[App_rpt] General config questions....try #2...and patch

Don Russell w9drr at live.com
Sat Jul 26 13:03:07 UTC 2008


yeah, me as well. Have a couple links I would like to set that on.

Don W9DRR




> From: w4rfj at comcast.net
> To: app_rpt at lists.illiana.net
> Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:29:33 -0400
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt] General config questions....try #2...and patch
> 
> I would be very interested in seeing the patch!  I am impressed with the
> solution!  Good job!
> 
> Roger W4RFJ 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: app_rpt-bounces at lists.illiana.net
> [mailto:app_rpt-bounces at lists.illiana.net] On Behalf Of David McGough
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:03 AM
> To: Asterisk Repeater Controler
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt] General config questions....try #2...and patch
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Upon more review, I decided to add a patch to try to completely turn off
> DTMF decode, if desired. So, I added some test code to the chan_usbaudio.c
> file and a new boolean parameter "dtmf_decode" to the usbradio.conf file.
> 
> With dtmf_decode=0, the audio dropout issue is completely resolved! Now, the
> staticy HF audio sounds GREAT (to me, at least!). No more choppiness...
> 
> I'll be glad to post the patch if you all would like to take a look? It
> doesn't seem to break anything (so far....).
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, David McGough wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi Jim,
> > 
> > Yes, I think it's setup okay....The radio is an IC-706mk2g, and it 
> > DOES work. I'm just getting spurious DTMF audio muting when DTMF is 
> > falsely detected. The VERY trimmed-down node stanza is:
> > 
> > [222]                           ;;; IC-706mk2g
> > rxchannel = Radio/usb1
> > remote=ic706
> > duplex=0
> > 
> > 
> > And, the nodes section is:
> > 
> > [nodes]
> > 111 = radio at 127.0.0.1/111,NONE		;; Kenwood TKR-850
> > 222 = radio at 127.0.0.1/222,NONE,y	;; Icom IC-706mk2g
> > 
> > The related chan_usbradio stanza is:
> > 
> > [usb1]
> > hdwtype=0
> > rxboost=0
> > rxctcssrelax=1
> > txctcssdefault=0.0
> > rxctcssfreqs=0.0
> > txctcssfreqs=0.0
> > carrierfrom=usbinvert
> > ctcssfrom=no
> > rxdemod=speaker
> > txprelim=no
> > txtoctype=notone
> > txmixa=voice
> > txmixb=no
> > invertptt=0
> > duplex=0
> > eeprom=0
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > David KB4FXC
> > 
> > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, Jim Duuuude wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > first, do you have the thing set up as a remote base?
> > > 
> > > > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:56:56 -0400
> > > > From: kb4fxc at inttek.net
> > > > To: app_rpt at lists.illiana.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [App_rpt] General config questions....try #2
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > I have already removed the function stanzas and the node config 
> > > > includes a ',y' at the end....But, I still see "Got DTMF char" 
> > > > messages from chan_usbradio in the logs. And, the main thing is 
> > > > there is an associated brief muting of audio when this 
> > > > occurs--which may occur rather frequently, depending on HF noise.
> > > > 
> > > > As for my second original question about a way to easily make a 
> > > > audio file of the CD ID, I found a way to do this using the 
> > > > "tomorse" freeware software. If anyone is interested, I'll post how I
> went about it.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > David KB4FXC
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, Jim Duuuude wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > An HF node should be running as a remote base, therefore not 
> > > > > decoding DTMF at all
> > > > > 
> > > > > > From: hwstar at rodgers.sdcoxmail.com
> > > > > > To: app_rpt at lists.illiana.net
> > > > > > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:23:32 -0700
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [App_rpt] General config questions....try #2
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Part 1 of the answer:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > If you are running this as a standard node, you need to 
> > > > > > specify an empty function table stanza so that nothing gets
> decoded. If you are running as a remote base node, then no DTMF functions
> will be decoded fromt he radio interface. Remote base nodes have .y on the
> end of them in the node table. This is how app_rpt knows which type of code
> to run.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Part 2 of the answer:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > chan_usbradio causes DTMF digits to be printed on the console. 
> > > > > > As far as I know, there's no way to disable this without modifying
> the channel driver itself, but maybe Steve Henke knows something I don't.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > From: David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net>
> > > > > > > Date: 2008/07/25 Fri AM 10:18:46 PDT
> > > > > > > To: Asterisk Repeater Controler <app_rpt at lists.illiana.net>
> > > > > > > Subject: [App_rpt] General config questions....try #2
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Since I haven't heard any feedback about this post, I guess 
> > > > > > > the answer is "no" to these questions??? ....If so, I think 
> > > > > > > I'll have a go at resolving them.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > David KB4FXC
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Original message:
> > > > > > >
> 
> > > > > > > Now that I'm to the "beta" test phase, I've got some more 
> > > > > > > questions that I don't see answers to on the list--or have
> overlooked (if so, oops!).
> > > > > > >
> 
> > > > > > > First, is there an easy way to disable DTMF decoding 
> > > > > > > entirely for a channel? My HF node (on very staticy 75M) 
> > > > > > > generates a fair number of spurious DTMF decodes. And, each 
> > > > > > > time it thinks it hears a code, there is, as expected, a 
> > > > > > > very short dropout of HF RX audio being passed to the UHF 
> > > > > > > repeater side. I don't need DTMF decode at all for this node and
> would like to turn it off.
> > > > > > >
> 
> > > > > > > Second, does anyone have (or know of) a simple utility to 
> > > > > > > generate sound files for the CD ID, etc.
> > > > > > >
> 
> > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> 
> > > > > > > David KB4FXC
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
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