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New DMR Repeater Newfoundland
VO1GFR in Grand-Falls Windsor now has a UHF sister on DMR!!
444.000+
CC 11
More details to come!
Brandmeister DMR Nets
NETS ON BRANDMEISTER / NETWORKS ON BRANDMEISTER
| NET / NETWORK | TG | DAY / DAY | TIME / HOUR | TIME ZONE / ZONE | DESCRIPTION | LANGUAGE |
| *************** | ******* | ****** | Sunday | Sunday | ************************** | ** |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Sunday | 11:30 am | EDT / EST | Amateur Radio Newsline | IN |
| SPARC | 302,341 | Sunday | 7:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | Check in net / Ragchew | IN |
| Tech Talk NET | 310 (TAC 310) | Sunday | 8:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | Technical discussions, questions & answers | IN |
| Trans Canada NET | 302 | Sunday | 9:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | Participation coast to coast across Canada | IN |
| **************** | ******* | ****** | Monday | Monday | ************************** | ** |
| Monday Evening Network | 302 2 | Monday | 7:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | DMR | FR |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Monday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Ragchew | IN |
| *************** | ******* | ****** | Tuesday | Tuesday | ************************* | ** |
| Occasional Evening Tuesday Network | 302 2 | Tuesday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Occasional technique | FR |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Monday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Ragchew | IN |
| Tuesday Evening Network Mauricie | 302,245 | Tuesday | 8:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | Participation | FR |
| VE3ORF / 3730 net | 302 36 | Tuesday | 8:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | Check In | IN |
| ************* | ******* | ****** | Wednesday | Wednesday | ************************* | ** |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Wednesday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Ragchew | IN |
| *************** | ******* | ****** | Thursday | Thursday | ************************* | ** |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Ragchew | IN |
| *************** | ******* | ****** | Friday | Friday | ************************* | ** |
| 420hamradio.network | 302,024 | Friday | 7:30 p.m. | EDT / EST | Ragchew | IN |
| Can-Net | 302,050 | Friday | 9:00 p.m. | EDT / EST | DMR | IN |
| *************** | ******* | ****** | Saturday | Saturday | ************************* | ** |
| World Wide NET | 91 | Saturday | 11:00 | EDT / EST | World Wide NET | IN |
| World Wide YL only | 955 | Saturday | 3:00 p.m. | UTC | World wide | IN |
Talkgroup Changes
A few weeks ago the Brandmeister admins got together and have changed a few talkgroups around.
3026 which we know as Canada English is now Alberta
3027 which we know as Canada French is now British Colombia
previously 30261 and 30271 were used for those provinces, these provinces deserved a talkgroup like the rest of the provinces. all canada English traffic should move to 302 and all provincial traffic for Alberta and British Columbia should move to 3026 and 3027.
as with all other provincial talkgroups i will move them to Time Slot 2 on VO1UHF as soon as transitions have been made completely.
VO1UHF Static Talkgroups Update NOV 2019
TG302( slot 1) Canada
TG3020(slot 1) Newfoundland & PEI
TG3021(slot 2) Nova Scotia
TG3024(slot 2) Manitoba
TG3025(slot 2) Saskatchewan
TG3026(slot 1) Alberta , This TG use to be Canada English , it is now Alberta*
TG3027(slot 2) British Colombia, This TG use to be Canada French, it is now BC
TG3028(slot 2) Northern Canada
TG3029(slot 2) New Brunswick
TG302050 (slot 1) – Freestar Cross ( XRF005B | YSF 306010 | XLX416G )
TG302310 (slot 1) – Canada Cross Link ( NXDN TG 302 | BM302310 | XLX302 C | P25 TG 302)
TG302024 (slot 1) – The 420 Ham Radio Network
*3026 will be moved to Time slot 2 eventually.
VO1UHF & VO1TZ Back On Air
This morning myself and VO1OE put VO1UHF and VO1TZ back on the air.
VO1TZ use to be a D-Star stack of VHF,UHF and 1.2Ghz radios. These radios have been removed and stored.
VO1UHF has been put in place of VO1TZ UHF on 443.400+ and is now DMR and DSTAR
VO1TZ VHF 145.090+ ( 100hz RX Tone )has been replaced by a DR-1X and is now C4FM and Analogue.
We also upgraded the modem on site ( Thanks to Don a bell tech here in the City that managed to get us up and running without having the headache of tech support)
The coverage area of VO1UHF extends from RCAF road in St. John’s to Paradise and Mount Pearl.
The Coverage area of VO1TZ favours the West end of the city and drops off at Allendale road in St. John’s.
Eventually VO1TZ will have the Wires-X node attached to it for linking, however right now it is local only.
If you have a motorola radio that needs reprogramming please contact me.
VO1UHF 443.600 +
DMR Colour Code 5
Dstar VO1UHF B / VO1UHF G
VO1TZ 145.090 +
Analogue ( 100hz RX tone)
C4FM No DSQ
Here is a listing of how the talkgroups have been set to static on VO1UHF talkgroup(slot)
TG302(1) Canada
TG3020(1) Newfoundlnad
TG3021(2) Nova Scotia
TG3024(2) Manitoba
TG3025(2) Saskachewan
TG3026(1) Alberta ( Ex Canada English)
TG3027(2) British Colombia ( Ex Canada French)
TG3028(2) Northern Canada
TG3029(2) New Brunswick
TG30261(2) Old Alberta
TG30271(2) Old British Colombia
(ARCHIVED) VO1UHF Off the Air
VO1UHF has lost its home and is currently off the air.
VO1UHF was replaced by VO1NTV analogue on 444.600+
I am currently searching for a new home for VO1UHF, it may become VO1TZ and repalce the d-star stack that exists there.
There will be a new DMR repeater on the air shortly and i will update once that happens.
OpenBridge – IPSEC2-CAN-TRBO
Linking between the 3 major networks in Canada is here. several TG’s are linked between the networks
Canada Wide – 302
TAC 310
TAC 311
TAC 312
3020 – NL
3021- NS
3022- PQ
3023- ONT
3024 – AB
3025 – SK
30261 – AB ( 3026 DMR-MARC)
30271 – BC ( 3027 DMR-MARC)
3028 – NWT/YK/NT
3029 – NB ( unofficial TG of the maritimes)
Repeater update
Just an update on the VO1UHF multimode repeater.
i have disabled the Wires-X due to limitations of my location and the loss of the node computer (again) so i have gone ahead and turn on the YSF and FCS network ( will explain connection below)
the D-Star has not been used so i have turned that off to save some resources.
the DMR side has not changed.
in order to use YSF or FCS you connect using your DX command as was done before.
another way to do this is via DTMF commands for FCS. for example America Link is FCS002-90 so the DTMF command would be A290 ( A{FCS host number}{FCS Room number})
FCS 002 room listing is below . these would be DTMF A2** with ** being the room code.
here are the connections for FCS 001 these would be DTMF A1**
FCS003 and FCS004 these would be A3** and A4** respectively.
Antenna importance
There have been some issues with the wires-x node connecting VO1UHF to the network,. I have tried several things to maintain stability in the link between the radio and the repeater. Late last evening something popped into my head, something that should have been #1 on my list of things to check…. Impedance of the antenna. I had an SWR of 3:1. Considering my employment I will admit my embarrassment. After I attacked the antenna with a pair of linesmen pliers I have got the match correct and hopefully the link is stable enough to use. Always check your antennas folks!!!
