Zello Gateway - How I set up an awesome gateway with minimal, cheap equipment.

Thanks for stopping by this new, KD9PCD Radio channel! I explain the device I use for a Zello Gateway and how I made the gateway a little bit better for my application.
I am using a Motorola CDM-1250 VHF radio paired with an R1 Echolink Controller from BH7NOR Radio Studio. I also used a Harris XG-100P radio in the video.
If you are looking to set up Zello for a first responder agency, check this link out. It is free for first responder agencies!! - zello.com/solutions/emergency...

[@RookieLock]

Oh, very cool. I've always wondered how people set up a repeater or DMR TG to Zello. That's a pretty sweet little setup ! Thanks for showing us around !

[@RadioResQ]

Great video and good quality, as a guy who is new to this as well, keep up the videos. I feel the same way that my quality isn't the best.

[@farmergeo5374]

Excellent video.

[@pewtuber243]

Very well done and good video quality. Make more videos.

[@Pops_607]

I thought there where gonna be more videos? Your doing great keep them coming….

[@midnightsecuritysargent1066]

More radio videos please 👍😀

[@radiosnmore]

I like the unity. All band support

[@TheHawaiianDiesel]

Did you have to program the CDM to use the 16 pin connector? If so, could you tell us what you changed. Thanks!!!

[@spikescustomworx8845]

Did you have to program the 16pin connector pins

[@phantomsurvivor6169]

Would that system work for connecting a GMRS repeater to a Zello GMRS channel with multiple repeaters?

[@bradleyhartwig532]

i can not locate the zello work menu you show at 3:54. do you have a link to download that zello work application? the one i keep find have very limited options

[@ricard2verax]

hello friend, will there be any possibility that I make a video tutorial explaining step by step how to configure the radio and zello please I have had problems configuring it

[@564955charlie]

you gotta give us an overview on that unity.

[@edwardbarnes1456]

Hey Question. Is there a reason that you did not choose the com port for receive audio as well. I originally had TX on Com port and RX on Vox like you do. However I noticed that I could choose Com port on RX as well. Seems to be working fine. Just wanted to make sure there wasn't a hidden reason I did not know about?

[@OverLordkv]

I have problem with RX side when use COM port configuration same like on video. USB Detection part works great, but when I use COM port then TX side is perfect, much better than VOX, but RX side don't work what ever I choose. Do you have something on mind that I need to set?

[@rampartcountyfiredepartmen9497]

Need a review on your roip gateway

[@olderookie]

Does the CDM allow for local control as well? Can you use the mic and access the radio network through the radio or is it no longer usable as a “base” radio.

[@kd9pcdradio]

The audio that you would transmit with a mic would not go over the network. Receive would still work.

[@thomassarlitto932]

Can you send me the information on the Motorola radio for the programming setup

[@FireAndEMS]

Now does the phone have to be on the same network WiFi wise as the host computer ? Interested in this for our volunteer EMS squad. We use a vhf repeater along with a separate trunking system. Would be neat and helpful for our squad members to have access to the vhf repeater without carrying a radio

[@kd9pcdradio]

Nope, any internet connection will do. That was kind of our thoughts too, we have a VHF repeater with poor coverage among our entire area. We have this app on our truck iPads, truck smartphones, and employee phones. They can access the radio channel from anywhere they have internet.

[@brianholub5394]

Question: Can you show how the small PCB connects to the back of the Motorola radio? I am interested in setting this up on a Motorola XTL2500 or an XTL5000 but I am not sure if the PCB will work or if I need to pin out specifically for those models.

[@kd9pcdradio]

You would need to pin specifically for those models. I’ve not found a device on the market that is plug and play for the XTL series. If you contacted a company like RoxiTech, they would likely have that cord available with their Zello setup, but nothing readily available to buy that I’ve found.

[@jorgezuni2818]

I’ve noticed that you have the 16 pin device flip over . I’ve seen that 16 pin device Faced the other way . Does it diferentiate from radio to radio . Motorola models ?

[@kd9pcdradio]

That’s how this particular pin just happened to work. I’m not sure if it was built upside down or what, but if I try the other way it doesn’t work for me.

[@johnmcmahon8740]

I'm also a first responder in a very small town with very little budget looking for a cost effective way to create a Zello gateway. The JPS hardware isn't exactly cheap though.

[@stevenfrazier7959]

Where did you get the hardware? Great video

[@Dmpddiver]

what windows version are you using?

[@abgcapital4597]

Hey question how to you change the ptt tone type on the xg-100p ?

[@kd9pcdradio]

I’m not sure that you can. I believe I selected to enable a tone to emit when “talk around” is selected, or when you key up on a simplex channel.

