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Re: [App_rpt-users] RTCM Inbound (Eth Rx) packet out of bounds
by Hayden Honeywood 29 Dec '17

29 Dec '17

I just checked my log and I have had the Voter lost master timing source message 14 times since November 16. A few times have been in quick succession. I run just the one RTCM for both the radio and the master timing source on the network. I haven't had any out of bounds issues though since moving my system to the mountains, it's been working flawlessly. I'm using a Mikrotik RB2011UiAS router. I have my Pi (asterisk host) set on Auto negotiation and it's connected at 100mbps full duplex. The RTCM/VOTER board I've switched off auto negotiation and have it at 10mbps and half duplex.

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24/7 Echolink Connection Dropping Audio
by Will Bashlor 22 Dec '17

22 Dec '17

Hello all, We have an AllStar node setup using a Pi 3, DMK URI, and a Yaesu 7800. It’s AllStar Node 46648 and it’s connected to 3004544 (echolink) 24/7. It works fine most of the time, but intermittently the audio quits working in the Internet to node/radio direction. It shows up on allmon2 and echolink as connected and if you talk RF everyone on the echolink network can hear you, but when they talk back no audio comes through to 46648 or to the Yaesu that’s connected to it and it doesn’t turn green on allmon2. If I disconnect the echolink node and connect it again it fixes the no audio until it happens again. I’ve tried with a normal connect and a permanent connect and the same thing happens using both. It may be 30 minutes or 3 days before it happens again. I wouldn’t mind it disconnecting every now and then because I have a script running (also tested without the script running) that automatically connects it back, but I have no way to detect when the audio drops except listening to it on echolink and my node at the same time. I am using a Ubiquiti Edge X router and have 4569, 5198, and 5199 UDP forwarded correctly (I’m a network guy). I’ve checked the asterisk log but it’s so full of brute force attacks I can’t really find any clue of what’s going on. I am wide open for suggestions. Any ideas or anyone experienced this issue before? Thanks in advance and 73. Will, KE4IAJ TARG <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=196073504193006&ref=br_rs> AEC

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AllStarLink Wiki
by Steve Zingman 13 Dec '17

13 Dec '17

The Wiki is really coming along. we have a LONG way to go but, it's starting to fill up with information. Lots of goodies on the RTCM and the start of good documentation of the AllStarLink configuration files. One of the MANY things we we lacking is a place to post radio/repeater connection information. Tim and Bryan have added a lot of connection information for Motorola equipment. I have diagrams for Motorola, Tait and a few others. I'll be cleaning them up and posting. If you have connection information, I encourage you to get a account on the Wiki and post! If you build hardware for use with AllStarLink, this would be a good place to post connection diagrams and links! Thanks to Bryan, Tim and the RTCM team for putting together some really hard to find info all in one place! <http://wiki.allstarlink.org/wiki/Main_Page> 73, Steve N4IRS -- "What are HB_bridge, IPSC_bridge and Analog_bridge?"

