June 2016 - App_rpt-users - lists.keekles.org

Disable the TXENA
by Skyler F 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Is it possible to disable the T X E N A announcement when re enabling the transmitter? I have a script which disables the transmitter and re-enables every time that I switch channels on my remote base. It is sort of annoying that it goes throughout all links that have telemetry enabled. 73 Skyler

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Re: [App_rpt-users] usbfobs
by Steve Wright 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

I think we're on the wrong track with our fixation on cmedia hackable chipsets. It's too hard. Why can't we use one of the other DSP modules and some serial USB _TX signalling? On 28/05/16 04:00, Sam Skolfield <kj6qfs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Please share any findings with the group, many of us are looking for them > too... > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Steve Wright <info(a)meshnetworks.co.nz> > wrote: > >> Does anyone have a reliable source of modifiable USB audio devices? >> >> It's really really difficult to find hackable ones without buying one here >> and there... >>

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asterisk crashing in DIAL
by Bryan Fields 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

I've had asterisk crash twice over the past few weeks. I can't see any obvious problems in the logging. I've enabled debug logging and will see what I can find out when/if it happens again. I'd like to know why it's crashing, and I'll update once I have a theory. Right now the only thing I have different than stock is we enabled chan_echolink. It has 3 repeaters using the pciradio card and one using RTCMs. Bigger question here is the DIAL distro doesn't use systemd to manage asterisk, still uses the old init.d script, so I can't use systemd to restart it on failure. Does anyone have a systemd script to manage asterisk on DIAL? -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice 727-214-2508 - Fax http://bryanfields.net

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Re: [App_rpt-users] App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 51
by Steve Wright 09 Jul '16

09 Jul '16

On 30/05/16 04:00, app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org wrote: > Then run up Xipar and be done with it. As described, that's $1000 worth of interfacing instead of $45. That's a no go.

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DIAL Distribution Allstarlink Update
by Jann Traschewski 01 Jul '16

01 Jul '16

Hi! I recently switched some of my nodes from ACID to DIAL. I do regular system updates with "apt-get update" and "apt-get dist-upgrade". How can I update DIAL to use the latest Allstarlink software? I found https://allstarlink.org/support.html#astupgrade and wonder whether the section "For the ACID distribution (and other Linux platforms):" are the right instructions? Thank you! 73, Jann DG8NGN -- Jann Traschewski, Faber-Castell-Str. 9, D-90522 Oberasbach, Germany Tel.: +49-911-99946898, Mobile: +49-170-1045937, E-Mail: jann(a)gmx.de Ham: DG8NGN / DB0VOX, http://www.qsl.net/dg8ngn

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Gain Controls
by Steve Mahler 30 Jun '16

30 Jun '16

Good Day! The RF gear audio levels are set by "Radio Tune". The EchoLink is set with erxgain and etxgain in rpt.conf (although I'm not a 100% sure if erxgain is inbound to the server (rx from echolink) or outbound from the server (rx from server)). But, where do you set the IAX link gains? There is "linkmongain", I think for inbound to the server, but does it only apply to "*2" monitor, or "*3", permanent connection. Can you tweak up the server output to IAX links? Thanks, ...STeve

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RTCM RPT.Conf Setup
by Joe Moskalski 30 Jun '16

30 Jun '16

Well I finally got around to playing with the RTCM I purchased and I can't seem to get it to connect to the host. I am currently playing with it on the bench inside its own closed network. I can communicate with the RTCM and the Host with no issues. I compiled the chan_voter shows it is loaded and running in asterisk with a usage count of 1. I double checked the settings in my RTCM and voter.conf file and I can't see what I may have done wrong. I think my issue possibly resides in the rpt.conf file. I have it set to rxchannel = Voter/my_node_number in rpt.conf which i believe is correct. I have found plenty of examples of the voter.conf file but I haven't found any of the rpt.conf file for use with the the RTCM. I was wondering if anyone with a working RTCM installation could share their settings so I can do a stare-and-compare. One other thing I did to test to see if my RTCM was working was I ran the command in asterisk CLI: rpt fun my_node_number *81 to see if it would key up the RTCM and play over the air which it didn't. It showed in the CLI: -- <DAHDI/pseudo-377565170> Playing 'rpt/goodafternoon' (language 'en') I would assume if things were working correctly it should say Voter/my_node_number instead of DAHDI/pseudo. Thanks in advance

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Gm300 have to set the rxondelay very high
by Skyler F 29 Jun '16

29 Jun '16

If I use software PL/CSQ decoding, I was getting reports of something coming back from the node after they unkey. Turning RXondelay up to about 6 (6 increments of 25ms) it worked great until I tuned to the bottom of the 2-meter band and I had to turn it all the way to 15 to avoid problems. It's fine unless someone quick Keyes and then I will loose the beginning of their voice. This is a simplex GM300 node, so I am guessing there is a lack of high frequency noise immediately after I unkey. What I don't get is why it is worse at the bottom end of the VHF band. I guess the VFO is sick down there and takes longer to activate? On my UHF GM300, I can get away with rxondelay set to 5 at 446.000. I haven't tested lower, but I won't be transmitting below 445.0 There is a variable inductor that I found near the receiver chip which actually improved tuning it from what I was initially getting, needing to set rxondelay all the way up to 25. (It's near the squelch pot) I am going to use COR from the radio anyway so I won't have the problem, but I was planning on modding one for 9600 baud which could never deal with the horrible TX/RX switching time that I am getting. Any experience with this issue here? Also, It's annoying that I have to run rxondelay, I wish it could just ignore the receiver immediately after the transmitter drops, no other time. Is there any other setting? 73 Skyler KD0WHB -- Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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Mtr2000 simple usb
by Robert Newberry 28 Jun '16

28 Jun '16

I would like to talk to anyone using a mtr2000 and simple usb. I am using the mtri connector and I would like to compare notes with other folks to see what other people's experiences have been. N1XBM Apparare Scientor Paratus Communicare Allstar Node # 27086, 41540, 41812

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40 channel remote base GM300!
by Skyler Fennell 23 Jun '16

23 Jun '16

I managed to steer to any of the 40 GM300 channels with AllStar link and custom scripts. I am going to deploy this 40 channel VHF remote and a 20 channel UHF on a mountaintop with a wireless internet service provider. Binary select only lets me get to 16 channels, so my method controls the front panel directly. It's been a pretty fun project, but it has been a pain messing with the event handler in Allstar to get everything to work properly. Due to limitations, I had to set up the base as a standard node and write customizations for user log in to enable the transmitter. Here is the video https://youtu.be/ZY9pfy5F4hw 73 Skyler KDØWHB

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