Brandmeister Talk to Parrot on TG

Hello. As you know with Brandmeister, as soon as someone PTT on a Talkgroup, the transmission becomes available to all repeaters on all Brandmeister master servers. This is done through the FastForward links between all the masters. If a Parrot Talkgroup were to be created, this would have multiple negative effects, the most important ones being: the audio tests would create unnecessary traffic on the entire Brandmeister network, and only one person at a time could use the Talkgroup because in BM all Talkgroups are distributed worldwide.

This is why it makes more sense for the Parrot functionality to be a private contact; which is routed directly from the sender to the recipient.

With regards to the MD655, PD0ZRY has posted a screenshot showing how you can create an entry in your codeplug using a private contact instead of a Talkgroup, which will work for the Parrot functionality:

Let us know if you have further questions. Thanks!

HAM RADIO Identity Theft In DMR to Spread Abuses - Toronto CANADA

HAM RADIO Toronto Canada Identity Theft In DMR to Spread Hatred and Abuses.

This is the recent FRAUD and the horrendous abuses of a group of individuals who are ignorant and spreading their vengeance of hatred using identity theft of a call signs. Many may not appreciate this in ham radio, however we have to identify the cowards and the Jekyll and Hyde's among us.

The recent abuses are Text Messages - Broadcasted Globally (talkgroup global) over DMR using Stolen Spoofing CSS7 ID to spread hatred.

Question: can one group in Toronto Canada rain hatred on HAM RADIO?    Shown within

Hi friend, Hope all is well. Just received this msg on DMR with your Name on it.See photos

arrrr :(

HAM RADIO - Identity Theft In DMR to Spread Hatred.

Brandmeister Enhancements

FWD:
Good afternoon, everyone.

The past 36 hours have brought forth some great enhancements in the performance and operation of Master Server 3103, and refinements to 3102 and 3108.

The GPS reporting functionality is now operating perfectly, and the links for APRS Location posting have been fine tuned.  If you have a BrandMeister supported GPS radio (Motorola, Hytera, etc) than all should be functioning perfectly now.

Getting the APRS connections refined and tuned has made it possible for APRS Messaging to be enabled across the BM USA Servers.  3102, 3103, and 3108 now all support "APRS Messaging  from radio to phone, phone to radio, radio to radio, and phone to phone." We've tested it also with a number of things such as WxBot, and find it to perform much better than we expected.  Check the BM Wiki for info on how to use it, if you are not already familiar.

The BrandMeister USA Shark RF IP Protocol Server is now fully tested and available from our high speed server farm in Chicago.  We will be releasing more information on that in days to come, but we feel that it too is a fun facility and perhaps a valuable resource for many with the SharkRF openSPOT's who would like to implement a more private network of their own.

As we continue on with the standardization efforts, there may be some moments of "wonky" behavior on one or more US Based BrandMeister Servers.   We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Support matters will not be addressed on Facebook as it is not a viable means for such.  Please feel free to email the BrandMeister USA Team via dmr-admins@repeater.net, or as we prefer, Telegram BrandMeister Support groups.

In the near future, we will be releasing more information about new and upcoming features.  However, I encourage you to contact you local repeater SysOp for assistance first.    Let's not cut them out of the loop by going straight to Server and Network Administrators.  I think you will find them a valuable resource with local knowledge of they systems and its best use.

Lastly, The Team has announced the availability of TG-3160 on any BrandMeister connected System.  This talkgroup, the "BM USA" talkgroup, may be used to support Q&A, Testing and troubleshooting, and much more in the future.  Current plans for a US Based BM Technical Support Net is being finalized and expected to be held on TG-3160 as well.

With that, I bid everyone a pleasant afternoon, and thank you for your patience and support.  Please remember that all the folks working tirelessly with the BrandMeister USA Team are volunteers offering their expertise to us all from the kindness of their hearts.

Dan Feeney, N6BMW
BrandMeister USA Admin

Error when upload user image to my BrandMeister Profile account

I had previously successfully uploaded an image, but when I attempt to upload a new image, nothing happens after I select a an image to upload, then resize the image (or not), and finally click Save. In fact, my old profile image disappeared. I've tried on Windows 10 (Firefox and Chrome) and macOS Sierra (Firefox, Chrome, and Safari). Any suggestions for what I can try next?


ANSWER :: We are aware of this issue. The image upload broke (the server we are sending the images to, to be exact, broke). Best 73' Yentel - ON3YH
QUSETION : Last question was February, Any updates ?

Answer :

DMR BrandMeister Callsign not showing on Hose Line

DMR BrandMeister Callsign not showing on Hose Line

Hi, when using hose line my callsign is not showing up only my DMR id, it has worked properly in the past but not now.

Does anybody know if its a temporary glitch or have i got to change a setting somewhere?

Brandmeister Name Correction | DMR Name Correction

Brandmeister Name Correction | DMR Name Correction
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Re: Change to BrandMeister Talkgroup 3100 being made June 1st

Re: Change to BrandMeister Talkgroup 3100 being made June 1st

There seems to be a lot of confusion, as to the result of this change. This will be my attempt to explain what will happen when this change is made.

Right now, you may access Talkgroup 3100 by using a channel in your radio that is programmed for TG 3100. You may also access TG 3100 by connecting to Reflector 4639, as Reflector 4639 is linked to TG 3100.

Brandmeister SharkRF Map

Brandmeister SharkRF Map

BrandMeister server PASSWORD

The DMR UK BrandMeister server was out of service yesterday.
I tried to link to other servers only to realise that didn't have the password required to log in.
I now understand that the UK and some other servers are different.
Is it possible to automatically put the required server password in.
If not can openSPOT remember passwords associated with each server.
This would make moving servers so much easier.