Finally after a few months of waiting FCS has been added to the MMDVM host. FCS is the System Fusion ( C4FM ) network use by DV4Mini and the Shark RF. MMDVM has its own System Fusion network known as YSF. I have tested it on our repeater and my own hotspot. It works really … Continue reading FCS Network
Over the weekend the trust IBM Thinkpad T42p decided that it did not like its network adapters, so some users of the Wires-X system would notice that they would get a system prompt but the rooms were offline. even though the software was running there was no internet connection. After the AVRAC meeting this evening … Continue reading Wires-X Restored
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 … Continue reading Antenna importance
Good Evening everyone! I have done some codeplug updates to the most popular radios, please find them on the google drive. There is a code plug for each of the following radios. be sure to set your callsign and DMR ID for use in your radio. TYT MD380/Retevis 81 MD-2017/Retevis 82 Radioddity GD-77 Retevis Ailunce … Continue reading DMR Codeplug updates
I received an email this afternoon from Ben who is the main administrator for the Brandmeister server Canada. There have been some updates to things like talkgroups and the wiki for the server. Newfoundland is assigned the talkgroup 3020 so we will slowly move from talkgroup 302002 as our local talkgroup to 3020. Commands … Continue reading Updates to Brandmeister
Some people are having issues with using wires x.mode. Here is a video explaining it.
**Update** Retevis released an update to the HD1 yesturday, it removed the annoying " Missed Call " Screen and fixed some of the bugs that the radio was having, i have gotten use to most of these bugs and now that they are removed the radio performs great. I use this radio as my primary … Continue reading Ailunce HD1
Jonathan Naylor the creator of MMDVM has finished his coding for NXDN bringing a 5th mode to the MMDVM suite. At the moment it only supports the wideband Kenwood radios and type D Icom radios. No word yet if our ardiuno based repeater VO1UHF will support NXDN as the mode requires alot of power to … Continue reading NXDN/iDas
Wires-X is up and running on VO1UHF. I have installed the node radio in my basement in a key location that hits the repeater with low power. You can now connect to the official wires x rooms. When connecting please let the repeater in C4FM mode first to tell the repeater to switch modes, then … Continue reading Wires-x Update.
I am working on bringing wiresX back to vo1uhf, I have it some what working right now. Hopefully I will have it fully functioning in the next week or so.
