Italy

Italy
MCC Prefix	222, 223, 224
Coordinators	IZ2XBZ, IZ2FTR,
Website	https://dmrbrescia.it

Masters

DMR ID	Managed by	Location	Remarks
2222	IZ2XBZ, IZ2FTR, IW2KPM, IZ7JWR, IK5XMK,	Brescia, IT	Hosted by DMR Brescia Team Italian Master Server IP: bm2222.dmrbrescia.it (80.211.95.98) Contact email address is bm2222@dmrbrescia.it

What is BrandMeister

Visit https://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/Main_Page for for storing all info and documentation about BrandMeister.

Policies and Participation Rules

Visit https://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/Policies_and_Rules for detailed information about the Rules.

What is the BrandMeister DMR network and how does it work

Visit https://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/What_is_BrandMeister for detailed information on the in worldwide infrastructure network of amateur radio digital voice systems, and to understand what BrandMeister allows us.

Worldwide Test Transmissions and Parrot Calls

When checking connectivity and audio transmissions on the BrandMeister Network, make a PRIVATE CALL to 9990 and not a group call. (₁)

Alternatively and more correctly users should in fact make a private call to their MCC code followed by 997, to achieve the same thing. For example for the IT a private call to 222997 will generate a parrot response. The MCC code is the first three digit of the national group call, as 222 for Italy, 310 for the USA, 272 for Ireland, and 208 for France. However for these to respond correctly your repeater or hotspot should be connected to the appropriate master.

Making this private call ensures that what is transmitted, up to a time limit of 90 seconds, is returned to the user making the call.

The resulting quality can be ascertained by the repeated transmission in order for the user to make appropriate adjustments if he or she needs to do so.

This transmission can be made on either time slot on a repeater system, or the single time slot of a simplex hotspot.

A transmission with 9990 as a group call serves no purpose.

(₁) That said, the current Pi-Star software in DMR-Gateway function can accept a group call 9990, but is type-rewritten to a private call in the ReWrite functions of the Gateway.

Group Call 98 has been dedicated as a two way TalkGroup for the purposes of testing. Here you may find stations prepared to assist you in any way.

Connecting Hotspots to BrandMeister

Users connecting hotspots to BrandMeister IT Master Server will be required have a Selfcare account and to set their hotspot security password.

Visit https://www.dmrbrescia.it/assegnazione-password-sulle-connessioni/ for detailed information on how to connect hotspots to BrandMeister.

Connecting Repeaters to BrandMeister

Users connecting repeaters to BrandMeister IT Master Server will be required have a Selfcare account and to set their repeater security password.

Visit https://www.dmrbrescia.it/assegnazione-password-sulle-connessioni/ for detailed information on how to connect repeaters to BrandMeister.

Connection problems to BrandMeister

This service allows users to control their devices' connections to BM, from a web browser. Visit http://bm2222.dmrbrescia.it/status/auth_failed.htm .

QSO relevant Timers

Master Servers controls two main timers for system usage. Hold-Off (Hand-Off) Timer and On-Demand (Dynamic Talk Group) Timer.

• Hold-Off (Hand-Off) is set for 3 minutes on IT Master Server. This timer function will Hold-Off all other Talk Groups on a Time Slot when a user activates a Dynamic Talk Group and will Hold-Off (Keep Clear) the other Dynamic and Static Talk Groups on a Time Slot for a period of 3 minutes. It's a sort of priority/protection for the last Key-Up Dynamic Talk Group on the repeater Time Slot.

• On Demand Timer (Dynamic Talk Group) is set for 10 minutes on IT Master Server. This timer function provides for when a user Keys-Up a Dynamic Talk Group and will stay active for a period of 10 minutes. Once the timer exceeds this time, with no PTT activity on the repeater, the Dynamic Talk Group will Drop Off.

