The presentation discussed the popularity of digital and the choices to select from ; ICOM-DStar, DMR(many), Yaesu Fusion C4FM, Kenwood/Icom NXDN NexEdge, and APCO P25. It was important to note that the various Digital modes are not compatible with other digitals. We showed why the different digital company do not communicate together.
The lasting comments to the subject we had as a group was the decision we may have to make when considering v/uhf digital is the availability of repeater(s) for that digital. The link shows a 2016 list of repeaters:: https://www.radioid.net/database/search Or http://dmr-marc.net/repeaters.html
The DMR links 2016 to view Last-Heard usage activity
Canadian CanTrbo : http://www.ve2tax.com
DMR Mototrbo : http://www.trbo.org/cBridge/netwatch1000.html
DMR Brandmeister : http://hose.brandmeister.network
DMRPLUS : http://ham-dmr.de/?page_id=236&lang=en
The
affordability of the digital LMR (Land Mobile Radio) and a large
selection of models from many manufacturers to choose as of 2017, or select based
on choices and features.
It is the belief that some of the most popular DMR is the clones of the Hytera like or similar: Tytera MD-380 / Tytera MD-390-GPS, Zastone D900, Retevis RT3 Retevis RT8-GPS
The $$$ cost of the digital LMR (Land Mobile Radio) from $80.00 CDN - $900.00 CDN
- DMR-MARC - Digital Mobile Radio-Motorola Amateur Radio Club is a network with only Motorola repeaters linked
- Brandmeister - started as European network now a growing network of multi model repeaters (Motorola, Hytera, etc) and hotspots
- DMR+ has almost no following in the US. The primary users of that network now are almost all in Europe.
Some
of the notable recent DMR models coming as of March 2017 are the
following : Connect System CS580(Frequency scan), Tytera MD2017
duel-band Handheld DMR, Tytera mobile MD9600, DV4home/DV4Mobile (all
modes into one radio DStar/Fusion/DMR)
The
growth for that digital or adoption rate, possibly considering why the
increase by many consumers around the globe that may have adopted.
2017 March
Mototrbo DMR Growth Trend : MEMBERSHIP BY COUNTRY
25,278 - DMR Contacts USA
1,745 - DMR Contacts CANADA
57,017 - Total WorldWide ID
tinyurl.com/DMRNET
To
filter down in the subject of DMR and the system configuration file
known as a codeplug. Considering when making a buying decisions a
popular radio model as to have many friends or users to share that
codeplug, why important so you may not have to spend many hours creating
a new configuration file that might be freely and publicly shared. Each
transceiver stores 1000 list ie.telephone-book know as a Contact-List
with DMR user call signs that need to be updated often as new DMR users
register.
The
DMR official page that shows the map of repeaters, the website to
request a new User identification for DMR as a 7 digit number known as
CCS7. http://dmr-marc.net
A Toronto HAM transceiver review website and repeater (Toronto DMR) owner and trustee. Included are numerous shared codeplug available for free download.
Other
devices that may require more attention or research are the "hotspots" A
low power box connected RF to transceiver linked into the internet that
give access into many modes Dstar,Fusion,DMR ; DV4mini, DVMEGA,
SharkRF-OpenSPOT, MMDVM, BlueDV with DVMEGA and BlueStack.
NA - live demonstration of world wide communications using DMR (underground NA).
updated url link
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