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Open Remote Bases?
by Matt Roberts 09 Jun '12

09 Jun '12

I've had several users ask about remote bases on my repeater. Does anyone have open ones? I know this is a touchy subject, but when you look at the node list, you don't know if the nodes are open or if you need a password. Matt Roberts n9gmr(a)me.com Call Sign N9GMR IRLP 4515 EchoLink 640860 Allstar 28142

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Double ID's
by Alan Adamson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Funny I never noticed it until I really got my repeater on the air... glad it was a simple fix, didn't even thing about checking the archives... My bad there... :). (wish I knew of a way to search on the archives).... All rpt.conf sections fixed with commented out talkovers... Thanks all. Alan -----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces(a)ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Tony KT9AC Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 12:51 PM To: app_rpt mailing list; Buddy Brannan Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Double ID's It's been like this for a while now (check the archives). Just comment out the "talkover" one. --- On Fri, 6/8/12, Buddy Brannan <buddy(a)brannan.name> wrote: > From: Buddy Brannan <buddy(a)brannan.name> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Double ID's > To: "app_rpt mailing list" <App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:38 AM > This is a sort of long-standing > thing, I'm also still seeing it. You'll get the talk over ID > folioed by the regular ID, though not every time. > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA > Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY > > > > On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Alan Adamson <adamson_alan(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > HMM… > > > > NOTE, I've recently updated to the latest svn and since > then noticed this… > > > > Anyone noticed that on an initial ID after setting idle > for some time, when you have 2 nodes connected. When a > signal comes in on the remote node, it causes the local node > to start the ID, about 2/3 through, it cuts off the first > one and immediately generates a second as if it were one > complete ID. > > > > > > Doesn't do it all the time… …. > > > > Any idea what change in the code may have done this? > > > > Alan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Double ID's
by Alan Adamson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

HMM. NOTE, I've recently updated to the latest svn and since then noticed this. Anyone noticed that on an initial ID after setting idle for some time, when you have 2 nodes connected. When a signal comes in on the remote node, it causes the local node to start the ID, about 2/3 through, it cuts off the first one and immediately generates a second as if it were one complete ID. Doesn't do it all the time. .. Any idea what change in the code may have done this? Alan

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Re: [App_rpt-users] New question of that day
by Alan Adamson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Ok, now that is just too bloody cool.. Up and streaming. for now just hosted on my own icecast server :) Alan From: Ken [mailto:ke2n@cs.com] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 8:55 PM To: 'Alan Adamson'; 'app_rpt mailing list' Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] New question of that day Look at the posts in May, where you will see a description of Icecast and shoutcast streaming using the acid-stream feature .. Outstreamcmd= Ken From: app_rpt-users-bounces(a)ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Alan Adamson Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 7:03 PM To: 'app_rpt mailing list' Subject: [App_rpt-users] New question of that day How are people serving live audio to the web off an allstar server? Via a scanner or other radio, or is there a way to get an combined audio out on the servers sound system that can be encoded for live broadcast? Just curious, can't be the first to have asked this question. Alan

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New question of that day
by Alan Adamson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

How are people serving live audio to the web off an allstar server? Via a scanner or other radio, or is there a way to get an combined audio out on the servers sound system that can be encoded for live broadcast? Just curious, can't be the first to have asked this question. Alan

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Ok, this was puzzling.
by Alan Adamson 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

I have a full duplex connection between my allstar server and my repeater via a RTCM acting just as a ROIP box, not a voter. When I connect that node to another node on my box and then connect it in *command mode*, it causes the repeater to stay keyed down even though I'm not bringing it up via the repeater input .. UNTIL I finish the command mode and press the "#", then it go back to tracking the repeater input. Is this normal? It works in all other modes as you would expect so no it's not an inverted COR, etc. It only does this when you put a node that's connected to the repeater node into command mode. Very bizarre. it works just fine because I'm in full duplex, but it did surprise me the first time and I never saw the PTT drop on the repeater even though I wasn't on the input of the repeater (COR wasn't active). I'm not sure if this is from the RTCM, or the allstar server, or as a result of the command mode. I know it does not do this when the node is a half duplex node Alan

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audio quaility
by Bradley Haney 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Was wondering if there is an EQ or something like to raise the high level in the audio. Our audio from ithe internet going out RF sounds a little muffled and on the low sounding side.. Maybe i just need to tap a different output on the repeater but didn't know if there was a software setting to raise the high end to make it sound a little more natural. Bradley

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Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM falsing DTMF
by Tim Sawyer 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

