zone

MOTOTRBO zone file generator from BrandMeister repeater list. It makes use of BrandMeister API to retrieve the the list of actual DMR repeaters and importing them into Motorola DMR radios as zones, filtered by country or location.

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/yl3im/motobm.git
• pip install -r requirements.txt as root or pip install -r requirements.txt --user as ordinary user.

Usage

usage: ./zone.py [-h] [-f] -n NAME -b {vhf,uhf} -t {mcc,qth,gps} [-m MCC] [-q QTH] [-r RADIUS] [-lat LAT] [-lng LNG] [-p] [-6] [-zc ZONE_CAPACITY]

Generate MOTOTRBO zone files from BrandMeister.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f, --force           Forcibly download repeater list even if it exists locally.
  -n NAME, --name NAME  Zone name. Choose it freely on your own.
  -b {vhf,uhf}, --band {vhf,uhf}
                        Repeater band.
  -t {mcc,qth,gps}, --type {mcc,qth,gps}
                        Select repeaters by MCC code, QTH locator index or GPS coordinates.
  -m MCC, --mcc MCC     First repeater ID digits, usually a 3 digits MCC. You can also use a two letter country code instead.
  -q QTH, --qth QTH     QTH locator index like KO26BX.
  -r RADIUS, --radius RADIUS
                        Area radius in kilometers around the center of the chosen QTH locator. Defaults to 100.
  -lat LAT              Latitude of a GPS position.
  -lng LNG, -lon LNG    Longitude of a GPS position.
  -p, --pep             Only select repeaters with defined power.
  -6, --six             Only select repeaters with 6 digit ID.
  -zc ZONE_CAPACITY, --zone-capacity ZONE_CAPACITY
                        Channel capacity within zone. 160 by default as for top models, use 16 for the lite and non-display ones.

Examples

./zone.py -n 'Germany' -b vhf -t mcc -m 262 -6 -zc 16

will create XML zone file(s) with all German repeaters for 2m band with 6 digit ID (real repeaters, not just hotspots), split to 16 channels per one zone.

./zone.py -n 'Lithuania' -b uhf -t mcc -m LT -6

will create XML zone file(s) with all Lithuanian repeaters for 70 band with 6 digit ID (real repeaters, not just hotspots).

./zone.py -n 'Paris' -b uhf -t qth -q JN18EU -r 150 -6

will create XML zone file(s) with all repeaters for 70cm band with 6 digit ID (real repeaters, not just hotspots) 150 kilometers around Paris.

./zone.py -n 'Stockholm' -b uhf -t gps -lat 59.225 -lon 18.250 -6

will create XML zone file(s) with all repeaters for 70cm band with 6 digit ID (real repeaters, not just hotspots) 100 kilometers around Stockholm.

In case your latitude and/or longitude have negative values, please refer them this way to avoid errors:

./zone.py -n 'Minneapolis' -b uhf -t gps -lat 44.9570 -lon " -93.2780" -6

or

./zone.py -n 'Minneapolis' -b uhf -t gps -lat 44.9570 -lon=-93.2780 -6

While creating zone file(s) the script will also output the list of found repeaters like this:

 Callsign    RX        TX        CC    City                    URL
----------  --------  --------  ----  ----------------------  -----------------------------------------------------
DB0DVR      144.9875  145.5875  1     Braunschweig  (JO52FF)  https://brandmeister.network/?page=repeater&id=262386
DB0HE       144.8250  144.8250  1     Herten, JO31NO          https://brandmeister.network/?page=repeater&id=262443
DB0KI       144.8750  144.8750  2     Kniebis                 https://brandmeister.network/?page=repeater&id=262010

thus giving you additional insight.

Importing files to CPS2

• Open the XML file contents in text editor, like Notepad.
• Select All. Copy.
• Open CPS2, on its left pane go to Configuration -> Zone/Channel Assignment, right-click on Zone and choose Paste.

What about CPS16?

Unfortunately, CPS16 doesn't support pasting of XML content. Therefore this method only works for CPS2 which requires a radio firmware version of R2.10 or higher.