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Registration issues
by Thor Wiegman 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Tonight I had a user tell me that one of my nodes wouldn't connect anywhere. Verified, rebooted the server, still nothing. Tried running the rc.updatenodelist script manually and it just sits there. However, after running the following command I do get an update and can now connect to other nodes. /usr/bin/wget -O /var/lib/asterisk/rpt_extnodeshttp://nodes1.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/nodes.pl When I checked two other nodes they had the same problem and same work-around. I ran that same command for nodes2 and it works. When I run it for nodes3 it times out. Could a problem with nodes3.allstarlink.org be causing the rc.updatenodelist script to choke? And could that have been causing my nodes to not be able to connect to others?

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Re: [App_rpt-users] echolink issues node 42071
by Tony 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

I can connect to their echolink (K8KZO-L) no problem with my personal echolink w2ibc and my rpt node w2ibc-r and the same people who can't connect connect to their node have no problem connecting to mine. for sure something strange is going on in echolink land. > > From: Neil k8it > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 7:16 PM > To: ARM Allstar > Subject: echolink issues node 42071 > > > > > Out bound echolink connections work fine, However inbound echolink > connections time out. ports 5198 and 5199 are properly forwarded for > UDP service to the beagle bone. there is no firewall enabled. When a > incoming echolink connection request is received by the bbb it is > announced correctly on the local rf side. About 30 seconds later the > connection times out. From a echolink viewpoint echolink never > confirms a connection. any thoughts? or how to troubleshoot this > problem? And yes port 5200 is open for tcp service > > > Thanks > 73 Neil Sablatzky K8IT > Allstar Node 41838 KITLINK > Allstar Node 42087 KITLINK HUB > IRLP Node exp0068 > Echolink K8IT-L > > >

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Audio to text
by Doug Crompton 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

>From time to time we have had similar problems here. I think everyone does. Fortunately it is only occasionally. If you archive using Allstar the files are time and date stamped. All you need to know is an approximate time and you could find it. If it is something you want to forward to the FCC or some other agency they don't want to see text they want to hear the audio. Most "sysops" make a big deal out of this because they think it is their tail that is going to get cited. I don't know of one case where that has actually happened. Actually in a multi-node connected system they would have no idea where the offense actually came from but someone on the network should know and be documenting it. As long as you report a particularly egregious offense I would say you are off the hook. It also helps to not acknowledge the offense. Just go on with normal activity. If you acknowledge it that just entices them to do more but saying something like "the authorities have been notified" or "we have the coordinates and we are getting close" sometimes scares them away - use your imagination. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:55:25 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Audio to text From: lorentedford(a)gmail.com To: doug(a)crompton.com Yes Disk space is cheap and the audio is already being recorded.. My idea is to use the pre recorded audio every 30 seconds or so add the audio to text this is where certain key words can be filtered and therefore make it easier to search through all the hundreds of thousands of audio files a day i can get.. The key to the best audio to text programs is programming the system its self back in the day when we were dealing with Public safety not here in Southern IL but in a very large city they had a similar system however it was flawed because it was a closed source system my idea is to use open source audio to text based systems and see whether we can actually program it to be smart enough to accomplish this goal.. My need for this is growing since we have learned about a possible ham operator that has an expired license starting to talk on nearby repeaters so far I have been fortunate but having this system in place may allow me to be alerted via an email if certain key words are mentioned.. Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV) Email: lorentedford(a)gmail.comPhone: 618-553-0806http://www.lorentedford.com http://www.kc9zhv.comhttp://hub.kc9zhv.com On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Doug Crompton <doug(a)crompton.com> wrote: Even the best speech to text system costing 10's of thousands of dollars would have trouble with the mixture of stuff you would hear over Allstar. Disk space is cheap. Why not just record all the audio. If there is something you need to hear then play it back. Allstar has audio archiving built-in but it does save each transmission in a separate file which you could combine but it is a rather clumsy way to do it. Better to just use a voice recorder based on audio squelch on a PC off of an iaxrpt connection. There are a number of free packages out there that have audio squelch recording. It depends what your ultimate goal is. Do you really want to hear everything or just have the capability to play back at a specific time if there is a problem. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:21:33 -0500 From: lorentedford(a)gmail.com To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org Subject: [App_rpt-users] Audio to text Hey I was wondering has anyone ever done Audio to text for allstar node? I would like to have some thing like this put together on my repeater where it takes the recorded audio all together and transcribes it into text for each day than logs it.. Anythoughts? Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV) Email: lorentedford(a)gmail.comPhone: ###-###-###http://www.lorentedford.com http://www.kc9zhv.comhttp://hub.kc9zhv.com _______________________________________________ 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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Audio to text
by Loren Tedford 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Hey I was wondering has anyone ever done Audio to text for allstar node? I would like to have some thing like this put together on my repeater where it takes the recorded audio all together and transcribes it into text for each day than logs it.. Anythoughts? Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV) Email: lorentedford(a)gmail.com Phone: ###-###-### http://www.lorentedford.com http://www.kc9zhv.com http://hub.kc9zhv.com

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Audio to text how to load customized modules into rpt.conf
by Loren Tedford 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Hey everyone I found this article on sphinx and figured this would be a great tool to use to put audio into text format for review along side some of the recorded archives on my data center hub this would be easy to sort out things such as in appropriate comments and deal with them accordingly if there ever was an issue.. It also could help us with transcripts later my thoughts where would it be easier to take the already made individual audio files and have sphinx put them to text after the audio is recorded or is it possible to rip it off the system live and yet maintain a high level of accuracy .. Has anyone ever attempted to do some thing like this? Here so far is my resources and where i am digging around I will create a post about this if i get it to work with the system.. http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/wiki/tutorialoverview http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/ Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV) Email: lorentedford(a)gmail.com Phone: ###-$$$-#### http://www.lorentedford.com http://www.kc9zhv.com http://hub.kc9zhv.com

