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  • DMR Training classes available March 25th

    Amateur Radio and non-Amateur DMR 101 & Advanced DMR Classes

    Daniel KDØTGF is hosting DMR basic and advanced training classes in Owatonna.

    Details available at: dmr.kd0tgf.com

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J6CPWKX

  • Midwinter Madness Hamfest

    The Annual March Hamfest hosted by the Maple Grove Radio Club is coming up soon.

    See you March 18th 2023 – More info at: https://k0ltc.org/midwinter-madness/

    Midwinter Madness

  • Video Conference Meeting, still going

    Since COVID hit us back in early 2020, the Minnesota DMR community pivoted from in person breakfast to online meetings each Saturday morning. While it might not be on Saturdays only, a dedicated group have keep the conference bridge alive for more than 3 years now.

    You can connect at any time, give a yell and you might find several people run to their PC’s or cell phones and join you for a video call. This is a great resource if you need assistance configuring your radio or any other Amateur radio elmer’ing. Or simply to hang out.

    https://meet.jit.si/MinnesotaDMR

  • Codeplug updates due to split of Brand Meister Network

    You can find updated codeplugs on the MinnesotaHamRadio.com/codeplugs website. These plugs have been updated with the split of the Brand Meister network from the K4USD network.

  • Another network split

    During this evenings Minnesota Statewide DMR net, held on Talk-group 3127, Wednesday nights at 7pm Central. Many of us discovered that many repeaters are again split and unable to talk to each other, due to networks disconnecting from each other. Matt, NØYNT shared with us that brandmeister network manager Cory N3FE disconnected the K4USD network from the brandmeisternetwork because K4USD was passing on network connections to downstream networks where as Cory felt those networks should connect directly with his. Anyhow, Minnesota Statewide 3127 was the victim again and depending on where your repeater connected, it might not connect to other users DMR repeaters.

  • Back on the Air – Repeater – Ellendale, MN (Lemond Tws) – BrandMeister

    KDØTGF Has a new repeater (LEM2) on the air in the Ellendale/Owatonna area that is connected to BrandMeister. Below is the information to get connected:

    442.075Mhz+ CC10
    TS1 – TG 312734 (SCSW)
    TS1 – TG 31272 (MN-Metro)
    TS2 – TG 3100 (Nation Wide BM)
    TS2 – TG 3127 (Minnesota Wide)

    https://brandmeister.network/?page=device&id=312737

  • DMR Breakfast at Fat Nat’s Eggs RESUMES

    Hello all,

    I am back from Arizona and will be at Fat Nat’s Eggs in St. Anthony Village, this Saturday, June 11, 2022. 

    Official start time is 9:00 AM but I will secure a table earlier and will already be there.

    Sorry for the short notice,

    Dave Ventura , KE0NA

  • Brandmeister breaks Minnesota statewide link, wants 10 minute limits on our talk-group

    This is crazy guys. But politics and power have interrupted our own statewide talk-group. As many may know, in Minnesota we use our statewide 3127 talk-group to carry on conversations and nets rather than as only a calling channel. Corey N3FE who along with Anthony W7XM operate the US Brandmeister servers has confirmed to me that he personally pulled the plug on the cc link (interconnection between networks) because he states he’s gotten complaints we are not using our talk-group as only a calling channel.

    What follows is the conversation I’d had with him regarding this issue. It’s looking like I may need to find another network as when non-Brandmeister repeaters and their users are not following his rules, he’s going to punish myself and other Brandmeister hot-spot users by pulling the network apart.

    Hopefully this conversation will speak for itself.
    Artem Prilutskii DL5ABM is the lead developer of Brandmeister software…

  • Service Alert: Chaska Repeater network connectivity down.

    On Friday afternoon, we were informed the Chaska water tower site is no longer available for us. The network connection was shutdown and the repeater remains on the air but without a network connection. It appears the site will remain operational through the winter, but without a network connection. We’re exploring alternate sites and a temporary network connection.

  • Sunday Night MN DMR Hamshack Hotline Bridge Conference Call

    For those who are on Hamshack Hotline (https://hamshackhotline.com/) there is a weekly Conference Bridge “net” on the Minnesota DMR Bridge line at 9:00 PM Sunday evenings. The bridgeline number is “395” and the pin number is “3127”.  If you are on the Twin Cities Hamnet (AREDN) dial a “0”  first to access the outside line to Hamshack Hotline. 
    Thanks!
    Dave – KEØNA