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Re: [App_rpt-users] Beagle Bone DTMF issues
by Doug Crompton 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Eric, Glad to hear you got it going. plfilter when activated applies a highpass filter to help to eliminate incoming PL tones. They are not so noticable on a handheld but would be very objectionable on an iaxrpt connection with full range speakers. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio From: EUglum(a)aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:24:43 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Beagle Bone DTMF issues To: doug(a)crompton.com Thanks Doug! De-emphasis was set backward on the 900 repeater. DTMF works like magic now. Just for my own education, what does plfilter do? Many Thx! -Eric (KB6BZZ) In a message dated 12/22/2014 9:33:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, doug(a)crompton.com writes: My thinking is your problem is either levels or maybe you are running non deemphasized audio with simpleusb causing unequal tome levels. If so you need to program the Motorola for deemphasized audio out OR set the deemphasis=yes in simpleusb.conf. You should also run plfilter=on which is the default. Skewed equalization can definitely cause poor or no DTMF decoding. The radio relaxed should have nothing to do with it. The BBB DTMF decoding works fine if the levels and equalization are correct out of the radio. YHou also need to use preemphasis going into the Motorola with simpleusb or your audio will sound flat (lacking high-end) at the other rx end. There is no SW setting for this. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio From: EUglum(a)aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:57:29 -0500 To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org Subject: [App_rpt-users] Beagle Bone DTMF issues I just successfully installed Doug's (WA3DSP) Beagle Bone Black installation on a two node repeater system using two URI's and a Belkin 4 port USB hub in an attempt to remove my power hungry old P4 rack server from All Star service. Everything seems to be running well on the BBB with only 14% CPU usage on stand by (2 nodes) and little to no audio distortion while testing. I am having a heck of a time getting either node to reliably decode DTMF especially when using Motorola transceivers. (On the old P4 server, the DTMF decoded remarkably well using any radio...) I have been looking at the old P4 config files and comparing them to the BBB config in an attempt to see what has changed... Doug has "radio relax" turned off by default (normally on by default in the acid release). Is this relevant? Thanks! -Eric (KB6BZZ) _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.=

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FW: USBRado
by Marshall Oldham 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Angelo, See corrections below to your usbradio.conf file for the changes you need to make. From: app_rpt-users-bounces(a)ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 8:51 AM To: APP RPT Subject: [App_rpt-users] USBRado Happy Holidays All!! We are trying to get a node back up after reformatting the hard drive and we are not having much luck. We are wrired according to the web site to a URI and a Motorola GM300 for a simplex node going to a repeater. The rig: Motorola GM300 Wired as follows and verified: Radius/Maxtrac series with 16 pin accessory connector - Simplex - Processed audio URI 20 - Radius 7 URI 21 - Radius 11 URI 22 - Radius 2 URI 1 - Radius 3 URI 8 - Radius 8 (COR/CTCSS Det.) Radius Must be programmed to output COR/CTCSS det. on pin 8 of accessory connector, and JU551 in position 'B' (de-emphasized audio out). We have no problem with the transmit audio, but we are unable to get any type of recieve audio into the URI unless we we select no CTSSS tone. If this setting the COS/audio never drops at all. Says keyed up. The radio is set for 103.5pl both transmit and receive. Here is our USBRADIO.CONF. Any help would be appreciated. [general] [usb41456] hdwtype=0 rxboost=1 txboost=1 rxctcssrelax=1 txctcssdefault=103.5 rxctcssfreqs=103.5 txctcssfreqs=103.5 ;rxctcssoverride=0 carrierfrom=usbinvent (this is correct if you have your radio programmed to an active low signal for COR/CTCSS detect) If your radio is progammed for COR/CTCSS active high you will need to change to =USB. You need to know how the radio is programmed. ctcssfrom=dsp (Change this to = no) You're not using DSP to detect CTCSS or COR as you are using de-emphasised audio from the radio. rxdemod=speaker txprelim=yes txlimonly=no txtoctype=notone txmixa=composite txmixb=no invertptt=0 duplex=0 rxondelay=0 rxnoisefiltype=0 eeprom=0 These changes should do the trick. Do not forget to restart app_rpt for the changes in this file to take effect. 73 Marshall - ke6pcv

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Re: [App_rpt-users] USBRado
by Angelo Glorioso 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

