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Current Pi-Star version is 4.1.4 / 20210224 Updated

Get your amateur radio license…
What is DMR?
1. DMR For Dummies
2. What Is DMR? (also see Tait videos)
Get/Register a DMR ID
1. RadioID.net (worldwide registration)
Amateur Radio Notes by KE0FHS
Networks
1. BrandMeister Network
  1. BrandMeister Explained
  2. BrandMeister News
  3. BrandMeister Talkgroups
  4. Hoseline
    — A capability to listen to talkgroups using a browser, prior to early 2020, apparently permanently disappeared by September or October 2020. Hoseline fails with a "502 Bad Gateway" error message. A message in Telegram stated that the developer is no longer interested in the project. Some talkgroups may be streamed elsewhere, but no list is known. Android users: see Droid–Star for a solution.
    1. TG 31360 TriState Info
      - TG 31360 on Broadcastify
  5. BrandMeister Bans
  6. CCS7 User Database (search by call or DMR ID)
  7. Changelog (network software changes)
  8. Digital Communications Interconnect
    1. Talkgroups
  9. Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)
  10. DMR Learning Series by KD8TWG
  11. DMR Learning Series by K8JTK
  12. DMR-MARC
    1. Worldwide Talkgroups
  13. Ham Digital
  14. Hotspot Security
    1. Configure Hotspot Security (Pi-Star, openSpot, BlueDV)
    2. Hotspot Security, Pi-Star
  15. Last Heard
    1. 3021 Canada
    2. 3134 New Jersey
    3. 31088 CO HD
    4. 31360 TriState
    5. 31629 SW Iowa ‐ Nebraska
    6. 31660 Ocean County NJ
    7. 310015 Fair Lawn (NJ) ARC
  16. Messaging
  17. Server Locations in USA
  18. Server Masters
  19. Talkgroup Activity Aggregator | K3HEX (Easy-to-read last-heard one–page overview)
    Note: As of November 2020, aggregation appears to be not working.
  20. Talkgroups (Download CSV etc list using buttons atop page)
  21. Twitter @BMMasterStatus (monitors status of BrandMeister servers)
  22. Weirdness (changing master servers…)
2. HBLink (HBLink provides a suite of programs for building and extending existing networks.)
3. T G I F Network
  1. Pi-Star Configuration for T G I F
  2. T G I F Forum
  3. T G I F Lands in Pi-Star
  4. T G I F through the DMRGATEWAY (older method)
  5. T G I F Talkgroups
  6. T G I F Windows
Contact Lists
1. AmateurRadio.digital
2. DMR Contact List Download
Hotspots
1. Firmware Upgrade
  — A firmware release in the late fall of 2020 has prompted discussions on how to upgrade and if it is necessary to do so. A suggestion: before upgrading, make a note the firmware version currently in use. The following includes a select list of links related to upgrading tophat firmware. The list is not comprehensive. FWIW I don't believe it is necessarily beneficial to upgrade firmware, but the choice is yours. User beware. Your mileage may vary.
  1. New MMDVM_ HS_Hat firmware released (message thread)
  2. Latest Firmware? (message thread)
  3. MMDVM_ HS Releases
  4. Updating hotspot firmware via Pi-Star
2. Resources
3. Vendors
  — The following includes a select list of hotspots, based upon conversations with persons whose opinions I and friends trust. The list is not comprehensive. Links are not endorsements. Buyer beware. Your mileage may vary.

