That works. For about $300. Ouch!. But yes, it's a solution.
Jumbospot is around $100 and does the same thing.
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That works. For about $300. Ouch!. But yes, it's a solution.
I use a Pi-Star based hot spot but, there are others. If you pick a Pi-Star hotspot you can register an account at Brandmeister and, using the API, you will have the ability to select, and change, the static talkgroups at will, no transmission to the hotspot required. The API gives you the ability to change the hotspot from the Pi-Star dashboard or by logging in to your Brandmeister account . Additionally, having a hotspot with WIFI allows you to connect the hotspot to your smartphone and take your listening on the road. Connect up, and start enjoying world wide communications from a hand held radio.
The SharkRF openSPOT and openSPOT II also permit you to set static talkgroups that would not require you to have a DMR transmitter to change talkgroups via the web interface (similar to Pi-Star).
Ok. But I already gave you the resource to listen to all the DMR you can stand: Brandmeister Hose.
Do you have some sort of bigotry against that? Just curious.
Jumbospot is around $100 and does the same thing.
I would like to play around with my radio listening to DMR, not from a webpage. It's just a bit difficult to explain I guess...
No. "Jumbospots" use Pi-Star which has no way of convenient way of changing talkgroups without a radio.
That sounds just about what I’m after. And if I understand you correctly this hotspot will send any transmissions on a talk group I decide to my radio, even after days or weeks? I ask because I read somewhere that the talk group would “disconnect” a user after a certain time if it did not receive any transmissions. May I ask what other parts your Pi-Star based hot spot consist of?
Thank you. I’ll consider that!
No, not really. It is just that radios interest me a lot more than just listening in on a web browser. For example, I do listen to Air Traffic Control conversations, but I never listen to it via the website LiveATC.net, only via my own radios. I do however host a receiver that feeds to them, but only because the radio part interests me.
I would like to play around with my radio listening to DMR, not from a webpage. It's just a bit difficult to explain I guess...
Yeah, whatever. Again, in the OP, you said, " would it be possible to configure a DMR hotspot at home so that it will allow me to listen in on any, or a given TG and thus finding out if I find this interesting?"
If you already have an Amateur license from Norway (which you didn't bother to reveal until later in the thread), you can legally operate the USA.
Get a $65 Radioditty GD-77 and a $40 MMDVM hotspot. Baofeng makes even cheaper radios, I believe. Problem solved. Next.
I don’t know why you’re not acknowledging my replies but I answered your question in the 2nd post on this thread.
That sounds just about what I’m after. And if I understand you correctly this hotspot will send any transmissions on a talk group I decide to my radio, even after days or weeks? I ask because I read somewhere that the talk group would “disconnect” a user after a certain time if it did not receive any transmissions. May I ask what other parts your Pi-Star based hot spot consist of?
My hotspot is based on a RaspberryPi Model 3 B+ and a MMDVM_HS_HAT_DUPLEX.
I hope this answers your questions and helps clear things up for you.
Hoggorm, as you already have a han radio license I don't understand the problem. Get a DMR ID (free) and a Brandmeister account (free).
thanks for this link. What is most active, or most interesting, whatever TG to listen to. I am new to DMR and do not have a DMR radio yet but am a licensed ham and have a DMR # (or whatever they call it). i Know I dont need it to listen, but am thinking about a hot spot at some point as I dont believe I can copy our DMR repeater from my location.Try listening to TAC 310 live stream up. This is one of the most popular and busiest ragchew DMR talkgroups. It is bridged to C-Bridge and Brandmeister.
http://hose.brandmeister.network/group/310/
You can see what is currently active on all Brandmeister TGs by clicking here:
http://hose.brandmeister.network/ click on any target to hear the live stream
also, i dont see where i make an account on brandmeister. i guess i dont need one but would not mind signing up, like i said i have a DMR id.Hoggorm, as you already have a han radio license I don't understand the problem. Get a DMR ID (free) and a Brandmeister account (free).
Shop around for a DMR radio, something like the widely known and popular TYT MD-380. In the USA, a new -380 and second battery costs US ~$120. A new hotspot using the free Pi-Star software costs as little as US ~$90.
Otherwise bill4long's suggestion of tuning into talkgroups using https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/TG where 'TG' is a 3-5 digit number, e.g., 91, 310, et al, is the best solution. Norway is 242.
If your browser fails to produce audio, try another browser. I have the situation where Chrome and Internet Explorer do not work on my decade old Windows 7 netbook, but Opera produces audio properly. On my new Samsung tablets, the Chrome browser does not work, but DuckDuckGo does work. It makes no sense to me.
I wonder if the OP meant (as I've also wondered) that he wanted to listen into comms via a hotspot without a radio at all?