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Question
by Bryan D. Boyle 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Trying to mod an older transceiver to pick off the discriminator output (which, as you can imagine...is a bit obtuse, especially on discrete component radios....) so I can expand my knowledge a bit. Anyway...in digging through the schematic and doing a bit of research, I THINK I found it...after reading up on the differences between the different types...but, would appreciate, if anyone can take a look at http://www.wb0yle.com/discriminator.jpg and tell me if I'm in the right area. The area I'm thinking I could grab (with a 10K inline resistor so as to not load the circuit?) is on the (input? output?) of C33 on the secondary of T7 in the above schematic? This looks like a classic Foster-Seely circuit, but would like a double check if anyone is so inclined.... (For those curious, it's an extract from the schematic of a Drake TR-33C, which was manufactured in the 70s by Trio/Kenwood and labeled for Drake. Believe it or not, it works quite well, and was picked up at an estate sale, and rerocked (Bomar had the crystal chart for this, believe it or not...) for local operations, but...picked it up for $5. so, figured it would be reasonable to mod this and put in a receive and xmt tone deck. Experimentation is the spice of the hobby...;) Am I in the right area? I know...need to see more of the chart, right? (also, FWIW, modified an old Maggiore HiPro E 2m repeater to interface to a DMK dongle, swapped it out with my 220 node (just so I didn't have to gin in another dongle...) feeding a cantenna on the output with a hunk of wire on the input RF connector...4 wires: discriminator out for usb COR, flat audio in through a 10K and varactor diode to the xmt, PTT to the keying relay and, lo and behold, it not only worked ok, it sounded great...now, just have to put an app in to get on the 2m wait list in the Philly area...;)) So...in the mood to melt more solder and play around a bit more. -- Bryan In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. Sent from my MacBook Pro.

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Reboot
by w6reb 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

What would be the proper syntax to reboot computer once a week in the middle of the night? Know how to write schedule or contab just need the right syntax for shutdown -r now as though I'm doing it from the root@

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Iphone app?
by Lu Vencl 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Anyone know if there is an Iphone app that can be used like the iaxRPT tool? If not, I would like to setup an IAX inbound account that I can just dial in and access via *99 / # PTT or even VOX. I know one can dial in through the allstarlink interface, but I am looking to use my local resources ( Asterisk PBX) to make it non long distance and much easier to get in. Any thought would be appreciated. Lu KA4EPS

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No Red transmit Light
by Fran 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

I am a repeater owner runnning a kenwood tkr820 and Arcom rc210 controller on port 1. I recently loaded ACID (AllStar) onto a pc via an install disk, everything went well, Node assigned, I also purchased a URI (USB interface from DMK Engineering) the URI has a blinking green light but when I try to transmit out the red light doesnt light, I modified the usbradio.conf file to carrierfrom=usbinvert also. I have the AllStar server connected via a ready made cable from URI cables which goes to a DB 9 into my controller on port 2, (port 2 configured as non repeat and ports 1 and 2 linked) I also have pinged out to google, seems I am receiving but not transmitting. Thanks Frank!!!

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Webtransceiver text box
by Michael J. Wolthuis 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

Good afternoon, I have a few questions about the web-transceiver text box. 1) Is that text box only for local web-transceiver to web-transceiver chat? 2) Is there anywhere else in Allstar that chat is available? 3) Is there any way to add tie between Echolink Chat and Allstar web-transceiver text boxes? a. If so, could this be added to chan_tlb? Thanks for any ideas / input, Mike Kb8zgl

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iaxRPT does not receive
by Ron Morell 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

