Talker Alias is a new great possibility added to ETSI DMR specifications in 2016. Its behavior is fully same as Free-Text in D-STAR: a radio transmits text data (as well as it can transmit GPS location) during voice call.
We have added two important things to BrandMeister DMR Server:
- Pass-thru of embedded signaling data (TalkerAlias and GPS) over BrandMeister (if protocol supports this)
- Generation of Talker Alias in many applications such as Simple Application Protocol, AutoPatch, D-STAR and Fusion gateways
Specification is available here - http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/10236102/02.03.01_60/ts_10236102v020301p.pdf page 52
FAQ
- Can you turn it of on a per user basis
- No this is not possible (due the nature of group calls)
- I have issues with audio on my radio
- Please send PD0ZRY a email pd0zry@pd0zry.nl with the following information
- Does it happen every call or only some of them
- if some of them is it specific to a user or not?
- Radio type
- Radio firmware (don't say most recent)
- Repeater or hotspot it has been received on (only the ID is needed)
- Possibly even a video / audio of the problem happening
Works on
- Hytera Repeaters (firmware 7.06 and later)
- Hytera Radios (firmware v8 and later)
- PD982(G)
- PD782(G) / PD785(G)
- PD682(G) / PD685(G)
- X1P (Tested with Openspot on Brandmeister, Hytera 8.05.06.005 firmware)
- openSPOT (firmware 0084 and later)
- MMDVMHost
- Pi-Star
- DV-MEGA
- MD380 TA with this official - tested - https://github.com/roelandjansen/md380tools/releases/tag/9f4d7c2
(This is not an automatic build that kicks off at every change, it is being tested before release)
Radios that do not support TA but have no issues with it
- Motorola
- SL4000 fw versioin R02.40.02 (PD0ZRY)
- SL4000e fw version R02.09.00.001
- XPR7550e fw version R02.09.00.0001
- Chinese
- MD380 with md380tools firmware (PD0ZRY)
- MD390G with md380tools firmware (PD0ZRY)
- CS800D firmware version 20.36
- Hytera PD3/4 Series using different CPS
- Hytera PD3 series (Tested with PD375 on version 2 firmware)
Unknown to work fully
Does not work (yet)
- Motorola Repeaters (possible, but it has issues with decoding audio streams)
Does not work (no possibilities)
- c-Bridge CC-CC Link (protocol limitation)
- RadioActivity KAIROS (protocol limitation)
BrandMeister