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startup_macro=
by Brian Burton 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

This does not have to be a macro. Any function from the function stanzas can be entered into the startup_macro. The # is not necessary. # is used for remote control or autopatch. -- Brian KB3ORS Trustee W3WAN WAN-RS Tech Support

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simpleusb
by Doug Crompton 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Just a note that as stated on this page - http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193 I had no simpleusb sample file in the asterisk source configs directory in my install of the latest acid release. Only the USBradio sample file was there. Also no /etc/init.d/usbradio or /etc/init.d/simpleusb I do have /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/chan_simpleusb.so Is this note valid for the current acid install? What is the procedure to switch to simpleusb? Do I just need to change rename usbradio.conf, insert and modify simpleusb.conf, and set rxchannel = SimpleUSB/usb in rtp.conf ? The PDF of the page is attached. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

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Interesting issue...
by Geoff 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Working with a friend and we've run into an interesting issue... He's got three nodes, one repeater connected. Node one -was- a simplex radio (radio now turned off - node still active) Node two is defined as an echolink node (in case of issues, the node can be disconnected from the repeater - problem goes away) Node three is the repeater node. Connecting -from- the repeater node is not an issue. However, connecting *too* the repeater node produces the following error: [Nov 2 21:57:15] NOTICE[3295]: chan_iax2.c:9043 socket_process: Rejected connect attempt from 127.0.0.1, request '[node_dumber]@radio-secure' does not exist [Nov 2 21:57:15] WARNING[3292]: chan_iax2.c:9221 socket_process: Call rejected by 127.0.0.1: No such context/extension The passwords for all three nodes are correct as listed at the portal and defined in iax.conf Using Acid Linux and all three node stanzas contain ; ** For ACID *** statpost_program=/usr/bin/wget,-q,--timeout=15,--tries=1,--output-document=/dev/null statpost_url=http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler.php ; Status updates and are uncommented. Thoughts?

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Re: [App_rpt-users] simpleusb
by Doug Crompton 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Lee, Are you talking about the nodesetup.sh script? There is no mention of simpleusb in there. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio From: N7LD(a)aol.com Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 11:24:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] simpleusb To: doug(a)crompton.com What I have done is enter nodesetup and it then asks you if you want simpleusb. It changes it for you and then you can bail out of it. Lee In a message dated 11/2/2013 11:13:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, doug(a)crompton.com writes: Just a note that as stated on this page - http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193 I had no simpleusb sample file in the asterisk source configs directory in my install of the latest acid release. Only the USBradio sample file was there. Also no /etc/init.d/usbradio or /etc/init.d/simpleusb I do have /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/chan_simpleusb.so Is this note valid for the current acid install? What is the procedure to switch to simpleusb? Do I just need to change rename usbradio.conf, insert and modify simpleusb.conf, and set rxchannel = SimpleUSB/usb in rtp.conf ? The PDF of the page is attached. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio = _______________________________________________ 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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startup_macro=
by Geoff 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

