them on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq4TAnA-_yE7kdcuaKzw8rQ - If you have a topic or issue you would like discussed, let us know.
N8SY
Scott Yonally, N8SY, became licensed as a Novice in January 1979 as KA8DWI. In 1980, he upgraded to General. In 1982, he again upgraded to Advanced class and became KC8SS.
In January 2000, Scott passed the Amateur Extra exam and 20 WPM code element. He retained his KC8SS call for just a short time, after which friends convinced him to apply for a vanity call sign with his initials.
Scott Yonally has been representing Amateur Radio to the public in various capacities for more than 45 years. He currently serves as your Director for the Great Lakes Division; Official Relay Station; Official Emergency Station; Executive Committee member of the Richland County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and member of Ohio Public / Private Partnership (OP3). He is also a Life member of the Ohio Single Side-Band Net (OSSBN) and an active member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association as well.
In the mid 1980s, Scott became one of the first 300 accredited Volunteer Examiners in the country through the Dayton Amateur Radio Association.
Scott has always had a fondness for emergency communications and traffic handling. Over the years, he’s passed more than 4,000 pieces of traffic through the various nets around the country. He has been directly involved in many communications emergencies as well.
N8SY has served in various capacities in the ARRL field organization: Great Lakes Division Vice-Director; Section Manager, Ohio; Assistant Section Manager; Public Information Coordinator; Affiliated Club Coordinator; District Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Emergency Coordinator. This extensive experience has given Scott a well-rounded vocation in not only field services and emergency communications, but also in public information through working with served agencies and the various clubs and associations around the state.
Scott Yonally’s interest in writing led him to become the editor of his local club newsletter, Airwaves Journal. Over the years, Airwaves Journal has won several national and Ohio Section awards—an accomplishment that Yonally is proud of. He’s also been published in the ARRL National Educational Workshop book Ham Radio, Planning for the Future.
In the 1990s, Scott’s interest in the Worldwide Web led him to create a number of commercial websites that he still maintains today. In addition, he’s created websites for the Great Lake Division, Ohio Single Side-Band Net, Ohio Section and several local club websites as well.
In 2019, N8SY was honored with the Joe Knight Distinguished Service Award for his work as ARRL Section Manager of Ohio, and for his leadership contributions to the field organization. He is but one of a handful of Section Managers in the country to receive this award.
Scott’s wife, Janie, is KB8YPW. Janie is often seen assisting Scott at ARRL tables at the various hamfests and conventions.
“I truly enjoy being part of Amateur Radio and all it has to offer,” says Yonally. “I am a Life Member of the ARRL, and sincerely hope that my story helps to inspire everyone to serve and be a part of the ARRL and this great service.”
Contact
I’m available to discuss your questions and concerns anytime. I’m just an email or phone call away.
And I might be visiting your local radio club in the near future.
73,
Scott Yonally, N8SY
258 Valley Hi Dr.
Lexington, OH 44904
419-512-4445
419-756-5046
n8sy@n8sy.com
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The DMR Tech Net team is helping Dustin N8RMA with NCS duties on the Michigan One DMR net on Monday nights. If you would like to help out with our schedule of Net Control Station operators, send an email to dana@dmrtechnet.net. Here’s the upcoming list of substitute NCS’:
- May 27 Dana KCØMYP (Yes, it’s Memorial Day and we will have both the DMR Tech Net & Michigan One DMR Net running)
- June 3 Steve KC8WXM
- June 10 Dustin N8RMA
- June 17 Brad KE8WNV
https://www.michiganonedmr.net/
If you want to donate to BrandMeister to help them run their DMR network, Corey Dean N3FE shared the following links:
3102 and 3104 donations https://www.nfoservers.com/donate.pl?force_recipient=1&recipient=n3fe%40repeater.net
3103 donations https://www.nfoservers.com/donate.pl?force_recipient=1&recipient=w7xm%40w7xm.com
Robert Bretzman K4WZV of the TGIF network mentioned this if you want to donate to their network:
The servers that run the TGIF Network draw money from a coffer fund. We pay for much of it out of our own pockets, so we very much appreciate any donations. If you wish to donate, you may do so by clicking the donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/
If you want to donate to RadioID.net, Glen Bizeau VE9GLN said you can subscribe to his website for additional features: https://radioid.net/account/membership.
You can also purchase RadioID.net merchandise at https://store.radioid.net/.
Garrett Down KD6KPC of Repeaterbook.com shared this if you want to donate to his website:
To run a website like Repeaterbook.com, revenue is needed to keep it active on the web. There are bills to be paid, hosting companies to be paid, SSL certificates to be purchased, and other expenses that go along with the research and development of the data. The costs add up.
Repeaterbook has committed to keeping access to its data completely free. Since we don’t charge for the data or access to the site, we decided to incorporate ads into the site. The ads generate revenue that has been sufficient to pay the bills (most months). With the advent of ad-blocking technology, we began to see ad revenue slip. We get it. Many people don’t want to see ads and our stats indicate that up to 30% of our site visitors are using an ad blocker. Some say the performance on the site has even suffered waiting for ads to load. And come are concerned about Internet tracking through the ads (yes, Google does it).
We think we have found a solution to meet in the middle.
You can now subscribe to Repeaterbook and obtain a membership that will silence the ads on Repeaterbook. This form of obtaining revenue while quieting ads is used on qrz.com.
So now we have two option to fit your preference:
- Enjoy Repeaterbook completely free, while enduring the ads that appear.
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To take advantage of this offer, you must be a registered user in good standing. Look at our Subscription Plans:
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Finally, join and become a member of your local amateur radio club. They can use your dues to help defray the costs of running the club and repeater.
Topics for future DMR Tech Nets:
- Go over the Digimon feature to explain what it is, how and why to use it.
- Private calling on your DMR radio. How to set it up on your equipment.
- What’s involved with being a NCS (Net Control Station)?
- Do you contribute to the DMR networks/modes you utilize? Why or why not?
- Firmware and software radio updates.
- Hot Keys. What are they, why use them, and how to set them up.
- DMR tips. Like what Steve KC8WXM mentioned to better (and faster) utilize DMR features.
- Adding or changing DMR channels via keypad programming.
- How to update your DMR digital contacts via https://radioid.net/
- Asking check-ins what they know now that they didn’t know when they started with DMR that would be helpful to other beginners (Elmering).
- A timeline to get started of essential things to do with DMR and why.
- Which DMR radio do you use the most & why?
- Proper DMR practices & procedures to use on-air.
- DMR text messaging
- Advanced features of the Anytone 878 handheld and 578 mobile radio.
- Going over the different DMR networks (Brandmeister, TGIF, M17, DMR+, YSF, etc).
- Useful radio accessories to use with your DMR equipment.
- Unique names used instead of the amateur radio alpha codes.
- Antennas for handheld, mobile, and home radios.
- Logging software.
- QSL cards Do you send them out?
- Repeaters, hotspots, or both? Which do you use and why?
- WPSD hotspot dashboard.
- APRS & GPS setup and usage.
- Custom call signs.
- What are your predictions for the DMR world in 2024?
- What networks and talk groups do you use, and why?
- What features do you wish your DMR radio had?