I have a Jumbo Pi-Star Hotspot which is constantly connected
to World Wide Talk Group 91 (TG91) I am unable to use any other channel whilst TG91 is active. The Green RX LED stays on all the time. How do I change this "behavior"?
W1KMC comments:
"Pi-Star hotspots
have a "feature" called pseudo-static where it remembers
the last talkgroup you transmitted on, so if you had a power outage
or simply turn you hotspots off when not in use, the PiStar would
remember where you left off next time you turn it on again.
IF
when you can, sent a Group call to 4000 and your dashboard should
show TG 9 shortly after (if you radio has a digital monitor mode turn
it on and you will hear a woman say "Not Linked" then
choose another talkgroup you like and activate that one and
hopefully have a QSO there.
If you are on Brandmeister,
check brandmeister.network (hopefully you have a login there (if not
register with your call sign) ).
Once you log in and on
the left is hotspots, this shows all hotspots with your DMR ID (you
know when setting up hotspots it asks for your DMR ID, and in DMR
Configuration. Check under the DMR ID you are using
to see if TG91 was set as a Static talkgroup and is now 'always on' -
if so remove from static list."
Not knowing how to send a Group call to 4000 I decided to do some more searching and ran into the following video explaining how to add unlink and check status using the TYT MD380 Radio by programming the side buttons of the radio.
Following the instructions in the video I was able to unlink World Wide Talk Group 91 by making a Group Call to 4000 using the top side button on the MD380. I can also check the status of a Talk Group. Now what is the big deal here. Firstly I can now use the radio on another talkgroup without having to wait for a QSO to end. Secondly the hotspot goes into "sleep" mode if left on a less active channel. To wake up the hotspot I just press the PTT and it comes out of sleep mode.
I trust that the info in this topic will be of use to new digital radio users.
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