ChicagoLand News
NOTE:
Please use the minimum number of resources (repeaters) for your QSO.
If both parties are on the same repeater (site) then use Site Local-9.
Site Local-9 (Talk Group=9 on Time Slot =1) is available on any repeater.
Only that repeater is keyed up and active for the QSO, similar to a stand alone system.
ChicagoLand @ groups.io : https://groups.io/g/ChicagoLandDMR
New sites added: (Note that the frequencies & CC are for initial setup — check below for changes)
Chicago (Loop), IL (442.9750 +5 offset CC=4) — Dec 2016
Elburn, IL (443.64375 +5 offset CC=6) — Dec 2016
Punta Gorda, FL (442.9250 +5 offset CC=1) — Jan 2017
Franklin, WI (443.43125 +5 offset CC=9) — Jan 2017
Wauconda, IL (442.12500 +5 offset CC=1) — Feb 2017
Humboldt, IA (147.390 -.6 offset CC=4) — March 2017
Herndon, VA Rx site in Reston, VA — March 2017
Racine, WI (900) (927.98750 -25 offset CC=9) — March 2017
Schaumburg, IL (900) (927.662500 -25 offset CC=0) — March 2017
Rockford, IL (443.45000 +5 offset CC=1) — April 2017
River Grove, IL (443.35000 +5 offset CC=1) — April 2017
West Chicago, IL (443.06875 +5 offset CC=0) — May 2017 (Schaumburg voting Rx site #6)
Porum, OK (443.12500 +5 offset CC=0) — May 2017
Bessemer, MI (443.12500 +5 offset CC=8) — June 2017
Mulberry Grove, IL (443.43125 +5 offset CC=7) — July 2017
Madison, WI (442.57500 +5 offset CC=9) — July 2017
Allenton, WI (440.45625 +5 offset CC=9) — August 2017 — freq updated 8/28/17
Baraboo, WI (442.11875 +5 offset CC=9) — August 2017
Menomonee Falls, WI (443.82500 +5 offset CC=9) — August 2017
Oshkosh, WI (441.49375 +5 offset CC=9) — September 2017
Fond du Lac, WI (443.19375 +5 offset CC=12) — December 2017
Kenosha, WI (927.88750 -25.88125 offset CC=9) — April 2019
Louisville, KY (444.77500 +5 offset CC=0) — May 2019
Gary, IN (442.75000 +5 offset CC=1) — August 2019
Bastrop, TX (440.67500 +5 offset CC=1) — February 2020
Louisville, KY (444.77500 +5 offset CC=0) — back March 2020
Lexington, KY (442.76250 +5 offset CC=1) — March 2020
Milwaukee udated to Master and new location (442.20625 +5 offset CC=9) — August 2020
Pewaukee, WI (442.38125 +5 offset CC=9) — June 2021
Sturtevant, WI (927.725 -25 offset CC=9) — August 2021
Plano, IL (443.65625 +5 offset CC=6) — February 2022
Germantown, WI (443.60625 +5 offset CC=9) — April 2022
Dayton, MN (442.85000 +5 offset CC=1) — August 2022
Bolingbrook, IL (443.70000 +5 offset CC=1) — November 2022
Sioux Falls, SD (443.06875 +5 offset CC=0) — December 2022
Janesville, WI (440.78125 +5 offset CC=8) — November 2023
Lisle, IL (442.125 +5 offset CC=8) — September 2024
Sites removed or Off-air:
Burlington, WI — No longer on the ChicagoLand c-bridge — March 2017
McCullom Lake, IL — No longer on the air — March 2017
All the Virginia sites moved to their own c-bridge — April 2017
Homer Glen,IL has been decommissioned and is off the air — May 2017
Lake Geneva, IL has moved to BrandMeister — August 2017
Morton, IL has moved to BrandMeister — June 2018
Englewood, FL has moved to BrandMeister — July 2018
Louisville, KY (444.77500 +5 offset CC=0) — moved to P25 — Sept 2019
Carbondale, IL (444.77500 +5 offset CC=0) — moved to P25 — Sept 2019
Porum, OK (443.12500 +5 offset CC=0) — moved to Analog — Sept 2019
Nashville, TN — (444.58750 +5 offset CC=1) — shutdown — Jan 2023
Frequency and/or CC changes:
Walworth, WI (441.943750 +5 offset CC=9) — Jan 2017
Racine, WI (440.00625 +5 offset CC=9) — Feb 2017
Algonquin, IL (443.95625 +5 offset CC=15) — April 2017
Allenton, WI (440.45625 +5 offset CC=9) — August 2017
Wauconda, IL (441.75625 +5 offset CC=1) — Jan 2018
Allenton, WI (442.03125 +5 offset CC=9) — March 2018
Menomonee Falls, WI (442.01875 +5 offset CC=9) — March 2018
Oshkosh, WI (442.21875 +5 offset CC=6) — March 2018
Fond du Lac (442.51875 +5 offset CC=6) — June 2018
New Talk Groups:
These TG’s have a limited site distribution & can be added to other sites upon request of the repeater trustee.
