I had just about given up hope of getting my 878 to work. Bridgecom has inundated me with emails promising ease of understanding, setup, and whatever to get me on the air with DMR. I have watched Chuck (?) at least 4 times in hopes that I had missed something, to no avail. Then I find this video. WHAT A REVELATION!!! Sebastian you are my hero, thank you so much. Now to connect with my Jumbospot.
To everyone who desires to present a video tutorial on CZcams. Sebastian's TWENTY-NINE minute tutorial should be the model that you aspire to. Informative in its simplicity, all the while showing, step-by-step, what he's doing. Narrative makes following so easy to replicate in your own code plug. Well done, Sebastian!!
Except the part where he talks to us like we are morons right under the 1 minute mark, forgets to open the comm port, and talks way too slow. 4:30 in and all he did was set up the radio ID and name. Not to mention, he didn't create a code plug. He modified one.
One thing I would suggest is when you download the original list from the radio, save that file as "original" or something similar. If you screw something up, you at least have a good original copy. Every few times I change something I actually save as a new file. It's saved me more than once! 73
Wow. Not only is this the best codeplug tutorial I've ever seen, but it's actually one of the most helpful videos I've seen to help me understand DMR. Thanks for posting!
By far! the best and most simple guide to getting started on writing your own code plug. I'd looked at several before this one! Superb work Sebastian. Many thanks
My first few times through this video, I missed several important concepts that would have saved me a great deal of time and frustration. As a long-time Mac user who had sworn off Windows somewhere around v 3.11, I also found myself learning Windows 10-no choice; to use the CPS you have to learn Windows. I think that is why I missed so much in my early Bridgecom University sessions. I have learned to take it slow and use the rewind feature on the videos. The latest gem from this video is the ability to add talkgroups in the Talkgroup section of the CPS rather than from the Channels section. Thanks, Sebastian. I didn’t know what I didn’t know, but this video gave me a lot more confidence as to navigating this CPS. 73
Hello Sebastian, thank you very much for your support. This was the first and until now the only exahaustive and helpful video, wich I have found, that accompanies novices through this not banal process. Regards from Germany
Thank you very much. Appreciate you showing the resources and such. Can do this step by step with you. Finally hit my brain that the reason Talk Groups is the first thing you do on the digital side is the TG# is used as a key field to anchor the rest of the associated data. Thank you again. 73.
I was confused on DMR programming and how they were trying to have us set up. I was figuring it out but it made sense after watching this. I was on D-Star before this and now it makes sense. It's not much different once you break it down. You start by entering your ID #(DMR), No different than D-Star by entering your registered call sign, then you enter the channels of your local repeaters, no different than D-Star. Then you set up "Zones" which is the same as "Banks" in D-Star and add those channels you created so you can scroll through your stations and scan. Your "Talk groups" in DMR are the same as "Reflectors" in D-Star or Wires-X in Yaesu Fusion, they direct your conversation to that "room" sort of speak.. You can link and unlink them the same in both modes just with different names once they click in your mind exactly how they work. I know I'm probably speaking Greek to those who have played in the digital realm but it might make something click for those who who were thinking the same as I was. Thanks for the video!
Just setting up my new radio, cool to see part way through you are just down the road from me! Anyways, thanks for a very helpful video. I'm just getting into digital and there's a lot to learn.
Thanks for the video - two questions; I see some codeplugs with talkgroup loaded also as digital contact - why would that be? Second; What is the purpose and use of receive group talk list? Can you explain in more detail please?
2 software enhancements that would make programming easier: 1) a search of filter on the talk group selection page there are too many to scroll thru. 2) allow the ability to add the zone from the channel add/edit page.
Thanks for such a lucid video. DMR is starting to demistify. One question I have is if we have to program all those talkgroups to EVERY repeater we install?
And here's the really mad thing with DMR, all the programming and messing around , with Fusion all you have to do is enter the repeater/hotspot frequency, press Wires-X and you're done, this is the way it should be. Imagine entering Channels, for every TG on every repeater ? madness.
