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DMR Talkgroups, Channels, and Zones

If you are a new DMR user, you may find that the transition from analog to digital is a bit confusing. Especially when programming talkgroups, channels, and zones. Hopefully, this post will help clear some of this up. In the analog world, we would simply program frequencies to a channel and that was the end […]

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W0WC Shack

Below is my modest little shack. It contains the following: Windows 10 Pro PC with 16gb memory, i3 processor, 256gb SSD, Radeon 2gb video card. This station is used for digital modes, logging, and programming my radios Raspberry Pi 3b+ to run the hamclock software Yaesu FT-2900 for local 2m Kenwood TS 680S transceiver for […]

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Custom Anytone D878UV Boot Screen

If you want to customize the boot screen on the 878, it’s quite simple to do with your favorite image editor. Create an image that is 160×128 pixels Save/Export it as a bitmap (.bmp) file Within the CPS software, select your COM port by clicking Set | Set COM Click Tool | Boot Image Click […]

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MMDVM Pi-Star iPhone WiFi Hotspot Connection

Many people seem to be having issues connecting their MMDVM Hotspot directly to their iPhone WiFi Hotspot for network access. I fell into the same category. There are a few things that I had to do for it to work: First, the iPhone’s SSID (WiFi Network Name) should not have any special characters or spaces […]

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NOAA VHF Radio Frequencies

Weather season is ALWAYS approaching. It’s always a good idea to have the NOAA weather frequencies added to your radio. Below is a list of the NOAA VHF Radio Frequencies: Channel Name Frequency WX1 162.550 WX2 162.400 WX3 162.425 WX4 162.450 WX5 162.475 WX6 162.500 WX6 162.525

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Anytone D878UV – TX Allow

A problem that we all have encountered from time-to-time in the analog world is that we double with other stations. While on a statewide DMR net, I encountered the same problem. This prompted me to look at my TX Permit settings on the 878. It turned out that I had it set to ‘Always.’ A […]

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DMR Simplex Frequencies

If you are traveling or the local DMR repeater goes down, it would be an excellent idea to have simplex channels programmed into your radio. There is a large misconception with DMR that if the repeater is inoperative or there is no connection to the internet, that DMR in itself is useless. That can not […]

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AMATEUR RADIO – PART 1 (WHAT IS IT?)

A new resource “AMATEUR RADIO – PART 1 (WHAT IS IT?)” has been added to the Resources section of the site. This is a basic overview of what amateur radio is and what you can do with it.

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Brandmeister DMR Nets

A new resource “Brandmeister DMR Nets” has been added to the Resources section of the site.

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Panasonic RF 3100L

Getting Started – Radio

This is a short narrative about how I got started in radio. Computers, electronics, video games, and shortwave radios.  If it was interactive and did “something,” it sparked my curiosity.  The year was about 1983.  I was around seven years old and it seems like yesterday.  My parents would put me to bed not realizing […]

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