However, the time slot may change depending on the talk group (National, WorldWide, Local, etc).
Remember when creating a channel, if you’re wanting to use the same repeater, the frequencies and colour code will stay the same. Repeat the above for each Talk Group you want to add. I’m not sure whether you NEED to add a channel to a Zone or not. Your repeaters frequencies, Time Slots, and Color Codes may varyĬlose the “Channel” window. The above image is adding a channel on the N5MS DMR repeater in Norman, OK. The Channel window should look like this once it’s done: Time Slot 2 is used for State and Local Talk Groups. Usually, Time Slot 1 is used for Worldwide, Countrywide, and TAC Talk Groups. Next, link the Digital Contact and Rx Group List together by creating a CHANNEL, using the following steps.
The Rx Group List window should look this once it’s done – confirm that digital contact TAC310 is moved from the “Available” list to the “Member” list by highlighting it in the “Available” list, and clicking the “Add” button:Ĭlose the “Rx Group List” window. Next, add a Rx Group List entry for TAC310: The “Digital Contact” window should look like this once it’s done:Ĭlose the “Digital Contact” window. Let’s add Talk Group 310, also called TAC 310.įirst, add Talk Group 310 as a Digital Contact, as follows: This is where you specify the repeater details like frequency, time slot, etc.
There are three main steps to adding a Talk Group on this radio: Your DMR ID number is linked to your call sign, and is unique to you. If you do not enter a DMR ID, then you really can’t go any further. Enter your DMR ID number and close the “General Setting” window. It can take around 24 hours for your ID number to be approved and delivered to the email address you signed up with.ĭouble-click “General Setting” in the menu tree on the left side of the programming software. If you don’t have a DMR ID number, get one here:
It sets all of the Talk Groups, Zones, Channels, settings, etc, so I’m going to call it a configuration file, because that’s what it is. This is not the case.Ī “code plug” is simply a configuration file which is uploaded to the radio from a computer in order to get the radio to work. It’s probably not likely to be erased from the DMR lexicon since it’s an old Motorola term, but this is an old term, it doesn’t apply to the new DMR radios, it really irks me, and it seems to confuse new DMR users into thinking that they need a piece of hardware in order to get the radio working. Radioddity is sending me a replacement.)įirst of all, I’d like to drop the phrase “code plug”. ( edit – the GD-77 failed me, six weeks after I bought it. I started to wonder if it was actually such a good deal after fighting with it for a while. I bought one of these on an Amazon Deal for about $64.