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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 ==
* DV4*

== 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)