gcopter1
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Is there a TG, Reflector, dedicated to discussing radio scanning?
I seem to recall one, but, don't know if it is active.
TIA.
I seem to recall one, but, don't know if it is active.
TIA.
Radio Scanning Group?
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On the TGIF DMR network. Join us on Talkgroup 1033 "the scanner junkies."
The Scanner Junkies - TGIF
The Scanner Junkies - TGIF
gcopter1
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Hate to encumber you with this question, but, if you know, I have a DSTAR radio along with an OpenSpot3. I wonder if, I could just dial in TG1033 and follow it?
No. D-Star and DMR are 2 different technologies.
gcopter1
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I am well aware of that.
I'm talking about using a hotspot such as a OpenSpot that can do the transcoding between a DSTAR radio and a DMR radio.
Okay. Sorry, I misunderstood your question. In that case, I'm not sure.
SuperG900
WG5ENE
I'm not so sure that transcoding between digital systems would give much satisfaction. This requires a conversion of one digital system to analog and then to the other digital system. You wind up getting the audio compression artifacts of one vocoder system superimposed on the other.
DMR and Yaesu Fusion can get away w/o transcoding on a hotspot because they both use the same vocoder. D-STAR cannot.
gcopter1
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Previously tonight, before another problem popped up (for which I posted another thread), it was working great. I was able to hear both sides of a QSO in a DMR talk group, listening thru a DSTAR via a OpenSpot3. It wasn't any worse than what I've experienced before on either DSTAR or Fusion/Wires-X.
danesgs
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To sort of answer your question. If by means of a Florida scanner group using D-Star as a conduit for talks on scanners, Maybe. If you want a group that pretty much has their pulse on the scanner world (primarily Washington DC area ) but has many groups it knows of that might get you to the Florida equivalent, check out Capitol Hill Monitors Scanner Radio Homepage
These guys have been around for 36 years or so and would likely know where in Florida a DSTAR scanner group would be. They are also on the Zello app for Android. I also found this to be useful Maps by Region - D-STAR Info The last might narrow down the reflector you are looking for.
KJ4DGE
These guys have been around for 36 years or so and would likely know where in Florida a DSTAR scanner group would be. They are also on the Zello app for Android. I also found this to be useful Maps by Region - D-STAR Info The last might narrow down the reflector you are looking for.
KJ4DGE
You could use your dstar radio to cross mode into the tgif dmr talkgroup. thats the greatest thing about the OS3
Yeah i don't know of any Dstar specific reflectors with a scanner net. you are more than welcome to cross mode into our tgif talkgroup
when we have our nets.
The Openspot 3 will crossmode from dstar to other modes.
gcopter1
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Just curious, do you own an OpenSpot3, and if so, would it suffice for me to connect to a BM server a dial up 1033?
I'm guessing no, to the latter. I believe I would need first to link to a TGIF server in order to connect to 1033?
1033 is not on brandmeister it is on TGIF network. I own an Openspot 3
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