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I'm familiar with the occasional 7-digit callsigns showing up because of the lag in updating various files/databases with callsign/DMR id's, but there are other numerics showing up that don't fit that scenario. Specifically, I'm either seeing the TG number or a "1" for the call sign. I got the impression from on-air conversations that some of these numeric values are being propagated by various gateways, for instance, a Fusion network was forwarding the TG number instead of the callsign, but what about the "1"? (For context, I'm running a DMR-only hotspot here). Can anyone give me an overview/explanation of the various values that can show up here, outside of the usual DMR id's?

In short, the numbers can come from a few places, if a number shows up coming from a DMR network, that is always because the local database was unable to match it to a callsign / name.

So why are there numbers that dont make sense - most usually it will be a gateway / bridge somewhere and the bridge/gateway was un-able to match whatever came in to a DMR number.

This can happen with modes like Yaesu Fusion where users can put arbitrary stuff in the "callsign" field.

Hope that helps shed some light on it.

Thanks, Andy! Confirms my suspicions. Too bad we can't get everyone to play by some common, consistent rules here where all ids are transparent throughout.