How to use every bluetooth CAT dongle with RepeaterBook

By default RepeaterBook only works with CAT dongles that have a specific MAC address. I bought a cheap dongle from ebay, but the Android App RepeaterBook didn’t recognize it. So I decided to look into the apps files. I found a file containing settings of the app. There I could set the MAC address:

<?xml version=’1.0′ encoding=’utf-8′ standalone=’yes‘ ?>
<map>
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_5GHz“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_APCO25″ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_WIDE_VER2″ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_DISPLAY“>1</string>
<string name=“PREF_LAST_MAC_ADDRESS“>20:16:05:19:36:33</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_2M“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_23CM“ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_MILE_KILOMETRE“>km</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_ENABLE_AUTOCONNECT“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_TV“ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_MANUAL_LOCATION“>JO41BN</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_1_25m“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_6M“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_33CM“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_DMR“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_10M“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_ECHOLINK“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_ANALOG“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_ALLSTAR“ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_MAX_DISTANCE_VER2″>500</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_DSTAR“ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_SORT_BY_VER3″>35</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_ENABLE_SCREENON“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_WIRES“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_24GHz“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_4M“ value=“false“ />
<string name=“PREF_BLUECAT_RADIO“>1</string>
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_IRLP“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_YSF_VER2″ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_13CM“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_WIRES_X“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_70CM“ value=“true“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_9CM“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_DISPLAY_10GHz“ value=“false“ />
<boolean name=“PREF_AUTO_LOCATION“ value=“false“ />
</map>

As you can see, <string name=“PREF_LAST_MAC_ADDRESS“>20:16:05:19:36:33</string> contains the MAC address. Just get the MAC address of your devices using apps like „Bluetooth Viewer LITE“ and put it into the file. You need root access to edit that file. The file is located under: /data/data/com.zbm2.repeaterbook/shared_prefs/com.zbm2.repeaterbook_preferences.xml

Now I can finally set my FT-857D’s frequency using my smartphone. 😀

2 Gedanken zu „How to use every bluetooth CAT dongle with RepeaterBook

  1. Hello, I am trying to get a non-BlueCAT Bluetooth to work with Repeater Book saw your GREAT Blog, am wondering if you can clarify how to get to the DATA repository on an Android phone that is NOT rooted?
    or any other ways to change the MAC address in the app.
    thanks
    73
    Richard VE2DX

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