According to http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/143, ******************** Startup Macro Additionally, there is one macro type which can executed once on system startup. Each node can have one startup macro defined in its node stanza. To define the startup macro, place the something similar to this in your node stanza: startup_macro=*9532011*9532000 This example executes two DTMF commands to establish two links at startup. The startup macro does not require a trailing # like a function macro. ******************** Let's be honest... have you ever entered at the CLI> prompt the command of CLI> rpt fun [your-node] *3[their-node] {enter} and have it fail? (Note the lack of #?) Either way, it works for me... except when the command is entered into a node stanza... ie: [1776] (*) ; Change this to your assigned node number rxchannel=Radio/usb1776 ; Rx audio/signalling channel duplex=1 linktolink=yes erxgain=-3 ; Echolink receive gain adjustment ; Note: Gain is in db-volts etxgain=3 ; Echolink transmit gain adjustment ; Note: Gain is in db-volts (20logVI/VO) scheduler=schedule morse=morse macro=macro functions=functions ; Repeater Function Table phone_functions=functions ; Repeater Function Table link_functions=functions ; Link Function Table telemetry=telemetry ; Telemetry descriptions wait_times=wait-times ; Wait times context = radio ; dialing context for phone callerid = "Repeater" <0000000000> ; callerid for phone calls idrecording = rpt/repeater_id ; id recording or morse string accountcode=RADIO ; account code (optional) hangtime=1000 ; squelch tail hang time (in ms) (optional) althangtime=4000 ; longer squelch tail totime=170000 ; transmit time-out time (in ms) (optional) idtime=540000 ; id interval time (in ms) (optional) politeid=30000 ; time in milliseconds before ID timer ; idtalkover=|i ; Talkover ID (optional) default is none unlinkedct=ct2 ; unlinked courtesy tone (optional) default is none remotect=ct3 ; remote linked courtesy tone (indicates a remote is in the list of links) linkunkeyct=ct8 ; sent when a transmission received over the link unkeys startup_macro=*3[node-number] ; this crap doesn't work. (* = note: this story is true. The actual node number and callsigns were altered to protect the innocent) Why doesn't it work, is what I want to know. I tried the command in the [macro1776] stanza - no good. Re-read and saw where it -had- to be in the 'node' stanza - entered it there and still - no bueno. Que pasa? -Geoff

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Acid install problem
by Doug Crompton 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

I did find that documented somewhere about the special characters in the PW but after some digging and also after I found a work around. Why is there this limitation? The site itself does not care. Does Centos not allow special characters in the PW string or is this filtered in the script? Bottom line is the script should have a more user friendly response like "can't connect to your account" and then just ask the questions locally. The script is /usr/local/sbin/nodesetup.sh I ran this manually after it would not work in the install in the automatic mode. Should I change my site PW and go back and run the nodesetup script and try this automatically again? The manual install did configure my name and call but never asked for the node PW. I assume I have to enter that in the registration command in iax.conf ? It just has 1234567 for the PW now. Is the PW used anywhere else? 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio No "special" characters (no !@#$%^&, etc) can be used in your allstar portal password. Been there, Done that. Changed PW to mix of letters and numbers (no uppercase anything) and all is better. Yeah, that's not documented anywhere, either. Took me 3 days to figure that one out. -Geoff/W5OMR

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Acid install problem
by Doug Crompton 03 Nov '13

03 Nov '13

Started the acid install from CD. All went fine up to network config. First mistake, I decided to use static. I am sure I entered everything correctly but no go. Stalls at no Internet connection. So reinstalled from CD. This time I let it be DHCP. It went on and installed, compiled, set root PW, rebooted. OK now asks if it can take node info from allstar site. Second mistake... I said yes. Asked for site ID and PW. Entered ID and Password. Keeps asking for password. Doesn't say it is wrong just keeps asking for it. Entered many times. It is correct, confirmed on web page. So stuck at that point. So rebooted and it asks for login. Logged in OK but the install script did not complete. My node number and what ever else it would ask for past that were never entered. So short of reinstalling this all over again is there a way to restart the install script? Where is it, what is it called? 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

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DMK URI questions
by Doug Crompton 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

