FT3D / N5BOC / Zero WH and YSF2DMR question
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:49 pm
Three days into hands-on DV. A few months of reading about it and three weeks of intensive reading relating to my equipment choices...
All updates installed, including firmware. I'm presently configured with YSF and YSF2DMR modes only. My DMR Master choice is TGIF network, with talkgroup 556 selected. I have the cross-mode server selected at start-up (the 002 one.) Everything seems to be working fine through the Dashboard, as I learn along the way...
In the past twenty-four hours, I have begun to come to grips with the difference in using FCS servers, and TGIF servers. It seems I must use the Configuration page to change talkgroups in TGIF. On the other hand, I can drive YSF and FCS servers through my radio.
I read a short thread on the TGIF Forums, where some coding permitted driving TGIF talkgroup changes through the radio. I do not know if these edits are implemented in the current pi-star release, or whether I should even use them. N5BOC did reply positively at the end...
I became interested in DV to join in on an specific TGIF talkgroup, "556", and started with DroidStar just to try it before I invested any money for real equipment. I can't seem to find or understand, if there is a simple solution to driving talkgroup changes between TGIF and the YSF/FCS talkgroups. I do have the WiresX pass through enabled in the Dashboard, but I'm not really sure if that only applies with the YSF/FCS servers...
If I fire up the pi-star, I can immediately connect to TGIF TG 556 by simply hitting the Wires-X button on the FT3D - TG 556 is already there at the bottom of the screen and it connects no problem. When done, I long press the "Band" key, which disconnects me from the talkgroup, and leaves the radio ready to connect to the last YSF/FCS talkgroup that I successfully connected to. If I want to go back to the TGIF TG 556 group, it seems the only way to accomplish it is to go to the Admin page and hit the connect to the YSF2DMR button, which by default, sets me up to enter the TGIF talkgroup.
I don't understand what is lacking between disconnecting from the TGIF network and having the radio display the YSF2DMR server, versus the similar boot-up condition or using the reconnect button in the Dashboard.
I hope I do not sound too stupid. I am self learning here, and this is like trying to speak another language, lol. Thanks for reading...
All updates installed, including firmware. I'm presently configured with YSF and YSF2DMR modes only. My DMR Master choice is TGIF network, with talkgroup 556 selected. I have the cross-mode server selected at start-up (the 002 one.) Everything seems to be working fine through the Dashboard, as I learn along the way...
In the past twenty-four hours, I have begun to come to grips with the difference in using FCS servers, and TGIF servers. It seems I must use the Configuration page to change talkgroups in TGIF. On the other hand, I can drive YSF and FCS servers through my radio.
I read a short thread on the TGIF Forums, where some coding permitted driving TGIF talkgroup changes through the radio. I do not know if these edits are implemented in the current pi-star release, or whether I should even use them. N5BOC did reply positively at the end...
I became interested in DV to join in on an specific TGIF talkgroup, "556", and started with DroidStar just to try it before I invested any money for real equipment. I can't seem to find or understand, if there is a simple solution to driving talkgroup changes between TGIF and the YSF/FCS talkgroups. I do have the WiresX pass through enabled in the Dashboard, but I'm not really sure if that only applies with the YSF/FCS servers...
If I fire up the pi-star, I can immediately connect to TGIF TG 556 by simply hitting the Wires-X button on the FT3D - TG 556 is already there at the bottom of the screen and it connects no problem. When done, I long press the "Band" key, which disconnects me from the talkgroup, and leaves the radio ready to connect to the last YSF/FCS talkgroup that I successfully connected to. If I want to go back to the TGIF TG 556 group, it seems the only way to accomplish it is to go to the Admin page and hit the connect to the YSF2DMR button, which by default, sets me up to enter the TGIF talkgroup.
I don't understand what is lacking between disconnecting from the TGIF network and having the radio display the YSF2DMR server, versus the similar boot-up condition or using the reconnect button in the Dashboard.
I hope I do not sound too stupid. I am self learning here, and this is like trying to speak another language, lol. Thanks for reading...