First off, I would like to thank all who replied. Will try all suggestion later today. Hopefully we can get this fixed asap. 73 de Angelo Happy Holidays All!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Angelo Glorioso To: APP RPT Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 10:50 AM Subject: USBRado Happy Holidays All!! We are trying to get a node back up after reformatting the hard drive and we are not having much luck. We are wrired according to the web site to a URI and a Motorola GM300 for a simplex node going to a repeater. The rig: Motorola GM300 Wired as follows and verified: Radius/Maxtrac series with 16 pin accessory connector - Simplex - Processed audio URI 20 - Radius 7 URI 21 - Radius 11 URI 22 - Radius 2 URI 1 - Radius 3 URI 8 - Radius 8 (COR/CTCSS Det.) Radius Must be programmed to output COR/CTCSS det. on pin 8 of accessory connector, and JU551 in position 'B' (de-emphasized audio out). We have no problem with the transmit audio, but we are unable to get any type of recieve audio into the URI unless we we select no CTSSS tone. If this setting the COS/audio never drops at all. Says keyed up. The radio is set for 103.5pl both transmit and receive. Here is our USBRADIO.CONF. Any help would be appreciated. [general] [usb41456] hdwtype=0 rxboost=1 txboost=1 rxctcssrelax=1 txctcssdefault=103.5 rxctcssfreqs=103.5 txctcssfreqs=103.5 ;rxctcssoverride=0 carrierfrom=usbinvent ctcssfrom=dsp rxdemod=speaker txprelim=yes txlimonly=no txtoctype=notone txmixa=composite txmixb=no invertptt=0 duplex=0 rxondelay=0 rxnoisefiltype=0 eeprom=0 73 de Angelo

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Beagle Bone DTMF issues
by EUglum＠aol.com 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

I just successfully installed Doug's (WA3DSP) Beagle Bone Black installation on a two node repeater system using two URI's and a Belkin 4 port USB hub in an attempt to remove my power hungry old P4 rack server from All Star service. Everything seems to be running well on the BBB with only 14% CPU usage on stand by (2 nodes) and little to no audio distortion while testing. I am having a heck of a time getting either node to reliably decode DTMF especially when using Motorola transceivers. (On the old P4 server, the DTMF decoded remarkably well using any radio...) I have been looking at the old P4 config files and comparing them to the BBB config in an attempt to see what has changed... Doug has "radio relax" turned off by default (normally on by default in the acid release). Is this relevant? Thanks! -Eric (KB6BZZ)

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Xipar Patch for Allmon
by Tim Sawyer 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

You probably know that Allmon would not work on a Xipar node. That's because app_rpt.c didn’t have a couple of AMI commands that Allmon needs. A patch has been built which adds those commands. I have tried to make the install instructions as complete and clear as possible. If you have ever compiled Asterisk before you will find that installing this patch is very easy and quick. On the other hand, if you’re not really a Linux command line person this may be an overwhelming task. In theory the install steps should be a cut and paste operation, but no promises. Speaking of no promises, this patch comes with absolutely no support. The person that wrote the patch will not support it. I don’t know C or Xipar well enough to support it. I sent the patch to Steve about a week ago asking him if he wanted to include this patch in the Xipar distro. He never responded. So other than possibly getting help from someone on the app_rpt list you're completely on your own. If you can’t fix it you may have to do a new Xipar install. That said, the patch has been tested and is working on a hand full of nodes. The instructions are here http://wd6awp.net/Xipar/ -- Tim :wq

