P25 PiZero Hotspot

This wiki serves as a reference to creating a MMFVM Hotspot using a Raspberry Pi Zero. This may work for other devices but is untested and unconfirmed.

Picking a frequency:

The following frequencies are being used in Canada and US for DV Simplex (Hotspots).

(For Other countries, please check the Bandplan for your area)

Band  Frequency

2 m     145.670 MHz

2 m     145.750 MHz

2 m     145.790 MHz     

2 m     147.525 MHz   (Fusion)  

2 m     147.555 MHz  

70 cm 431.100 MHz     

70 cm 433.300 MHz     

70 cm 434.400 MHz     

70 cm 445.800 MHz     

70 cm 446.800 MHz     

Please do NOT use AMSAT/SAREX/ARISS frequencies.

(145.500-145.590, 145.800-146.000, 435.000-438.000mhz)

Reference: https://ve1cra.net/main/dmr.html#frequencies

Creating Pi Image:

1. Get an SD Card Formatter and Imager (Windows can be used to format, and BalenaEtcher is a recommended Imager)
   1. SD Card must be at LEAST 4GB size
2. Format SD Card with FAT32
3. Image Pi with correct image from pi-star site: Click Here
4. Load SD card into RaspPi and allow to boot

Configure Pi-Star:

1. Connect to RaspPi via Wifi
   1. SSID: pi-star
   2. Password: raspberry
2. Navigate in browser to http://pi-star.local/
3. Log into pi-star (default login is same as wifi login)
4. Configure and