Newbie programming Vertex Standard EVX-534 for amateur radio DMR

[zargnut]

Hi,

I am new to Amateur Radio. I did search for an answer to what is likely a very obvious question, but could not find anything.

Programming my Vertex Standard EVX-534 radios for DMR repeaters.
On the repeaterbook.com website they are listing the freq, offset, color codes.. and a DMR ID.

Breckenridge, Baldy, Colorado, 445.0875, N0SZ Repeater (repeaterbook.com)

In my CE142 software, I don't see any place to enter a DMR ID. Is this an actual code for a talkgroup? Is this needed to leverage the repeaters?
I also don't see any dual capacity timeslot params for the repeaters. Are these repeaters generally not timeslotted?

thanks for any assistance you can offer.

thanks
dan

 

[eaf1956]

OMG I actually hate that software. I feel your pain, as I need to redo my EVX 539

 

[K4EET]

Firstly, welcome to Amateur (Ham) Radio!

For your specific question, you should watch this hour-long video about the RMHAM DMR Network.

In that video, you will learn the “rules of the road” on this network. For example:

- One Talkgroup (T/G) maximum per Time Slot (TS)
- Rocky Mountain T/G is on TS1
- North T/G is on TS1
- Other TS1 T/Gs reference the video above
- South T/G is on TS2
- Regional T/Gs on TS2

As for the DMR ID of 310380, that is like your assigned DMR ID. Every radio on a DMR system has a DMR ID.

Note that the RMHAM DMR Network is autonomous. It does not have access to the BrandMeister, DMR MARC, TGIF, etc. networks.

Watching that hour-long video should answer all of your questions.

73, Dave K4EET

<edit> Here is their website:

Home - Rocky Mountain Ham Radio

www.rmham.org

 

[K4EET]

<snip>
I am new to Amateur Radio.
<snip>

I welcomed you to the Amateur (Ham) Radio hobby but I failed to notice earlier today when I first replied that this was your first post to Radio Reference.

So Dan, I extend a BIG

Welcome to Radio Reference!!!

Lots of knowledge and information here with the members and the references. So ask away and we will try to give you the right answer or steer you in the right direction.

73, K4EET

 

[hill]

DMR ID is not required ir anyplace to enter it.

You just need the color code, slot and contact/talkgroup.

 

[hill]

Repeaters have time slots. It's either 1 or 2 for the slot.

Remember DMR is TDMA and each radio synchronized with timing from the repeater to transmit 30 ms bursts, so the other other time slot can use the opposite 30 ms time slot.