Hello Everyone!
I have just purchased my first DMR radio (Radioddity GD-77) but I'm finding it very confusing getting my head around the programming structure / relationships (Contacts, RX Groups, Channels and Zones).
I've been reading guides and forum posts and watching videos but they are just not comprehensive enough to fully understand what's going on. One video I watched, a guy was adding ID numbers but didn't explain what they were, where they were obtained from or what their importance / relationship was / is to the rest of the information.
So I'm getting bits of information but not a clear picture. A bit like having a hundred jigsaw pieces but no picture on the box lol.
Somehow, I've managed to program two local repeaters into my radio but that was more luck than judgement. One of the repeaters I can hear a single talk group TG9 without monitoring while the other repeater I can hear several groups but only when I use monitor so I've probably not programmed it correctly.
I have searched for local code plugs for my radio but have come up empty handed and I've put out requests on Facebook groups but have come up empty handed there too. What doesn't help is those code plugs I did find are either not for my area or are outdated and don't work with the latest software.
For now, I'd be quite happy if I could just get these two local repeaters programmed in correctly with all their slots / groups but I'm not sure how to best do it / organise everything.
Any help would be greatly received!
Many thanks!!
I have just purchased my first DMR radio (Radioddity GD-77) but I'm finding it very confusing getting my head around the programming structure / relationships (Contacts, RX Groups, Channels and Zones).
I've been reading guides and forum posts and watching videos but they are just not comprehensive enough to fully understand what's going on. One video I watched, a guy was adding ID numbers but didn't explain what they were, where they were obtained from or what their importance / relationship was / is to the rest of the information.
So I'm getting bits of information but not a clear picture. A bit like having a hundred jigsaw pieces but no picture on the box lol.
Somehow, I've managed to program two local repeaters into my radio but that was more luck than judgement. One of the repeaters I can hear a single talk group TG9 without monitoring while the other repeater I can hear several groups but only when I use monitor so I've probably not programmed it correctly.
I have searched for local code plugs for my radio but have come up empty handed and I've put out requests on Facebook groups but have come up empty handed there too. What doesn't help is those code plugs I did find are either not for my area or are outdated and don't work with the latest software.
For now, I'd be quite happy if I could just get these two local repeaters programmed in correctly with all their slots / groups but I'm not sure how to best do it / organise everything.
Any help would be greatly received!
Many thanks!!