I'm wishing I wouldn't have bought my 878. I shoulda put that $$ towards an FT3 to go with my 400xdr. The 878 is a cool looking rig with easy menu's but this whole programming thing looks to suck. I won't be keeping it
@@applejacks971 I just figured out that using a hot spot, you can set all the talk groups you want over on Brandmeister site for your hotspot then you can activate digital monitor and it will receive anything that comes through on those TG you set to static on the brandmeister site, except for TG 91 because it's really busy. So, say you've the radio set to parrot and traffic comes through on one of the static groups, when you press PTT you will go back to parrot, so the trick is when the static tg comes live again press star until you see "moni reply set success" so when you key up again it will go back to this tg, this is a pretty neat feature. So you don't have to , if using a hotspot, set channels for each tg but I don't know if not having a TG and channel set in the radio if it will display the talk group name or just id or perhaps just importing the talk groups will do ?
@@applejacks971 Check out this video, but you'll also need to watch some of his other videos for this to work properly. He's got really cool tips. czcams.com/video/IKf7bD1Hkq0/video.html&ab_channel=K9WLWRadio Go into his channel and watch all his videos on the 878 and also his hotspot management , profile settings, really great tips. It's made my experience with DMR a lot better. There are downsides though to using static tg but having the profile in the hotspot makes this management much easier. Check out the videos. Regarding getting a hotspot, I got a pi-star for home and an openspot on the move, in the car etc, it's really great, some good features and internal battery, it's worth the money, you can even listen to the audio through the internet browser on your computer, phone or tablet. Pretty cool, it also boots up way faster than a PI-Star and you can switch it off with the press of a button without worrying that the filesystem will become corrupt. I really like the openspot 3, I highly recommend it. Best to set it up via home network first. When I go home the openspot connects to my home wifi, in the car it connects to the Iphone hotspot and when in work on the work Wifi. But some work wifi access points can have some features enables that might prevent the openspot 3 working correctly.
Right!! Been using wires X for a while and it always just works. Dial a frequency, press the button and you’re done. I thought about trying the DMR route but after looking into the amount of computer programming, time, guesswork, trial and error required just to get a radio to work, I ask why? For what? Doesn’t seem worth the hassle.
I just had an idea, at least for hotspots, Set in Brandmeister for the hotspot all the TG you want static , except the really busy ones like 91 so this means you would not need to program channels for every tg in the codeplug ? I haven't figured it out yet but I know there's a way to key up the TG that comes up last.
At 14:47 in the video you are programming Channel 3 you show the receive frequency of 444.975 and you show the transmit frequency of 449.974. Shouldn't that read 449.975 for the transmit frequency ?
I follow your clicks precisely. When you open the csv file we see "No., TG/DMR ID, Call Alert, Name, Call Type". I download the file and at the top I see "Country, TalkGroup, Name". It won't work for me. How do I fix it please?
Does anyone know if we are ever going to get a version of CPS running on Linux OS. I am fed up having to load up a Virtual Machine to run windows just to make change to the codeplug. I hate Wine also
There appears to be a problem with the frequency of one of the talk groups. Notice that all of the talk groups use 449.975 MHz as their transmit frequency except WB0YRG MO TG which seems to be using 449.974 MHz. Isn't this a mistake ?
Yeah, I had the same issue. The problem is that BrandMeister isn't the same format that the 878 uses. To do it, go to Program > Read from radio to get the settings from your radio into the PC Software. Go to Digital > Talk Group, and if blank, enter a place holder. I just did 1234 under ID, Call alert = None, Name= Test, and Call Type = Group Call. Then go to Tools > Export, and pick Talk Group and click Export. Once the file's been exported, open it in Excel (or your open source favorite), and you should see the headings and your filler line. Open the Talk Group file you downloaded from Brandmeister and copy/paste the ID and Name columns. Use Excel's Fill capability to make sequential numbers in the first column. In the Call Type and Alert columns, just put Group Call and None (like the filler). Save as a .CSV file. Go back into the software and go to Tools > Import. Choose Talk Groups, and import the file you just edited. Check it under Digital > Talk Groups. If ok, then choose Program > Write to radio. Done.
As a side note, you'll get some garbage an non-recognized entries when you add channels. These are things you'll have to go back and fix manually. I'm just learning this stuff, so I'm troubleshooting as i go.
