If that is the only channel defined, the only talkgroup you should be able to reach is 310. If you intend to use other talkgroups, you'll need to define additional channels.
I was under the impression that practically all [simplex] hotspots only operate on time slot 2.
Hotspots don't get programmed for talk groups -- they just pass packets between your radio and the server. If using Brandmeister, one can set up "static" groups which will be forwarded to the hotspot whenever activity occurs; dynamic groups OTOH will time out after a break in activity (except BM tends to treat the last accessed dynamic as a pseudo-static -- even if it doesn't show as a dynamic group it will remain active).
Useful if one has defined static groups. For example, I normally leave my radio on 3100 NationWide -- as a dynamic -- but have the Mi5 StateWide 1 and StateWide 2 configured as static groups. In the radio, I have all three (and a few others) defined as a receive group. If any activity pops up on, say, StateWide 1, it gets passed to my radio which displays the group name and the audio. If I decide to join in, I can then rotate the channel knob to get to the defined StateWide 1 channel.
My hotspot specific channels as exported from the MD2017 {Column headings wrapping
, but all those 0s in the data don't take much space on a line; it is not the easiest thing to work with as most fields are /indexes/ into other tables. The "8,5,1,1" on the first data row is 8th contact "BM WorldWide", 5th group list "DVMega WorldWide", color code 1, and believe it or not, time slot 2 }
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Channel Mode,Channel Name,RX Frequency(MHz),TX Frequency(MHz),Band Width,Scan List,Squelch,RX Ref Frequency,TX Ref Frequency,TOT[s],TOT Rekey Delay[s],Power,Admit Criteria,Auto Scan,Rx Only,Lone Worker,VOX,Allow Talkaround,Send GPS Info,Receive GPS Info,Private Call Confirmed,Emergency Alarm Ack,Data Call Confirmed,Allow Interrupt,DCDM Switch,Leader/MS,Emergency System,Contact Name,Group List,Color Code,Repeater Slot,In Call Criteria,Privacy,Privacy No.,GPS System,CTCSS/DCS Dec,CTCSS/DCS Enc,Rx Signaling System,Tx Signaling System,QT Reverse,Non-QT/DQT Turn-off Freq,Display PTT ID,Reverse Burst/Turn-off Code,Decode 1,Decode 2,Decode 3,Decode 4,Decode 5,Decode 6,Decode 7,Decode 8
2,DV HS WW,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,8,5,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS NorAm,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,9,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS US Nationw,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,10,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS US Zone 8,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,11,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS US Zone 9,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,12,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Michigan,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,13,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Mi5 SW1,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,14,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Mi5 SW2,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,15,4,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS English WW,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,16,5,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS EnglishWW2,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,17,5,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Canada,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,18,5,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC1 (310),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,19,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC2 (311),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,20,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC3 (312),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,21,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC4 (313),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,22,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC5 (314),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,23,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC6 (315),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,24,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC7 (316),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,25,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC8 (317),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,26,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC9 (318),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,27,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS TAC10(319),446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,28,6,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Unlink,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,29,7,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS BM TG 9,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,30,7,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
2,DV HS Hurricane,446.25000,446.25000,0,0,1,0,0,12,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,31,7,1,1,0,0,0,0,None,None,0,0,0,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
The corresponding trimmed contacts list (type 1 is Group Call)... The first entries are those carried by local Mi5 repeater network, the BM entries are those used with the hotspot.
I can't export the Zone data, but visualize a zone defined with just the "DV HS ***" channels, and in the channel definition, receive group 4 is "DVMega NorAM" and the receive group has seven channels listed (North Am through Mi5 SW 2)
Well, an announcement of "monitoring North America" could be excused as someone on the wrong talk group <G>
(and without other channel definitions, you can only transmit to talk group 310). Promiscuous mode, as I understand it, accepts any talk group (MD-390 with 3rd party software), and MAY also set the radio to send on that talk group if one hits some button (RFinder M1)
Is there anybody else in the neighborhood that might be using a hotspot on the same frequency? You might be hearing them keying up (since most DMR radio low-power is still enough to cover a half mile or more, whereas the hotspot power is under a 10th of the radio power).
When you hear these stray signals, does the radio display a DMR ID or call sign (depending on how up-to-date the call sign data is in the radio)? Have you tried looking up those IDs to find out where they are located? Does it display some other channel identifier?
Are you using Brandmeister? If you are, have you registered a "self-care" account with them... I ask as your hotspot doesn't appear under either your DMR ID nor your Call sign. (I also checked under repeater if it were misfiled).