SharkRF openSPOT3 - Transceiver Configuration Guide; Radio Protocol Setup

Settingupyourtransceiver
Herearesometipsonsettingupdifferenttypesoftransceivers.
DMRradiosetup
Setupasimplexchannel(withthesameRXandTXfrequencies).Youcansetthetimeslottoanyvalue,asit
isnotusedinsimplexmode.
Setthechannel'scolorcodetotheopenSPOT3'scolorcode(bydefaultit's1,itcanbechangedonthe
Settingspage,DMRsettingssection).
SettheTXcontactforthecurrentchanneltothetalkgroupyouwanttotalkon.Ifyouwanttousea
reflector,orHomebrewcallrerouting,setittoID9withagroupcall(whichmeansTG9).
CreateanRXgrouplistandaddTG9toit.AssignthisRXgrouplisttothepreviouslycreatedsimplexchannel.
Thiswayyou'llbeabletoheartheopenSPOT3'svoiceannouncements,whichwillbesenttoTG9.
CreateacontactwithprivatecalltoID9999,whichistheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservice.Makea
calltothisIDtotesttheconnectionbetweenthetransceiverandtheopenSPOT3.
RunAutoCalincaseyouhavevoicequalityissues.SeetheAutoCal'susagedescriptionintheConnectors
sectionbelow.
Takealookattheexamplechannelconfigurations.
D-STAR®radiosetup
Settheradiotosinglefrequencymode.
Ifyouwanttouseareflector,settheURCALLonyourradiotoCQCQCQ,andthelocalmoduleonthe
openSPOT3toD.
Ifyouwanttouseagateway,settheURCALLonyourradiotothegateway'scallsignandremotemodule.
TheremotemoduleshouldbethelastcharacteroftheURCALL.Makesureyouhaveregisteredyourlocal
moduleontheD-STAR®gatewayregistrationsystem.Ifyouhavearegistration,youhaveprobably
registeredthe"space"localmodule.InthiscasesetyouropenSPOT3'slocalmoduletoaspace(empty)
character.
YoucancheckyourD-STAR®registrationhere.
Youdon'thavetocareaboutRPT1andRPT2settings.
YoucanmakeatestcalltotheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservicetotesttheconnectionbetweenthe
transceiverandtheopenSPOT3bysettingtheURCALLto .......E(7spacesandanE,replacedotswith
spaces).
TakealookattheD-STAR®APRS®pageifyouwanttoforwardyourtransceiver'sGPSpositiontotheAPRS®
network.
IfyouuseaKenwoodTH-D74Atransceiver,thenmakesuretheDirectReplyfeatureisturnedoff,asitbasically
causesautomaticcallsignrouting,whichcouldcauseone'stransmissiontonotbeheardontheusedreflector.
C4FM/Fusion®radiosetup
Settheradiotosinglefrequencymode.
Usedigitalnarrow(DN)mode.Voicewide(VW)modedoesnotsupportlateentry.
Ifyourradiohashalfdeviationmodeturnedon,makesureyouusetheC4FMHalfDeviationmodemmode
ontheopenSPOT3.
YoucanmakeatestcalltotheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservicetotesttheconnectionbetweenthe
transceiverandtheopenSPOT3bysettingtheDGIDto99inyourradio.Don'tforgettosettheDGIDbackto
Settingupyourtransceiver
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