[App_rpt] Can't monitor on node

[Stephen Rodgers]

The problem you are experiencing has nothing to do with link status, or
whether the repeater is linked or not. It is most likely a hardware
interface or zaptel configuration issue.

To hear receive audio, you must make sure you have COR hooked up to the
quad radio card. The way to test this is to use another radio to
simulate a transmission to the radio connected to the Quad PCI radio
card, The green light on the back of tha card should light when a signal
is received and go out when the signal goes away. If this is not
happening, then this is why you aren't hearing any receive audio.

If you are not getting a green light on the card when a signal is
received, try the following:

1. With a voltmeter or scope Make sure the COR swings from 0V to greater
than 5V or 5V to 0V when a signal is received.


2. Make sure that the ctcss statement(s) are commented out in
zaptel.conf like this:

#ctcss=1109,2,1109

and that exttone is set to n:

exttone=n

and that invertcor=y or invertcor=n is set so that the green light comes
on when a signal is received and goes out when the signal goes away.
Change it to the opposite of what is if the green light is on with no
signal and off with a signal.


Steve.



Renato Ornelas wrote:
> Hello dear friends!
> 
> I'm using a PCI Quad Radio card with a Motorola EM400 radio pluged in. I
> can
> use a SIP phone to connect to the node (1999) and issue the PTT command
> (*98) and deactivate it (#). I want to be able to listen to this channel
> when I dial to the node but when I ask for the Link status (*7), all I
> receive on the phone and on the remote radio is "node 1999 repeat_only". I
> tried the duplex=2 option but it didnt work either.
> 
> Thanks in avance.
> 
> My rpt.conf:
> 
> ;
> ; Your repeater
> ;
> 
> [1999]                          ; Name of First Repeater
> 
> rxchannel = Zap/1                       ; Rx audio/signalling channel
> ; Note: if you use a unified interface (tx/rx on one channel), only
> ; specify the rxchannel and the txchannel will be assumed from the
> rxchannel
> ;rxnotch=1065,40                        ; Notch a particular frequency,
> depth
>                                        ; app_rpt must have been compiled
> with
>                                        ; the notch option
> duplex=2
> functions=functions                     ; Repeater Function Table
> link_functions=link-functions           ; Link Function Table
> phone_functions=functions               ; Phone Function table (reverse
> patch)
> telemetry=telemetry                     ; Telemetry descriptions
> wait_times=wait-times                   ; Wait times
> context = radio                         ; dialing context for phone
> callerid = "Your Repeater" <6198192562> ; callerid for phone calls
> idrecording = /etc/asterisk/id          ; id recording
> accountcode=RADIO                       ; account code (optional)
> hangtime=100                            ; squelch tail hang time (in ms)
> (optional)
> totime=180000                           ; transmit time-out time (in ms)
> (optional)
> idtime=300000                           ; id interval time (in ms)
> (optional)
> 
> ; The default values for hangtime, time-out time, and id interval time are
> ; 5 seconds (5000 ms),  3 minutes (180000 ms), and 5 minutes (300000 ms)
> ; respectively
> 
> politeid=30000                          ; time in milliseconds before ID
> timer
>                                        ; expires to try and ID in the tail.
>                                        ; (optional, default is 30000).
> idtalkover=|iid/r                       ; Talkover ID (optional) default is
> none
> unlinkedct=ct2                          ; unlinked courtesy tone (optional)
> default is none
> 
> [functions]
> 1=ilink,1                               ; Specific link disconnect
> 2=ilink,2                               ; Specific Link connect -  monitor
> only
> 3=ilink,3                               ; Specific Link connect -
> transceive
> 4=ilink,4                               ; Enter command mode on a specific
> link
> 5=macro,1                               ; Command macros (Defined in the
> macro section)
> 7=ilink,5                               ; Link status
> 984=ilink,7                             ; Last node to key us up
> 
> 80=status,1                             ; System info
> 81=status,2                             ; Time
> 82=status,3                             ; app_rpt.c Version
> 87=ilink,15                             ; Global node query (all nodes in
> network)
> 
> 6=autopatchup
> 0=autopatchdn                           ; Autopatch down
> 
> ; Control operator commands
> 
> 919296=cop,1                            ; System warm boot
> 919297=cop,2                            ; System enable
> 919298=cop,3                            ; System disable
> 99=cop,4                                ; Audio test tone
> 98=cop,6                                ; Telephone key PTT
> 
> 
> 
> [link-functions]
> 1=ilink,1                               ; Specific link disconnect
> 2=ilink,2                               ; Specific Link connect -  monitor
> only
> 3=ilink,3                               ; Specific Link connect -
> transceive
> 5=macro,1                               ; Command macros (Defined in the
> macro section)
> 7=ilink,5                               ; Link status
> 
> 80=status,1                             ; System info
> 81=status,2                             ; Time
> 82=status,3                             ; app_rpt.c Version
> 87=ilink,15                             ; Global node query (all nodes in
> network)
> 
> 6=autopatchup,noct=1,farenddisconnect=1,dialtime=20000  ; Autopatch up
> 0=autopatchdn                           ; Autopatch down
> 
> [nodes]
> 1999 = radio at 127.0.0.1/1999,NONE        ; This must be changed to your node
> number
> 
> 
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