Sebastian, you've got a lot of good content in here, however the video could be half as long, and a lot more interesting. I looks like you're using Camtasia to record. Camtasia has some really great editing capabilities. Recording a video live straight through ends up with errors (like your .94 error), and really long pauses (like waiting for it to download the lists). You lose your audience this way. Next time try this. Record your video walking through what you're trying get across. Don't worry about the audio at this point. Record the audio if you haven't already. Edit it for brevity and interest. Give it a good pace, but not too slow or fast. Record a minute of dead air just to have for times when you need to go back and stretch out the audio (yes, you will do this). Once the audio is done, then go back and cut the video to match the audio. Learn how to use camtasia's highlighting and zooming. Showing full screen for everything is boring and gets lost on a smaller screen. You'll find that your videos will get more kudos and fewer criticisms.
Help I have the Alinico DJ-MD5 I followed Sebastian on creating a code plug but when I check my Talkgroups there is nothing there any help would be appricated N0HIU Jack
My understanding is all talkgroups (TG) are passively (dynamically) available, even private calls, but when keyed up they become active for a time on that Time Slot (TS). Traffic on this can prevent other users from accessing the active TG on that TS. So when the BYRG repeaters only want BYRP TG on TS 2 and ask that other TG be on TS 1, they can check if anyone is not following directions.
I had just about given up hope of getting my 878 to work. Bridgecom has inundated me with emails promising ease of understanding, setup, and whatever to get me on the air with DMR. I have watched Chuck (?) at least 4 times in hopes that I had missed something, to no avail. Then I find this video. WHAT A REVELATION!!! Sebastian you are my hero, thank you so much. Now to connect with my Jumbospot.
To everyone who desires to present a video tutorial on CZcams. Sebastian's TWENTY-NINE minute tutorial should be the model that you aspire to. Informative in its simplicity, all the while showing, step-by-step, what he's doing. Narrative makes following so easy to replicate in your own code plug. Well done, Sebastian!!
Except the part where he talks to us like we are morons right under the 1 minute mark, forgets to open the comm port, and talks way too slow. 4:30 in and all he did was set up the radio ID and name. Not to mention, he didn't create a code plug. He modified one.
One thing I would suggest is when you download the original list from the radio, save that file as "original" or something similar. If you screw something up, you at least have a good original copy. Every few times I change something I actually save as a new file. It's saved me more than once! 73
Wow. Not only is this the best codeplug tutorial I've ever seen, but it's actually one of the most helpful videos I've seen to help me understand DMR. Thanks for posting!
Glad it helped!
By far! the best and most simple guide to getting started on writing your own code plug. I'd looked at several before this one! Superb work Sebastian. Many thanks
Glad it helped!
Great video Sebastian, thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My first few times through this video, I missed several important concepts that would have saved me a great deal of time and frustration. As a long-time Mac user who had sworn off Windows somewhere around v 3.11, I also found myself learning Windows 10-no choice; to use the CPS you have to learn Windows. I think that is why I missed so much in my early Bridgecom University sessions. I have learned to take it slow and use the rewind feature on the videos. The latest gem from this video is the ability to add talkgroups in the Talkgroup section of the CPS rather than from the Channels section. Thanks, Sebastian. I didn’t know what I didn’t know, but this video gave me a lot more confidence as to navigating this CPS. 73
CPS works great on a Mac. Just run Windows 10 under a VirtualBox VM.
Hello Sebastian, thank you very much for your support. This was the first and until now the only exahaustive and helpful video, wich I have found, that accompanies novices through this not banal process. Regards from Germany
Glad to hear that!
This video was way more informative and easier to grasp than the Bridgecom University tutorial
Great video, this answered almost all of my questions regarding DMR and programming my 878. Well done, thankyou and 73
Thank you SO much for this video! How to set up my radio is finally well explained.
Well done, as being newbie to the dmr, this is the most understandable/reference video to prepare a codeplug. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Appreciate you showing the resources and such. Can do this step by step with you. Finally hit my brain that the reason Talk Groups is the first thing you do on the digital side is the TG# is used as a key field to anchor the rest of the associated data. Thank you again. 73.
By far the best one I have seen.
I add a # in front of all talkgroups that I frequently use or want to quickly access in the CPS. #Local2, #Local9, #Parrot, #Simplex, etc.
