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Re: [App_rpt-users] echolink config help
by Todd Birkenholtz 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Mars and Steve, Thanks for the response It wasn't what I wanted to hear but it did explain why I couldn't get two-way audio to work correctly through Echolink. I assumed the the Echolink driver used some type of vox to convert it to a by-directional circuit using the magic inside app_rpt. N0PCO, you gave me a couple of options to think over and in typical HAM fashion it looks like I am going to need some duct tape and baling twine... I like it !! ;-) Do either of you know if the dtpDir soluton will work in the same manner? Thanks again for your detailed response to my issue. 73 W0IOU Todd Birkenholtz On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 3:36 PM, app_rpt(a)alertradio.net < app_rpt(a)alertradio.net> wrote: > Todd, are you using one computer for both Asterisk and EchoLink? > > If you are using two computers, I have a easy way to make things work (or > at least some what easy). > > The key you will need to have a USB Audio Adapter on the Asterisk server. > The USB Audio Adapter doesn't need to be modified to do what you are > wanting, it just needs to be present for the audio from the Asterisk server > in such a way that the ACID installations nows that there's an actual audio > source available. Depending on how you have EchoLink attached to the > repeater, you will need to build a lashup circuit that will bring the audio > from the Asterisk server to the EchoLink host. > > > ========================== > > So your primary objective is to use Asterisk PBX without the RF Gateway, a > better solution to the Asterisk ACID package would be to get one of the PBX > software packages such as Elastix or PBX in a Flash. Then on the EchoLink > host, add a second sound card or a USB Audio Adapter; this second sound card > will be used with a program called X-Lite. X-Lite is a softphone that can > be controlled by scripts and easily managed via the EchoLink API./Script > (assuming that EchoLink is running on a Windows box). Once again you will > need the lashup circuit to bring the audio to/from EchoLink to the softphone > > =========================== > > It really all comes down to how you presently have EchoLink setup. If you > are using VOX control, the task will be easy in regards to pushing audio via > X-Lite. Otherwise you will need a circuit for the COS detection. If > that's the case might as well just go for the full Asterisk PBX / RF Gateway > configuration and modify a USB Audio Adapter (with the CM108 chip in it) or > get one of the USB Radio Interfaces. You don't have to have the Asterisk > Allstar Link Node to make it work, but you will need a private node number > on the Asterisk side primarily for routing purposes. Plug in your EchoLink > information and create some routing information for telephone calls and > things will operate quite nicely. > > For security purposes having the RF Gateway and PBX in separate computers > can be beneficial. And as Steve has mentioned the pre-announcement before > making a call can be a bit tricky to accomplish. The way things are set up > here, for PSTN calls one has to enter the Patch Code-Telephone Number and > then the server asks for a PIN number. Calls that are routed internally do > not need a PIN number to complete the call. On Elastix you can set it up > where each person has their own PIN number as well a voice-mailbox. > > > The way things are set up here presently, I have three different computers > managing the PBX and RF Gateways. Usually they are all stand-alone but can > quickly be brought together when needed. There's some advantages to this > especially in regards to redundancy. I'll always have at least one way to > connect without total reliance on a single box. (If one has a backup > machine pre-configured this wouldn't be a problem at all) > > > Mars, N0PCO > http://asteriskradio.net > http://alertradio.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > Stephen Rodgers wrote: > > Todd Birkenholtz wrote: > > > I have been working on this for weeks and am getting nowhere. > > This is what I would like to accomplish. > I have no need at this point to link two repeaters together via IRLP or via > an IAX Allstarlink my goal is to allow our club's repeater with an Echolink > node connect to Asterisk via Echolink. > Since I will be acting as a pure voip gateway I will not be using the usb > driver or connect directly to an radio. > > After our club repeater connects to my Echolink node I would like to greet > the station with a welcome message and request a DTMF password. After they > provide the password I would like to provide a dial tone to be used as a > autopatch. > On the flip side I would like to provide a dial-in phone number on my > Asterisk system that would connect my Echolink node with our clubs repeater > node after the dial-in user provides a password. > > I am quite conffient I can do the Asterisk dial-plans I just need some > assistance with the rpt integration. > > > I was wondering if someone would share their config files to help me get > started in the right direction. > > Thanks and 73 > > Todd Birkenholtz W0IOU > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing listApp_rpt-users@qrvc.comhttp://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > What you are asking for would require code changes to app_rpt > and use of an IAX/allstar and not an Echolink connection. > > VOIP connections are radio connections are treated differently in > app_rpt and echolink connections and they cannot be manipulated using > extension logic. All incoming echolink connections go directly to the > echolink channel driver. > > The app_rpt code does not support greeting incoming connections > (echolink, irlp, or allstar) with a password on standard nodes. > > Echolink connections are inherently half duplex, and useless for > carrying an autopatch call. The radio connection would have to be > IAX2/allstar to support a remote autopatch, and if this is the case, > then you'd have to have asterisk installed at the repeater and replace > the echolink software. (Probably what you are trying to avoid). > > > Steve > WA6ZFT > > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing listApp_rpt-users@qrvc.comhttp://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > >

