Join us Monday, August 28th on Brandmeister talk group 3126 from 7:45pm ET – 8:30pm ET for the DMR Tech Net.
We’d like to hear from you, your comments, and questions, about Talk Groups.
Tom N8TJ, Stan WB8QJZ, Steve KC8WXM, and Dana KC0MYP,
The DMR Tech Net starts at 7:45pm ET on Brandmeister Talk Group 3126, statewide Michigan and runs until 8:30pm ET.
Stay on TG-3126 to join the Michigan One DMR net (the longest running Michigan DMR net) at 8:30pm, hosted by the DMR Tech Net team & a great team of volunteers!
Monday night, Stan WB8QJZ and Lucille KD8PTE will be Net Control for the Michigan One DMR net.
When the Michigan One DMR net is done, stay on BM talk group 3126 for an informal after-net chat by the DMR Tech Net team.
We are branching out to the TGIF network. The DMR Tech Net team has our own TGIF talk group 31268 that you are welcome to use. We’ll leave the lights on and best of all, there is no 10-minute limit!
https://tgif.network/talkgroups.php
Upcoming DMR Tech Net topics
Monday, August 28, 2023 from 7:45pm ET – 8:30pm ET on Brandmeister’s DMR Talk Group 3126:
- We will be talking about talk groups. Which ones do you prefer to use, and why? This should be interesting as there are so many talk groups (and networks) to pick from.
Monday, September 4, 2023 from 7:45pm ET – 8:30pm ET on Brandmeister’s DMR Talk Group 3126:
- It’s Labor Day and we want to know your thoughts, pros and cons, of other digital radio networks, such as TGIF, DMR+, YSF, FreeDMR, NXDN, M17, and DMR-MARC.
Monday, September 11, 2023 from 7:45pm ET – 8:30pm ET on Brandmeister’s DMR Talk Group 3126:
- We will discuss a new YouTube show, “Digital Radio Roundtable Discussion” with the DMR Tech Net team, special guests, and Glen Bizeau VE9GLN of RadioID.net. The inaugural broadcast will be Wednesday, September 13 from 7:00pm ET – 8:00pm ET on the RadioID YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToDhQ4qOTW_8m4Fa8mKKEg
We plan on doing this on the second Wednesday every month. Please tune in, add your comments, ask questions, and share with your ham radio friends.
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Michigan Brandmeister statewide DMR talk groups:
- 3126 Statewide Michigan (10-minute limit except for nets)
- 31260 Michigan WX ARES EmComm
- 31261 Mi-5 Statewide 1
- 31262 Mi-5 Statewide 2
- 31263 Mi-5 Event 1
- 31264 Michigan TAC
- 31265 Mi-5 Event 3
- 31267 West Michigan Talk Group
- 31268 UP (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan
- 31269 West Michigan Technical Group
- Tom N8TJ, Stan WB8QJZ, Steve KC8WXM along with Dave KF8S will discuss new, different, and unusual Talk Groups on Brandmeister & TGIF networks, such as:
- Michigan BM 3126
- Michigan TAC BM 31264
- Michigan UP BM 31268
- TGIF TGIF 31365
- DMR Tech Net TGIF 31268
- The Diabetic Ham TGIF 31111
- Who Cares TGIF 70777
Here are three websites that carry a list of Brandmeister Talk Groups:
This is the list of Talk Groups listed in the Bonus Zone with the BridgeCom Systems Ultra Code Plug:
| Radio Test | TG98 Radio Test |
| JOTA | TG907 JOTA |
| YOTA | TG918 YOTA |
| SOTA | TG973 SOTA |
| WW Maritime | TG9101 Worldwide |
| WW Aviation | TG9102 Worldwide |
| ATV Talk | TG9410 ATV Talk |
| ICQ Podcast | TG9480 ICQ Podca |
| Collegiate | TG9500 Collegiat |
| BYRG | TG31201 BYRG |
| Pub Safety Chat | TG31623 Public S |
| STEM | TG31630 STEM |
| RVing Hams | TG31652 RVing Ha |
| Truck-N-Travel | TG31663 Truck-N- |
| DMR Campfire | TG31665 DMR Camp |
| DMR of Anarchy | TG31666 DMR of A |
| Old Friends | TG31667 Old Frie |
| Pi-Star Chat | TG31672 PI-Star |
| Blind Hams | TG31679 BlindHam |
| Ham Shck Hotline | TG31688 Ham Shac |
| Geeks in Jeeps | TG31773 Geeks in |
| The Gath Spot | TG31801 The Gath |
| TG98003 Reddit | |
| AMSAT | TG98006 AMSAT |
| Military Vets | TG98008 Military |
| Homebrew Testing | TG260019 Homebr |
| Scout Radio | TG260947 Scout R |
| HRCC | TG31621 HRCC |
| Youth ARC | TG31671 Youth AR |
| POTA | TG3181 POTA |
Here are some interesting TGIF Talk Groups:
| TGIF DMR Tech Ne | 5031268 |
| TGIF Diabetic Ha | 5031111 |
| TGIF CQ Michigan | 5001841 |
| TGIF Gogebic WX | 5006072 |
| TGIF Grill & BBQ | 5007410 |
| TGIF Grt Lks Dig | 5031266 |
| TGIF BridgeCom | 5002266 |
| TGIF I Love DMR | 5001994 |
| TGIF Kalamazoo | 5003181 |
| TGIF MI D8 Auxco | 5049855 |
| TGIF MI WLX625 | 5000625 |
| TGIF Michigan | 5000318 |
| TGIF Midwest 100 | 5031100 |
| TGIF Model Train | 5031432 |
| TGIF North MI | 5071474 |
| TGIF Oakland Cty | 5031261 |
| TGIF Outdoors MI | 5000513 |
| TGIF POTA | 5007373 |
| TGIF SE Mich TG | 5020313 |
| TGIF So MI Skywa | 5041992 |
| TGIF Tech Forum | 3025086 |
| TGIF Tech Help | 5005309 |
| TGIF TechTalkCan | 5005050 |
| TGIF TekTalkTriv | 5047435 |
| TGIF Yooper ARC | 5027906 |
| TGIF East MI Lin | 5099846 |
| TGIF Zombie Aler | 5028298 |
| TGIF Who Cares | 5070777 |
| TGIF Photography | 5000191 |
| TGIF Tech Chat Q | 5000196 |
| TGIF Goomba | 5000433 |
| TGIF BBQ | 5000501 |
| TGIF Ham & Tech | 5000845 |
| TGIF Tech Talk | 5000909 |
| TGIF NASA Space | 5001981 |
| TGIF K6JWN All S | 5002165 |
| TGIF Helpdesk | 5004357 |
| TGIF YGK Tech Ta | 5005255 |
| TGIF DigiNerds | 5006363 |
| TGIF Rail Hams | 5028476 |
| TGIF Train Sims | 5030280 |
| TGIF Drone World | 5030281 |
| TGIF TGIF | 5031365 |
| TGIF N MI Skywar | 5041997 |
| TGIF Homebrew | 5065500 |
| TGIF Computer Ge | 5091997 |
| TGIF Parrot | 5009990 |
https://tgif.network/talkgroups.php
Topics for future DMR Tech Nets:
- Go back over the Digimon feature to explain what it is, how and why to use it.
- 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 contacts via 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, 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?