Morning Grind Net Augat 9:00 am – 10:00 am If you’re working through local DMR repeaters, you can connect to the TGIF… We’re starting a weekly roundtable net on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm local time. If you’re already on DMR, set your hotspot to the TGIF network and join us on TG 214. We now have our own talkgroup (214) on the TGIF network. If I made any errors, please let me know. If you sign up, I’ll count you in for any bulk purchases we might make. We may even be able to do this virtually over the Zoom meeting app. With the current situation, there is no time table on this project at this time. If not check back in a day or 2 to sign up. I’m going to add a sign up function to this post with Mike’s help, so you may already have that option. If you are interested in participating, let me know. I would only go for this if the seller is a reputable U.S. If there is an opportunity to purchase multiple devices at a savings, I believe the club could make the purchase and then sell to the members that are interested. So that’s an overview of the club project I would like to put together.
#Dmr jotspot install#
We will download that and install it on the devices when we build them. These can be purchased separately or with the modem/radio board. Most of mine, I devised my own enclosure and I have to admit, they are pretty ugly. Probably between my junk box and the stuff we have at the clubhouse, we should be able to find one for you.įinally, you may want a case for the whole thing. Most of us have these lying around from old discarded devices. The last thing you will NEED to have is a USB power supply that can deliver at least 1 Amp. The faster the better, but that’s not a big deal. I use 16GB mainly because they are the best value. I purchased all of mine from Adafruit (great American company) $10 + $5 shipping, you can only buy 1. This is the component that has become difficult to find. There is a PiZero without Wifi that is cheap and easy to find, but wont work. You can use anything Pi3 or newer, just make sure it has built in WiFi. They are inexpensive and provide everything you need for the Hotspot. The next thing you need is a Raspberry Pi. This can be done anytime in the future and there is lots of help and support out there to help you. For the tinkerers, the trend is now to add your own Nextion touch display of 3.5” or larger. It does give you some information, but you need to get pretty close to read it. I’ve found that the tiny little display that fits on top of the board is all but worthless. Some of the packages have a display, some don’t. The price increases just to have the header pins soldered on for you. What you see in the link is the cheapest way to get one and they way I buy them. Some of these offers come with cases, antennas, connectors and so on. There is a big advantage to a duplex board if it works. If this has changed, then we will look at duplex boards.
#Dmr jotspot full#
I have heard that the full duplex boards come with their own set of challenges. I would recommend a non-duplex board at this point. There are different configurations out there. If these devices need to be shipped from anywhere but the U.S., each member will need to procure their own for the project.
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If we have enough interest, I’ll reach out to some contacts and see if I can get a recommendation for a supplier in the current situation. However, it came from China and that was a year ago. I took a chance on all 3 of those factors because of the price. it took about 3 weeks to arrive and it has worked great for over a year. The last one I bought, was from this vendor. There are only a few components we will need:
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If the interest is there, I would like to have a kit night project to build DMR Hotspots for members that would like to participate. I’ve been looking around to see what’s available for parts and although the prices have gone up a little (due to availability), building one can still be done for less than $70. Some of them have had their challenges in the setup, but we learned things in the process. Over the years, I’ve built and programmed 6 or 7 hotspots for either myself or friends. Many vendors will even pre-program the device for you. This is the easiest way to get connected, but not the cheapest and you probably won’t learn much about how the DMR network works. You can get on eBay, Amazon or most of the radio gear suppliers and buy a ready-made plug and play Hotspot for $125-$300. SPARC now has it’s own talk group (214) on the TGIF DMR Network and we even have a round-table net every Sunday evening at 8:00 But we may need some help in configuring those modes as I have never done this. I put a 5 element yagi on mine and went 5 miles! These Hotspots will also work on Fusion, D-Star and P-25. There are easy things you can do to extend that coverage much further, maybe the whole neighborhood.
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In most cases, you will have coverage throughout your house and probably your yard. A Hotspot is like your own private DMR repeater.