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rpt_extnodes not updating...
by Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Hi Steve / Jim; I've noticed that the rpt_extnodes file has not been updating recently... Here's the file info from #2200: -rwx------ 1 root root 14713 Aug 20 21:41 rpt_extnodes -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 22 08:41 rpt_extnodes-temp Here's the file info from #2461, which I have been soak testing here for the past week, and intend to send it back to its owner today: -rwx------ 1 root root 14717 Aug 18 00:15 rpt_extnodes -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 22 08:44 rpt_extnodes-temp Notice that the temp file is being created, so the script is running, but obviously failing (to connect to the server perhaps?) Hopefully an easy fix... Cheers, Ramesh.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Archivedir function - activity recording help
by Matt Beasant 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

OK here's what happens..... rpt.conf Duplex=1 Any signals going from App_rpt to the radio get recorded. A WAV file gets created in the archive directory and the outgoing audio is recorded. Any signals that come in on the radio, going towards App_rpt do not get recorded. A WAV file gets created but when played back there is no audio. rpt.conf Duplex=3 Is the same. I think the duplex setting in usbradio.conf will make the setup record audio in both directions if full duplex is set to 1 but I cant operate the system in full duplex here as previously described. Thanks for your help guys, Matt G4RKY 2009/8/22 Stephen Rodgers <sales(a)qrvc.com> > Matt Beasant wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to monitor the activity on my link by using the function > > provided in app_rpt to record to the HDD. > > > > However, I am only able to record one half of the conversation. > > > > This node has a simplex radio connecting to a repeater via the repeater > > pair, so is not operating in full duplex mode. > > > > Is there anything I can do to be able to record both sides of the > > conversation? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Matt > > G4RKY > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > This may be broken on simplex nodes. Please reverify it still works in > duplex mode by setting duplex=2 and temporarily opening the PTT line to > the transmitter on your simplex radio. > > Steve > WA6ZFT > > >

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P/L On/Off
by Tim Sawyer 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

Is there a cop (or other) command to turn P/L on and off, for both encode and decode? I looked through the source but don't see it. -- Tim :wq

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echolink config help
by Todd Birkenholtz 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

I have been working on this for weeks and am getting nowhere. This is what I would like to accomplish. I have no need at this point to link two repeaters together via IRLP or via an IAX Allstarlink my goal is to allow our club's repeater with an Echolink node connect to Asterisk via Echolink. Since I will be acting as a pure voip gateway I will not be using the usb driver or connect directly to an radio. After our club repeater connects to my Echolink node I would like to greet the station with a welcome message and request a DTMF password. After they provide the password I would like to provide a dial tone to be used as a autopatch. On the flip side I would like to provide a dial-in phone number on my Asterisk system that would connect my Echolink node with our clubs repeater node after the dial-in user provides a password. I am quite conffient I can do the Asterisk dial-plans I just need some assistance with the rpt integration. I was wondering if someone would share their config files to help me get started in the right direction. Thanks and 73 Todd Birkenholtz W0IOU

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Archivedir function - activity recording help
by Matt Beasant 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

Hi, I would like to monitor the activity on my link by using the function provided in app_rpt to record to the HDD. However, I am only able to record one half of the conversation. This node has a simplex radio connecting to a repeater via the repeater pair, so is not operating in full duplex mode. Is there anything I can do to be able to record both sides of the conversation? Many thanks, Matt G4RKY

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Distorted Audio
by Tim Sawyer 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

All sources of audio, recorded voices, local repeat audio, echolink, and IRLP all sound the same. There is distortion on the audio peaks. My deviation is set correctly (I have a service monitor) and the distortion is there even with the dev turned way down. Is this a know problem with URI's or just the nature of the beast? -- Tim :wq

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Zaptel directory goes missing on node
by RED BUTTON MOBILE 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Hi All, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend Eric VE3EI that has 2 nodes. He has 2 nodes that are simplex and have Chan_IRLP anf Chan_Echolink. The problem he has is the nodes seem to work fine for a few weeks then, for some reason the Zaptel directory seems to disappear from these nodes. Now Asterisk goes nuts because it cant find the Zaptel drivers. I have not seen this on any of then nodes I have so I'm at a loss as to what is going one here. He is using the normal ACID distro and nothing different. This is the 3rd time it has happen on one node and has happened on the other once. Each time he has done a complete reinstall to fix it but it still seems to occur. Any ideas on what may be wrong?? Thanks, Jon VA3RQ

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EchoLink Levels
by Tim Sawyer 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

I used the audio adjust howto to set my levels and the repeater sounds reasonable. But Echolink RX audio is very low and Echolink users say my TX audio is high. I'm using chan_echolink. Is there a way to adjust the Echolink levels? -- Tim, WD6AWP :wq

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Audio test server?
by Gary Kohtala 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Is there a test server available on Asterisk, similar to EchoLink's Echotest or IRLP's Echo-Reflector? I wish to use something like this for test purposes, and to play back my audio. If this does not exist on Asterisk, perhaps it would be a good thing to add it to the wish list. Thanks... Best regards, Gary, K7EK

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