APRS

APRS, or Automatic Packet Reporting System, is a digital communication method used by Ham Radio operators. It enables the exchange of data, including location details, weather updates, and messages, using…

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Zone

A zone is a group of channels, typically built to hold the active talkgroups for a specific repeater. But a zone may also be built to support multiple repeaters based…

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Channel

A channel is a "shell" that contains the basic (and advanced) DMR details needed to transmit over the air - frequency, color code, timeslot are only the basics. For DMR…

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Cotre – Low-Cost

A very different type of DMR radio. Sorta worth exploring but the best model (C006D) is no longer available on Amazon. 3 models: C001D, C004D and C006D; skip the 001…

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BridgeWatch

Bridgewatch, created by Ben K7DMG, also uses the same piping options as Callwatch. Additionally, Bridgewatch will allow selection of repeaters to further specify showing only valid talkgroups. One click will…

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CallWatch

Callwatch shows the traffic across PNWDigital's 4 primary c-Bridges. Top table show the active talker information Lower table shows the call history, 900-1500 calls in the history generally Both tables show…

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PeerWatch

PeerWatch shows you the repeaters currently connected to each c-Bridge. The network activity is also displayed using red and green coloring. Yellow may occasionally be seen if a repeater has…

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Timeslot

A simple way to view a timeslot (TS) is that it refers to 1 of the 2 slices of time in a DMR Tier II signal. It means that 2…

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