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MotoTRBO Ham Radio Groups
based in the United States of America

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TRBO-6 is a group of Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) that began operating an IPSC network of Motorola MotoTRBO digital repeaters on June 27, 2009.  DCI is our spin-off network that was created March 19th, 2011 to support our efforts to engage the new c-Bridge product for connecting to ever more TRBO repeater networks in North America. 

See our news page for the very latest information on our networks.

DCI uses a talkgroup known as "DCI 1" (3160) and TRBO-6 uses a talkgroup known as Comm 1" (3777215), both on Timeslot 1 as our full-time network-wide comm channel that links ALL of our repeaters and some of our c-Bridge partners.
This site is the primary support portal for users of the the TRBO-6 Network as well DCI and their repeater owners and users.  We also are here for the benefit of the wider TRBO interests and make efforts to be open and informative on how to learn and use TRBO with a greater emphasis directed toward the ham community.  IF you are interested in linking either your repeater or c-Bridge, check out: Linking with DCI.

  If you don't have any idea where to go from here, try our Sitemap page and just scan down the left side for something that interests you.

Highlights or see the News
TRBO Express is came (and went) to a Hamvension near you, what we did to and from Dayton.
LED VU meter is now on LiveStream.  Suggested audio levels should be in the yellow zone, no more than 1 red bar.
Buying TRBO, some recommended dealers...don't screw it up for the rest of us.
Routers: suggested routers and how to set them up with your repeater.  Help needed to expand the list of usable routers and how you set them up.
USA Codeplug updated with the new DMR North America Talkgroup.
LiveStream is now the primary streaming method; uStream is now legacy and only for a few archives.  Radio Reference is still streaming audio only.
Now testing LiveStream as an alternative to uStream, also Embedded Streaming Page allows easy experimentation with the supported streams.
Sitemap has been created.
DCI has published the full repeater and user ID-Mapping files for the c-Bridge.
DCI tested audio levels on HT and Mobile, AGC no longer recommended.
DCI is now streaming several Talkgroups via Radio Reference and uStream.
DCI and DMR-MARC networks are now linked via c-Bridges.
DCI's USA Multi-Network TRBO Codeplug has been updated.
DCI's c-Bridge-l mailing list had a meltdown on 8-25-2011.  It has been back up since then but some members of old are still missing.  If you are interested in c-Bridge discussions as it relates to the c-Bridge IPSC product in Ham applications, then check it out.
DCI is now publishing a Multi-Network TRBO Codeplug.  It supports 4 plus IPSC networks that now link via the c-Bridge.  Designed for Traveling Hams, visitors and new radio programming.  Also including the national TRBO Simplex freqs.
The DCI c-Bridge arrived June 2 and was installed that afternoon, now joining the TRBO-6 c-Bridge.  We are still tweaking but here's a look at the system diagram.
The conversion to an open web site has been completed.  The main page set now begins in the pub directory information updated.
The members section is now open to the public.  Both public and member section will will merge.  There are legacy files that are no longer timely or applicable.  These will be weeded out on a time available basis.  Here is the new entry point for the latest files but not everything is working just yet (many file not found errors).
Expanding on the APRS project, we are beginning to add our repeaters directly to the APRS maps. So a simple "search" will yield a response showing DMR (TRBO) repeaters.  Just select the ones of interest or all of them and take a look at the maps.  Give it a try though this is a budding project across multiple IPSC organizations.  Again, this should be very handy for travelers and visitors.
Began a Google mapping project of known repeaters using our sources as well as the DMR/MARC repeater database.  It's new and needs more work but it should be a nifty asset for those interested in TRBO, especially travelers and visitors.
TRBO-6 is currently linked to the NorCal c-Bridge, their "NorCal 1" to our "Comm 1" (main TG to main TG) for testing and evaluation purposes pending arrival/installation/configuration of our own c-Bridge.  More soon...
We have added a listing for TRBO-6 members who also operate APRS
"DCI 1" and "Comm 1" are the default Talkgroups for use on the Time Slot 1.  "All Call" is no longer to be used!!!  Why?

The steering group of TRBO-6 is comprised of the six founding XPR-8300 repeater owners.   TRBO-6 was the first Ham IPSC network to form in the USA and we started with 3 connected  repeaters located in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa and Mt Pleasant Iowa early one Saturday morning in 2009. Some of us are radio professionals but, more to the point, we are a group of hams, here to learn, enjoy radio and gab in a loose environment and generally completely on our own dime with no support from dealers or manufacturers.

Our IPSC network sponsors our MotoTRBO USA Yahoo group.  We currently have 20+ affiliated repeaters across our 5 IPSC networks.  Continued repeater expansion is no longer the goal of the TRBO-6 network so the DCI c-Bridge is now the primary vehicle to off-load much of what was heaped onto large single IPSC network prior to the c-Bridge.  DCI feels that ALL Ham IPSC networks should have the ability to link together, at times, but with intelligent control of the greater intertied networks.  That is now substantially realized now via the c-Bridge and DCI welcomes repeaters to join the network, short or long term.

If you are wondering WHY TRBO or are interested in learning more about TRBO-6 or DCI and/or joining our network either as a user of a local repeater or as an owner of a repeater affiliated with our network, then check out the information on Linking.

EDITORIAL Comment:  It may strike some of you that we are a rigid, stuffed shirt, inflexible group...

Revised: 04/17/2013 14:58

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