[App_rpt-users] cop 2 - causing PTT lock

[Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV)]

On 30/10/2011 12:01 AM, George Csahanin wrote:
> When you do "rpt showvars xxxx" does it show RPT_RXKEYED=0 or 1?
>
> I've seen this if the levels/squelch setting not being right, lower
> noise being received signal, etc.
>

<-- Hi George and all:

Tried my COP2 (dtmf command) via the CLI and as Lu mentioned, that works 
fine, as soon as I hear RPT ENA, the PTT drops and life is good.

Then I disabled the repeater and tried the dtmf command from my HT - 
this is what I captured on CLI:

[Oct 30 07:41:31] NOTICE[19419]: app_rpt.c:7957 wait_interval: Delay 
complete
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/r' (language 'en')
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/p' (language 'en')
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/t' (language 'en')
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/e' (language 'en')
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/n' (language 'en')
     -- <Zap/pseudo-475079875> Playing 'letters/a' (language 'en')
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-475079875'
[Oct 30 07:41:46] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:19882 rpt: Got PL 103.5 on 
node 2182
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-1423219721'
[Oct 30 07:41:49] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:19882 rpt: Got PL 103.5 on 
node 2182
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-1492162812'
[Oct 30 07:41:52] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:19882 rpt: Got PL 103.5 on 
node 2182
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-13915100'
[Oct 30 07:41:55] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:19882 rpt: Got PL 103.5 on 
node 2182
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-971235839'
[Oct 30 07:42:04] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:19882 rpt: Got PL 103.5 on 
node 2182
[Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[4141]: chan_usbradio.c:3010 usbradio_read: Got 
DTMF char * duration 127 ms
[Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[4141]: chan_usbradio.c:3010 usbradio_read: Got 
DTMF char 0 duration 84 ms
[Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:4288 cancel_pfxtone: 
cancel_pfxfone!![Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[4141]: app_rpt.c:16792 
channel_revert: remoterig=, nowchan=00, waschan=00
[Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[19396]: app_rpt.c:10544 rpt_call: exit channel loop
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-895837731'
[Oct 30 07:42:05] NOTICE[19396]: app_rpt.c:16792 channel_revert: 
remoterig=, nowchan=00, waschan=00
     -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-2118062105'
va3pmo_asterisk*CLI>


Notice how I tried to key-up a few times - and no joy.  Further even the 
end, when I sent a *0; app_rpt tells me:

nowchan=00, waschan=00

So it believes that the ptt was actually off to start with.


So OK, now I will bump the squelch up a bit...

(Current setting was 450 with a signal level of 140) - the squelch is 
already kinda' high (I think?) - anyway, I bumped the squelch up to 500 
- tried again and voila! - problem solved :)


As soon as I finished sending the dtmf and dropped ptt on my HT, I heard 
the courtesy tone come back and knew instantly that this was going to work!


So that's it - my dual mode DV and FM repeater is ready!!! ;P).


Thanks!!!

Ramesh.

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