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Control_Playback
by mike＠midnighteng.com 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Even my demo was in error twice, sorry, TRY THIS exten=1234,1,Answer exten=1234,2,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,3,1,0,2,8) ...mike/kb8jnm > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Control_Playback > From: <mike(a)midnighteng.com> > Date: Sat, December 20, 2014 6:35 pm > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > > > Also forgot to point out that you have 2 lines set to execute 1st and > did not provide the exten=. > > > 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) > > > > exten=1234,1,Answer > > TRY THIS > > exten=1234,1,Answer > > exten=1234,2,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,,4000,3,1,0,2,8)) > > > ...mike/kb8jnm > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Control Playback > > From: Mark Johnston <markjohnston73(a)gmail.com> > > Date: Sat, December 20, 2014 5:16 pm > > To: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > > > > > > Anyone know how to make this work? > > I have it playing the file fine, the two issues I have > > 1.) seems to loop > > 2.) unable to control it even using *41234 first - > > > > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+ControlPlayback > > > > tried with | and , neither works - with the option 4000|4|6|0|1)... > > > > > > extensions.conf > > > > exten => > > 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) > > > > exten=1234,1,Answer > > > > exten=1234,n,Playback,rpt/node > > > > exten=1234,n,Rpt,1234|Pv > > > > > > > > Am I missing something or is this just not practical with app_rpt? > > > > seems this along with AGI options in asterisk could make for some > > interesting features.<hr>_______________________________________________ > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem. > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Control Playback
by mike＠midnighteng.com 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Also forgot to point out that you have 2 lines set to execute 1st and did not provide the exten=. > 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) > > exten=1234,1,Answer TRY THIS exten=1234,1,Answer exten=1234,2,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,,4000,3,1,0,2,8)) ...mike/kb8jnm > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Control Playback > From: Mark Johnston <markjohnston73(a)gmail.com> > Date: Sat, December 20, 2014 5:16 pm > To: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > > > Anyone know how to make this work? > I have it playing the file fine, the two issues I have > 1.) seems to loop > 2.) unable to control it even using *41234 first - > > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+ControlPlayback > > tried with | and , neither works - with the option 4000|4|6|0|1)... > > > extensions.conf > > exten => > 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) > > exten=1234,1,Answer > > exten=1234,n,Playback,rpt/node > > exten=1234,n,Rpt,1234|Pv > > > > Am I missing something or is this just not practical with app_rpt? > > seems this along with AGI options in asterisk could make for some > interesting features.<hr>_______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Control Playback
by mike＠midnighteng.com 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

I use this myself. First, you should answer the extension before anything else. Then perhaps a wait statement if needed. Then... Check your <options> settings, You need to describe more options and if not used, place a comma in there without data if you intend to skip/not use that option. ControlPlayback(filename[|skipms[|ff[|rew[|stop[|pause[|restart|options]]]]]]]) Options: skipms - This is number of milliseconds to skip when rewinding or fast-forwarding. ff - Fast-forward when this DTMF digit is received. rew - Rewind when this DTMF digit is received. stop - Stop playback when this DTMF digit is received. pause - Pause playback when this DTMF digit is received. restart - Restart playback when this DTMF digit is received. Options: At present the only valid option is j - Jump to priority n+101 if the requested file is not found. ...mike/kb8jnm > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Control Playback > From: Mark Johnston <markjohnston73(a)gmail.com> > Date: Sat, December 20, 2014 5:16 pm > To: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > > > Anyone know how to make this work? > I have it playing the file fine, the two issues I have > 1.) seems to loop > 2.) unable to control it even using *41234 first - > > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+ControlPlayback > > tried with | and , neither works - with the option 4000|4|6|0|1)... > > > extensions.conf > > exten => > 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) > > exten=1234,1,Answer > > exten=1234,n,Playback,rpt/node > > exten=1234,n,Rpt,1234|Pv > > > > Am I missing something or is this just not practical with app_rpt? > > seems this along with AGI options in asterisk could make for some > interesting features.<hr>_______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.

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Control Playback
by Mark Johnston 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Anyone know how to make this work? I have it playing the file fine, the two issues I have 1.) seems to loop 2.) unable to control it even using *41234 first - http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+cmd+ControlPlayback tried with | and , neither works - with the option 4000|4|6|0|1)... extensions.conf exten => 1234,1,ControlPlayback(/etc/asterisk/scripts/ARNL/nslnp,4000,4,6,0,1) exten=1234,1,Answer exten=1234,n,Playback,rpt/node exten=1234,n,Rpt,1234|Pv Am I missing something or is this just not practical with app_rpt? seems this along with AGI options in asterisk could make for some interesting features.

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Linking private network nodes to hub
by Mike Lussier 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

We are working on building out a Broadband Hamnet in our area. I have placed both of my repeaters on the network and I built a hub to connect them too. The hub sits on the edge of the network touching both the internet and the boradband hamnet network. I have seen multiple messages about linking private repeaters to a hub however there hasn't been a specific conclusion. I will say that I did like Doug's Idea of having each individual node auto connect to the the hub. There is no formal documentation that I have been able to find to test this. Mike AE4ML -- *"We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the law breaker.It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." ~ Ronald Regan*

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