[App_rpt-users] Remote Base Beginner Questions

[Mark Johnston]

Congrats on the license, If you are only wanting to access one repeater, a
basic simplex node is all that is needed, remote base gets a bit more
complicated, and is primarily used for controlling a radio, i.e. changing
frequencies/channels etc, and has limited compatibility. If you just setup
a simplex node, much simpler and will work fine for talking over one
repeater/frequency.

When you setup the node, want to make sure there are not courtesy tones, or
hang time setup, as that will cause an annoyance for users of the
repeater... basically in the node configuration file rpt.conf setting
duplex=0 works well... I do the same thing to link to local repeater system
here...

I would use whatever radio you want to use, I have an icom 207h older rig,
but works great, I have used an icom706mkiig, and Kenwood TM-V71A's as
well, it's just personal preference, ease of interfacing etc...
Motorola radio's are fine, if you have someone who can program them for
you... I have used ebay and qrz.com to purchase older radios, sometimes
find quite the deal.



Mark

KC7DMF












> I've been looking at some of the cool things you can do with allstar, and
> I am interested in the "remote base" scenario.  Do I understand this
> correctly:  I could put a 2m radio at my house that's wired into a URI
> plugged into a Pi2 or PC running linux with app_rpt that becomes a node on
> allstar and then I could dial in via a client and monitor and talk on the
> local repeater?  If that is a bad use case, then I hope someone will tell
> me now.
>
> I have read a bit on this and everyone seems to say that I should look at
> an older Motorola radio for this.  Is that because it is a waste to use a
> nicer radio when it is only going to stay on one repeater? Or is it because
> it is easier to interface with? Or both? I put a Yaesu FT-2900R in my car
> and I thought that I would use that, but I think I am sensing that would
> not be the best way to go.
>
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Doug
>
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