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
Radios that support TA
- 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)
- All Motorola repeaters with firmware release M2020.02 / R202002 or higher
- All Motorola radios with Display and firmware release M2020.02 / R202002 or higher
- 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 and have issues with it
- All Motorola radios with firmware release R2.10 / R02100x or older
Radios that do not support TA but have no issues with it
- 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