[App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch

Mon Mar 8 18:13:42 UTC 2010

The part regarding sending the CTCSS information in the IAX packet
is quite trivial, the problem is that the TX CTCSS selection is not
done in app_rpt. Its set and done in chan_usbradio for the USB
and in pciradio.c (hardware driver) for the Quad PCI card. There
is no direct and easy way to do this the way its done currently
and would be quite an undertaking to change it.

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> From: jann at gmx.de
> To: telesistant at hotmail.com; app_rpt-users at qrvc.com
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:58:18 +0100
>
> Yeah, that did it ;) Thank you!
>
> Since we run two permanently linked repeaters I wonder whether it is
> possible to "passthrough" the incoming PL not only local but through the
> other repeater using IAX-protocol? Are there any extensions in IAX that
> would allow to add some payload like PL-tone-information? That would make it
> possible to extend our "subtone-user-group-calling" across more repeaters.
>
> 73,
> Jann
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Duuuude [mailto:telesistant at hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 6:45 PM
>> To: Jann; app_rpt mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>
>>
>> I verified your report and indeed it was only putting out the
>> default tone. I located and fixed the problem.
>>
>> You still have to specify a default CTCSS tone (which will be
>> transmitted whether there is an input or not, and whether or
>> not there is CTCSS tone on the input).
>>
>> I just sent the new software to Steve RoDgers and he will put
>> it in SVN later this morning.
>>
>> JIM
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>> From: jann at gmx.de
>>> To: telesistant at hotmail.com; app_rpt-users at qrvc.com
>>> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:57:47 +0100
>>>
>>> Hi Jim,
>>>
>>> I set 88.5 Hz now as a default CTCSS-tone:
>>>
>>> hdwtype=0
>>> rxboost=1
>>> rxctcssrelax=1
>>> txctcssdefault=88.5
>>>
>> rxctcssfreqs=67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4,10
>>> 0.0,10
>>>
>> 3.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,146.2,151.4,
>>> 156.7,
>>>
>> 162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,23
>> 3.6,241.8,250.
>>> 3
>>>
>> txctcssfreqs=67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4,10
>>> 0.0,10
>>>
>> 3.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,146.2,151.4,
>>> 156.7,
>>>
>> 162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,23
>> 3.6,241.8,250.
>>> 3
>>> rxctcssoverride=1
>>> carrierfrom=dsp
>>> ctcssfrom=dsp
>>> rxdemod=flat
>>> txprelim=yes
>>>
>>> I'm able to open the repeater with any or none subtone. The
>> repeater
>>> is sending 88.5 Hz subtone all the time. It doesn't matter which
>>> subtone I use on my handheld.
>>>
>>> I want the repeater to send out the subtone I use on my
>> handheld, but
>>> it doesn't.
>>>
>>> I'm currently at the repeaters site and connected to your
>> repeaters.
>>> Maybe we can have a short chat on RF.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> 73,
>>> Jann
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jim Duuuude [mailto:telesistant at hotmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:22 PM
>>>> To: Jann; app_rpt mailing list
>>>> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You have to set a txctcssdefault frequency. If you dont want PL
>>>> unless someone is encoding it, then include "itxctcss=yes"
>>>> in app_rpt.c (in the clause for the node), but you still have to
>>>> specify some tx default frequency whether you ever use it or not.
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>> From: jann at gmx.de
>>>>> To: telesistant at hotmail.com; app_rpt-users at qrvc.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>>>> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 06:55:47 +0100
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you for the quick response. I did try the new
>>>> revision 569, but
>>>>> it doesn't work. My config:
>>>>>
>>>>> hdwtype=0
>>>>> rxboost=1
>>>>> rxctcssrelax=1
>>>>> ;txctcssdefault=71.9
>>>>>
>>>>
>> rxctcssfreqs=67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4,1
>>>> 0
>>>>> 0.0,10
>>>>>
>>>>
>> 3.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,146.2,151.4
>>>> ,
>>>>> 156.7,
>>>>>
>>>> 162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,23
>>>> 3.6,241.8,250.
>>>>> 3
>>>>>
>>>>
>> txctcssfreqs=67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4,1
>>>> 0
>>>>> 0.0,10
>>>>>
>>>>