All of these TG’s are on slot 1 and may not show up on the Talk Group Matrix.
Oklahoma (3140) (Brandmeister) — May 2017
Illinois Fusion (31171) (Brandmeister) — May 2017
Central IL (311752) (BrandMeister)–May 2017
Wisconsin Fusion (31551) (Brandmeister) — Jun 2017
Missouri (3129) (Brandmeister) — Jul 2017
Arizona (3104) (Brandmeister) — Jul 2017
STL Metro (31292) (BrandMeister)–Sep 2017
SW Florida (31122) (BrandMeister)–Sep 2017
Michigan UP (31268) (BrandMeister)–Oct 2017
Florida-TGIF (31665) (BrandMeister)–Dec 2017
Texas-Nexus (31488) (BrandMeister)–Dec 2017
Huntsville (31014) (BrandMeister)–Dec 2017
Tennessee-10 (314710) (BrandMeister)–Dec 2017
Talk Group Changes: (ref Talk Group Matrix)
Removed from New Lenox — Local1, Illinois1, Wisconsin1, Com1, Com2, 1776 2, TAC1 2 — March 2017
Removed from Lockport — Local1, Illinois1, Wisconsin1, Com1, Com2, 1776 2, TAC1 2 — March 2017
Removed from Homer Glen — Local1, Illinois1, Wisconsin1, Com1, Com2, 1776 2, TAC1 2 — March 2017
Added back to Lockport — Local1, Illinois1, Wisconsin1, Com1, Com2 , 1776 2, TAC1 2 — June 3, 2017
California statewide talk group (3106) moved to BrandMeister — June, 2017
C-bridge changes:
4 year Anniversary of the first DMR repeaters on the air (Schaumburg & Batavia) on the DCI c-bridge (April 4 2013) — April 4 2017
2 year Anniversary of the installation of the ChicagoLand c-bridge (April 14 2015) — April 14 2017
SW updated to v9020 — Jan 2017
SW updated to v9048 — March 2017
Changed BrandMeister connections from the 3101 server to the 3102 server — April 14 2017
SW updated to v9141 — May 22, 2017 — (audio drop out issues?)
SW updated to v9144 — May 28, 2017 — (audio drop out issues?)
SW backed out to v9048 — May 28, 2017
TAC 313-318 connections moved from K4USD to DMRX — August 3 2017
SW updated to v9223 — August 28, 2017 (4:20 pm)– Rayfield’s recommendation
SW backed out to v9048 — August 30, 2017 (SW reboot issue with new version)
SW updated to v9317 — December 16, 2017 (10:00 am)– Rayfield’s recommendation
SW updated to v9369 — March 2018
SW updated to v9463 — August 27, 2018 (9:00 pm)
SW updated to v9612 — March 19, 2020
New C-bridge location/server and SW updated to v9783 — December 22, 2020
SW updated to v9831 — Jan 31 2021