MARC - DMR network update and Dayton

[JPSan]

Motorola Amateur Radio Club - DMR

04-13-2013

The MARC-DMR network now has 268 repeaters world wide.

England, Italy, Mexico additional in Australia. More Canadian coverage.

More growth in Illinois, Michigan and New York to name a few.

2927 registered users. And growing.

MARC - DMR will be present at Dayton in May with a booth ( BA0449 )across from the ARRL booth. An active repeater will be present for use.

Check out DMR-MARC Network for more info about the network and Dayton.

 

[N1XDS]

Thank you for the update. I always listen on to the live feed of the DMR group system.

 

[JPSan]

MARC - DMR Network update 6-22-13

As of today the MARC Network has continued in growth in the U.S. & World Wide.

As of today world wide the MARC DMR Net has 305 active repeaters (all linked)

In the U.S. there are currently 203 active repeaters.

Registered ID's is up to 3,237 users.

Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela

U.K., Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and France.

South Africa

Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, New Guinea

Wales coming online soon.

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin

And it's still growing. Come join us.

For more info : DMR-MARC Network

 

[JPSan]

MARC-DMR Network report 7-27-13

July 27, 2013

MARC-DMR Network

MOTOTRBO keeps expanding.

All repeaters on our network are connected all the time. TRBO radios have great voice quality, great coverage, and extended battery life all in LESS THAN 1/3 the channel bandwidth of a traditional analog FM repeater.


International ----------------106 repeaters

U.S. -------------------------- 215 repeaters -------- up from 203 in June

Registered ID's ------------3368 -------------------- up from 3237 in June


Repeater breakdown:

United States ------- 215
Canada ----------------11
Mexico ------------------1
Austria -----------------15
Germany--------------- 32
United Kingdom ---------3
France--------------------3
Italy-----------------------5
Spain----------------------1
Sweden -------------------2
Switzerland-------------- 6
Finland ------------------- 4
Belgium ------------------ 1
South Africa ------------- 1
Romania ----------------- 1
Australia ------------------7
New Zealand -------------1
Malaysia ------------------1
New Guinea --------------2
Brazil ----------------------1
Chile -----------------------1
Venezuela ---------------- 2
Denmark ------------------1

More systems coming on line almost monthly.


DMR-MARC Network

 

[JPSan]

MARC-DMR U.S. repeater breakdown 7-27-13

July 27, 2013

Motorola Amateur Radio Club-DMR

This is a listing by state of the U.S. repeaters.


Alabama .................. 1
Arizona .................... 8
Arkansas .................. 1
California ................. 35
Colorado .................. 12
Florida ..................... 6
Georgia .................... 9
Hawaii ...................... 21
Illinois ...................... 18
Indiana ..................... 2
Iowa ......................... 2
Kansas ...................... 8
Maine ........................ 1
Maryland ................... 2
Massachusetts ............ 4
Michigan .................... 18
Missouri ..................... 3
Nebraska .................... 3
Nevada ...................... 6
New Hampshire ........... 3
New Jersey ................. 6
New Mexico ................ 1
New York ................... 9
North Carolina ............ 6
Ohio .......................... 4
Oregon ...................... 1
Pennsylvania .............. 3
Rhode Island .............. 2
South Carolina ........... 1
Tennessee ................. 1
Texas ........................ 8
Utah ......................... 1
Virginia ..................... 2
Washington ............... 8
Wisconsin ................. 1

 

[wx5uif]

I really wish that we would get a DMR repeater up in NE Oklahoma.

I did find something interesting on the Oklahoma Repeater Society website;

Joe also states that he wants to put another UHF machine up in that same area running the Moto-Trbo format, a digital mode obviously being promoted by Motorola corp. However, Moto-TRBO has not yet been fully approved by the FCC for use in the Amateur Bands. It is being used on the Public Safety and GMRS bands.

That was from Muskogee Area to get a Repeater Running APCO 25 Format Soon | Oklahoma Repeater Society Inc

 

[JPSan]

At this point I would think that the FCC would have published a CEASE and DESIST order on any future growth of DMR amateur systems in the US. by now.
There has been considerable expense out laid with the repeater packages and where needed C-Bridges and all.
With the steady growth of this mode not only here, but worldwide, I really think that the safe assumption would be it's here to stay.
It's proven itself as a very efficient use of a single frequency in amateur service.
I have 2 friends that were planning on P25 amateur systems and scrapped those in favor on MOTOTRBO after seeing the hardware requirement to get a system on air.

 

[DougG]

The FCC has already taken action on DMR/TRBO. See WT Docket No. 12-283 dated March 22, 2013, which allows DMR/TRBO (or other commercial TDMA technologies) in the amateur bands above 30MHz, until such time as the FCC can complete their rule making process.