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Trying to use ASL on Rasberry Pi Zero W
by Alberto Enrique Puig 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hi everyone on the group. I am trying to run allstar link using raspbian-jessie-lite with ALS on a Pi Zero W. I edited the config files to run it first as a radioless HUB and second as a simpleusb node. Everything look fine and I can use the iaxrpt application but when I try to run it with a URI interface the heart beat LED do not flash. It only get a steady green light. I think data is not going through. Do I need to use a powered usb hub or I am missing something else? Any thoughts 73 Alberto (KP4AP) ________________________________ From: App_rpt-users <app_rpt-users-bounces(a)lists.allstarlink.org> on behalf of app_rpt-users-request(a)lists.allstarlink.org <app_rpt-users-request(a)lists.allstarlink.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 1:00 PM To: app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org Subject: App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 105, Issue 26 Send App_rpt-users mailing list submissions to app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users App_rpt-users Info Page - AllStar Link<http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users> lists.allstarlink.org This list is for users of the app_rpt.c Asterisk application, the Debian Install (for) Allstar Link (DIAL) This site is dedicated to the memory of Jim Dixon WB6NIL or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to app_rpt-users-request(a)lists.allstarlink.org You can reach the person managing the list at app_rpt-users-owner(a)lists.allstarlink.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of App_rpt-users digest..." This site is dedicated to the memory of Jim Dixon WB6NIL Today's Topics: 1. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 2. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 3. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (Mark Johnston) 4. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 5. Re: DIAL 8.5 and VM's on ProxMox (Will Bashlor) 6. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 7. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 8. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 9. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (David McGough) 10. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 11. Re: Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? (John Griffith) 12. Re: DIAL 8.5 and VM's on ProxMox (Benjamin Naber) 13. How does Allstarlink work? (Benjamin Naber) 14. Re: How does Allstarlink work? (Steve Zingman) 15. Re: DIAL 8.5 and VM's on ProxMox (David McGough) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:43:36 -0700 From: "John Griffith" <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> Cc: <App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? Message-ID: <057101d36870$6b983780$42c8a680$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I responded to Dave, but not the board, here it is again. The receive radio is a TYT TH-9000. The transmit radio is a Yaesu ft-7800. I found the 9000 has a more sensitive receiver, and the Yaesu has a better transmitter, it doesn't "crackle" During long transmissions like the TYT did. I'm using a standard URI. -----Original Message----- From: David McGough [mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 9:51 AM To: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? Hi John, What kind of radios(s) or repeater are you using? As the software developer of the hamvoip release, I'm interested to hear experiences, good or bad. Thanks, 73, David KB4FXC On Tue, 28 Nov 2017, John Griffith wrote: > About 4 months ago, I loaded Crompton on my Pi and transferred all the config files over from my ACID box. My current repeater uses ACID on an old fanless PC, and it happens to also have DSP configured for receive. The Pi 3 actually worked well, my Pi 3 handling the extra load from using DSP quite well. What broke however, was everything else. I had copied quite a bit over to get it to work, not just conf files. It's been a while, I don't remember exactly what all I copied over, but it was entire directories. Then, it was no longer able to run USB tune or even the new features that replaced it because the conf files are not compatible with the new system. I went back to my old ACID installation on my PC after hopelessly breaking my Crompton attempt. Fast forward to now. I have my repeater running off a solar panel, but the computer is too big a draw to keep the system running over night. I want to return to a Pi installation. I've tried configuring COS from the radio, but it has a nasty habit of not going out of COS once a received signal terminates. I REALLY want to use DSP as I've spent countless hours trying to make COS work properly and not achieving good success. Is there a way of making DSP work on a Pi without breaking stuff? Or is there a proper way of bringing my ACID setup over to my Pi successfully? Not even looked at DIAL, is it compatible with DSP, if it is, can it be brought over to Pi? John N7OKN _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:47:00 -0700 From: "John Griffith" <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> Cc: <App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? Message-ID: <057a01d36870$e560f980$b022ec80$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I’m responding again because I realized I didn’t respond to the board as well. Thank you Dave. I may need your expertise. My goal is to try again with the Pi, using DSP, without breaking Crompton (or any other distribution, I don’t care which one is used) features. I know DSP can work on a Pi, as I had great success discussed before, but I never could get telemetry and other stuff working as so many things were mismatched. From: Dave P [mailto:tdydave@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 10:31 AM To: jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com; Jim Pilgram <jim.pilgram(a)gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? Greetings John, I pulled this off the reflector to provide local support. I'm over here in Queen Creek and I've built a number of RaspBerry PI2 & 3 using Crompton's build. Jim NH6HI and a couple others run the Hawaiian Mainland Allstarlink Network (here is our website: http://wh6av.org/am2.html) My node is in a Data Center in SFO 28508 and I have simplex node on 220 in Queen creek in a dummy load. I'd be glad to see your system. What is the make and model of the repeater? Are u using a separate controller or are you using the RPI3 as the controller? We use simpleUSB-Tune-Menu to adjust the audio. I used to run ACID back in the day and found the new Crompton build to be the best. I'd be glad to help what I know. 73 and aloha Dave - AH6OD 28508/28387/27196 cell: 808-319-7092 home: 703-794-2111 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com <mailto:jcarl.griffith@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 9:03 AM Subject: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? To: Users of Asterisk app_rpt <app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org <mailto:app_rpt-users@lists.allstarlink.org> > About 4 months ago, I loaded Crompton on my Pi and transferred all the config files over from my ACID box. My current repeater uses ACID on an old fanless PC, and it happens to also have DSP configured for receive. The Pi 3 actually worked well, my Pi 3 handling the extra load from using DSP quite well. What broke however, was everything else. I had copied quite a bit over to get it to work, not just conf files. It's been a while, I don't remember exactly what all I copied over, but it was entire directories. Then, it was no longer able to run USB tune or even the new features that replaced it because the conf files are not compatible with the new system. I went back to my old ACID installation on my PC after hopelessly breaking my Crompton attempt. Fast forward to now. I have my repeater running off a solar panel, but the computer is too big a draw to keep the system running over night. I want to return to a Pi installation. I've tried configuring COS from the radio, but it has a nasty habit of not going out of COS once a received signal terminates. I REALLY want to use DSP as I've spent countless hours trying to make COS work properly and not achieving good success. Is there a way of making DSP work on a Pi without breaking stuff? Or is there a proper way of bringing my ACID setup over to my Pi successfully? Not even looked at DIAL, is it compatible with DSP, if it is, can it be brought over to Pi? John N7OKN _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org <mailto:App_rpt-users@lists.allstarlink.org> http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.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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RTCM Inbound (Eth Rx) packet out of bounds
by Hayden Honeywood 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