• Auto Static is for simplex based Hotspots, where a Key-Up Talk Group is set Dynamic and also Static automatically, to allow use of the last activated Talk Group indefinitely, even after the On-Demand Timer resets. To remove the Auto Static Talk Group either Key-Up another Talk Group or use TG-4000 to clear the Auto Static Talk Group. You don't have to use TG-4000 when moving to another TG; this only is used if you want to disconnect for all Talk Groups currently set Auto Static on your Hotspot.

• When using repeaters please clear with TG-4000 unused Dynamic Talk Groups before to Key-Up another one, do not leave orphans Talk Groups on the Time Slots.

Hoseline

This service allows for users to monitor (listen) to talk groups from a web browser. Visit https://hose.brandmeister.network.

Talk Groups

Below, you will find the most used Italian TalkGroups:

• Structural
• Aggregational
  
  

Important general operational notes:

• Before starting QSOs on any TalkGroup (national, international, regional, etc.), always first check the configuration of the static TalkGroups on the repeater you aim to use;
  
• If your TG is configured as static on one of the two Time-Slots, please use the relevant Time-Slot;
  
• If your TG is not configured as static on either Time-Slot, ask yourself where your QSO will have the least impact on existing traffic and based on this consideration choose the best slot;
  
• If you see that one of the two Time-Slots is completely free of static TalkGroups, choose it, because it means that the Sysop evidently likes to host you on that slot, dedicated anytime to free traffic on any TalkGroup.
  
  

(Last change: September 14th, 2024 by IV3BVK)

TalkGroup	Notice
9	Local Only
916	Italian (Language)
4000	Disconnect (Used to Disconnect immediately any Dynamic Talk Group on a Time Slot)
	■ Italian Structural TalkGroups (Time Slot to be used depending on the configuration of the connected repeater)
222	Italy Nation Wide (Time Slot 1 ONLY) (It should be mainly used only for short QSO's - Consider moving to a smaller footprint TalkGroup)
22201	Regional LAZIO
22202	Regional SARDEGNA
22203	Regional UMBRIA
22211	Regional LIGURIA
22212	Regional PIEMONTE
22213	Regional VALLE d'AOSTA
22221	Regional LOMBARDIA
22231	Regional FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
22232	Regional TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE
22233	Regional VENETO
22241	Regional EMILIA ROMAGNA
22251	Regional TOSCANA
22261	Regional ABRUZZO
22262	Regional MARCHE
22271	Regional PUGLIA
22281	Regional BASILICATA
22282	Regional CALABRIA
22283	Regional CAMPANIA
22284	Regional MOLISE
22291	Regional SICILIA
	■ Aggregational TalkGroups
22206	Onda Telematica
22208	Italy Centro
22209	IT Radio Chat
22215	Rete D2ALP
22222	Brescia Network
22266	Abruzzo Radio Network
22269	IT Francavilla
22287	C.I.S.A.R. - Centro Italiano Sperimentazione ed Attività Radiantistiche
22288	A.R.I. - Associazione Radioamatori Italiani
22289	E.R.A. - European Radioamateurs Association
22290	A.R.F.I. - Associazione Radioamatori Finanzieri Italiani
22292	Italy-MP (Italy Multiprotocol Transcoding DMR/D-STAR/C4FM Peanut)
22298	Italy-Nord (Wires-X)

Dashboards

• Display of REPEATERS grouped by 5-digit TG (ex Cluster)
• Display connections in terminal mode (STFU mode)

Applications

• 9990 - Parrot - Private Call ONLY
• 222999 - ARS/RRS
• 222999 - SMS
• 222999 - GPS

Please note that 222999 is a global destination, no need to change it if you are travelling to different countries.

Connecting Professional Repeaters

- Hytera repeaters
- Motorola repeaters

Connecting MMDVM Repeaters

Follow the informations in this article

Repeaters and C4FM Reflectors connected to the italian Master Server

- Connected Repeaters List
- Connected C4FM Reflectors List
- Hotspot and repeater configuration to connect the desired regional room on the YSF22220 reflector