Aloha! Welcome to the KH7MS website.

Please consider donating to the KH7MS DMR

Network & the South Hawaii GMRS Network 

I maintain several DMR & GMRS repeaters around the Big Island and most of the equipment was donated or purchased by me or others in the DMR group. Any help or donations would be greatly appreciated. 

We do ask all GMRS users to make a donation so we can keep the GMRS repeaters running.

 KH7MS - ACTIVE PROJECTS:

My name is Blake Stene, KH7MS I'm an Amateur Radio operator and system administrator for the KH7MS network. I have a vision to build out an Island wide DMR (digital mobile radio) repeater network. This network of DMR repeaters would help strengthen communications in rural communities here on the Big Island. Ham Radio operators provide a valuable link before during and after emergencies like tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions and more. To better serve our community I need money to maintain and expand our current DMR system. I currently maintain 10 DMR repeaters on the Big Island and I'm hoping to increase the number of repeaters on the Big Island with your support. It's important that all the repeater sites have back-up power. My current project 2025-2028 I'm hoping to implement this at all my DMR repeater sites.

Aloha Net Information:

The network is now available for use and can be accessed via the Ocean View 444.950 CC 1 & Kailua-Kona 444.950 CC 2 as well as hotspots, DroidStar, and OpenSpot.

All Users

Prefix any talkgroup you want to use with a "9" then put in the talkgroup number with leading Zeros so that it results in seven digits. (This is the standard way MMDVM handles accessing different networks). For example:

TG 2 becomes TG 9000002,

TG 3115 becomes TG 9003115,

TG 31153 becomes TG 9031153,

TG 310745 becomes TG 9310745 (no zeros because it is already seven digits),

TG 311551 becomes TG 9311551 (no zeros because it is already seven digits),

An updated OpenGD77 code plug will be released that contains these new talk groups and zones. 

 >>> You must kerchunk all Aloha Net talkgroups before using them. <<< 

Repeater Users

Aloha Net is setup on the Ocean View & Kona repeaters. You can either access the repeater as normal and manually enter the new talk group numbers or login to discord for the codeplug.

WPSD Hotspot Users

You have two items to update:

Your hotspot needs an updated DMRGateway file that has the network addressing and appropriate TG rewriting rules in it. The new DMRGateway file will be released soon.,

You also need to update your code plug so that it contains the new Aloha Net channels and talk groups & zones. As noted above, the code plug is on discord.

DroidStar Users

DroidStar is slightly different than repeater or hotpot use.

First, add the following line to the Hosts tab (this is a one-time task): 

DMR Aloha Net AlohaNet-Hotspots.dynamic-dns.net 62031 passw0rd,

Prefix any talk group you want to use with a "1", not a 9, then pad the talk group number with leading Zeros so that it results in seven digits.,

OpenSpot Users

Instructions will be provided once fully documented. 

 KH7MS -Update on current projects:

 11-11-25 South Hawaii GMRS Network: ** New ** GMRS repeater installed in Ocean view  462.700 (+) this repeater was donated to us by Steve, KE7UUJ

Aloha Net is a back-up system currently setup & working on (2) DMR repeaters on the Big Island.

Kona Airport - Kalaoa 444.950 CC 2

Ocean view - HOVE 444.950 CC 1

FDMR Monitor - Linked Systems

 Static talkgroups on Aloha Net: TG 9000002 TS 1, TG 9311551 TS 1, TG 9310745 TS 1, TG 9003115 TS 1, TG 90031150 TS Aloha Network: Connected to N3BBF Abe's server & BrandMeister

 Mahalo!!! for the donations received 2026:

Donations:

 Technical Support/Resources:

Steve, KE7UUJ

Mark, WA7ZK

Rick, WH6FC

Dewey, NH6M

Frank, KH6BFD

Frank, KH6FA

 Blake, KH7MS

Abe, N3BBF

Karl, WH6GIY

Repeater Hosting Sponsors:

Rick, WH6FC 462.700 HOVE - Ocean view GMRS Repeater

 Dewey, NH6M North Kona - Kalaoa 444.950 CC2

Vojin, WF1A Kealakekua -South Kona 443.400 CC1

Paav, WH6FVN Lani Kona - South Kona 145.410 CC1

Blake, KH7MS Ocean view - Ka'u 444.950 CC1

Wade, WH6HC Na'alehu - Ka'u 444.950 CC1

Ka'u Coffee Mill - Pahala - Ka'u 444.950 CC1

Doug, KH7DQ - Volcano village - Puna 443.400 CC1

Joe, KH6ICU - Kailua-Kona & Holualoa, North Kona 444.400 CC1

 Expenses for 2026: 

 Donations needed for DMR Repeater battery upgrade 2026-2028:

 Equipment needed: Deep cycle marine battery from Walmart $140.25, 60A MPPT Solar charge controller 12V/24V Auto tracking  $19.98 Amazon, 30 ft Black & red 10 AWG solar panel extension wire $ 29.99 Amazon

Hawaii County - KH7MS DMR Network 

Main Frequency: 444.950 CC 1 Hilo, Pahala,

Ocean view & Na'alehu

 Back-up Frequencies: 443.400 CC 1, 443,475 CC 5 & 145.410 CC 1, 444.400 CC 1 & 444.950 CC 2

Info & Static Talkgroups:

