The ID numbers used for DMR and other amateur radio digital networks are a finite resource. Due to the growing popularity of these modes, along with some users requiring multiple IDs, certain regions are expected to face ID shortages in the near future.

To help ensure that available IDs are being used efficiently, the organization in charge of maintaining the ID database will periodically verify that currently assigned IDs are still needed and that the information associated with them remains accurate.

Beginning July 1, 2026, RadioID.net will implement an annual verification process. On the anniversary of each account’s creation, it will send an email to the account holder requesting confirmation that the assigned ID(s) are still needed and that the the account information remains accurate and up to date.

If no confirmation is received, the associated ID(s) will be temporarily deactivated. If RadioID.net is unable to obtain a response after a reasonable period, the ID(s) will be removed from the database and made available for reassignment.

This process is intended to preserve the long-term availability of ID numbers and maintain an accurate database for the amateur radio community.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this process, please contact RadioID through their support page.

The Brandmeister DMR platform is a constantly evolving system, requiring regular optimizations and maintenance to ensure its efficiency, reliability, and alignment with global open standards.

As part of these ongoing efforts, we are addressing an issue that arose seven years ago regarding the assignment of improperly numbered Radio IDs. As announced at that time, Brandmeister stopped importing invalid Radio IDs and requested that hams with such numbers obtain a new, properly formatted Radio ID.

To facilitate operations, scripting, and automation on Brandmeister, we are now starting the complete removal of Radio IDs that do not comply with the internationally recognized MCC (Mobile Country Code) numbering system.

If you currently have a device connecting to Brandmeister with a Radio ID starting with the digit “1”, please read the following carefully:

• 7-digit personal radio IDs starting with 1 (such as 1030512) will stop working on Brandmeister after January 1st 2026. If it is inactive for more than a couple of months, it will be purged sooner.

• 6-digit repeater radio IDs starting with 1 (such as 102765): while we don’t have a set date for deprovisionning these IDs, we are urging sysop to migrate to a 31xxxx ID as soon as possible. If the repeater is offline for an extended period of time, it will be purged and will require a new properly formatted ID to re-connect.

• 5-digit CAP+ IDs will stop working on Brandmeister by June 1st 2025.

IDs are issued by Radioid.net, if you have an ID starting with 1, you need to log into your RadioID account and open a ticket requesting that your ID number be replaced with one starting with 3

Jan 28th update: RadioID added a feature to automagically convert your 1xxxxxx (1n) ID to the 3xxxxxx (3n) format:

• Login to your RadioID Dashboard
• Click on the 1n ID.
• You will then see a button to Convert to 3n. Click it.

• Once done, you will be returned to your dashboard and have a new 3n ID

For assistance, you may contact RadioID support at https://radioid.net/support

Best Digital 73’s !

Brandmeister DMR Master 2001 (EU) was established years ago to provide access for repeaters and hotspots on HAMNET to Brandmeister’s network. In the early days, there were only a few HAMNET clients, so the master was also opened for access from the Internet.

We are now planning to relocate Master 2001 to a nearby location. Due to the significant increase in HAMNET clients connected (more than some other masters on the Internet), this master will become HAMNET-only and Internet access will no longer be possible.

While there is no set timeline for the relocation, we aim to complete it by mid-2025 at the latest. However, circumstances beyond our control may require us to accelerate this process at any time. Therefore, if you currently connect to Master 2001 via the Internet, we strongly recommend switching to another master as soon as possible.

Discover today’s extraordinary unveiling from the Brandmeister TetraPack team at HamRadio 2024 in Friedrichshafen. Dive into the remarkable new features revealed in their latest project update by downloading the presentation deck here!

2021 has been a great year at Brandmeister DMR. The development team once again spoiled the DMR Amateur Radio community with many great features. Let’s review the most significant ones:

A new hoseline on steroids – QSOs on Brandmeister DMR talkgroups can be heard using a web browser on virtually any device, using the brand new Hoseline with improved audio, volume normalizing, multiple talkgroups listening, instant play, and many other features described in detail in this article.

Enhanced repeaters coverage plots – The coverage plots are more precise than they used to, and are updated minutes after making a change in repeater’s data.

Users and Repeaters Self Service– The days of the default “passw0rd” for hotspots and repeaters are over. The registration process on Brandmeister ensures that ham’s IDs are protected, and the traffic is not disturbed by rogue devices or gateways. Most new users are now automagically approved, and it only takes 5 minutes now for a new repeater to become available and manageable on Brandmeister DMR! Thanks to the collaboration of Brandmeister and RadioID developers, the repeater data is imported in Brandmeister, and sysop rights are automatically added. No need to ask and wait for this to be done manually!

A faster dashboard – The dashboard is now responsive, repeater owners can set passwords on their own, hotspot and repeaters list display twice as fast as they used to, and the last-heard is faster than it has ever been!

Brandmeister Core updates – the core Brandmeister software has seen 48 updates in 2021, bringing lots of performance improvements as well as amazing new features such as the Asterisk’s AudioSocket protocol, TextCapture, and the optimization of Wires-X bridging.

We recognize that all these improvements would not have been possible without:

• The time and devotion of the developpers involved in the many aspects of Brandmeister
• Hams contributing their time to testing and reporting issues to the development team
• Master administrators maintaining, troubleshooting, and updating the servers that make Brandmeister accessible to ham radio operators worldwide
• Support teams spending countless hours helping fellow ham operators
• User’s donations
• Users providing computing ressources and hosting

We have more to come for 2022 … so stay tuned, and Happy New Year!

Did you know there are 20+ technologies that make the BM magic possible?

Brandmeister’s developers chose the best and most bleeding-edge technologies available to create the most efficient and featureful Amateur Radio DMR Network ever conceived.

To give you an idea of the technologies symbiosis beauty happening within Brandmeister, here is a list of the main ones we use:

Databases

• Tarantool on master servers
• mySQL on back-end servers
• Redis on Lastheard back-end servers
• MongoDB on Lastheard back-end servers

Languages

• C & C++ for a most optimized core of Brandmeister DMR
• LUA for ultra-fast calls processing on masters
• NodeJS for back-end processing
• Javascript for the dashboard
• PHP for web functions on master servers
• HTML for the dashboard and master web pages
• Python for scripts on master and back-end servers
• Bash for scripts on masters and back-end servers

Data Transfer

• REST APIs for front-end to back-end communications
• Fast-Forward a network protocol created by Brandmeister to transfer communications between masters at very high speed
• Mosquitto for master-network data transfer
• D-Bus for message bus system

Operating Systems

• Debian Linux for the masters and back-end servers
• Windows server for the processing of coverage maps

Applications

• Nginx as a web server
• HAProxy for TCP/HTTP load balancing

If you have expertise in programming with these technologies and can volunteer several hours per week, contact us to see if your skills are needed!

Hotspots connecting to a BrandMeister Master Server in the USA will now require their users to set a hotspot security password. The configuration change will happen on the following dates:

Master 3101 : November 27th, 2020

Master 3102: December 4th, 2020

Master 3103: December 11th, 2020

Users who already have a password set don’t need to take any action at this time.

For general step by step instructions, you may refer to this post. The link can also be found in the FAQ section of the USA Wiki Page under the Hotspot Configurations section.