More testing last night and today. I set the TX Buffer to 1200 last night, rebooted both RTCM units and it was working fine last night. Switched off one of the sites (at home) overnight. Came back this morning, powered up and getting the packet out of bounds issues again. Changed up to 1600 and rebooted both units, worked again. buflen set to 250. Is it just a matter of increasing these up and up until it's stable even after a power reset? I've been swapping out ethernet cables too just checking to make sure that is not the issue... Could still be a hardware problem. Next thing to change is the port from 667 to make sure there is no limiting down at the ISP level.

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TOS values - differences/significance?
by Jim Aspinwall No1PC 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Curious about the TOS= value under the [general] stanza in the iax.conf file. Default appears to be 0x1E. Various (inconsistent) how-to indicate 0xBC. Some reference to the values indicate: 10 = low delay08 = high throughput04 = high reliability02 = ECT bit01 = CE bit or it could be word values: lowdelaythroughputreliabilitymincostnone What realistic, effective difference do these values make? Any conflicts with one node having 'some' values set and another having different values? Should we all just get along on ONE set of values?

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DIAL 8.5 and VM's on ProxMox
by Benjamin Naber 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

For those of you who are into this sort of thing, DIAL 8.5 has been installed, conbooberated and running successfully with no apparent lag, on the latest stable version of Proxmox. Currently, it is a radio-less node. The test environment is a cluster of three Dell R310 servers (nodes), each with 16GB+ RAM, RAID 1 system drives, some other volume drives, 10GB fiber storage network links, and 1GB network connections. Each of three nodes have other VMs running on them, running stuff like BIONIC, and other silly things for 'stress' testing, as the system is being evaluated for production environment. To my understanding, proxmox is not a load-sharing/proxy/cloud computing network, each VM is hosted/homed on a single node, but has "live" versions on the other nodes in the cluster. Should a node suffer both power supply failures, or CPU fan squeals to a stop, or the RAID controller dies, within a minute or so, another node will spin up the live versions of the VMs that were on the now dead node. So far, that has not been any noticeable lag, jitters, delay, otherwise anything negative, much to my surprise. This is a 101 for me on VM stuff, never messed with it until now. If anyone wants to assist in testing, you are invited to connect to 29567 Tuesday night, 7PM Central/8PM Eastern for our weekly Allstar Technical Net. I am calling the net tomorrow night, to which the topics are advanced ASL node configurations, and some other stuff I have to be reminded of. There is chatter throughout the days, more-so at night, so anyone is welcome to connect anytime! Don't be a square, connect to there! ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ

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How does Allstarlink work?
by Benjamin Naber 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

I would like to know how allstarlink works. I could assume specific questions, but I'd rather like to start from the top. I'd like to know from an outside view of what the "DNS" system that has been put into place, and if it is a hamvoip thing, or if it is a ASL wide system. I have the basic understanding of node registering, as the fundamental IAX2 trunk linking is no different than two Asterisk boxes for a VoIP system. There are, obviously, other things at play to make this system of ours, work. Why am I asking? Because I like to know how stuff works, so when I bitch about something not working, I have a better understanding as to why it does not work, and can ask more intelligent questions. As entertaining as it may be, exclaiming: The damn thing doesn't work! is not a good starting point to getting an issue resolved. ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi?
by John Griffith 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

