How to Connect
Master Servers
| Server ID | Description | Hostname | Links |
| 🇦🇺 5053 | Digital Voice Australia | dmr.dvau.au | Dashboard |
| 🇳🇿 5301 | Digital Voice New Zealand | dmr.dvnz.nz | Dashboard |
| 🇦🇺 5052 | VKRadio Multi Mode Network | dmr.vkradio.com | Dashboard |
All master servers accept hotspot connections on port 62031 using the password passw0rd
All master servers carry all talkgroup traffic.
Bridge, repeater and other special service servers can be assigned by any master server. Master servers support MMDVM Client (peer) connections, XLX Peer connections, Home Brew Protocol and OpenBridge & FreeBridge (OpenBridge v5) Protocols. Please get in touch with the relevant network operator to arrange repeater, bridge and service connections.
Client Hardware and Software Howto’s
Pi-Star & WPSD
Modifying Pi-Star & WPSD DMR_Hosts.txt file for the DVDU servers
1) SSH into you Pi-Star
ssh pi-star@<hostname>2) Make the filesystem read/write for Pi-Star. (This step not needed for WPSD)
rpi-rw3) Edit the DMR_Hosts.txt file
sudo nano /root/DMR_Hosts.txtScroll to the end the file and added the following server info between the two lines of hashes like below
##############################################################################################
#
# Custom DMR Hosts
#
##############################################################################################
# Name DMR-ID IP/Hostname Password Port #
##############################################################################################
FD_DVDU_DV-AU 5053 dmr.dvau.au passw0rd 62031
FD_DVDU_DV-NZ 5300 dmr.dvnz.nz passw0rd 62031
FD_DVDU_VKRadio-AU 5052 dmr.vkradio.com passw0rd 62031
##############################################################################################ctrl + o to save and ctrl + x to exit
4) Now to update the hosts
sudo bash /usr/local/sbin/HostFilesUpdate.shNow you should be able to select one the DVDU servers from the drop down menu on the Configuration page for single host mode aka MMDVMHost.
TNX to Dale (VK5TUX) for the instructions for Pi-Star, and Dan (ZL4ER) for comfirming this Howto also works on WPSD.
Configuring Pi-Star DMRGateway
Log into the web gui of you Pi-Star in you web browser and go to [Configuration] => [Expert] => Full Edit: [DMR GW]
Please don’t just copy and paste what below, it just sample. Scroll down the file to the following and change what is mentioned to change.
[DMR Network 2]
Enabled=1
Address=dmr.dvau.au # CHANGE TO THIS
Port=62031 # CHANGE TO THIS
TGRewrite0=2,1,2,1,999998
SrcRewrite0=2,1,2,1,999998
PCRewrite0=2,1,2,1,999998
Password="passw0rd"
Debug=0
Id=1234567 # CHANGE THIS TO YOUR DMRID
Name=FD_DVDU_DV-AU # CHANGE TO THIS
Location=0
Options="TS2=505,530,50500;VOICE=0;LANG=en_GB;TIMER=15" # CHANGE OPTIONS TO YOUR NEEDSpress [Apply] and should be ready to go
Notes: The sample above has DVAU DMR routing all it’s traffic over TS2 with the way the Rewrite rules are configured on a duplex HS. Read more about Rewrite Rules.
TNX to Dale (VK5TUX) for the instructions for Pi-Star DMRGateway
DroidStar
Configuring DroidStar with the new servers for the DVDU network
Under the [Hosts] tab add the following below to the black box area.
DMR DVDU_DVAU dmr.dvau.au 62031 passw0rd
DMR DVDU_DVNZ dmr.dvnz.nz 62031 passw0rd
DMR DVDU_VKRadio dmr.vkradio.com 62031 passw0rdUnder the [Setting] tab press [Update hosts], on the [Main] tab with [DMR] selected now DVDU_ appears in the dropdown list.
TNX to Dale (VK5TUX) for the instructions for DroidStar.
SharkRF M1KE
Connector = Homebrew/MMDVM
Protocol = MMDVM
Server = (leave blank for now, see below)
Server address = dmr.dvau.au (or any of the DVDU servers)
Port (UDP) = 62031
SSID = (see below)
URL = (leave as is)
Server password = passw0rd
Click [Save] at the top or bottom (depending on the size of your browser window) of the DMR/Homebrew/MMDVM box.
You can, at this point press the [Add server] button, which will prompt you for a name. This name will appear in the Server drop-down list at the top of the DMR/Homebrew/MMDVM box, so you can quickly recall these details again. Server address, Port, SSID, and Password are stored for you.
Your SSID (00-99) is dependent on whether you have any other hotspots (MMDVM, WPSD, Pi-star) or devices (like the openSPOT) that also access this network. The SSID must be unique for all connections into the same network using your DMR ID otherwise you will run into connection issues.
SharkRF openSPOT 4
Connector = Homebrew/MMDVM
Protocol = MMDVM
Server = (leave blank for now, see below)
Server address = dmr.dvau.au (or any of the DVDU servers)
Port (UDP) = 62031
Callsign = (your callsign)
DMR ID = (your DMR ID plus SSID, see below)
URL = (leave as is)
Server password = passw0rd
Click [Save] at the top or bottom (depending on the size of your browser window) of the DMR/Homebrew/MMDVM box.
You can, at this point press the [Add server] button, which will save this server into the Server drop-down list at the top of the DMR/Homebrew/MMDVM box - as dmr.dvau.au:62031 in the above example - so you can quickly recall these details again. Server address, Port, SSID, and Password are stored for you.
Your DMR ID needs to be a concatenation of your DMR ID and a unique identifier called an SSID. The SSID (00-99) is dependent on whether you have any other hotspots (MMDVM, WPSD, Pi-star) or devices (like the M1KE) that also access this network. The SSID must be unique for all connections into the same network using your DMR ID otherwise you will run into connection issues. If your DMR ID is 1234567 and you want your SSID to be 03, then in the DMR ID field you would put 123456703.
TNX to Dave (M7TLB) for the M1KE & OpenSpot 4 instructions.
BlueDV for Windows
I’ve created a configuration for Digital Voice Down Under (DVDU) that works with the BlueDV Windows client. It may also work with other BlueDV platforms, but I haven’t tested them.
Step 1: Add DVDU Hosts
On your Windows PC, go to your Documents folder.
Open the BlueDV folder.
Open the file named HBLink.txt.
Add the following lines to the file:
DVDU_DVAU,dmr.dvau.au,passw0rd,62031
DVDU_DVNZ,dmr.dvnz.nz,passw0rd,62031
DVDU_VKRadio,dmr.vkradio.com,passw0rd,62031Save the file and close it.
Step 2: Configure BlueDV
Launch BlueDV.
In the top-left corner, click [Menu] > [Setup].
Set DMR Type to DMRPLUS.
Choose one of the DVDU_ entries as your DMR+ Master.
Click [Save] in the bottom-left corner.
Step 3: Connect and Talk
Turn on both Serial and DMR (buttons on the left side of the app).
Near the top right, go to the [AMBE] tab.
Find the pull-down menu and toggle the switch next to it from G to P.
Enter your desired talkgroup number in the pull-down menu field.
Click the [AMBE3000] switch in the bottom-right corner:
Turn it on, wait a second, then turn it off.
Once you hear a connection confirmation:
Toggle the P/G switch back to G.
You can now transmit using the large AMBE3000 switch.
To change talkgroups:
Repeat the steps above (no need to turn off Serial or DMR).
TNX to Kimberley (KJ7OMO) for the BlueDV instructions.