November 2010 - App_rpt-users - lists.keekles.org

Call logs
by keith handscombe 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Good evening all May be a quick answer that I could not find....I would like to know what location is the call logs kept. We keep a daily log book and I have to log all calls on my node. At the moment I have a third party mp3 recorder running 24/7 from the speaker feed off another radio. I then burn this to audio file daily as a log of all calls so the station can be inspected and I have a record of all station activity. With my normal daily activity I write all conversations in a log book but having an unattended node this is not possible hence the mp3 recorded files. Does this system create a log file that shows daily traffic in to my node so I can make my life easier than logging mp3 files please? Many thanks Keith Handscombe Nodes: 2498 / 27333 Echolink 5503 www.handscombe.co.uk

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Limey Linux question
by Matt Beasant 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

HI all, I have been fortunate enough to have been given a number of industrial embedded rackmount PC systems - http://www.ekf.de/c/ccpu/cc9/cc9_e.html I would really like to turn them into Allstar nodes and deploy them around the Country but I am running into a problem. The PCs have 1Gb of RAM and a 1.4GHz Intel Pentium M processor and a compact flash card for HDD. ( only one of them has an add on board with an IDE port, so I connected my spare node drive and it came up and worked treat so I know the hardware is Allstar compatible ) I am trying to build a Limey Linux based node and I followed the instructions on the web page to make a CF card from the image. However, every time the system boots, it gets as far as a line saying " Freeing unused kernel memory: 292k freed" and then freezes! These systems used to run a version of Debian Linux and I have managed to gain root access to one of them but am I right in guessing that this Linux build will be no good for Allstar? Has anyone else had this problem with the boot sequence freezing? I am sure I have probably done something wrong! I used a Ubuntu system to create the CF card from the image using dd from a terminal screen. Is there another way I can build Asterisk / app_rpt on to the existing CF card with Debian on it? I have been playing with this for weeks now and I've made no progress - any help would be really gratefully received :-) Many thanks, Kind regards, Matt, G4RKY 2250, 2237, 2514

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VoIP internet connection quality, bad jitter.
by Peter Elke 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi All, One of my repeater sites is served by a WISP. One of the VoIP speed testing sites reports that the jitter will be too high for VoIP use. Below is the report from the WISP line. My question is can I increase the buffering (on one or both nodes) to overcome known jitter conditions? I am assuming that would induce some delay. 200-700ms additional delay would be fine by me.. 73's - Pete ======================================================================== ===================== Speed test statistics --------------------- Download speed: 371944 bps Upload speed: 82352 bps Download consistency of service: 35 % Upload consistency of service: 4 % Download test type: socket Upload test type: socket Maximum TCP delay: 1424 ms Average download pause: 39 ms Minimum round trip time to server: 63 ms Average round trip time to server: 89 ms Estimated download bandwidth: 1680000bps Route concurrency: 4.516809 Download TCP forced idle: 0 % Maximum route speed: 8321904bps VoIP test statistics -------------------- Jitter: you --> server: 43.8 ms Jitter: server --> you: 8.6 ms Packet loss: you --> server: 0.0 % Packet loss: server --> you: 0.0 % Packet discards: 10.6 % Packets out of order: 0.0 % Estimated MOS score: 3.0

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DAQ
by Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

Hi Folks; Is anyone using the DAQ capabilities of app_rpt in conjunction with the URI or modified USB fob? Specifically, I'm looking for a way to monitor a contact closure on one of the input pins and inhibit app_rpt from transmitting while the contact is closed. Thanks, Ramesh. www.va3uv.com/freestar.htm

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Re: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS decode in software?
by Chuck Henderson 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

