Railfan Technology > Ham Radio DMR & Railfans

For those that know what DMR on ham radio is, and use it, I want your input.

I know there are a handful of BrandMeister DMR talkgroups for railfans/model railroaders...Who uses what and can you suggest any popular talkgroups to use? I have a handful programmed into my DMR radios and key them once in a while but I haven't seen or heard anyone on most of them even through the "last heard" page.

Regards,

-Frank C.

Frank Christ
Cloverdale, CA
FranksRails Photography, LLC.

Frank, I have a similar interest in contacting other active railfans using amateur radio. I'm new to digital ham modes (have a Yaesu HT which uses a different protocol). It seems like an obvious idea, but hadn't heard much about it yet. Curious to see if a 'critical mass' of railfan/hams can converge on a technology and protocol. I'm certainly open to going the DMR route as I'm not yet 'married to' the YSF platform yet.

Rob...
KD4WOR (current sign which may change soon)

Rob,

Good to see I'm not alone. It used to be there was a handful of simplex channels on 2m for "rail-hams" but like many things, that seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur. DMR would fill that gap and bring the international railfan community together I think. Many of the digital modes, YSF to DMR, etc., can be linked together with the right equipment.

Regards,

-Frank C.

Frank Christ
Cloverdale, CA
FranksRails Photography, LLC.