>> 3.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,146.2,151.4
>>>> ,
>>>>> 156.7,
>>>>>
>>>> 162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,23
>>>> 3.6,241.8,250.
>>>>> 3
>>>>> rxctcssoverride=1
>>>>> carrierfrom=dsp
>>>>> ctcssfrom=dsp
>>>>> rxdemod=flat
>>>>> txprelim=yes
>>>>>
>>>>> The repeater can be opened now without a subtone. Unfortunately
>>>>> subtones will not be detected and regenerated by the repeater or
>>>>> simply passed through the repeater. Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Tnx,
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Jann
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Jim Duuuude [mailto:telesistant at hotmail.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:05 PM
>>>>>> To: Jann; app_rpt mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A reasonable and easy request. I went to great extremes (sarcasm
>>>>>> intended) to make a 1 line change in chan_usbradio to
>> accommodate
>>>>>> this need.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A new copy of chan_usbradio.c will be posted to the SVN
>>>> later today
>>>>>> once Steve gets home and does it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It will add the "rxctcssoverride" parameter to usbradio.conf,
>>>>>> allowing the rx CTCSS to default to off. (you have to put
>>>>>> "rxctcssoverride = yes"
>>>>>> in the file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You then specify your CTCSS tones like you would normally
>>>> (as if you
>>>>>> were going to require them for access), but the receiver
>> will not
>>>>>> require any tone to actually receive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JIM WB6NIL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>>> From: jann at gmx.de
>>>>>>> To: app_rpt-users at qrvc.com
>>>>>>> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:17:19 +0100
>>>>>>> Subject: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS and carrier squelch
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> our repeater is in "carrier squelch"-mode. Since there is
>>>>>> much traffic
>>>>>>> on our repeater we are used to use different subtones for
>>>> different
>>>>>>> user groups just for the initial call to request a group
>>>> member to
>>>>>>> continue the qso without subtone (so nobody else in the
>>>>>> group will be disturbed).
>>>>>>> Unfortunately this seems to be impossible. We tried these
>>>>>>> configurations in
>>>>>>> usbradio.conf:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #1 (we tried "0" in rxctcssfreqs/txctcssfreqs in CTCSS
>> dsp-mode)
>>>>>>> hdwtype=0
>>>>>>> ;txctcssdefault=71.9
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>> rxctcssfreqs=0,67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4
>>>>>> ,
>>>>>>> 100.0,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> 103.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,14
>>>>>> 6.2,151.4,156.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>> 7,162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,233.6,2
>>>>>> 4
>>>>>>> 1.8,25
>>>>>>> 0.3
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>> txctcssfreqs=0,67.0,71.9,74.4,77.0,79.7,82.5,85.4,88.5,91.5,94.8,97.4
>>>>>> ,
>>>>>>> 100.0,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> 103.5,107.2,110.9,114.8,118.8,123.0,127.3,131.8,136.5,141.3,14
>>>>>> 6.2,151.4,156.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>> 7,162.2,167.9,173.8,179.9,186.2,192.8,203.5,210.7,218.1,225.7,233.6,2
>>>>>> 4
>>>>>>> 1.8,25
>>>>>>> 0.3
>>>>>>> carrierfrom=dsp
>>>>>>> ctcssfrom=dsp
>>>>>>> rxdemod=flat
>>>>>>> txprelim=yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #2 (we tried to disable CTCSS)
>>>>>>> hdwtype=0
>>>>>>> carrierfrom=dsp
>>>>>>> ctcssfrom=no
>>>>>>> rxdemod=flat
>>>>>>> txprelim=yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there a way to pass CTCSS tones through the repeater
>>>> in "carrier
>>>>>>> squelch"-mode ? I don't care whether it will be
>>>>>> decoded/encoded by the
>>>>>>> software or just passed through the repeater (0-300 Hz
>>>> passthrough).
>>>>>>> Currently passthrough of 0-300 Hz seems to be blocked by
>>>>>> the software.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>>> Jann
>>>>>>> DG8NGN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jann Traschewski, Drosselstr.1, D-90513 Zirndorf, Germany
>>>>>>> Tel.: +49-911-696971, Mobile: +49-170-1045937, E-Mail:
>> jann at gmx.de
>>>>>>> Ham: DG8NGN / DB0VOX, http://www.qsl.net/dg8ngn, ICQ
>> UIN: 4130182
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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