Information relevant to DMR
Conference Bridge maintenance is being conducted on the North Carolina C-Bridge to increase its capacity. This has required connections to TAC1, TAC310, and BrandMeister (DCI) talk groups to be shut down while reprogramming is being accomplished. PRN system users can still access these talk groups but their conversations are restricted to only PRN repeaters. As…
Another DMR repeater will be connecting to the SCHEART DMR C-bridge in the next few weeks. The Glassy Mountain (near Pickens, SC) DMR repeater is operating in local only mode pending completion of a network connection to the mountain. The Clemson, SC DMR repeater is now connected to the network and provides improved local area…
Independent operation of the Local Talk Group is now enabled. Locals are no longer linked on the system. Additional programming updates will be occurring to ensure each Local transmission appears on the Last Heard listing on NCPRN website. At this time (January 1) not all locals are showing up but should be corrected within 48…
Three months ago it was announced that the SCHEART DMR system added a new talk group named SC Call. This talk group operates on Time Slot 1 with a code of 27510 and covers all SCHEART repeaters. Users wishing to reach stations outside the coverage of their local repeater, can use SC Call to make…
Update 1/16/2023: Some newer DMR radios have built in APRS capability. SCHEART and NCPRN DMR networks do not support APRS data. Operators must ensure they do not transmit APRS beacons on the networks since this transmission mode is NOT AUTHORIZED. Thanks for everyone’s support. CAUTION: The DMR code plugs located below were created several years…
The SC Call talk group was implemented last quarter. This talk group uses time slot 1 and allows users within SC to make contact, have a short conversation or move to another chat group for a long conversation. With full implementation of SC Call and the addition of repeaters at some local hospitals, effective this…
What’s All This Talk About MotoTrbo? By: Matthew Littleton KN4SWB ** Have you heard anybody talk about digital communications on 2 meters or 440 lately? If so, it has more than likely been discussion over four of the more popular modes known as DSTAR, Project 25 (P25), Yaesu’s System Fusion, or DMR (Digital Mobile Radio…