FrostyGMRS

How to Connect to FrostyGMRS

🔧 HamVoIP Setup Instructions

Follow these steps to connect to the FrostyGMRS network using your HamVoIP setup.

📁 Step 1: Download the Required Files

Download hamvoip.zip from the FrostyGMRS website.

wget http://frostygmrs.com/hamvoip.zip

📂 Step 2: Unzip the Package

Unzip it in your home directory:

unzip hamvoip.zip

This will give you two files:

rc.updatenodelist
astdb.php

🛠 Step 3: Move the Files

sudo mv rc.updatenodelist /usr/local/etc/
sudo mv astdb.php /usr/local/sbin/

✅ Step 4: Make Them Executable

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.updatenodelist
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/astdb.php

🔄 Step 5: Run It

sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.updatenodelist

This updates your node list so you can connect to FrostyGMRS nodes.

🔧 ASL3 Setup Instructions

Here’s how to get your ASL3 (AllStarLink 3.x) system ready to connect to the FrostyGMRS network.

📁 Step 1: Download the Required Files

Download asl3.zip from the FrostyGMRS website:

wget http://frostygmrs.com/asl3.zip

📂 Step 2: Unzip the Package

Unzip it in your home directory:

unzip asl3.zip

This will give you two files:

asl3-update-astdb
asl3-update-nodelist

🛠 Step 3: Move the Files

sudo mv asl3-update-astdb /usr/bin/
sudo mv asl3-update-nodelist /usr/bin/

✅ Step 4: Make Them Executable

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/asl3-update-astdb
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/asl3-update-nodelist

🔄 Step 5: Run It

sudo /usr/bin/asl3-update-astdb
sudo /usr/bin/asl3-update-nodelist

This updates your node list so you can connect to FrostyGMRS nodes.

🔧 DVSwitch Mobile Setup

Follow these steps to turn your phone into a GMRS "radio" on FrostyGMRS via DVSwitch Mobile.

📁 Step 1: Install the App

Get it from Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dvswitch

📂 Step 2: Create Your Profile

In DVSwitch Mobile, go to Accounts and enter:

Hostname:       frostygmrs.ddns.net
Port:           4565
Protocol:       IAX2
Username:       YOUR_CALLSIGN
Password:       YOUR_SECRET
CallerID:       YOUR_CALLSIGN
Node:           1028

✅ Step 3: Save & Connect

Select "1028" on the main screen, then tap Connect.

🔄 Step 4: TX & RX

Hold the big PTT button to transmit
Release it to listen.