Useful Links
http://trbo.arec.info:42420/MinimalNetwatch
this is the ZL-TRBO C-Bridge site that controls
operation of the NZ DMR repeaters and allows you to see the activity going on in real time:
'source radio alias' is the ID and name of the user, if known.
'source peer alias' is the repeater they are coming in on.
'RSSI' is the received signal strength at the repeater, the less negative the number, the
stronger you are. Levels -90 to -120 dBm are fairly weak, -80 to -60s getting stronger, above
-60dBm is fairly strong.
'loss rate' is the packet loss rate, ie packets which contained uncorrectable errors and hence
are likely to carry distorted audio. At signal levels -95dBm or better, the loss rate should be
zero. High loss rates at reasonable RSSI levels are a sign of either interference on the repeater
input or internet issues.
http://arec.info/downloads/
has programming software and files for a number of different model
radios
http://dmr.darc.de/
German 'last heard' site, more colourful than the cBridge site
http://www.dmr-marc.net/
Motorola Amateur Radio Club web site, many useful links
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/csidmr/info
Yahoo forum for CS-700 series radios
Finally for more information this handy guide to amateur radio use of DMR is available free to
download in PDF form:
http://www.dmr-marc.net/Amateur_%20Radio_Guide%20to_DMR.pdf
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