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Re: [App_rpt-users] node issues..
by Doug Crompton 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

If you have carrierfrom=usb then you should see the hungup status in the client when you ground pin 8. If you are not you possibly could possibly have a bad DMK-URI. Make sure you are using pin 8 on the DMK-URI NOT pin 7. Also make sure you have ctcssfrom=no 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 11:20:54 -0400 > From: w2ibc435(a)gmail.com > To: doug(a)crompton.com > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] node issues.. > > it don't seem to matter what I do on this thing. COR is +5 on signal. > the thing floats at .7 with no signal. I can force it to a ground and > the TX still stays locked no messages > > carrierfrom=usb is what I am using. > > its getting very close to meeting mr 20 pound sledge then going to the > dump. > > On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 23:11:00 -0400 > Doug Crompton <doug(a)crompton.com> wrote: > > > Go into the Asterisk client. Type - asterisk -rvvv - at the Linux > > prompt. You should see the 'hungup' status when you release the > > carrier - COR untrue - not when you key. If you are not seeing the > > hungup command with COS change then there is either something setup > > wrong or a hardware problem. At least in simpleusb.conf you either > > set carrierfrom= usb or usbinvert - usb is high +5 COS on > > signal and usbinvert is low (0V) on signal. It has to be a good > > low!!! Less than .5 volts and preferably close to 0V in that > > direction. > > > > If you can isolate the COS line and connect it to +5 and ground > > alternately you should see the hungup status in the client. If the > > logic is backwards the system thinks it is always keyed and will hold > > all output messages. When you are in that state it can be very > > confusing because nothing seems to work right. 73 Doug WA3DSP > > http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:34:23 -0400 > > > From: w2ibc435(a)gmail.com > > > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > > > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] node issues.. > > > > > > its new install, and yes it is the DMK URI. and yes repeater is > > > hooked up. > > > > > > receiver COR is active high (+5V when signal is detected) but it is > > > doing this without any signal from the receiver cor and with signal > > > from cor. > > > > > > in usbradio.conf for COR detect I have tried DSP,USB,USBINVERTED > > > nothing changes with the output. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:17:31 -0400 > > > Robert Newberry <N1XBM(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Is this a brand new install? Is there a radio hooked to your sound > > > > card? I've run into this once where the COR pin was active high, > > > > thus disconnecting the DB25 caused it to think there was a signal > > > > on the input thus causing PTT. Are you using a DMK URI? Are you > > > > getting ptt indication? > > > > > > > > N1XBM > > > > Apparare Scientor > > > > Paratus Communicare > > > > Allstar Node # 27086, 41540, 41812 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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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node issues..
by Doug Crompton 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Barry, See this how-to - http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/tts-how-to.pdf Parts of it are only relevant to the BBB or RPi2 image but the Alison method of combining voice to form a call and other things you would want to say in an ID is valid for Acid. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:15:09 +0100 > To: mike(a)midnighteng.com; app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > From: g8sau(a)sidx.org.uk > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] node issues.. > > At 03:45 28/06/2015, mike(a)midnighteng.com wrote: > > >Glad you found it. > > > >Here is how to change connect announcement. In extensions.conf > >example: > >exten => 29283,1,Answer > >exten => 29283,n,Wait(2) > >exten => 29283,n,Playback(rpt/node) > >exten => 29283,n,SayAlpha(kb8jnm) > > Hi Mike > > Is there a way to make the node speak the Callsign ? It does the Morse > Code ID fine > I see the above SayAlpha(kb8jnm) be nice to be able to do same thing but > from a cop command or something ? I am sure there must be a way Echolink > announce can be in Node Num or Call or both > > Thanks Barry G8SAU > > > >exten => 29283,n,Playback(repeater) > >exten => 29283,n,Rpt,29283|P > > _______________________________________________ > 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] node issues..
by Barry 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

At 03:45 28/06/2015, mike(a)midnighteng.com wrote: >Glad you found it. > >Here is how to change connect announcement. In extensions.conf >example: >exten => 29283,1,Answer >exten => 29283,n,Wait(2) >exten => 29283,n,Playback(rpt/node) >exten => 29283,n,SayAlpha(kb8jnm) Hi Mike Is there a way to make the node speak the Callsign ? It does the Morse Code ID fine I see the above SayAlpha(kb8jnm) be nice to be able to do same thing but from a cop command or something ? I am sure there must be a way Echolink announce can be in Node Num or Call or both Thanks Barry G8SAU >exten => 29283,n,Playback(repeater) >exten => 29283,n,Rpt,29283|P

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Looking for rptDir
by R. Wayne 28 Jun '15

28 Jun '15

I am looking for rptDir that has readable instructions. I am frankly having difficulty following those provided. Thanks!

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Some questions
by Tony 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

Ordered the DMK URI (expected delivery MONDAY!) I think I got the grasp of most of the stuff. But my 2 questions 1st. CT (courtesy tones) I want CT to reflect where the signal came from. however I don't want them changing due to link state. ie RF is ALWAYS my nextel chirp. anything coming in from echolink is always my dit dit. and say anything coming in from an allstar connection would have say a 3tone up. anyway to define this? all I can find is about the ct changing depending on link state. 2nd. transmitted ctcss, I have a tone enc in the GE. however my enc drops after the ct, and the rest of the tx hang is non-pl'ed (cor drops -> 500ms to ct -> 250ms TX CTCSS drops -> 2500ms ptt drops) Is there any way to set this to where I can define when enc drops? Id like to use a pin on the URI so I can use my internal encoder. thanks.

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