[App_rpt-users] Autopatch on a simplex node?

[Jim Duuuude]

well, no, not actualy. There is supposed to be simplex autopatch support
and it seems to be broken. I am looking into it now.

> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:22:09 -0400
> From: Ramesh at va3uv.com
> To: app_rpt-users at qrvc.com
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Autopatch on a simplex node?
> 
> Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) wrote:
> > Hi All;
> > 
> > I've been helping another node owner to setup an autopatch on his 
> > system.  I have everything working - BUT... when it comes to outbound 
> > calls, the PTT on the local (simplex) radio is kept keyed, which 
> > prevents any local traffic from being sent over the radio to the remote 
> > callee.
> > 
> > I'm wondering whether the PTT can be dropped on a simplex node?
> > 
> <-- Just an update folks;  I've been experimenting with the auto-patch 
> stuff on my own system (node 2182), which is connected to a repeater - 
> but since I use an external controller, my node is also running as a 
> half-duplex node (duplex=0).
> 
> So with duplex=0, the patch does not work, there is no PTT activity on 
> the local transmitter - yet remote transmitters (i.e., nodes that are 
> connected to me) do have their TX keyed (regardless of whether they are 
> half-duplex or full-duplex).
> 
> I changed duplex=1; no difference.
> 
> Changing duplex=2, did the trick - there was PTT activity on the local 
> transmitter and my own audio was also going out over the local 
> transmitter (plus remotes as well) - no problem there.  I need to 
> experiment a bit further to see whether I can sustain the duplex=2 
> setting with an external repeater controller, or whether I have to say 
> b'bye to the controller and connect the app_rpt box directly to the 
> repeater.
> 
> This also leads me to believe that a simplex node (duplex=0) will not 
> work with an auto-patch.  Can someone confirm this?
> 
> Also, is anyone using duplex=2 with an external repeater controller?
> 
> 
> Thx!
> 
> Ramesh.
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