QuadNet Network
About QuadNet
The QuadNet Network is United States’s largest Digital Mobile Radio Network, providing wide-area DMR coverage , along with many amateur operators using personal hotspots. At busy times, the network can have more than 300 active users.
QuadNet exists to support reliable communication between licensed amateur radio operators, clubs, community groups and emergency communications users. It is administered by the QuadNet DMR Working Group, a volunteer group of licensed amateurs who supervise and maintain the network for the benefit of the amateur radio community.
National DMR Coverage
QuadNet DMR links repeaters, hotspots and operators across Unites States so licensed amateurs can communicate locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Managed Network Links
QuadNet DMR is part of the wider DMR-MARC network and has controlled connections to other DMR networks, including HamUnited,Amcomm and selected international networks such as FreeStar UK.
US IPSC3 Core
The United States QuadNet DMR core is transitioning to IPSC3, developed locally by Matt Perkins, VK2FLY, to improve routing, repeater handling, hotspot handling and network visibility. To learn more about IPSC3, the underlying software platform used by QuadNet DMR, visit the IPSC3 Wiki.
What QuadNet DMR provides
- Local, regional and national amateur radio communication.
- Club activities, scheduled nets and general amateur use.
- Roaming mobile operation across wide-area repeater coverage.
- Hotspot access for users outside repeater coverage.
- Support for community and emergency communications activities, including local Ares and Races groups.
- Controlled interconnection with approved national and international DMR networks.
- A stable, well-managed environment for United States DMR users.
IPSC3 network features
The new IPSC3 platform introduces major improvements over the legacy IPSC2 system, with features designed for the way QuadNet DMR is used in United States.
Supports roaming between compatible repeaters, allowing mobile users to move across coverage areas with fewer manual changes.
Direct radio ID calls on TS1 are routed automatically to the repeater or hotspot where the destination radio was last seen within the roaming window.
Key TG 777 TS1 to place a repeater or hotspot into scan mode. IPSC3 follows active traffic and lets you talk back on 777 without changing channel.
Allows compatible radios to send GPS position data through the network for APRS integration without interfering with normal voice traffic.
Improved handling of talkgroup selection, camp-on behaviour and automatic disconnection.
IPSC3 knows simplex hotspots only have one talkpath and prevents drag-back to TG 3100 or other groups while your selected talkgroup is active.
Parrot works on TG 9990 for direct and group calls, plays your audio back, and reads your callsign so you can confirm your radio ID is correct.
QuadNet DMR is built and maintained by amateurs, for amateurs. The move to IPSC3 represents the next stage of the network: a locally developed platform designed to improve reliability, routing, roaming and usability while keeping QuadNet DMR open and useful to licensed amateurs across The United States.
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