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The Only Digital Net that Goes to Eleven!

​Georgia DMR is Now Georgia Digital!

December 7, 2022, marked the third anniversary of the net formerly known as the Georgia DMR Net! Exciting times!

Bill (KB4KFT) and I started the net in early December 2019. It would be the sort of thing we'd run for 6 to 12 months, and that would have been the end. Never in my wildest imagination did I think the net would run for 3+ years!

For anyone unable to join us for the net on 12/07/2022, we announced the rebranding from Georgia DMR to Georgia Digital. Doing so vastly expands the scope of discussion topics to anything digital regarding ham radio.

The net has been focused almost exclusively on DMR since its inception. We've covered everything we could think of. There are only so many times you can talk about DMR radios, hotspots, programming codeplugs, how DMR repeaters and DMR networks work, etc. It was time for a change.

Let me be clear - we are not giving up on DMR! It’s as welcome of a topic today as it always has been.

Can we talk about…

  • DMR? Of course!
  • D-Star? Yep!
  • P25? Please!
  • NXDN? By all means!
  • YSF? Sure thing!
  • FT-8/FT-4/JS8Call? Absolutely!
  • APRS? Most definitely!
  • M17 Project? Bring it on!
  • ...the list goes on and on and on!

I couldn't be more excited about the change. It's evolutionary and, frankly, long overdue.

While Bill hasn't been involved in the net for quite some time, we've gained quite the roster of net operators since then:
  • Bob - K4CQO
  • Flip - W4FLP
  • Dave - W3DJS
  • Aaron - N4ARY
  • Tyler - KO4UUT.

While I know my fellow net ops have experience outside the realm of DMR, the hope is our audience will bring their knowledge and experience into the fold. 

Please continue to bring your discussion topics to the net each week. We may not have as many answers to your questions as we have for DMR, but we hope the attendees can help drive the conversations as much as the net ops have done in the past.

If you would like to present during one of the nets, or you can recommend someone you think would be interested in presenting, please use the Contact Us form to reach out. We’d love to have guest speakers!

Lastly, I would like to extend my most heartfelt thanks to those who stuck with the net! It’s amazing to come back week after week and see so many of the same names! We know who you are, and we thank you for your support!

Our ask is that you tell your fellow hams about the net. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow the net!

73 for now!

JeffH - W4JEW

​BrandMeister Introduces API Version 2 - API Version 1 Nixed.

Check out the important new development regarding BrandMeister's most recent code update and how it affects hotspot users on the Georgia DMR Blog!

Ham Digital.

Ham Digital CallWatch: https://cbridge.hamdigital.net/CallWatch
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Ham Digital is a relative newcomer to the whacky world of DMR networks!
Established in early 2021, Ham Digital is a c-Bridge-based DMR network operating out of Amazon Web Services (Northern Virginia) and currently is supporting the following repeaters within the State of Georgia:
  • N4TAW - Between, GA
  • NG4RF - Sawnee - Cumming, GA
  • W4BOC - Stone Mountain, GA - Alford Memorial Ham Radio Club
  • W4DOC - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Radio Club
Hotspot Users
Hotspot users can use IPSC2-NEWENGLAND to connect to Ham Digital! Select IPSC2-NEWENGLAND instead of Brandmeister on your hotspot.
  • IPSC2-NEWENGLAND Dashboard
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Peering
Ham Digital is peered with the following DMR Networks:
  • Brandmeister
  • DMR-MARC
  • DMR SE
  • Interstate
  • MITCOM (bad SSL certificate)
  • MNTRBO
Additional information forthcoming including details of the talkgroups available on repeaters connected to Ham Digital.
Details will be made available on the Ham Digital section of the Georgia DMR website!

The New Home for Atlanta Metro and Georgia Statewide.

June 26, 2022 - 19:20 EDT
As of the time of this post, the Ham Digital c-Bridge and Brandmeister are peered for both Atlanta Metro and Georgia Statewide talkgroups.

Repeater Operators
If there are repeater owners that would like to switch over to the Ham Digital c-Bridge, please use the contact form at the bottom of the Ham Digital page on this website.

Hotspot Operators
You can use either Brandmeister or IPSC2-NEWENGLAND (part of the DMR+ network) to connect to Atlanta Metro and Georgia Statewide.

The K4USD Network back.

K4USD is back online - but little more is known other than the primary c-Bridge is back online. You can find the CallWatch page here:
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http://w0yc.stu.umn.edu:42420/CallWatch

Nets.

​Recurring
Day: Every Wednesday night
Time: 8:00 PM Eastern Time *
Where: Georgia Talkgroup 3113 (Brandmeister and K4USD)
Online Check-Ins via NetQSQ: https://netqso.com
* the net always starts at 8:00 PM whether it's Daylight Savings Time or not

Georgia Digital on Groups.io.

We have a group on Groups.io! You can subscribe using the following link....


Georgia Digital on Telegram.

The link to join our group on Telegram can be found on our Groups.io group:
Telegram - Georgia DMR

Telegram Live Caller Display.

If you use Telegram, you can subscribe to either or both of the following Channels which provide a real-time feed of whoever is actively on the Atlanta Metro and Georgia talkgroups.

The Telegram links will only be functional if K4USD is online.

  • Atlanta Metro DMR Lastheard
  • Georgia DMR Lastheard

​DMR Resources.

  • The Amateur Radio Guide to Digital Mobile Radio (2nd Edition) - John Burningham - W2XAB
  • Introduction to DMR - Jeff Hochberg - W4JEW
  • The DMR Documentation Project - Fred Moore - WD8KNI

Demystifying DMR Code Plug Programming.

If you happened to attend the 2021 Stone Mountain Hamfest, maybe you were amongst those that joined our very own Jeff Hochberg - W4JEW for his breakout session on DMR code plug programming. Even if you weren't able to make it, we're making the slides available here!
demystifying_dmr_code_plug_programming_-_jeff_hochberg_-_w4jew_-_2021-11-06.pdf
File Size: 9278 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

If there's enough interest, we might be able to convince Jeff to do a DMR code plug programming workshop! If you are interested, please let us know via our group on Groups.io!

Stats.

  • Visit the DMR Network Stats page for details on availability and latency of connectivity from Atlanta, GA to the Brandmeister US Masters and K4USD​

c-Bridge and Brandmeister Live Caller Display.

Brandmeister - Georgia Statewide - TG 3113
Ham Digital - Georgia Statewide - TG 3113


Local Amateur Radio Clubs.

In alphabetical order
  • Alford Memorial Radio Club - W4BOC
  • Atlanta Radio Club - W4DOC
  • Big Shanty Repeater Group (BSRG) - W4KIP - a group - not a club
  • Cherokee Amateur Radio Society - WX4CAR
  • Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS) - W4GR​
  • Middle Georgia Radio Association (MGRA) - WR4MG
  • North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) - NF4GA
  • Silver Comet ARS

​Links.

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  • SharkRF - OpenSpot
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