878 Contacts

These are the names that will show up when receiving a DMR signal. This list should be update from time to time to get new contacts for your radio. You don’t have to add ALL contacts to list

878 Zones

Think of Zones as a collection of frequencies that you pick. If you chose to use the Roaming part this is where you would add as many frequencies into your zone.

878 Digital Programming

Use the image below as a basis on how to add a channel Make sure you have you contact list created first before choosing one. It’s also important to make sure your RADIO ID is listed. Key items you must research is Color Code and Slot

878 GPS Configure Digital

APRS-D Configure Open CPS and click APRS Set Auto TX Interval Set Digital 1 info Current Channel Slot 1 TG 310999 Private Call The Picture below is what it should look like. Login to Brandmeister to set APRS Click on self care Mimic settings of image below but make sure to set YOUR callsign Edit a channel Pick a digital channel to test Use the picture to set the highlighted areas Send the program to your radio Pull up this channel and wait for GPS lock Make sure your GPS is enabled too!   Need more help reach out to […]

W5GGW – LiFePO4 Battery Discussion

For the meeting tonight’s program, I presented some slides on lithium ion batteries and our use for portable and home operations when needed. I used ChatGPT to provide a conversation for reference about lithium ion battery technologies. That ChatGPT session is at this URL:The title of this session reflects that the first question I asked ChatGPT was how to present lithium Ion battery vs NiCd and NiMH that we are used to using for our radio battery systems. The slides are available from this google docs link. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JtOH9JxFhH_gPh7rgVkl9tcdaQsIl1_wB_sj9ixYjOQ LithiumIon PDF

AI5HV DMR Presentation 7.15.25

Miss AI5HV’s presentation on DMR?  Here is the presentation file that he shared at the meeting on Tuesday July 15, 2025. NEOK-DMR-Master-Codeplug-Greg-Meador-AI5HV-July-2025 And here is the link to his codeplug.