September 2018 - App_rpt-users

Ideas re: Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does/var/run/asterisk/asterisk.ctl exist?)
by Clifford Novey 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Pi stretch, stock allstar install and allmon2. Using asl-menu I get this message. Have tried to create the dir w diff permissions and owners. I use pi not root for main user. Ideas as to how I can solve or what the core issue may be? Thanks Clifford KK6QMS IAX2 show registry: Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does/var/run/asterisk/asterisk.ctl exist?)

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rpi root passwd
by REDBUTTON_CTRL 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

Hi All, trying to set up a new RPI node. Using latest rpi Dial release. But need the default root password. Doesn't seem to be listed on the Allstar wiki. the one for Repeater is listed but not root. Anyone point me in the right direction? Cant proceed with configuring my node until I have rot password. Used to be debian but I guess it was changed since the last release. Thanks, Jon RQ

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Allmon2 not working.
by condronj＠sky.com 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

Good morning all, I have just installed allmon2 on ASL_1.01-20180417-amd64-i386-debian-stretch. unfortunately, I can only see who is connected to my main node 48640 and not my other nodes 48641 - 48645. Any ideas? http://45.76.140.82/allmon2/link.php?nodes=48640,48641,48642,48643,48644,48… Thank you, for reading. Warmest Regards Joe G7kdz.

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duplex=0 bug?
by Stephen - K1LNX 03 Sep '18

03 Sep '18

Hi guys, I recently re-built the node that interfaces to my controller, and one of the things I noticed after re-building it that there was a fairly long hang time, anywhere from 5-10 seconds. I have the following set, and unless I'm misinterpreting how this is expected to work, could this be a potential bug? duplex = 0 ;0 = Half duplex with no telemetry tones or hang time. linktolink = yes ; disables forcing physical half-duplex operation of main repeater while ; still keeping half-duplex semantics (optional) I am still testing, but setting the the hang time to "0" appears to have fixed it, I also tried setting other params to "0" in the wait-times section: hangtime = 0 ; squelch tail hang time (in ms) (optional, default 5 seconds, 5000 ms) althangtime = 0 ; longer squelch tail [wait-times] telemwait = 0 ; Time to wait before sending most telemetry idwait = 500 ; Time to wait before starting ID unkeywait = 0 ; Time to wait after unkey before sending CT's and link telemetry calltermwait = 0 ; Time to wait before announcing "call terminated" Anyone else run into this, or is this working as expected? Hardware is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and Repeater Builder RIM "lite" SCOM interface. 73 Stephen K1LNX

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Deploying a virtual ASL server on Vultr
by Buddy Brannan 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

…Or, if there’s a better option, I’m all ears. But I saw a Youtubevideo on this from WB4ULK, and they did indeed have a deal I couldn’t very well pass up. So I signed up and got the server configured and the ASL ISO uploaded to the service and the server started. Here’s where I’ve hit a snag. When I went to view the console, this is what the console window says, along with a “send ctrl+alt+del”. Canvas not supported. This is on a Mac using Safari. Using Google Chrome instead, I get a graphic instead. Presumably that might be a VNC? I don’t know. If it is, it doesn’t help, since I’m blind and can’t work with whatever it is. If anyone wants to try it, you can get a $25 free credit, and the $5/month server is enough for a virtual ASL server. https://www.vultr.com/promo25b <https://www.vultr.com/promo25b>/?ref=7524970 It’s my promo code, but if you don’t want to use it, just delete everything from the ? onwards, it’s of no consequence to me :) So…since this is before anything is set up, so can’t ssh in, I’m kind of stuck right at the beginning and, apparently, have to handle from the console available from the website. Anyone willing/able to help me get past this and onwards to somewhere I can take over? Thanks, —Buddy, KB5ELV

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Power Point
by John Wagner 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

