Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

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Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

Post by DU2XXR » Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:13 am

I'm a fan of finding alternate ways to get "on the air" on the digital talkgroups. I've built several analog-to-digital bridges, and I've always wanted to find a way to dynamically access talkgroups straight from a smartphone or other mobile device. I like EA3IHI's DMR Station. However I don't have a Raspberry Pi to work on.

What I did was I used the DVSwitch Mobile application to control and access my Analog Bridge on my server. Here's a writeup I did: https://n2rac.com/how-to-setup-a-dvswit ... 35fb671ce3

What it does is basically run a "hotspot" on the server with a DMR (or YSF) to analog bridge using the MD380 Emulator software built by Travis Goodspeed. You can dial into any DMR Talkgroup on the BrandMeister network, or you can set it up with YSF if you choose.

It's like having your DMR on your smartphone, directly accessing the hotspot on the server.

It's not ham radio, some would say. But it's all about experimentation. And many talkgroups I access are linked to repeaters, so there's that RF component.

If you'd like to test it out, I have a few ports open on my server. But I can set you up with an analog bridge and ports of your own (I will need your details since I have to set it up with your DMR ID like a hotspot). Email me at qsl@n2rac.com or hit me up on one of the TGs in my signature.

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Re: Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

Post by MM6NRK » Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:51 am

Thanks for your post i will give this a go on my network radio .

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Re: Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

Post by DU2XXR » Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:52 am

Great. I can share some details with you. You need MMDVMBRidge and DVSwitch running on a server. I have 3 ports on my servers for use :)

You can telegram me at @jangelor or email qsl@n2rac.com for details

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Re: Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

Post by DU2XXR » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:51 am

An update: I made a guide on how to build several instances of the DVSwitch server: https://n2rac.com/dmr-digital-amateur-r ... 94caaf6bf1

One DVSwitch instance can only support one user at a time (multiple users get kicked out), so you need one instance each, if you intend to have different users get on DMR through DVSwitch.

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Re: Side project: Setting up DVSwitch Mobile with DVSwitch server

Post by MM6NRK » Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:31 am

4I1RAC wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:51 am
An update: I made a guide on how to build several instances of the DVSwitch server: https://n2rac.com/dmr-digital-amateur-r ... 94caaf6bf1

One DVSwitch instance can only support one user at a time (multiple users get kicked out), so you need one instance each, if you intend to have different users get on DMR through DVSwitch.
Hi thanks and will try and install DietPi on my raspberry pi for server . Then give set up ago .

https://thepi.io/how-to-set-up-a-raspbe ... ud-server/

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