[App_rpt-users] Remote Base Beginner Questions

[Doug Fessler]

Thanks for the reply, Mark. I do not need to remotely tune the radio, and I
am glad to find out that I just need to configure a simplex node. I had
read about the hang time, I will be sure to look at that when configuring
the node. Thanks for the guidance on radios, too. I think I will study that
a bit more.

Doug
KI7DQG

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:54 PM Mark Johnston <markjohnston73 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks for the help,
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>> Doug
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