The Doghouse Network — Amateur Radio, Bridged

Why It's Worth Connecting

You don't need every radio. You just need one way in.

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One network instead of five

A DMR hotspot, a YSF radio, and an EchoLink app can all be in the same conversation — no extra hardware required to reach the others.

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Severe weather, automatically

Active National Weather Service watches and warnings for Titusville & Brevard County, FL announce automatically, across every bridged network.

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Time & weather, on the hour

A short, routine announcement plays every hour — handy background awareness while you're working the bands.

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One meeting place, always open

"Let's meet at the Doghouse" is a simple way to guarantee two operators on different modes can actually hear each other.

Get On The Air

Connect from whatever you've already got.

Prefer to read it all in one place? 📖 Open the full User Guide — every section on this page, plus etiquette and a glossary, in one document.

📻 By Radio

Pi-Star firmware Most common hotspot firmware — link YSF to "US-Doghouse," or DMR to TG 36940 on TGIF and HamUnited.
Have a repeater instead of a personal hotspot? It can join too — but the exact path depends on what kind of repeater it is, and it's always the trustee's call, not an individual member's:
• DMR repeater (MMDVM-based controller) — set its master server to TGIF or HamUnited, talkgroup 36940, same as a hotspot would.
• Fusion/YSF repeater — only works if the repeater's controller is MMDVM-based (e.g. Pi-Star/WPSD driving real repeater hardware); link it to "US-Doghouse" directly. A genuine Yaesu Wires-X-only repeater (HRI-200) can't reach a YSF reflector directly — that needs a separate radio-in-PDN-mode bridge, which Yaesu doesn't make easy.
• AllStarLink-enabled repeater — if its controller runs Asterisk/app_rpt, it can link straight to node 54218.
Trustees interested in linking a system in should reach out (see Contact, below).

📱 By Mobile

EchoLink iOS & Android — connect to KN1B-L
DVSwitch Mobile Android — reaches node 54218 directly
DroidStar iOS & Android — YSF, DMR, AllStarLink, no extra hardware
RepeaterPhone iOS — EchoLink or AllStarLink, paid app

💻 By Computer

EchoLink Windows — connect to KN1B-L
DroidStar Windows, Mac, Linux — YSF, DMR, AllStarLink
BlueDV Windows — YSF/DMR, needs a DVMEGA/ThumbDV/Star*DV dongle

📡 The Two DMR Networks Bridged Here

TGIF and HamUnited are separate, independently-run DMR networks — both happen to carry talkgroup 36940 into this bridge, but joining one doesn't automatically join the other.

TGIF Network

Free account at tgif.network (verify your callsign/email, generate a security key) — plus a free DMR ID from RadioID.net if you don't already have one. Enter the security key and TG 36940 into your hotspot or repeater's DMR config.

HamUnited

Free account at hamunited.com — plus a free DMR ID from RadioID.net if you don't already have one. Same idea as TGIF: register, get your credentials, set TG 36940 in your hotspot or repeater.

⌨️ AllStarLink-Only Command Reference

These DTMF commands are specific to AllStarLink — they have no effect on DMR (TGIF, HamUnited), YSF, or EchoLink. Sent on your own radio while keyed up on your own AllStarLink node, to reach node 54218.

Command	What it does
*354218	Connect to node 54218 (full two-way)
*254218	Connect, monitor only
*154218	Disconnect from node 54218
*A9	One-time parrot — check your own audio

Every mode finds
a way to the Doghouse.

Five communities. One reflector. Everyone hears everyone.