DMR Radio

Presented by
Trygve Svärd
KD0PNQ
 DMR definition
DMR is an open Digital Mobile Radio standard
defined by the European Telecommunications
Standard Institute (ETSI)…2-slot standard and
uses Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) to
effectively accommodate two simultaneous users
in a single 12.5 kHz channel.
 DMR Details
• 12.5 kHz Bandwidth Channels
• 2 Time Slots 6.25 kHz (called TS1 and TS2)
TS1 27.5ms frame + 2.5ms gap = 30ms
TS2 27.5ms frame + 2.5ms gap = 30ms
Therefore during transmit time:
Subscriber radios TX 27.5ms out of 60ms (46%)
Repeaters TX a continuous data stream (100%)
• 1 Repeater supports 2 conversations simultaneously
 Talk Groups (TG)
• Talk Group’s (TG) are a way groups can share a
Time Slot (TS) without distracting and disrupting
other users of the second TS.
• Only one Talk Group can use a Time Slot at a time.
• If your radio is not programmed to listen to a Talk
Group, you will not hear that Talk Group’s traffic.
• WorldWide TG will key up all repeaters world wide!
• US TG will key up all US repeaters
• Local TG will key up local repeaters only
• TAC TG will key up only those TG’s used
 Talk Group Details
Time Slot 1 Time Slot 2

TG1: WW (World Wide) TG2: Local 2

TG3: NAm (North America) TG9: Local 9
TG13: WWE (WW English) TG3127: MN State
TG1127: MNDMR (new!) TG3169: MidWest
Etc.

• All at the same repeater frequency!

• Push-to-talk to activate some the TG on a frequency
• Websites offer list of all TG’s available

http://mndmr.net/resources-2/talkgroups/
 DMR Talk Groups

Source: http://mndmr.net/resources-2/talkgroups/
Different Talk Groups
 MN DMR Repeaters
Airport Centervill White Bear
Callsign: N0BVE Callsign: K0GOI Callsign: N0NKI
Frequency: Frequency: Frequency:
444.92500 443.67500 443.95000
Offset: +5.000 Offset: +5.000 Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 11 ColorCode: 11 ColorCode: 1

Litchfield Mpls St. Paul

Callsign:
KC0CAP Callsign: N0BVE Callsign: N0YNT
Frequency: Frequency: Frequency:
443.80000 442.65000 442.02500
Offset: +5.000 Offset: +5.000 Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 3 ColorCode: 2 ColorCode: 1

Oakdale UofM St Cloud, Medina, Buck Hill,

Callsign: N0YNT Callsign: NH7CY Faribault, Rochester, moved to
Frequency: Frequency:
442.02500 442.42500
new C-bridge January 2017!
Offset: +5.000 Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 1 ColorCode: 1

Source: http://mndmr.net/repeaters-2/repeaters/
 DMR Repeater Map

https://dmr-marc.net/MAP/fullscreen.html
 30,000+ DMR Users by now
Amateur DMR Growth by # Radio IDs

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL-09

JUL-10

JUL-11

JUL-12

JUL-13

JUL-14

JUL-15
JAN-09

JAN-10

JAN-11

JAN-12

JAN-13

JAN-14

JAN-15

JAN-16
APR-09

OCT-09

APR-10

OCT-10

APR-11

OCT-11

APR-12

OCT-12

APR-13

OCT-13

APR-14

OCT-14

APR-15

OCT-15
DMR Repeater Network
• ~ 95% UHF (440 MHz) and US east coast VHF
• ~ 47 Countries
• ~ 2,000 Repeaters
• ~ 30,000+ Radio IDs and growing rapidly
 DMR-MARK.net

Sign up and in a few days you will have your digital radio ID

KD0PNQ ID’s: 3127055 and 3127155

 DMR More Definitions
• Code Plug
Radio’s software configuration file
• Color Codes (CC0-CC15) Not Optional!
Functions like CTCSS tones for Analog repeaters
• Grouping of channels
1. Analog Simplex and Repeaters
2. Minnesota DMR Repeaters
3. DMR Simplex – 4 frequencies at 44X.xxx MHz
Program as TG99/CC1/TS1
 User Info
Many brands of DMR radios available – walki-talkie and mobile
Upload a CodePlug into the radio
available from MNDMR.NET or MINNESOTADMR.COM
Parameters containing these values:
ADD your Radio ID (DMR-MARC assigned)
Automatic Registration Service (ARS) = Disabled
Repeater Channels:
Admit Criteria = Color Code Free (polite mode)
In Call Criteria = Follow Admit Criteria
Simplex Channels:
Admit Criteria = Always (impolite mode)
In Call Criteria = Always
Radio is now ready to be on the air
 Oakdale
Callsign: N0YNT
Frequency:
DMR Code Plug #1
442.02500
Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 1

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzUdsOWq7f9acHBUeG5FR0RZTlU
 DMR Code Plug #2

http://mndmr.net/talkgroups/
Radio “Code Plug” programming
 Contact Manager s/w
N0GSG (Tom) has prepared a Contact Manager for DMR radios

• CSI radios
• Tytera radios
• AnyTone radios

• Converts
• Imports
• Exports
• Edit

http://n0gsg.no-ip.org/contact-manager/
 MN DMR Website

http://mndmr.net/
 MNDMR website Dash Board/Net Watch

dash.mndmr.net
 St. Paul Minnesota DMR Website
Callsign: N0YNT
Frequency:
442.02500
Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 1
 St. Paul

DMR Net Watch

Callsign: N0YNT
Frequency:
442.02500
Offset: +5.000
ColorCode: 1

http://cbridge.k4usd.org:42420/MinimalNetwatch
 DMR mini repeater
• There are a few mini-repeaters available for the DMR network
• Works like a WiFi local DMR repeater for your radio to
communicate with the world
• DV4mini one example
 DMR Events and Nets

MN = Saturday’s at 11:00 AM

MNDMR net every week Wednesday

MN State Talk Group 3127
Fat Nat's Eggs 2700 39th Ave. NE St.
Anthony Village, Minnesota 55421 every
second Saturday – see MNDMR.net
 Hennepin County Sheriff Department Volunteering!

• We are looking for Radio amateurs interested in volunteering

• 16 hours per month and lots of fun opportunities
• See handout
• Please consider!
• I am having fun!

Questions?
 Questions?

• Is the DMR radio for me?

• Is the coverage around Stillwater good?
• VHF or UHF?
• What is the cost?
• …..

I am here to answer any questions you have

Trygve KD0PNQ