[App_rpt-users] RTCM simulcast help

Wed Aug 14 00:04:38 UTC 2013

A BIG THANK YOU TO JIM!!!

Voted simulcast up and running!

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Jim Duuuude <telesistant at hotmail.com>wrote:

> I was able to help this dude.
>
> And thanks, Michael, for sort of indirectly pointing out the necessity for
> mentioning
> this:
>
> Every time the Voter/RTCM firmware is "upgraded" (well, at least we *hope*
> so :-) ), there
> is a possibility that a "new" setting/feature was added that did not exist
> in the previous
> version, and, therefore can cause a situation of there being a "rogue"
> value in a "new" configuration
> parameter, since it "lives" in configuration "space" that "did not exist"
> in the previous version.
>
> Therefore, the "best practice" for upgrading the Voter/RTCM is to do a
> "factory initialization" of
> configuration parameters every time you upgrade. Obviously, you dont
> *HAVE* to, but if you dont
> you run the risk of "something weird going on".
>
> Remember the new slogan for this -- "When it doubt, zero it out"..
>
> :-)
>
> Jim WB6NIL
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:33:59 -0500
> From: mhebert1975 at gmail.com
> To: tim.sawyer at me.com
> CC: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM simulcast help
>
> Still need help with this. Anyone ?
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer at me.com> wrote:
>
> That's weird, so only the master transmits. Hmmmm...
>
> what happens when you do *CLI>voter display 28304? Are they both there?
>
> You do have different passwords for each client, right?
>  --
> Tim
> :wq
>
> On Aug 11, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Michael Hebert <mhebert1975 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, I have 2 clients and the first 1 is transmitting. What is also
> interesting is client 2 will transmit telemetry. ie CW ID, anything using
> rpt fun 28304 like COP 4
>
> [28304]
> KD5DFB_main=xxx,transmit,master
> KD5DFB_site1=xxx,transmit
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer at me.com> wrote:
>
> Are other clients supposed to transmit, and do they?
>  --
> Tim
> :wq
>
> On Aug 11, 2013, at 8:46 PM, Michael Hebert <mhebert1975 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just changed menu 18=0 on both rtcms. I also changed the menu 7 to 3000.
>
> No strange messages on level 3. Standard  Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-1855322317'
>
> No TX on client 2 now
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer at me.com> wrote:
>
> Menu 18 = 1 will be making local PTT. You want 18 = 0 with duplex=2. Leave
> the TX buffers long - around 2000 or 3000 until you figure out what is
> wrong.
>
> Are you getting any strange message on the Asterisk console with verbose
> level 3?
>  --
> Tim
> :wq
>
> On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Michael Hebert <mhebert1975 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Very interesting. Playing around with the settings on both RTCMs and found
> it works with menu 7 set for 600 and menu 18 set for 1.
>
> If I set menu 18 to 0 the non master client, it will not transmit.
>
> Also, I checked my rpt.conf and duplex=2
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Matthew <n8ohu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> This might sound like an odd question, but did chan_voter compile cleanly
> for you? I just grabbed the latest svn code and it did not compile for me
> at all. The error it gave me I would need to check tomorrow, as I'm
> currently not at the computer.
>
> Matthew Pitts
> N8OHU
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM simulcast help
> From :Michael Hebert **
> Date :Sun, 11-Aug-2013 21:54
> To :Jim Duuuude **
> CC :app_rpt mailing list **
>
> Just changed both of them to 3000 and rebooted. Also, rebooted the
> asterisk machine.
>
> Still no TX on KD5DFB_site1=xxx,transmit
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Jim Duuuude <telesistant at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> well, why dont you try something higher then 480...
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:37:49 -0500
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM simulcast help
> From: mhebert1975 at gmail.com
> To: telesistant at hotmail.com
> CC: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>
> 1) S/W Version: 1.26 08/10/2013 on both of them
>
> 2) 480 on both of them
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Jim Duuuude <telesistant at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> 1) What version of RTCM firmware are you running?
>
> 2) What do you have your TxBufferLength set to (in the RTCM) ?
>
> Jim
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:43:36 -0500
> From: mhebert1975 at gmail.com
> To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
> Subject: [App_rpt-users] RTCM simulcast help
>
> All,
>
> I am trying to enable simulcast on my system. I have gone into the
> voter.conf and added the "transmit" statement. The 2nd repeater is not
> transmitting. I am using menu 98 and do not see the "PTT : 0" changing to 1
> or the red TX indicator lighting up
>
> I have done a astres.sh and rebooted both RTCMs
>
> *Here is my voter.conf*
>
> [general]
> port = 667
> buflen = 120
> password = xxx
>
> [28304]
> KD5DFB_main=xxx,transmit,master
> KD5DFB_site1=xxx,transmit
>
>
> *Here is my menu 98 on the RTCM *
>
> GPS Lock: 1
> Connected: 1
> COR: 1
> EXT CTCSS IN: 0
> PTT: 0
> RSSI: 255
> Current Samples / Sec.: 8000
> Current Peak Audio Level: 1496
> Squelch Noise Gain Value: 21, Diode Cal. Value: 36, SQL pot 134
> Current Time: Mon  Aug 12, 2013  00:40:50.800
> Last Rx Pkt System time: 08/12/2013 00:40:50.800, diff: 0 msec
> Last Rx Pkt Timestamp time: 08/12/2013 00:40:50.780, diff: 20 msec
> Last Rx Pkt index: 0, inbounds: 0
>
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