Thank you, Sebastian, this is the most clear explanation of this topic I've seen yet
Thank you for posting. I’m gonna share this with my friends, Joel KB1FZB
I was confused on DMR programming and how they were trying to have us set up. I was figuring it out but it made sense after watching this. I was on D-Star before this and now it makes sense. It's not much different once you break it down. You start by entering your ID #(DMR), No different than D-Star by entering your registered call sign, then you enter the channels of your local repeaters, no different than D-Star. Then you set up "Zones" which is the same as "Banks" in D-Star and add those channels you created so you can scroll through your stations and scan. Your "Talk groups" in DMR are the same as "Reflectors" in D-Star or Wires-X in Yaesu Fusion, they direct your conversation to that "room" sort of speak.. You can link and unlink them the same in both modes just with different names once they click in your mind exactly how they work. I know I'm probably speaking Greek to those who have played in the digital realm but it might make something click for those who who were thinking the same as I was. Thanks for the video!
Just setting up my new radio, cool to see part way through you are just down the road from me! Anyways, thanks for a very helpful video. I'm just getting into digital and there's a lot to learn.
Have fun and let us know if you have any questions!
FINALLY how to program my local clubs anslog repeater!
I like this layout much better than the CPS for my Tyt uv md 380.
Thanks for the video - two questions; I see some codeplugs with talkgroup loaded also as digital contact - why would that be? Second; What is the purpose and use of receive group talk list? Can you explain in more detail please?
2 software enhancements that would make programming easier: 1) a search of filter on the talk group selection page there are too many to scroll thru. 2) allow the ability to add the zone from the channel add/edit page.
Very helpful video!! Thanks for posting...🙏🏻
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video. Small error: You entered 449.974 instead of 449.975. There was no "TG Disconnect" in the csv I downloaded from Brandmeister today.
Thanks for such a lucid video. DMR is starting to demistify. One question I have is if we have to program all those talkgroups to EVERY repeater we install?
really well done.
Thank you!
Can you advise how to configure Receive Group List?
And here's the really mad thing with DMR, all the programming and messing around , with Fusion all you have to do is enter the repeater/hotspot frequency, press Wires-X and you're done, this is the way it should be.
Imagine entering Channels, for every TG on every repeater ? madness.
I'm wishing I wouldn't have bought my 878. I shoulda put that $$ towards an FT3 to go with my 400xdr.
The 878 is a cool looking rig with easy menu's but this whole programming thing looks to suck. I won't be keeping it
@@applejacks971 I just figured out that using a hot spot, you can set all the talk groups you want over on Brandmeister site for your hotspot then you can activate digital monitor and it will receive anything that comes through on those TG you set to static on the brandmeister site, except for TG 91 because it's really busy.
So, say you've the radio set to parrot and traffic comes through on one of the static groups, when you press PTT you will go back to parrot, so the trick is when the static tg comes live again press star until you see "moni reply set success" so when you key up again it will go back to this tg, this is a pretty neat feature.
So you don't have to , if using a hotspot, set channels for each tg but I don't know if not having a TG and channel set in the radio if it will display the talk group name or just id or perhaps just importing the talk groups will do ?
@@o00scorpion00o Interesting. A hotspot is the next thing on my list to get. Thanks for the info. most helpful!
@@applejacks971 Check out this video, but you'll also need to watch some of his other videos for this to work properly. He's got really cool tips.
czcams.com/video/IKf7bD1Hkq0/video.html&ab_channel=K9WLWRadio
Go into his channel and watch all his videos on the 878 and also his hotspot management , profile settings, really great tips. It's made my experience with DMR a lot better.
There are downsides though to using static tg but having the profile in the hotspot makes this management much easier. Check out the videos.
Regarding getting a hotspot, I got a pi-star for home and an openspot on the move, in the car etc, it's really great, some good features and internal battery, it's worth the money, you can even listen to the audio through the internet browser on your computer, phone or tablet. Pretty cool, it also boots up way faster than a PI-Star and you can switch it off with the press of a button without worrying that the filesystem will become corrupt. I really like the openspot 3, I highly recommend it. Best to set it up via home network first. When I go home the openspot connects to my home wifi, in the car it connects to the Iphone hotspot and when in work on the work Wifi. But some work wifi access points can have some features enables that might prevent the openspot 3 working correctly.
Right!! Been using wires X for a while and it always just works. Dial a frequency, press the button and you’re done. I thought about trying the DMR route but after looking into the amount of computer programming, time, guesswork, trial and error required just to get a radio to work, I ask why? For what? Doesn’t seem worth the hassle.
