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Link’d DMR
In active development — private owner testing

Bridge Phones, CJ-1,
and Radio Communications

Link’d DMR is being built to connect teams through cellular push-to-talk, offline phone-to-phone mesh, and optional real DMR or analog radio gateways. Stay connected across the internet, local mesh, or supported radio hardware.

  • Cellular PTT
  • Offline Mesh
  • CJ-1 RF Bridge
  • Security-First Relay
Link’d DMR Android app home screen showing an active field relay, CJ-1 RF, cellular and offline mesh modes, gateway details, and a hold-to-talk button

Current status: Link’d DMR is currently in active development and private owner testing. Cellular PTT, offline mesh, automatic switching, radio gateways, and hardware compatibility must complete real-device and field validation before wider release.

Core capabilities

One app for connected and off-grid communication

Link’d DMR is being developed around six core capabilities that cover everyday cellular push-to-talk, offline mesh networking, and optional real radio bridging.

  • Cellular PTT

    Radio-style push-to-talk over Wi-Fi, 4G, or 5G with talkgroups, caller identity, and floor control.

  • Offline Mesh

    Nearby Android phones are designed to form a local Wi-Fi mesh when internet service disappears.

  • CJ-1 RF Bridge

    A compatible CJ-1 can add real DMR and analog RF capability and act as a gateway between phones and radios.

  • Channel Management

    Organize talkgroups, channels, contacts, Radio IDs, and supported radio settings from one interface.

  • Contacts and Caller ID

    Display saved user names, Radio IDs, unknown callers, talkgroups, and live call status.

  • Security-First Relay

    Unverified communication paths stay unavailable instead of pretending a transmission succeeded.

Radio bridge

How it works

A compatible gateway such as the CJ-1 sits between an existing radio system and Link’d phone users, relaying live audio in both directions.

Existing radio users
CJ-1 or compatible gateway
Link’d phone users

Radio to phone

  1. A radio user transmits on the configured DMR or analog system.

  2. The supported gateway receives the RF call.

  3. Link’d forwards the authorized live call to connected phone users.

Phone to radio

  1. A phone user presses PTT.

  2. Link’d delivers the live audio to the authorized gateway.

  3. The gateway keys the selected radio channel or talkgroup and retransmits it.

Gateway support depends on the exact device, radio interface, licensing, configuration, and successful hardware validation.

Diagram: how Link’d DMR bridges phones and radios — a repeater or radio system connects through a MOTOTRBO ION or CJ-1 gateway running Link’d, which relays audio both ways between DMR radios and remote phone users on cellular or Wi-Fi
How Link’d DMR bridges phones and radios through a compatible gateway

Offline mesh

Designed to keep working when coverage disappears

When internet service drops, nearby Link’d phones are designed to keep talking to each other over a local Wi-Fi mesh.

  • Regular Android phones use local Wi-Fi peer connections.

  • Nearby phones can forward traffic through multiple hops.

  • Additional powered field-relay devices can improve resilience.

  • A node that regains internet access may reconnect the local group to remote Link’d users.

  • A compatible CJ-1 may bridge the offline group into a radio system.

Estimated range

Early design estimates range from roughly 100–500 feet per ordinary phone-to-phone hop in open conditions. Dedicated relays and properly installed directional Wi-Fi bridges may extend coverage significantly. Actual results depend on terrain, device hardware, mounting, interference, and line of sight.

Link’d DMR offline mesh screen showing an active mesh network with nine connected nodes, primary and backup routes, hop count, route quality, and nearby link statistics
Offline mesh mode in the Link’d DMR app
Infographic: Link’d DMR offline coverage options — phone-to-phone mesh at roughly 100 to 500 feet per hop, vehicle or camp relays at 500 to 1,500 feet, basic directional bridges at 0.5 to 3 miles, elevated directional bridges at 3 to 10 miles, and large professional dishes at 10 to 20 or more miles; estimates only, actual range depends on terrain, obstacles, line of sight, phone hardware, antenna setup, and interference
Estimated offline coverage options by setup

Compatibility

What works with Link’d DMR

Capabilities differ by hardware. Here is how support is planned across device types.

  • Regular Android phones

    Planned features

    • Cellular PTT
    • Offline mesh
    • Talkgroups
    • Contacts
    • Field relay mode
  • CJ-1 / supported radio phones

    Additional capabilities after successful hardware validation

    • Real DMR / analog RF
    • Physical PTT
    • Channel and talkgroup integration
    • Phone-to-radio gateway mode
  • Future adapters

    Possible future targets

    • Other Android radio phones
    • Officially documented hardware APIs
    • Approved MOTOTRBO/WAVE integrations
    • Private experimental adapters kept outside the public build

Compatibility is limited to the devices and integrations listed above. Universal radio or hardware compatibility is not claimed.

Private beta

Help test Link’d DMR in the real world

Tell us about your team, devices, and use case. Private-beta invitations are limited while core features complete validation.

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Releases are distributed as signed APKs with published checksums so testers can verify exactly what they install.

Private build not publicly available yet

Link’d DMR is distributed only to approved private-beta testers as a signed APK. A public download will appear here once a signed release is published. In the meantime, you can request access to the private beta.

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Status

Platform status

Service status

Development environment — public service not yet launched
  • Control planeIn development
  • Cellular relayIn development
  • AuthenticationIn development
  • ProvisioningIn development
  • File deliveryIn development
  • Public beta availabilityIn development

Live service monitoring will appear here once public infrastructure is launched. This panel is prepared to read from a status endpoint configured via NEXT_PUBLIC_STATUS_ENDPOINT.