We’re on Brandmeister talk group 3126 statewide Michigan for the DMR Tech Net on Monday, June 17th from 7:30pm ET – 8:30pm ET.
Join us Monday night as we discuss Field Day 2024, occurring June 22-23.
We’d like to hear your comments about Field Day, if you are planning on attending this year, have you done so in years past, and any advice you can share about Field Day.
Join us as we demystify and have fun with DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) every Monday night!
And don’t forget to join us Tuesday night for DMR Tech Net TV on Zoom from 8:00-9:00pm ET. To Join the DMR Tech Net TV Zoom Meeting on Tuesday night, click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84447664395?pwd=djZMbFZaWVRkRDRudkRFeWc2WWV4UT09
Or point your internet browser to https://www.zoom.us and select “Join a meeting” in the top right-hand side. Then input the following to join:
- Meeting ID: 844 4766 4395
- Passcode: 370040
To join with only your phones’ audio, dial (312) 626-6799 and input the following:
- Meeting ID: 844 4766 4395
- Passcode: 370040
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.
If you have a comment or a DMR topic idea for the DMR Tech Net, please share it with any of us. Send an email to: steve@dmrtechnet.net, stan@dmrtechnet.net, dana@dmrtechnet.net, or brad@dmrtechnet.net.
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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 (we’ll be moving on July 1st to
BrandMeister talk group 31266, the Michigan Nets channel)
• 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.
•To Join the DMR Tech Net TV Zoom Meeting, click the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84447664395?pwd=djZMbFZaWVRkRDRudkRFeWc2WWV4UT09
Or point your internet browser to https://www.zoom.us and select “Join a meeting” in the top right-hand side. Then input the following to join:
- Meeting ID: 844 4766 4395
- Passcode: 370040
To join with only your phones’ audio, dial (312) 626-6799 and input the following:
- Meeting ID: 844 4766 4395
- Passcode: 370040
- 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 looking 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
Join the DMR Tech Net team on Telegram
Join the DMR Tech Net team on Discord: https://discord.gg/EV82GNuCaS
We have an Excel spreadsheet list of talk groups on BrandMeister, TGIF, FreeDMR, YSF, D-Star Reflectors, D-Star Repeaters, M17, and Michigan talk groups on BM & TGIF that you can download.
DMR Different Networks Talk Groups updated 6-2-2024 https://dmrtechnet.net/home-2/talk-groups/
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 with our schedule of Net Control Station operators, send an email to dana@dmrtechnet.net as we need help on July 22 & July 29.
Here’s the upcoming list of upcoming NCS’:
- June 17 Brad KE8WNV
- June 24 Bob KB8DQQ
- July 1 Steve KC8WXM
- July 8 Dustin N8RMA
https://www.michiganonedmr.net/
Field Day Locator!
Looking for a Field Day site near you? Want to promote your club’s Field Day efforts? Use the Field Day Locator to do both!
https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
2024 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23
Rules and Resources | Facebook Group | T-shirts & Gear | Join ARRL
ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June.
Jump to the Field Day Rules Page. Other Field Day resources are available below.
Follow 2024 Field Day preparations with the news and stories below (stories will be added as they are available, so check back):
New to Field Day? START HERE!
Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio. “What Is Field Day” (Printable PDF Flier)
We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio! Use our Field Day Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.
Field Day on Social Media!
Click below to join the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group. Share your plans, tips and tricks to a successful Field Day. When posting content from Field Day, use hashtag #ARRLFD on all social media to receive 100 bonus points! https://www.facebook.com/groups/arrlfd/
Rules and Resources • Objective
To contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.
Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either locally or by remote.
• Dates (Always the 4th Weekend in June)+
• Bands and modes+
• Field Day Entry/Results Submission Deadline+
• Terms Of Entry+
• Contact Information+
• Awards+
• Rules, Entry Forms and Information Packets+
• Field Day Site Locator+
• Field Day Logos+
• Results+
• Field Day Logging Software+
• Field Day Supplies & Promo Posters+
• Formas y Reglas en Español+
• Media, Public Relations, & Public Service Announcements https://www.arrl.org/field-day
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.
- Sign up for a Repeaterbook subscription and silence the ads.
- To take advantage of this offer, you must be a registered user in good standing.
Look at our Subscription Plans: https://www.repeaterbook.com/index.php/en-us/ad-free
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. And you’ll be a member of like-minded people who can help you with amateur radio and equipment.
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?
Remember on July 1st, we’re moving the DMR Tech Net from BrandMeister talk group 3126 to BrandMeister talk group 31266
