[App_rpt-users] AllStar as Repeater Controller Connect to Duplex Hub

[David McGough]

Perhaps try duplex=3 .....Works just like duplex=2, but audio isn't 
repeated.



On Fri, 23 Nov 2018, Jim Aspinwall No1PC wrote:

> I thought I was going to be ingenious and replace a few RLC multi-port controllers that each have one of the link ports tied to an AllStar node that runs in non-duplex, and the node connects to another AllStar hub (running in duplex) that is used as the 'link' to feed other repeaters in similar configuration.
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> Simply connect the repeater radio to the AllStar interface, re-configure the node to duplex=2 - tah-dah - repeater!!
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> Then, connect the repeater node to the hub so it can be linked to the other sites.  Connects as before, not unexpected. Great.
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> What I did not account for is that the hub is running in duplex, so whatever the repeater sends to it comes back, delayed of course.  Sounds like an undesired configuration...
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> However that doesn't seem to account for the fact in the prior configuration the duplex hub traffic never came back into the half-duplex node and echo'd.    
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> Is this a hang-time thing?   Am I missing something?  Expected behavior - don't try this at home?
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