I tried "carrierfrom=dsp" and same result, any pl tone or no pl tone still brings up the repeater, like it is carrier squelch. I also tried "carrierfrom=no" and the result of that was that nothing would bring up the repeater. Chuck On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Jim Duuuude <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > try carrierfrom=dsp > >> From: rpt2(a)chuck.midlandsnetworking.com >> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:10:36 -0600 >> To: app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com >> Subject: [App_rpt-users] CTCSS decode in software? >> >> I am running version .273 code in Centos running on an Intel Atom >> D510,(which reports "Total of 4 processors activated (13333.62 >> BogoMIPS)") and am trying to use a radio receiver that does not have >> built in CTCSS decode. I am getting audio directly from the >> discriminator and the "radio tune rxnoise" and "radio tune rxtone" >> setting is successful but it acts like I am set for carrier squelch >> even though I think I am setup for dsp CTCSS squelch in usbradio.conf. >> Here are my settings from usbradio.conf. >> What am I doing wrong? Is it not possible to decode CTCSS in software >> and have it only allow signals in that have the correct tone? >> Chuck >> >> >> [usb27468] >> hdwtype=0 >> rxboost=0 >> txboost=0 >> rxctcssrelax=1 >> txctcssdefault=131.8 >> rxctcssfreqs=131.8 >> txctcssfreqs=131.8 >> rxctcssoverride=1 >> carrierfrom=usbinvert >> ; Options - no,usb,usbinvert,dsp,vox >> ; no - no carrier detection at all >> ; usb - via USB radio adapter COR connection >> ; usbinvert - same as above but >> inverted polarity. >> ; dsp - from RX noise using dsp methods >> ; vox - voice activated via RX audio >> ctcssfrom=dsp >> ; Options = no,usb,dsp >> ; no - CTCSS decoding, system will be >> carrier squelch >> ; usb - CTCSS decoding using input >> from USB adapter >> ; usbinvert - same as above but >> inverted polarity. >> ; dsp - CTCSS decoding using RX audio in DSP. >> ; rxdemod option must be set to flat >> for this to work. >> rxdemod=flat >> ; Options = no, flat, speaker >> ; no - RX audio input not used >> ; flat - source is un-filtered >> discriminator signal >> ; speaker - source is filtered, >> de-emphasized audio >> >> txprelim=no >> txlimonly=no >> txtoctype=no >> txmixa=voice >> txmixb=voice >> invertptt=0 >> duplex=1 >> rxondelay=0 >> rxnoisefiltype=0 >> eeprom=0 >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com >> http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >

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Parallel port two Nodes
by Randy 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Have a issue getting PTT to work on the second Node The recieve works fine but can not key the second Radio The configuration is Two Nodes on one box using two usb FOB And the Parallel Port for COS and PTT. I have Radio 1 using Pin 3 PTT , Pin 10 COS Radio 2 Pin 2 PTT and Pin 11 COS The first Radio works fine Recieve and Transmite The second radio recieves ok but no PTT and ideas Randy

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CTCSS decode in software?
by Chuck Henderson 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

I am running version .273 code in Centos running on an Intel Atom D510,(which reports "Total of 4 processors activated (13333.62 BogoMIPS)") and am trying to use a radio receiver that does not have built in CTCSS decode. I am getting audio directly from the discriminator and the "radio tune rxnoise" and "radio tune rxtone" setting is successful but it acts like I am set for carrier squelch even though I think I am setup for dsp CTCSS squelch in usbradio.conf. Here are my settings from usbradio.conf. What am I doing wrong? Is it not possible to decode CTCSS in software and have it only allow signals in that have the correct tone? Chuck [usb27468] hdwtype=0 rxboost=0 txboost=0 rxctcssrelax=1 txctcssdefault=131.8 rxctcssfreqs=131.8 txctcssfreqs=131.8 rxctcssoverride=1 carrierfrom=usbinvert ; Options - no,usb,usbinvert,dsp,vox ; no - no carrier detection at all ; usb - via USB radio adapter COR connection ; usbinvert - same as above but inverted polarity. ; dsp - from RX noise using dsp methods ; vox - voice activated via RX audio ctcssfrom=dsp ; Options = no,usb,dsp ; no - CTCSS decoding, system will be carrier squelch ; usb - CTCSS decoding using input from USB adapter ; usbinvert - same as above but inverted polarity. ; dsp - CTCSS decoding using RX audio in DSP. ; rxdemod option must be set to flat for this to work. rxdemod=flat ; Options = no, flat, speaker ; no - RX audio input not used ; flat - source is un-filtered discriminator signal ; speaker - source is filtered, de-emphasized audio txprelim=no txlimonly=no txtoctype=no txmixa=voice txmixb=voice invertptt=0 duplex=1 rxondelay=0 rxnoisefiltype=0 eeprom=0

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Echo on local speaker
by Randy 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

I sometimes get a Echo on my local speaker while using the Web Transever after someone makes a transmission. It contiues to echo like one word over and over intill someone else makes another transmission and it quites. Were using One Box with a server and a node. The Web Tranciver is also on the same Lan. Randy

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Ubuntu
by Greg Thornwall 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Has anyone get Allstar to run on ubuntu 10? I'm going on a couple of trips next year and would like to have everything (GUI, email, Allstar, IRLP) on 1 machine. Should I just try to compile it and see what happens? I'm not sure what the code dependencies are. Tnx, Greg

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how to pass dtmf
by Paul M. Nannery 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Is there a way to have dtmf pass,I want to use dtmf to control something remote from my site. So if a user hits 1234 I want it to pass and *1234 would go to app_rpt can this be done?

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