OK Perhaps I am not using the right Allstar terminology here. My understanding is that simple USB works similar to IRLP in that you use pre/dempahsized audio and COS and there is no further processing. CTSS tones, squelch, etc. are not decoded by the SW but rather by the incoming DC level of COS. On the other hand in what I call DSP the CTSS, etc. are decoded by the software. As a for instance the GM300 example on the DMK site uses no COS just audio in, out, and PTT. When using this mode you use flat audio from the RX or audio that has not been demphasized. DSP is digital signal processing. That is what the SW does to look at the incoming signal to decode things like CTSS, DTMF, squelch noise etc. I am assuming that simple USB just uses the COS signal to detect carrier. My question was why would one prefer one method over the other or does one work better than the other. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio From: kj6ko(a)innercite.com To: doug(a)crompton.com Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] DMK URI questions Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 00:13:15 -0700 Doesn't matter. It's a preference thing. By the time audio gets to the internet, it is all digitized and de-emphasized. What comes out the other end depends on what you want. If you are going to feed a modulator directly, you need pre-emphasized audio, and I don't think the URI will do that. It will de-emphasize DISC audio on RX. You should just use MIC audio into the radio and de-emphasized audio into the URI to keep it simple. I would ALWAYS use "CTCSS Valid" signal out of the radio (if avail) and feed the signal to the COS port of the URI. COS and CTCSS are meant to be used together, like in a repeater, but it doesn't have to be MIC DC and MIC AC?? you will have to read the radio manual on that one. PS: DSP does NOT mean FLAT Audio. It means "Digital Signal Processing" and really has nothing to do with audio shape. I guess I'm not sure what you mean by "DSP vs Simple USB"?? Is there a device called a "DSP?" I'm guessing you should keep it simple and use the "Simple USB" because that is what it is...simple! Not much involved, Audio in, audio out, PTT Out and COR/CTCSS in.(Either or). For a CTCSS detect, you need to find something that will give a GND or +5VDC when an active PL Tone is received. I think the DMK device can do this for you if you don't have one on your radio, in which case you will HAVE to use discriminator audio for RX. The DMK will de-emphasize it before it goes out over the network. ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Crompton To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 10:53 PM Subject: [App_rpt-users] DMK URI questions About a week ago I asked about DMK URI connections to an Alinco radio and I got several responses. I do have a few more questions regarding that. The Alinco has both flat and pre/de-emphasized audio available on its data connector as 1200 baud and 9600 baud connections. I assume I would use the 1200 baud connections along with COS and PTT for a simple USB interface and the 9600 baud connections along with just the PTT for a DSP interface? Do I use the (Alinco 9600 baud) audio to the TX also? Does the DSP pre-emphasize audio or is the processing just on the receive side? Why would I want to use one over the other (DSP vs simple USB)? Which is preferred and/or works better? I am thinking there might be some differing opinions here! The DMK URI has both mic_DC and mic_AC inputs. Does this refer to frequency response or just that one has DC blocking? If you are using flat response (DSP) would the audio in (from the receiver) connections at the URI end matter? The DMK URI has both COS and CTSS inputs. Why would you use one over the other? When using DSP I assume neither is needed? All of the questions above assume I am using the Acid release on a faster processor. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 8996 (20131101) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 8996 (20131101) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 8996 (20131101) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

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Help needed getting started with XIPAR and Linux for node 29867
by Tad Danley 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Hello, I am a _very_ new user and need some help with a couple of issues. I purchased a pc with XIPAR preloaded on it and have my node 29867 active. However I have a couple of issues and need some help to address them. I've been able to find some info by searching the XIPAR pages at the xelatec web site, but being so new to both XIPAR and Linux I am lost on how to get started. My issues are: I have been told my audio is a bit hot. How do I adjust the audio level down? How do I enable a CW ID on the radio connected to my node? I am able to connect my node to other nodes using the *3xxxxx command, but when other nodes attempt to connect to me they get a 'connection failed' message. How do I enable connections from other nodes? Thanks in advance for the help, and 73! -- Tad Danley, K3TD EM10dq

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Icom F510
by keith 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

Evening all, I have 5 x Icom F510 radio's and would be interested in getting this radio on my All-Star node. Has any station used this make and model on an All-Star node please. I have purchased the 9 pin data feed but was not able to locate a COR line the following details is the pin assignments from this data port as listed below. 1. Do I need a COR / COS line or will the detail below be enough to install this PMR radio as my All-Star node? If at all possible an idea of the rpt.cfg to accommodate such a radio please? The data out and in on this radio shows 1200 Baud. Kind Regards Keith Handscombe G7DNT

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