 All repeaters are linked to BrandMeister & (2) are connected to Aloha Net

Please use timeslot 2 for all dynamic talkgroups

 All repeaters use CC 1 except Kailua-Kona CC 2 

444.950 Kailua-Kona - Kalaoa UHF - MMDVM repeater (WPSD) CC2

444.950 Ocean view UHF - Motorola XPR8300 (DMR) CC1

444.950 Pahala - Ka'u Coffee Mill UHF - Motorola XPR8400 (DMR) CC1

444.950 Na'alehu UHF - Motorola XPR8300 (DMR) CC1

443.400 Volcano village UHF - MMDVM repeater (Pi-star) CC1

443.400 Kealakekua UHF -South Kona - Motorola XPR8300 (DMR) CC1

145.410 Lani Kona & Miloli'i - South Kona VHF Motorola XPR8400 (DMR) CC1

443.475 Puna MMDVM (WPSD) CC5  (TBD)

444.950 Hilo MMDVM (WPSD) CC1 (TBD)

  BrandMeister Static Talkgroups: 

Hawaii TAC 1 TG 311551 TS 1

Hawaii County TG 31153 TS 1

Big Island East/West TG 2 TS 1

Hawaii DMR Tech net TG 310745 TS 1

Hawaii 1 TG 3115 TS 2 (Dynamic) 

Hawaii 2 TG 31150 (Dynamic) & all other talkgroups TS 2

TG 9 TS 2 local traffic, special events & emergencies 

  Hawaii DMR Net History & Current Status:

The first Hawaii DMR net was held on July 15, 2017 on the Hawaii 1 DMR talkgroup 3115. The net was later moved to the Hawaii TAC 1 talkgroup 311551 after BrandMeister put a 10 min restriction on all statewide talkgroups. The net started off being a small group of Hawaii Ham Radio operators, but it has grown over the years to 15 - 20 check-ins every Saturday night at 7PM HST on the Hawaii TAC 1 talkgroup 311551. I would like to thank everyone that supported this net over the past 8 years and I'm looking forward to many more years to come. 

I just wanted to remind everyone that we have a DMR net every Saturday at 7:00PM HST or 19:00W. The net will be on the Hawaii TAC 1 talkgroup 311551. All licensed amateurs radio operators are invited to check in and participate. I encourage all stations to check in and participate with comments on the topic of interest. This net provides a great opportunity to share questions regarding DMR and other Amateur radio topics. If for some reason we have problems or we can't use Hawaii TAC 1 talkgroup 311551 please switch to the tech net talkgroup 310745 so we can continue on with the net.

Topic of interest: Open topic unless specified.

  The Hawaii DMR BrandMeister discord link is listed below:

I encourage everyone to join the Hawaii DMR discord group. This is were you can get the most up to date information.

https://discord.gg/Mb2J77psCC

Hawaii DMR Net NCS Schedule:

 NCS: Blake Stene, KH7MS

 When: Every first working day of the month starting at 11:30AM HST I'll be taking check-ins on the Hawaii County TG 31153 at 11:30AM. I'll do a roll call at 11:46AM and take reports followed by any additional check-ins. When you check-in please check-in with your callsign, name & location and if you heard the siren or not. All reports need to be in by 12 noon.

 (SHARC) South Hawaii Amataur Radio Club Picnic

When: Every first Sunday of the month 

Location: Manuka State Wayside Park off highway 11 just north of Ocean view at 12 noon & immediately followed by a VEC exam session 3:00PM walk-ins welcome! Contact: Rick talk-in: 145.290 (-) PL.100.0 his email is good on QRZ.

Big Island Ham Radio Repeaters:

442.650 (+) UHF Humaula, Mauna Kea PL. 110.9

145.290 (-) VHF - Upper - Ocean view repeater PL 100.0 (Local)

443.650 (+) UHF - Kailua-Kona, Kaloko - Kailua-Kona PL. 100.0

146.940 (-) VHF - Maui, Haleakala - Maui PL 110.9

146.700 (-) VHF - North Kona, Kalaoa -  ALLSTAR PL 110.9

443.350 (+) UHF - South Kona, Capt. Cook ALLSTAR PL 110.9

442.200 (+) UHF - Ka'u, Na'alehu town UHF ALLSTAR repeater PL. 110.9 

442.875 (+) UHF - Ka'u, Volcano Analog/P25 PL 123.0 and P25 NAC BAD

147.260 (+) VHF - Puna, Volcano village Analog/C4FM PL 103.5 

147.300 (+) VHF - Ranchos - Ocean view ALLSTAR PL. 103.5

443.400 (+) UHF - Ka'u - Portable Repeater PL 77.0

442.000 (+) UHF - Ocean view ALLSTAR PL 100.0

446.150 UHF - Ka'u, Volcano ALLSTAR Simplex node PL.100.0

444.225 UHF - (+) Maui, Haleakala PL. 110.9

146.760 VHF - Hilo/Puna/Volcano (-) Kulani PL. 100.0

442.150 UHF - Hilo/Puna/Volcano  (+) Kulani Mauka PL. 100.0

444.600 UHF - Hilo/Puna (+) Kulani C4FM 

444.725 (+) UHF - Hilo - ALLSTAR PL. 123.0

146.820 (-) VHF - Mauna Kea - Hawaii County Civil Defense PL. 123.0

146.880 (-) North Hilo - Pepeekeo PL. 100.0

147.320 (+) Waimea PL. 100.0

For a more complete list of Ham Radio repeaters in Hawaii please go to this website:  Hawaii Repeaters Coordination Website

RepeaterBook.com: Quick Search for Hawaii Amateur Radio Repeaters

Big Island GMRS Repeaters:

462.700 Ocean view WRDI534 - Please email me for repeater access

For more info on GMRS please go to these websites: 

RepeaterBook.com: Quick Search for GMRS Repeaters

myGMRS.com - GMRS Repeater Directory and Community 

Website updated: 1-29-26

 Thanks for visiting my website!

Website by: Blake Stene, KH7MS & WRDI534

Website hosted by: Heather, AH7RF

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