Time Converter

Nets
1. Sunday
2. Monday
  1. PAPA DMR Roundtable: TG 31077 (Mon 2000 Pacific time)
3. Tuesday
  1. Colorado HD Hotspot Discussion Net: TG 31088 (Tue 1930 Mountain time – 2130 Eastern – excellent!)
    1. Colorado HD Net Recordings
    2. Telegram (secure online chat)
    3. TG31088 Net Check-in
    4. Colorado Digital HD Net Resources
  2. DMR Information Net: TG 31648 (Tue 1930 Central time, net control KC5RJL)
  3. East Coast Reflector Tech & Swap-Shop Net (Tue 2000 Eastern time)
  4. North Star Digital Net: TG 31630 (Tue 2000 Eastern time—DMR news, discussion et al; net control WA2UMP)
4. Wednesday
  1. Georgia DMR Net: TG 3113 (Wed 2000 Eastern time—DMR news, discussion et al)
5. Thursday
  1. NJ Emergency Communications Team Net: TG 3134 (Thu 1900 Eastern time— emergency comms purpose; net control K2HES)
  2. Tidewater (VA) DMR Net: TG 31515 (Thu 2100 Eastern time—DMR news, discussion et al; net control WZ4K)
  3. 31171 Net: TG 31171 (Thu 2000 Central time—general purpose net, see link for additional multiproticol inputs; net control KB9TZQ)
  4. #redditnet FakeHam LIDNet: TG 98003 (Thu 2130 Eastern time—fun and sometimes silly)
6. Friday
7. Saturday
  1. F-troop: TG 505005 (Sat 0000 UTC – general purpose net) (also on AllStar/Echolink)
8. Lists, Other Sources
Pi–Star
1. BrandMeister API
2. BrandMeister Talkgroup List
3. Color Schema
4. CW ID
  1. Cautionary MMDVM Tale
  2. Pi-Star CW ID
5. DMR+ with Pi-Star (add DMR+ networks to co-exist with BrandMeister)
6. Forums
7. FCS Reflectors
8. Github: Andy Taylor (explore the inner workings of Pi-Star)
9. Groups.io: Pi-Star Users Support Group
10. Hotspot Interface
11. Make a Full Pi-Star Image File
12. MMDVM Scrolling Logo
13. MMDVMCAL
14. Pi-Star Colors
15. Pi–Star Deep Dive (podcast)
16. Remote Commands | Shutdown & Reboot
17. Road to the MMDVM
18. Updating and upgrading Pi-Star
19. Wiki
Private Calls & SMS Text Messaging
Radios
1. TYT MD-380
  1. Scanning (setting up scan lists on 380/390)
2. TYT MD-UV380
  1. Comments on the TYT MD-UV380
  2. 60 Days with the TYT MD-UV380 (source: HVDN)
  3. Firmware Update: TYT MD-UV380/390 Update 17.05 (also CPS software) (source: HVDN)
  4. Teardown & Comparison: TYT MD-UV380: Part 1 & Part 2 (source: HVDN)
Raspberry Pi
Reflectors
Repeaters
1. Frequency (Repeater) Coordinating Councils—USA & Canada
Repeater Networks
Resources
1. Amateur Radio Guide to Digital Mobile Radio
2. Basics of DMR Digital Mobile Radio | Radioddity
3. Codeplugs
4. CQ DMR Map by EA2CQ
5. Dealers
  — A select list of dealers, based upon conversations with persons whose opinions I and friends trust, selling DMR radios. The list is not comprehensive. Links are not endorsements. Buyer beware. Your mileage may vary.
  1. Amateur Radio Toys
  2. Bridgecom Systems
  3. Buy Two Way Radios
  4. Connect Systems Inc
  5. Let's Get Ready
  6. Smraza (Raspberry Pi)
6. DMR Shack | DMR Blog and Review
7. DMR Shack | DMR to YSF
8. DMRTexas
9. First Coast DMR
10. Ham Radio Concepts
11. Ham Radio DMR | Telegram
12. Ham Radio 2.0 (more videos)
13. Hotspot—Hardware Network Switch: BrandMeister–DMR Marc
14. Hudson Valley (NY) Digital Network
15. Introduction to DMR | Tait Radio Academy (Series of videos; commercial, but useful—have a look)
16. N5AMD's Digital Voice Resource
17. Reddit: DMR
18. Powerwerx Software Downloads (radios, USB cable drivers, firmware, DMR contact CSV files, codeplugs)
19. Roger Clark, Freelance IT Consultant & Developer — OpenGD77 Project
20. Using APRS on DMR…
21. VA2PV Ham Radio Video Playlist
22. Additional Digital Resource Materials
SMS Text Messaging
Software
1. Droid–Star (listen to DMR, D–Star, Fusion on Android)
2. Codeplug; Building a…
  — There are numerous YouTube videos but I prefer the printed word. Your mileage may vary.
  1. DMR Codeplug 1.0.1 | K3NXU
  2. How to Build a Code Plug | K9NPX
3. Codeplug; Organizing a…
  —Choosing talkgroups and grouping them into zone lists.
4. Codeplugs; Sample…
  — Codeplugs are enigmas. Whereas it is best to learn to build your own codeplug, looking at samples can help. These repositories may be helpful. Third-party codeplug editors (below) can convert file formats and make global changes.
  — If using a sample codeplug, you may have to change the hotspot simplex frequency to conform to your area's bandplan, cf. USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators.
5. Codeplug Editors
  — FYI. I haven't evaluated or thoroughly tested all editors. Third-party editors that not been updated since January 2020 have been removed from this webpage listing. See my notes. Back up your codeplug file(s) before using an editor. I like, use and support N0GSG's software; recommended.
  1. N0GSG Contact Manager (manipulate codeplugs)
6. SD Card Tools
  — I suggest using 16gb or 32gb Class 10 SanDisk or PNY cards. Don't depend upon the cheap no-name cards found in some hotspots, including those from China.
  1. SD Memory Card Formatter
  2. Win32 Disk Imager

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