Hi Alejandro, absolutely! I’m glad to see it get some use outside of our club. Feel free to use & translate any parts of it that can help you. Have fun and good luck with the classes. - John, N8CD > Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 15:54:30 +0000 (UTC) > From: Alejandro Pereida <xe2_bss(a)yahoo.com> > To: Users of Asterisk app_rpt <app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Power Point > Message-ID: <612543128.2497362.1535903670585(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > John excellent slide show, can I translate your slide show into spanish and use it on our radio club's ham classes? > > Thanks in advance > Alejandro Pereida XE2BSS / N2IX > On Thursday, August 30, 2018, 10:47:53 AM PDT, David Shaw <shawpbx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks John, You saved me a lot of time. It looks great. > > > --Thanks, David > > > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 10:15 AM John Wagner <john(a)n8cd.com> wrote: > > Hi David - Here's a slide deck I did for our club that you're welcome to use. This is a couple years old so it's a little dated, and probably has a lot more than you need, but maybe you can use parts of it.? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lvr3acd16nWjUXIuiOpyRaTF7XzMrF4gfhR… > > I'm pretty sure that link should work for anyone that can use it. > ?- John, N8CD >

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Android Allstar Control App
by Greg Thornwall 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

If anyone is interested, I wrote an app that lets you control your node via an Android device. It's really simple, connect, disconnect, status and it shows who is connected. I'll be adding more features when I get time. It does an ssh connection into the node and issues commands via the CLI. I would eventually like to add audio using IAX or SIP. I found some SIP demos with code but have not had the time to experiment with it. I have been using it on a Samsung, Android 8.0 and 4.4. I don't have it on the Play Store but you can download it and install it manually. More info and download link: http://kd3su.com/allStar/app/ For some reason this email did not get posted to the list server before. 73 Greg KD3SU

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Power Point
by John Wagner 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

Hi David - Here's a slide deck I did for our club that you're welcome to use. This is a couple years old so it's a little dated, and probably has a lot more than you need, but maybe you can use parts of it. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lvr3acd16nWjUXIuiOpyRaTF7XzMrF4gfhR… I'm pretty sure that link should work for anyone that can use it. - John, N8CD [App_rpt-users] Power Point > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:31:12 -0700 > From: David Shaw <shawpbx(a)gmail.com> > To: APP RPT <app_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org> > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Power Point > Message-ID: > <CAH4RvbJhjiAtTC49c9yzVA7YGPYo8aFujRuTrU6= > BC+tzpDfHg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Everyone, I wanted to ask the group if anyone has a power point I can > have on AllStarLink. The local club in my area is wanting to link the two > club repeaters and join ASL.. > > Any help would be great. > > > -- > Thanks, David > KE6UPI > >

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Remote Base Questions
by Rachel Olivero 02 Sep '18

02 Sep '18

Good evening all: I presently have my TM-D700 connected to a Raspberry Pi with a URI and configured as a remote base. I'm using iaxRpt to control/use it. I'm noticing that if there is received audio and I transmit, everything works fine. When I unkey, I get the repeater audio immediately back over iaxRpt. However, if I transmit to a repeater that has had no carrier previously, I don't hear any returned audio. I've stood next to the radio and verified that I am keying the repeater. Tonight, a station responded and I got no audio until the carrier dropped and a new signal was detected. I'm not sure if this is a D700 issue, a URI issue, or an app_rpt issue. I'm open to any suggestions. One other question, I defined an archivedir in rpt.conf, but I don't see audio files in the directory. I see the promised text file, but no audio. Did I miss a step? Thanks, Rachel AD9O

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Kerchunk Police
by Skyler F 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

Just was playing with some scripting for fun. Not very practical and there are many problems, but thought I would share, maybe someone can do something more creative. Video https://youtu.be/XvoDmcPuVVw CODE Rpt.conf [events] /etc/asterisk/scripts/kerchunk.sh = s|t|RPT_RXKEYED /etc/asterisk/scripts/unkey.sh = s|f|RPT_RXKEYED Kerchunk.sh #!/bin/bash *touch* /etc/asterisk/scripts/keyed sleep 1.3 if [ ! -f /etc/asterisk/scripts/keyed ]; then *echo* *"File $FILE exists."* asterisk -rx *"rpt localplay 45499 /etc/asterisk/sounds/kerchunk"* fi exit 0 unkey.sh #!/bin/bash *rm* /etc/asterisk/scripts/keyed

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