September 2013 - App_rpt-users

Lots of questions
by Robert Newberry 13 Sep '13

13 Sep '13

I have a mastr ii repeater. I'd like to use app-rpt as the controller for the repeater. I'd like to be able to run echolink off the repeater. I also have a URI interface. I'd also like to after one repeater is on the air and available on echolink be able to do the same thing to another repeater to make a linked network via IP My questions are can echolink and app_rpt be run at the same time? At the same time providing repeater control and echolink service. Has anyone had any success using a raspberry pi with app_rpt and a URI? I have a laptop I could use, but the pi is an attractive solution. I'd also like to add I'm new to linux. I'm OK on computers and networking I also work in land mobile radio so the RF end of it I'm good. Apparare Scientior Paratus Communicare -N1XBM

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Distorted audio in app_rpt/Allstar
by Geoff Edmonson 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

In rpt. conf, somewhere near the top just under your node number. Simpleusb doesn't utilize as many resources, its my understanding, as usbradio. -Geoff/w5omr Andreas Pleschutznig <andy(a)ple.org> wrote: >Good question. How do I find out? > >-- >Andreas Pleschutznig, Cell: (832) 633-7817, Sent: MacBook > KA5PLE, Allstar: 29841, Echolonk: 884823 > >On Sep 11, 2013, at 6:21 PM, Geoff Edmonson <ars.w5omr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Which channel driver (chan_?) are you using? >

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Distorted audio in app_rpt/Allstar
by Andreas Pleschutznig 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

Good sometimes, i get distorted audio locally on the repeat and also on simple announcements like the time announcement. If and when I get that distorted audio it kind of sounds as if the audio stream is sampled i 20ms increments and every other piece is left out. This happens only every now and then, while most of the time the audio is absolutely perfect. As hardware is a nondescript 2GHz dual core, (all-star uses about 15-25% CPU), so it should not be a speed problem. Two URI’s are connected to this PC, one for the public all-star link, the other to a private GMRS node, Tried two different radios, so it should not be the radio either, unless two unrelated GM300s have exactly the same problem (For the time being I’ll go under the assumption its not the radio) I don’t know yet if that ever happens on the TCP end, but I doubt it. Does anyone have *ANY* idea what that could be? -- Andreas Pleschutznig, Cell: (832) 633-7817, Sent: MacBook KA5PLE, Allstar: 29841, Echolonk: 884823

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Distorted audio in app_rpt/Allstar
by Geoff Edmonson 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Which channel driver (chan_?) are you using?

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Not on status screen status.allstar.org
by Geoff Edmonson 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

If you're having password issues, change to something with only letters and numbers. @#$%&*-+()!, etc are considered "special characters". I had the same issue. Geoff/W5OMR

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Not on status screen status.allstar.org
by Keith＠handscombe.co.uk 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Evening all from the UK. I run node 2498 and all is running fine. I check the status screen on Allstars site and my node number is not listed. When I try and login to the portal the syntax I get back is password is still outstanding so I am unable to login to portal or try reset password as its refreshes to the same screen in a loop. I have tried IE9 and Firefox browser on different pc's both report the same fault. On my node I can still ping stats.allstar.org and my node gets a reply Any help would be great Kind Regards Keith Handscombe Tel: 07940 849210

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Re: [App_rpt-users] USB Printer Port
by mike＠midnighteng.com 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

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autopatch when linked
by C B 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Hi in trying to figure out a good way to implement auto-patch on a linked system. I keep several repeaters linked full time, some via my existing system with a ALLSTAR node connected to a port on the controller, others via ALLSTAR directly. thus I feel it would be more efficient if 1 patch served all. Can 1 node share its auto-patch with other nodes or do I need to have a separate patch for each node? Also I would like to use a PBX (not sip) extension if possible. If it is possible to share one auto-patch between nodes could I place a FXO card in the HUB node computer and share that connection? please let me apologize if this has been covered but I could not find it. thank you for your help. Chris

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USB Printer Port
by K&R Yoksh 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

I think that Angelo is speaking about USB->Parallel adapters being used on computers that lack a physical parallel port. I believe that this question has come up before, and the answer was NO, it doesn't work. I recommended using a PCI parallel port card, but Angelo is working with a laptop. 73, Kyle K0KN Olathe, KS Allstar 2210-2219 --- Original Message --- I was wondering if anyone has tried a USB Printer interface with the PRLP interface with Asterisk??? Does ACID address the USB adapter??? 7 3 de Angelo

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Re: [App_rpt-users] announcements
by Tim Sawyer 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Yes it's easy to turn off dis/connect messages. See telemdefault http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/103. I like mode 2. Echolink levels can be adjusted independently of other audio. In your node stanza you should see the following statements near the top. Uncomment or add them. erxgain=-3 ; Echolink receive gain adjustment ; Note: Gain is in db-volts (20logVI/VO) etxgain=3 ; Echolink transmit gain adjustment ; Note: Gain is in db-volts (20logVI/VO) One thing I like to do is add another node to my system just for echolink. That way you can dis/connect it as needed. -- Tim :wq On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Harry Romano <hromano(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Thanks for the reply . I think I want to shut them off. When I was on the win system the other night there were so many connects and disconnect announcements you could not here the net control. Is It easier to just turn them off instead of turning them down? > > I have the radios adjusted good for input and output deviation, What I am speaking of is the announcements. Thanks for the info . Apparently there is a difference when you go to radio tune mode from Cli vs. root. The cli allows more detailed tuning. > > Another issue I have is with Echolink. I personally don’t like Echolink but one of my repeater users does a net with it . The echo link come in at a different volume level than let’s say the web transceiver or another allstar node . both my nodes connect together great but Echolink is defiantly lower . Is there a way to get a volume increase just for Echolink? I was thinking of putting a txmixer = 250 command in the Echolink.conf. But I think that may make everything else get louder too. > > > 73's > > Harry KC4RPP > > > From: Tim Sawyer [mailto:tim.sawyer@me.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 1:24 PM > To: Harry Romano > Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] announcements > > When you set the TX and RX levels per instructions the announcements will be the correct level. > > Please (again) see http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/48 for all the gory details of setup with chan_usbradio. If you use chan_simpleusb the RX procedure is a bit different: Generate (with a service monitor) a full quieting 1kHz tone at 3kHz dev with no CTCSS. At the OS CLI type radio_tune_menu, adjust the reading for 3kHz. With a RTCM the procedure is pretty much the same except you have nice indicator LEDs right on the RTCM. > > Transmit is pretty much the same regardless of the interface. Turn of any TX CTCSS. Press *989 to generate the reference test level tone. Then measuring with your service monitor set the dev to 3 kHz. > > -- > Tim > :wq > > On Sep 7, 2013, at 11:19 PM, Harry Romano <hromano(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Is there a way to turn their volume down?

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