I just had an idea, at least for hotspots, Set in Brandmeister for the hotspot all the TG you want static , except the really busy ones like 91 so this means you would not need to program channels for every tg in the codeplug ?
I haven't figured it out yet but I know there's a way to key up the TG that comes up last.
At 14:47 in the video you are programming Channel 3 you show the receive frequency of 444.975 and you show the transmit frequency of 449.974. Shouldn't that read 449.975 for the transmit frequency ?
Can you explain the use of the Receive Group List entry when creating/editing a digital channel?
I follow your clicks precisely. When you open the csv file we see "No., TG/DMR ID, Call Alert, Name, Call Type". I download the file and at the top I see "Country, TalkGroup, Name". It won't work for me. How do I fix it please?
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Does anyone know if we are ever going to get a version of CPS running on Linux OS. I am fed up having to load up a Virtual Machine to run windows just to make change to the codeplug. I hate Wine also
There appears to be a problem with the frequency of one of the talk groups. Notice that all of the talk groups use 449.975 MHz as their transmit frequency except WB0YRG MO TG which seems to be using 449.974 MHz. Isn't this a mistake ?
Talkgroups import failed on my new 878
Yeah, I had the same issue. The problem is that BrandMeister isn't the same format that the 878 uses.
To do it, go to Program > Read from radio to get the settings from your radio into the PC Software. Go to Digital > Talk Group, and if blank, enter a place holder. I just did 1234 under ID, Call alert = None, Name= Test, and Call Type = Group Call.
Then go to Tools > Export, and pick Talk Group and click Export. Once the file's been exported, open it in Excel (or your open source favorite), and you should see the headings and your filler line.
Open the Talk Group file you downloaded from Brandmeister and copy/paste the ID and Name columns.
Use Excel's Fill capability to make sequential numbers in the first column. In the Call Type and Alert columns, just put Group Call and None (like the filler). Save as a .CSV file.
Go back into the software and go to Tools > Import. Choose Talk Groups, and import the file you just edited.
Check it under Digital > Talk Groups. If ok, then choose Program > Write to radio. Done.
As a side note, you'll get some garbage an non-recognized entries when you add channels. These are things you'll have to go back and fix manually. I'm just learning this stuff, so I'm troubleshooting as i go.
Did you load all those Talk Groups and 4000 and Parrot by yourself or is there a way to load them from a list?
CPS 2.02 doesn't look the same, updated video soon?
No talkgroup .csv file has been able to be loaded into my cps. Anytone 878. Always blank. No names. Nothing.
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Can you show how to get the CPS version 1.16. How do I download the GP32 comport driver? Thanks
Very Nice!
Sebastian, you've got a lot of good content in here, however the video could be half as long, and a lot more interesting. I looks like you're using Camtasia to record. Camtasia has some really great editing capabilities. Recording a video live straight through ends up with errors (like your .94 error), and really long pauses (like waiting for it to download the lists). You lose your audience this way.
Next time try this.
Record your video walking through what you're trying get across. Don't worry about the audio at this point.
Record the audio if you haven't already. Edit it for brevity and interest. Give it a good pace, but not too slow or fast. Record a minute of dead air just to have for times when you need to go back and stretch out the audio (yes, you will do this).
Once the audio is done, then go back and cut the video to match the audio. Learn how to use camtasia's highlighting and zooming. Showing full screen for everything is boring and gets lost on a smaller screen.
You'll find that your videos will get more kudos and fewer criticisms.
Help I have the Alinico DJ-MD5 I followed Sebastian on creating a code plug but when I check my Talkgroups there is nothing there any help would be appricated N0HIU Jack
Will this work on Radioddty GD-77?
Are you not limited to the talk groups that are on the repeater? I thought that was the case. If not DMR sure opens up what I can do.
My understanding is all talkgroups (TG) are passively (dynamically) available, even private calls, but when keyed up they become active for a time on that Time Slot (TS). Traffic on this can prevent other users from accessing the active TG on that TS. So when the BYRG repeaters only want BYRP TG on TS 2 and ask that other TG be on TS 1, they can check if anyone is not following directions.
If you get a DMR Hotspot, since you are the only one using the Time Slot on it then there is no restriction for you.
@@mikelstous Thanks for clarifying that for me!
The software WILL NOT put the correct information into the radio.
Please elaborate. I just received my radio and have not had any problems.