I need help. I have iaxRPT installed on a Windows XP netbook. I have Asterisk+app_rpt using the AllStar Link node number 28174. The setup is the ACID CENTOS install and it is using a GMK URI. The wiring from the URI to Radio is: radio ground to URI pin 13 radio PTT to URI pin 1 radio receive to URI pin 21 ;This is the 9600 baud data audio output radio microphone to URI pin 22 radio squelch is not connected I keep checking my wiring on the pins, but don't find fault with the wiring... I always doubt my wiring. Hi Hi >From iaxRPT it will send out audio and tones to the radio transmitter just fine. When the radio receiver is sending voice and tones back to the iaxRPT application nothing happens nothing is heard. The handheld used to talk to the remote radio is using ctcss 100Hz tones. The remote radio is a Yaesu FT-7800R using "enc dec" ctcss tone 100Hz. This is the setup in iax.conf ; IAXRPT Access [gui] type=user context=radio-gui auth=md5 secret=password host=dynamic disallow=all allow=ulaw allow=gsm transfer=no This is the setup in extensions.conf ; Context for IAXRPT Access [radio-gui] exten => 28174,1,rpt(28174|X) ; The X option passed to the Rpt application disables normal security checks. ; see http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/58 This is the setup in usbradio.conf [general] [usb] hdwtype=0 rxboost=1 rxctcssrelax=1 txctcssdefault=100.0 rxctcssfreqs=100.0 txctcssfreqs=100.0 ;rxctcssoverride=0 ; carrierfrom=dsp ctcssfrom=dsp rxdemod=flat txprelim=no txlimonly=yes txtoctype=notone txmixa=composite txmixb=no invertptt=0 duplex=0 rxondelay=20 I have port 4569UDP forwarded to the Asterisk+app_rpt computer and that seems to work out fine: test*CLI> iax2 show registry Host dnsmgr Username Perceived Refresh State 67.215.233.178:4569 N 28174 174.27.6.80:4569 60 Registered test*CLI> The Windows XP computer with iaxRPT has an exception in the firewall for iaxRPT.exe and I have explicitly opened port 4569UDP and have even tried it with the firewall off. The iaxRPT setup is expecting to use port 4569UDP. So what magic words are out of order? I'm not seeing the problem. Ron Morell KA7U

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Subscribing to Autopatch
by Matt Roberts 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

I would like to subscribe to the outbound Autopatch service provided on the Allstarlink.org site. Do I need to do anything special to my node after I subscribe? Matt Roberts N9GMR Allstar 28142

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CM108 fobs on Ebay
by Matt Beasant 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

Hi all, Attention UK node owners or prospective node owners...... I have just purchased a bunch of CM108 USB fobs from Ebay and confirm that they work with ACID systems. They have extra buttons on them ( vol up / down and mute ) so this MAY make it easier to wire out to the PTT and COS lines but I have yet to modify one so cannot confirm if this is the case. Anyway, the ebay item no is 270853205309 They are £2.69 each plus P&P at 99p for one....postage discounts available... Bargain! BTW, I have no association with the seller whatsoever apart from being a satisfied customer and wanting to spread some Allstar Joy! Regards and Merry Christmas, Matt G4RKY Nodes 2250, 2237, 2541.........

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IAXRPT Functionality on the Mac
by Matt Roberts 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

I have been playing with my new repeater for the past few days. I'm very happy with the Allstar Link Network. Yesterday someone told me about the IAXRPT client you can use to talk and control your node. I downloaded it on my PC and was impressed. The program works well with speech, once you get it set up. Yesterday afternoon my main PC went down. I'm not sure the cause of the problem, but the computer will probably be down for a while. I installed IAXRPT on my laptop, and all the repeater telemetry comes over the computer with a lot of crackle. When someone talks it sounds great! I think it is just a quirk in the laptop I currently have. Is there a Mac solution for me to use till my PC is repaired? I know IAXRPT works under something called WINE on the Mac, but don't know much about that. I also don't know if that would be compatible with VoiceOver, which is the Mac screen reader for the blind. IT would be nice if someone could develop a Mac program with the same functionality, and have it be VoiceOver compatible, if a solution doesn't exist. Since I have two nodes, I would like to be able to monitor them at the same time, since one is a remote base. If I link it to my repeater, all traffic would be transmitted on the remote, and I don't want that all the time. Matt Roberts N9GMR Nodes 28142 and 28143

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Repeater Controller Information
by Jim W7RY 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

Gang... I'm looking for the repeater controller information for the astrek software. I'm not sure I have my terminology correct. I have and received the USB URI and am about ready to convert my IRLP box to Allstar. Please set me straight.! 73 and thanks! Jim W7RY

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