[App_rpt-users] Repeater Stuck Locked open for 18 hrs

[Pierre Martel]

I really dislike mechanical TOT. Why not use a small RPÏ that can monitor
the 2 URI and use it to drive 2 or 3 relay? Those relay could, reset the
MB, power off the radios, power off/on the router.



A simple circuit that have a phototransistor that drive an input of the rpi
would be easy to install, just use 2 small tube that cover  the geen  led
to feed the phototransistor (maybe a simple straw would do!)  . pretty sur
that just a npn phototransistor could be driven directly with just a small
pull up resistor to make the sensing part of the circuit and the rest is
just simple coding either in python or in C.  Could even had automation
like ping fail that reset the router/wifi link. you could even monitor the
ASL system for activity and compare the 'software state' to the hardware
state.


2018-04-24 13:25 GMT-04:00 Loren Tedford <loren at lorentedford.com>:

> The way it stands at the moment I am not entirely sure… Here is what I
> found during reinstallation the Memory failed a self check that I ran while
> putting Windows on it to stress test the machine.. The hard drive doesn’t
> seem to want to take any data at this point.. But before attempting to
> format reinstall on this machine the system booted still.. My guess is some
> thing mechanical could have caused Asterisks to have failed at this point..
> Honestly it seems to be a bit of a waste of my time to continue working on
> this machine when I have a second one exact specs sitting here ready to
> go.. We are doing the just in case TOT timer in the radios and this will
> affect autopatch users and anyone else that doesn’t let the system fully
> drop.. This is for my own re assurance that I have to the best of my
> ability solved the issue..
>
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> Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV)
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> *From: *Steve Zingman <szingman at msgstor.com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:14 PM
> *To: *app_rpt-users at lists.allstarlink.org
> *Subject: *Re: [App_rpt-users] Repeater Stuck Locked open for 18 hrs
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> I'm a little confused, Did Asterisk fail or memory and possibly a
> motherboard?
>
> On 4/24/2018 12:50 PM, Loren Tedford wrote:
>
> Well technically it could have been controlled by the two meter repeater
> had the two meter repeater responded under normal circumstances.. What I am
> going to do for future repeater operations is to put TOT timers on the
> radio and I don’t care whether individuals on Autopatch that are calling
> Emergency services get disconnect etc because of radio tot.. No longer am I
> going to rely on asterisk to handle the TOT primarly.. Because of this
> experience.. We now know that we have fried some memory and possibly a
> motherboard but my testing at this point is stopping.. Moving forward with
> new gear..
>
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> We originally turned off the TOT timer in the radios because of scenario
> involving autopatch and calling during severe weather..
>
>
>
> Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV)
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> *From: *DuaneVT . <selkie2 at comcast.net>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:46 AM
> *To: *app_rpt-users at lists.allstarlink.org
> *Subject: *Re: [App_rpt-users] Repeater Stuck Locked open for 18 hrs
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> Radio Control was referenced as "Auxiliary Service".
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> Per *Part 97 : **Sec. 97.201 Auxiliary station*
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> [image: cid:image001.png at 01D3DBC2.81D4ED70]
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> (a) Any amateur station licensed to a holder of a Technician, General,
> Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operator license may be an auxiliary
> station. A holder of a Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class
> operator license may be the control operator of an auxiliary station,
> subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held.
>
> (b) An auxiliary station may transmit only on the 2 m and shorter
> wavelength bands, except the 144.0–144.5 MHz, 145.8–146.0 MHz, 219–220 MHz,
> 222.00–222.15 MHz, 431–433 MHz, and 435–438 MHz segments.
>
> So 2 meters and above now.
>
> 73, Duane KA1LM
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