Welcome to the K4BLA Website
The Backwoods DMR Group was officially formed in October, 2024 when a group of amateurs in south-eastern NC became interested in converting several otherwise dormant analog voice repeaters to DMR. Our members have dedicated quite a bit of energy into bringing DMR alive in the area. Some individuals have donated repeater equipment, radio codeplug information and internet service while others have worked on securing antennas and site/tower lease agreements. With eight active DMR repeaters in the area, our network covers multiple counties in both North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
The group decided to utilize the Brandmeister network. The results have been excellent. All K4BLA repeaters use a Color Code of 1. Both timeslots are capable of wide area.
Time Slot 1: (TS1)
- Full time static ; Eastern NC 31373, and the Backwoods DMR Private Group Channel 3211556.
- All other Brandmiester talkgroups will be on Time Slot 1 and will be dynamic (only active for short periods of time after being activated with your PTT)
Time Slot 2: (TS2)
- Local #9 , cluster (link) #8 ONLY.
- we are keeping slot 2 for local stuff only, emergencies ,ect
Currently, “Eastern NC 31373” is the group’s “go-to” talkgroup and is the most widely-used on TS1. It is strongly encouraged that newcomers onto the system use this talkgroup and timeslot while getting familiar with the Brandmeister network and DMR as a whole. The seven DMR repeaters currently managed by K4BLA are listed below. Please click on the blue repeater ID number to be taken to a Brandmeister link for that specific repeater. You will also be able to view the stations last heard on that page.
Additionally you can click HERE for a Repeater Book link to our repeaters
Sysop contact is backwoodsdmr@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook as well K4BLA Backwoods DMR