In simpleusb.conf or voter.conf or as in your case, usbradio.conf you can add a statement: plfilter = yes which will place a 300Hz high pass filter on the receive audio. -- Tim :wq On Jun 4, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Ken wrote: > Tim – what do you mean by “filtering PL”? > > Do you just mean ctcssfrom=dsp > Or is it something else? > > Ken > > > From: app_rpt-users-bounces(a)ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Tim Sawyer > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 11:10 AM > To: Chuck Henderson > Cc: app_rpt mailing list > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM falsing DTMF > > What one says on the internet never goes away. I posted that before I found that not filtering PL was causing a problem. That older post is still valid if RADIO_RELAX is too loose for your system. > -- > Tim > :wq > > On Jun 3, 2012, at 10:00 PM, Chuck Henderson wrote: > > > > // My fix for the DTMF falsing problem is to make one change to the file dsp.c > // /usr/src/trunk/asterisk/main/dsp.c > // Change this line in dsp.c (find the line by searching for 26.0) > #define DTMF_TO_TOTAL_ENERGY ((digitmode & DSP_DIGITMODE_RELAXDTMF) ? 26.0 : 42.0) > // To look like this line > #define DTMF_TO_TOTAL_ENERGY ((digitmode & DSP_DIGITMODE_RELAXDTMF) ? 38.0 : 42.0) > // The result for our 2 repeaters, > // one on VHF using the USB fob, > // and the other on UHF using multiple RTCM's, > // is a reduction of DTMF falsing from hundreds per day to only 2 or 3 per day and > // no problems decoding DTMF. > // I do not turn off RADIO_RELAX because doing so caused problems with DTMF decode. > // The only problem with my fix is that I have to re-edit dsp.c every time I update. > // Remember to do the usual "makes" after editing this file. > > > On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer(a)me.com> wrote: > First I would update from svn, might as well as you have to recompile anyway. The instructions to update from svn are at https://allstarlink.org/support.html#astupgrade > > Before you do the make up grade edit /usr/src/astsrc/asterisk/menuselect.makeopts > change the line that says > > MENUSELECT_CFLAGS=RADIO_RELAX LOADABLE_MODULES > to > MENUSELECT_CFLAGS=LOADABLE_MODULES > > then do make upgrade or make upgrade-acid as appropriate. > -- > Tim > :wq > > On Jun 3, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Tim Sawyer wrote: > > > I am one of those that found setting RADIO_RELAX off works much better. TT falsing has been reduced to near zero and decoding is still as fast as I can push the buttons. > > One thing I found was that I had to turn on the PL filter. Before I did that TT decoding was unbearably show with RADIO_RELAX off. > -- > Tim > :wq > > On Jun 3, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Jim Duuuude wrote: > > > This has nothing to do with the RTCM. The DTMF receiver is the same one that is used in all the other > channel drivers for the other types of interfaces also. > > When the app_rpt stuff was first being developed (10+ years ago), the default parameters > for the DTMF receiver seemed too "tight" for radio use. There were a number of combinations > that were found of receivers and transmitting devices (HT's mobiles, etc) that did not seem to > work reliably with the parameters the way they were, so we developed the "RADIO_RELAX" set > of parameters, which are more "relaxed" then the normal ones. > > As time has gone on, there have been cases where using these "relaxed" parameters have seemed > to do more harm then good. I dont know if your case is one of those. If you wish to try, I suggest > re-compiling Asterisk with the RADIO_RELAX compile parameter turned off, and see if you like it > that way better. I can guarantee you that you will have less "falsing" if you do that. What I can not > guarantee is that you will get all the "real" digits decoded reliably (if you do that). > > Jim WB6NIL > > From: adamson_alan(a)hotmail.com > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:26:06 -0400 > Subject: [App_rpt-users] RTCM falsing DTMF > > ok, so is it normal for the RTCM to get false DTMF when voice is doing over the link? I adjusted the RX audio so that the 2 lights were off with a 3khz tone generated from a service monitor. > I see oh between 6-8 DTMF's detected over the voter channel during use…. How do you fix that issue? > Alan > > _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > >

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Question about DMK URL and DTMF
by (KP4TR)Ramon Gonzalez 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Hello, I recently got my node up and working great, but it was using an old IRLP board for PTT and COS. Today I got a DMK URI USB FOB and replace it, and it works fine. The only problem I have is with certain DTMF commands. For example, I can connect to another node and all works fine. But I am unable to disconnect. Looking at the log files, the DTMF sequence is being recognized ok. Simply the commands are being ignored. If I try to disconnect, it does nothing. But a status *70 works ok. Even trying to connect another node while being connected doesn't work. It works only if I am not connected to anyone. Anybody recognize this symptom? Thanks.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Pickle and LOX
by Alan Adamson 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

Yep, done, bummer I had having static address in devices, much easier to move thing around with mac to ip mapping… Alan From: Neal Garbenis [mailto:njgarbenis@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:32 PM To: Alan Adamson Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Pickle and LOX Set it as a static ip this will solve your problem Neal Garbenis Jr. NG8Y On Jun 5, 2012, at 10:21 PM, Alan Adamson <adamson_alan(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Ok, so what gives, the mac address on the Beagleboard changes every time I reboot it… I can't lock and IP address to it via MAC to IP address assignment in my DHCP server as a result :(… Is this normal, is there a way to stop it from re-enumerating the ethernet port over usb? Alan _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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