My Allstar configuration backed up on the Allstar site is messed up, never could get that working. Wait, you're saying something I thought I understood, but now I'm not sure. You're saying, I can start with a basic Rasbian image (not Crompton) and migrate my ACID configuration over? Wouldn't I have to roll my own Asterisk and App_RPT? I'm afraid that may be too hairy... I'm a Windows tech LOL -----Original Message----- From: Steve Zingman [mailto:szingman@msgstor.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:04 PM To: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? John, If you are comfortable with the Pi and want to add AllStarLink to a existing Raspbian image I have a solution for you. After the install you will have to edit the config file. You can use your ACID files as a template. If you want a Pi image with AllStarLink installed I can point you at that too. Your call. 73, Steve N4IRS On 11/28/2017 05:59 PM, John Griffith wrote: > I see what you're getting at.. the RF from the transmitter may be interfering with the CPU in the receiving radio, locking up the COS. I'll do an experiment and let you know. May be a couple of days, but I'm going to start on the Pi project tonight. > > -----Original Message----- > From: App_rpt-users > [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@lists.allstarlink.org] On Behalf Of > David McGough > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 3:26 PM > To: Users of Asterisk app_rpt <app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? > > > Hi John, > > Out of curiosity, if you disable the transmit radio, how does COS behave on the TYT? > > 73, David KB4FXC > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2017, John Griffith wrote: > >> It's a UHF repeater with a flat-pack. I have 90db separation which is > adequate for my needs. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David McGough [mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 1:23 PM > To: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> > Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? > > > Hi John, > > Is this a VHF or UHF repeater??? What type of duplexer, if any?? > > > 73, David KB4FXC > > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2017, John Griffith wrote: > >> The receive radio is a TYT TH-9000. The transmit radio is a Yaesu ft-7800. >> >> I found the 9000 has a more sensitive receiver, and the Yaesu has a >> better transmitter, it doesn't "crackle" >> During long transmissions like the TYT did. I'm using a standard URI. >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org > http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.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)lists.allstarlink.org > http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.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] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi?
by John Griffith 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

It's a UHF repeater with a flat-pack. I have 90db separation which is adequate for my needs. -----Original Message----- From: David McGough [mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 1:23 PM To: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? Hi John, Is this a VHF or UHF repeater??? What type of duplexer, if any?? 73, David KB4FXC On Tue, 28 Nov 2017, John Griffith wrote: > The receive radio is a TYT TH-9000. The transmit radio is a Yaesu ft-7800. > > I found the 9000 has a more sensitive receiver, and the Yaesu has a > better transmitter, it doesn't "crackle" > During long transmissions like the TYT did. I'm using a standard URI. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David McGough [mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 9:51 AM > To: John Griffith <jcarl.griffith(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Using DSP on Rasberry Pi? > > > Hi John, > > What kind of radios(s) or repeater are you using? > > As the software developer of the hamvoip release, I'm interested to > hear experiences, good or bad. > > > Thanks, > > 73, David KB4FXC > > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2017, John Griffith wrote: > > > About 4 months ago, I loaded Crompton on my Pi and transferred all > > the > config files over from my ACID box. > > My current repeater uses ACID on an old fanless PC, and it happens to > also have DSP configured for receive. The Pi 3 actually worked well, > my Pi 3 handling the extra load from using DSP quite well. What broke > however, was everything else. I had copied quite a bit over to get it > to work, not just conf files. It's been a while, I don't remember > exactly what all I copied over, but it was entire directories. Then, > it was no longer able to run USB tune or even the new features that > replaced it because the conf files are not compatible with the new > system. I went back to my old ACID installation on my PC after hopelessly breaking my Crompton attempt. > > Fast forward to now. I have my repeater running off a solar panel, but > the computer is too big a draw to keep the system running over night. > I want to return to a Pi installation. I've tried configuring COS from > the radio, but it has a nasty habit of not going out of COS once a > received signal terminates. I REALLY want to use DSP as I've spent > countless hours trying to make COS work properly and not achieving good success. > > Is there a way of making DSP work on a Pi without breaking stuff? Or > is there a proper way of bringing my ACID setup over to my Pi successfully? > Not even looked at DIAL, is it compatible with DSP, if it is, can it > be brought over to Pi? > > John > N7OKN > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org > http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit > http://lists.allstarlink.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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