Next Meeting:
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
7:30 PM
Program:
Jamie Isaacs will be conducting a presentation on Amateur Radio DMR to members of the Cincinnati FM Club at the October meeting. It is suggest-ed that interested members bring their DMR radios and their laptops with DMR software and programming cable.
Reminder: 2024 membership dues are now payable. Include the application form with your check.
DMR Repeater
CFMC's UHF DMR repeater is a Motorola Mototrbo™ system: 443.400MHz, +5.0, Color Code 1. Further DMR information regarding the repeater is on our Repeater Book entry. It is connected to other DMR repeaters via Brandmeister.
CFMC typical DMR user configuration using Brandmeister server. |
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BM TG numbers: https://www.pistar.uk/dmr_bm_talkgroups.php |
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TG |
NAME |
CALL |
COMMENTS |
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2 |
2 |
CIN-DAY |
Group |
CFMC, Hamilton, Middletown, Edgewood |
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2 |
9 |
LOCAL |
Group |
CFMC Repeater only |
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2 |
3139 |
OHIO |
Group |
Static ID, on all the time |
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1 |
913 |
WW ENG |
Group |
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1 |
93 |
N America |
Group |
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1 |
3100 |
USA |
Group |
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1 |
3169 |
Mid West |
Group |
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1 |
310 |
TAC-310 |
Group |
Not call channels. Move to |
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1 |
311 |
TAC-311 |
Group |
here for long conversations |
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1 |
9990 |
Parrot |
Private |
Repeats your voice |
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An excellent turorial is "Amateur Radio Guide to Digital Mobile Radio".
Inexpensive DMR Radio
To help more people to begin to use DMR on the CFMC Repeater System, Bob Conrad, W8SCK, has found the Radioddity GD-77. Besides DMR it is great for FM on VHF and UHF, and is less than $100.
Here are his instructions for a newly purchased GD-77. He has provided a Codeplug for CFMC repeaters, to download it to your default download folder click here: Get Code Plug.
There are various sources of information on the web. Watch instructions and reviews on Youtube or check out this FAQCFMC Membership
To apply for membership, please complete application
form and send to the membership chair Fred
Ruzick, K8FR along with your check. Signing the form
indicates you agree to the operating procedures detailed below.
Prices are detailed on the form.
Operating Procedures
The Cincinnati FM Club approved new operating procedures on
February 8, 2012. These procedures include changes made by
the recent controller upgrade. We request that all users
of CFMC repeaters follow these guidelines. For
a
copy, click this link.
The Cincinnati FM Club is very pleased to host WARN.
WARN (Weather Amateur Radio Network) is the local weather spotting organization associated with the National Weather Service. WARN operates on 146.88 upon request from the NWS. WARN conducts a training nets on the same frequency on first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM local time during severe weather season.
