Ham Radio Digital Modes and OpenSpot3 Websites

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My OpenSpot3 arrived several months ago now. My first contact through the device was on the Brandmeister DMR "Illinois Link" TG 31171. 

I'm going to post some useful links here as I find them. For now they'll be from all digital modes and the OS3, but eventually I'll sort this list out into separate posts most likely. 

SharkRF Open Spot 3 Websites:

Open Spot 3 User's Manual ~ openSPOT3 user manual · GitBook (sharkrf.com)

Use this link and your OS3's UID # to connect your browser to your openSPOT3 ~ (IMPORTANT: make sure that your OS3 and your browser's device are connected to the exact same wifi connection.) ~ SharkRF Link

BM Network Dashboard / Homepage ~ Dashboard | BrandMeister

BM Self-Care Page ~ SelfCare | BrandMeister

BM Network wiki ~ BrandMeister

BM Last Heard ~ LastHeard | BrandMeister

Brandmeister Talkgroup Lists:

~ pi-star TG list

~ KB5WCK's List of DMR Talkgroups

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Digital Radio ID Database

~ https://www.radioid.net/database#!

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DMR Contact ID Lists

~ http://www.dmrcontacts.com/

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BM TG nets 

~ Brandmeister DMR Nets – W0WC

~ DMR Nets – R. Michael Rickey (mrickey.com)

~ The Poor House DMR Nets (poor-man.net)

~ Net List Amateur HAM Radio (hamnetlist.blogspot.com)

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Brandmeister Emergency MAYDAY Talkgroup for the USA:

BM TG 9911

I have this channel programmed in, but like the old CB channel 9, my guess is that - depending on the circumstances - I might have better luck contacting someone on a nearby talkgroup that I know is regularly used. Of course there are plenty of circumstances where that is not the best option - which is why I'm posting this link below:

https://wiki.brandmeister.network/index.php/TalkGroup/9911

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K3Y and the K3UK Sked Page

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Despite having achieved my first QSO on December 30th, I was disappointed that I was unable to make contact with my QRP rig during the 24 hour ARRL Straight Key Night. Luckily, there is another Morse code event happening throughout the month of January 2016, which is the SKCC K3Y event.

While reading about this event, I learned about a page that I think I will be using every time I turn on the radio within sight of an internet-connected computer, which is the K3UK Sked Page, where folks from all of the CW groups are letting others know what they are monitoring on the radio spectrum, and what frequencies they're transmitting on. This will be a huge help in setting up skeds outside of contest times.  

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