As with many New Year’s resolutions, January is the time for change. And change is what we saw today from DMR-MARC, regarding its policy governing the North America talkgroup. Essentially, DMR-MARC has decided to do a 180° by changing its position on how the North American talkgroup should be used. …
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The DMR-MARC team made an important announcement today regarding the sharing of talkgroups with the DMRPlus network, which was initially announced on August 7, 2016. The details of this announcement can be found below. DON’T MISS: DMR-MARC announces deal with the DMRPlus network for DV4mini support “Dear DMR-MARC users, As …
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Today, DMR-MARC made an important announcement that it can now support for the DV4mini USB dongle – a popular device to enable hams with remote access into DMR networks . Through a partnership with the DMRPlus network, DMR-MARC is now able to support DV4mini users through the addition of three …
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On March 26th, DMR-MARC announced that it had completely transformed its North American DMR-MARC network by implementing two redundant core servers – one on the US East coast and the other on US West coast, which will allow all North American DMR-MARC member organizations to connect to its global, regional …
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We here at VA3XPR receive messages from hams all over the world and we greatly appreciate all of your feedback and stories relating to this wonderful hobby we call ham radio. Recently, we received a message from John Yaldwyn, ZL4JY of Waikanae, New Zealand regarding their impressive DMR range tests …
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On October 29th, ham radio DMR reached an important milestone by adding its 10,000th user ID, making it one of the fastest growing digital modes within the ham radio community. DMR, which is short for Digital Mobile Radio, is a published standard for digital voice communications by the the European …
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So what is the maximum range that one can achieve with DMR? There has been much discussion about this on the on-line forums, since there is a physical limit as to how far two DMR stations can communicate with one another, given that DMR is based upon the Time Division …
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Saturday May 18th was a joyous day for several hams that visited the DMR-MARC booth at Dayton Hamvention 2014, as they each walked away with a brand new DMR radio. Visitors to the DMR-MARC booth were invited to enter the draw for four Motorola MOTOTRBO CM300d and CM200d mobile DMR …
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On April 18th, DMR-MARC, announced the launch of a new DMR development environment called the “DMR Sandbox” for anyone wishing to develop new features or applications specifically for ham radio DMR use. This is an important step for DMR-MARC and the ham radio DMR community as a whole, as it …
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Ham radio in Scotland is about to be redefined with the launch of the first Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) repeater system in Dundee. On March 4, 2014, the new DMR repeater, which operates under the call sign GB7DD, went on the air in Dundee, Scotland, after previously operating as an …
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