Experimental Repeater
I am presently experimenting with a cross mode, cross band repeater, in the Wenatchee area.
FM UHF node is a cheap Chinese Lexian VV-898, 10 watts output, attached to a Debian machine. Radio is in VOX mode.
DMR VHF node is presently a Yaesu FT-817ND with an MMDVM modem and a Raspberry Pi, 5 watts output.
4/19/20 - UHF FM side is presently down.
UHF side: FM - 446.530 MHz, PL 100.0Hz'
VHF side: DMR - 147.560 MHz, CC 1. FM traffic on talkgroup 30.
VHF DMR
This is also capable of two way APRS messaging. Send DMR SMS "ADD-[your call w/ SSID] to 311463 to enable APRS to DMR SMS gateway for your radio! I can also give you login details for your hotspot to try this on my MMDVM server. Also have a web interface for managing your DMR ID and APRS info for the gateway.
Talkgroups available on system:
| Name |
TG | System | UHF FM? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECHO | 50 | Local HBLink Talkgroup | No |
| UHF FM | 30 | Local HBLink Talkgroup | Yes |
| BM 311463 | 311463 | HBLink linked to Brandmeister | WIP |
| TGIF Washington State | 509 | TGIF | No |
You may hear traffic from PNW Digital talkgroups. Please refrain from using these unless you are authorized by PNW Digital. I will have more on this later. This is functioning as my personal hotspot as well.
SMS functions:
APRS Bulletins are sent to TG 9, so make sure you have that in your RX list to receive any APRS bulletins in the area.
Send all SMS queries to 311463. Note that commands are case sensitive.
| Commands | Response |
|---|---|
| PING | Responds with time |
| ID | Returns your DMR ID |
| UPTIME | Returns uptime of HBLink |
| TIME | Returns local time of HBLink |
VHF DMR Coverage
UHF FM coverage
Coverage maps generated with Radio Mobile, https://www.ve2dbe.com/ .
Feel free to try it if you like.
Please reach out to me if you have any comments or concerns: kf7eel at qsl.net.