##### This is the development version that supports the sending of SMS. This is a work in progress and is not meant to be used in production at this time. This will become the 2nd genreation of the project.
* Ability to disable APRS and just use dashboard map
* Use [external applications](https://github.com/kf7eel/hblink_sms_external_apps) (see [API Documentation](https://kf7eel.github.io/hblink3/api_doc.html)) for weather reports, email, and other information.
A user should configure their radio for the DMR ID of the application and private or group call. When a position is received by the application, it will extract the coordinates and create an APRS position packet. The application will find the callsign of the user based on the sending radio's DMR ID. It is essential to have an up to date subscriber_ids file for this to work. A predefined APRS SSID is appended to the callsign. The APRS location packet is then uploaded to APRS-IS. No setup is required beforehand on the part of the user. This is pretty much "plug and play."
For example, N0CALL has a DMR ID of 1234567. N0CALL's radio sends a position to the application. The application will query the subscriber_ids file for DMR ID 1234567. The result will be N0CALL. An APRS location pack is created and uploaded to APRS-IS.
By default, all APRS positions will have an SSID of 15, a default comment, and the callsign of the DMR user. These default settings can be changed.
The comment, SSID, and icon can be set for each individual user/DMR ID the application sees. The application stores all the setting in a file. You may have different SSIDs, icons, and comments for different DMR IDs. This is done via DMR SMS using the following commands:
|**ICON**|Change the icon of the APRS position. *See [http://aprs.net/vm/DOS/SYMBOLS.HTM](http://aprs.net/vm/DOS/SYMBOLS.HTM) for icon list.|`icon /p`|
|**COM**|Change the comment of the APRS.|`COM This is a test comment.`|
|**MH**|Set you location by maidenhead grid square. Designed for radios with no GPS or that are not compatable yet.|`MH DN97uk`|
|**BB**|Post a bulliten to the web dashboard.|`BB This is a test bulletin.`|
Send a DMR SMS to the configured dmr_data_id in the application with the desired command followed by the value. For example, to change your icon to a dog, the command would be `@ICON /p` (see the icon table for values). Changing your SSID is as simple as `@SSID 7`, and `@COM Testing 123` will change the comment.
**To remove any of the stored values, just send the appropriate command without any input.** `@COM` will remove the stored comment, `@ICON` will remove the stored icon, and `@COM` will remove the stored comment. Any position now reports sent will have the default settings.
The API built in to the dashboard can be used to exchange SMS with other HBLink servers/networks or be used to access external applications that provide functionality via SMS. Multiple servers/networks can share a single external application.
See [hbl.ink](https://hbl.ink) for publicly accessible external applications that you can use.
The web dashboard is completely optional. Python module flask is required for this to work. The web dashboard will display the last 15 positions of radios sent to APRS-IS. The dashboard will also sh user bulletin. A bulletin is a message sent via SMS that will display on the web dashboard. There are several uses for this, including: testing SMS functionality of radio, announcements, and moire. It is a novel feature. The page will automatically reload every 2 minutes. Setup is rather simple. Just modify the example config in the dashboard directory and rename it to dashboard_settings.py. Then start dashboard.py.
The project was granted a [tocall](http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/tocalls.txt) of **APHBLx** by Bob Bruniga, WB4APR. This will identify that your APRS position came from HBLink. The x on the end can be any letter/number. Here are the current designations of APHBLx:
* **APHBL3** - HBlink3 D-APRS gateway
* **APHBLD** - DMRlink D-APRS gateway (the IPSC version of the project)
A voluntary registrty for HBlink systems with public access has been created at http://hblink-register.com.es Please consider listing your system if you allow open access.
**PURPOSE:** Thanks to the work of Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX; Hans Barthen, DL5DI; Torsten Shultze, DG1HT we have an open protocol for internetworking DMR repeaters. Unfortunately, there's no generic client and/or master stacks. This project is to build an open-source, python-based implementation. You are free to use this software however you want, however we ask that you provide attribution in some public venue (such as project, club, organization web site). This helps us see where the software is in use and track how it is used.
For those who will ask: This is a piece of software that implements an open-source, amateur radio networking protocol. It is not a network. It is not intended to be a network. It is not intended to replace or circumvent a network. People do those things, code doesn't.
This work represents the author's interpretation of the HomeBrew Repeater Protocol, based on the 2015-07-26 documents from DMRplus, "IPSC Protocol Specs for homebrew DMR repeater" as written by Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX; Hans Barthen, DL5DI; Torsten Shultze, DG1HT, also licenced under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.
**WARRANTY**
None. The owners of this work make absolutely no warranty, express or implied. Use this software at your own risk.
**PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE:**
This document assumes the reader is familiar with Linux/UNIX, the Python programming language and DMR.
* A private repository with your configuration files (all .cfg files in repo will be copyed to the application root directory on start up)
* A service user able to read your private repository (or be brave and publish your configuration, or be really brave and give your username and password to the docker)
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