[@gregcundiff]

I am working on setting up the near exact setup minus ZelloWork, I'm using the free version. No matter what I try the received audio from the radio will not pass through to the zello gateway and back to the phone/computer... Any ideas? 73 de AD4GC

[@grayphox1848]

I had the same issues on the free version. I switched to ZelloWork and now it’s working great. Now I have to pay monthly :(

[@gregcundiff]

@@grayphox1848 I have both the free and access to ZelloWork, I can't either to recognize received audio from the radio and transmit it back through zello. Any suggestion?

[@apumoreira1]

@@gregcundiff Anybody with the solution here?

[@gregcundiff]

@@apumoreira1 unfortunately not yet.

[@paaao]

Zello is great, but it requires internet to work. Anyone know of any ROIP gateways or peripherals that allow you to simply setup your own dhcp or static IP addresses and communicate over any LAN/WAN without relying on 3rd party cloud services? I've yet to come across anything that is cheap and flexible.

[@Porty1119]

Mumble will do the trick, it allows local hosting - the server can be run on the gateway computer. I've got a developmental Mumble-P25 LMR link running for long-term stability testing and am pleased with it.

[@Pops_607]

What’s your Zello channel for your setup? Great setup…

[@kd9pcdradio]

Thanks, Bill. It’s not a public Zello channel, it’s a Zello Work channel that isn’t accessed publicly.

[@Pops_607]

@@kd9pcdradio the one you setup for you ?

[@rampartcountyfiredepartmen9497]

So what Motorola mobile radios have the vox function or kenwood radios but not digital

[@kd9pcdradio]

When I contacted RoxiLink, they advised me that I could pretty much choose any radio, as they had cables to fit 95% of radios in use by public safety. The Kenwood TK-790 that I used for my work setup had to have some soldering work in order to make it compatible. With the EchoLink R1, the only radios I believe it’s compatible with are the Motorola radios with 16 or 20 pin connectors on the back, so the CDM series was the easiest for me to use. It then only had some programming modifications that it needed.

[@rampartcountyfiredepartmen9497]

@@kd9pcdradio is there an email or way to contact you so I could get some help on my idea. I want to put a mobile radio in my vehicle, then have one set up at my house and use to to talk to each other back and forth on zello. If you have any ideas I could use some help

[@kd9pcdradio]

@@rampartcountyfiredepartmen9497 sure. Send me an email [e-mail]

[@JoseVargas-mi4zs]

How did you get the radio to transmit back to zello what are the settings

[@kd9pcdradio]

There are some settings you may have to tweak in CPS.

[@apumoreira1]

@@kd9pcdradio whats are CPS, Have the same problem... Could transmit from zello to radio but no radio to zello... Help please.

[@mharbuensuceso7340]

gud day sir , do you have knowledge on electronics ? mine is only a radio baofeng UV82 with BOOSTER on it and a ZELLO apps on my ANDROID cellphone ,thats it , no WIFI no COMPUTERS only DATA that last a year for only 4$ to load here in philippines , my set up has no LATENCY and its REALTIME, i only use a 4 RELAY CHANNEL DTMF tone decoder and a SOUNDCARD wirh relay to switch the PTT of the radio , i do not use the VOX of that radio its too long to release the PTT of the radio causing too much delay, instead i use soundcard , why BAOFENG UV82 its because it has a VOICE prompt to hear it when you change CHANNELIZED FREQUENCY , even when your far away you can change the FREQUENCY of a radio buy KEYING button 1-2-3-4 on your handling cellphone, you will hear the channel frequency on your holding cellphone when you change frequency channel that program on your radio , its economical . . .

[@phantomsurvivor6169]

Very interesting setup you are using, how can I find out more about your system?

[@414RadioTech]

@KD9PCD Radio just wanted to let you know that if you can help me out with some trunking program parameters in the XTS radios that would be cool if you can help me set up a system on one of my 2500 radios if you have experience with that as I'm just starting to learn the digital trunking programming stuff but it's not as easy as it used to be with analog type 2 systems that were so easy to put in for example of one of those MTS 2000s that was a piece of cake and so easy to do but with this whole p25 thing it takes it to a whole new level and I really would like some pointers if you can maybe come down to where I'm at in southeast Wisconsin Waukesha County

[@ToDoNoHarm]

@KD9PCB Will you shoot me a message. I would very much love to speak about this deployment. I run a VOAD and am looking for this exact solution.

[@kd9pcdradio]

Feel free to email me at [e-mail]. I’d be happy to chat!

[@ToDoNoHarm]

@@kd9pcdradio I sent you out an email with some issues I ran into during the setup. Zello doesn't allow you to download the same version of ZelloWork that you are using! HELP!!!

[@kd9pcdradio]

@@ToDoNoHarm thanks for reaching out. I attempted to email you back but it said your inbox was full and was unable to be delivered.

[@ToDoNoHarm]

@@kd9pcdradio Got that corrected. Try again!! :) Also, thank you for helping. This has been an interesting project.