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Cheap USB Fobs
by Yokshs 11 Sep '10

11 Sep '10

I bought a few cheap fobs on Ebay a while back. There's no discernable IC mounted on it. It's a very small PCB with a "blob", USB and 3.5mm audio connectors, several SMT components, 2 electrolytic caps, and a crystal. The packaging has a few clues: CV060CF and CT023CF. If these could be recognized by Asterisk, what would I do for PTT, COS? I'd be happy to use my homebrew Rigblaster with RS232 or with an RS232 to USB adapter. 73. Kyle K0KN nearly as concerned with COS/PTT

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Re: [App_rpt-users] morse id?
by hwstar＠rodgers.sdcoxmail.com 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

That could be part of your problem. The config files in /etc/asterisk can't be changed when in portal download mode. There is a way to override the downloaded config by making a directory with a certain name and then adding your changes to override the downloade config in there. Jim posted something to the mailing list a while back, so search the archives and see what you can find. Steve WA6ZFT On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM, James Nessen wrote: > Well, to temporarily test this, I have been modifying directly in > rpt.conf and restarting and doing nothing at the portal level. > > Jim, K6JWN > > On Sep 10, 2010, at 12:32 PM, hwstar(a)rodgers.sdcoxmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> You are changing them at the portal level, and by editing rpt.conf, >> correct? Editing the config files on the server is not going to work >> when the server has been set up to download its configuration from >> the portal. >> >> Steve >> WA6ZFT >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:22 PM, James Nessen wrote: >> >>> downloaded from the portal. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 12:20 PM, hwstar(a)rodgers.sdcoxmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> This this being downloaded from the portal or is it a register-only >>>> node? >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> WA6ZFT >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:45 AM, James Nessen wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am having an issue with the morse id settings, it seems that no >>>>> matter what I change them to, they actually never change when the >>>>> node plays them >>>>> >>>>> example: >>>>> >>>>> [2142] >>>>> ... >>>>> morse=morse2142 >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> [morse2142] >>>>> >>>>> speed=22 >>>>> frequency=941 >>>>> amplitude=4096 >>>>> idfrequency=941 >>>>> idamplitude=2048 >>>>> >>>>> I restarted asterisk after changing this (first doing a rpt reload >>>>> and then a full restart) and it is still playing at 800hz at 18wpm >>>>> >>>>> Anyone else noticing this same behavior? >>>>> >>>>> Jim, K6JWN >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> App_rpt-users mailing list >>>>> App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com >>>>> http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Re: [App_rpt-users] morse id?
by hwstar＠rodgers.sdcoxmail.com 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

Hi Jim, You are changing them at the portal level, and by editing rpt.conf, correct? Editing the config files on the server is not going to work when the server has been set up to download its configuration from the portal. Steve WA6ZFT On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:22 PM, James Nessen wrote: > downloaded from the portal. > > Jim > > On Sep 10, 2010, at 12:20 PM, hwstar(a)rodgers.sdcoxmail.com wrote: > >> This this being downloaded from the portal or is it a register-only >> node? >> >> Steve >> WA6ZFT >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:45 AM, James Nessen wrote: >> >>> I am having an issue with the morse id settings, it seems that no >>> matter what I change them to, they actually never change when the >>> node plays them >>> >>> example: >>> >>> [2142] >>> ... >>> morse=morse2142 >>> ... >>> >>> [morse2142] >>> >>> speed=22 >>> frequency=941 >>> amplitude=4096 >>> idfrequency=941 >>> idamplitude=2048 >>> >>> I restarted asterisk after changing this (first doing a rpt reload >>> and then a full restart) and it is still playing at 800hz at 18wpm >>> >>> Anyone else noticing this same behavior? >>> >>> Jim, K6JWN >>> _______________________________________________ >>> App_rpt-users mailing list >>> App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com >>> http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Re: [App_rpt-users] morse id?
by hwstar＠rodgers.sdcoxmail.com 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

This this being downloaded from the portal or is it a register-only node? Steve WA6ZFT On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:45 AM, James Nessen wrote: > I am having an issue with the morse id settings, it seems that no > matter what I change them to, they actually never change when the node > plays them > > example: > > [2142] > ... > morse=morse2142 > ... > > [morse2142] > > speed=22 > frequency=941 > amplitude=4096 > idfrequency=941 > idamplitude=2048 > > I restarted asterisk after changing this (first doing a rpt reload and > then a full restart) and it is still playing at 800hz at 18wpm > > Anyone else noticing this same behavior? > > Jim, K6JWN > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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morse id?
by James Nessen 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

I am having an issue with the morse id settings, it seems that no matter what I change them to, they actually never change when the node plays them example: [2142] ... morse=morse2142 ... [morse2142] speed=22 frequency=941 amplitude=4096 idfrequency=941 idamplitude=2048 I restarted asterisk after changing this (first doing a rpt reload and then a full restart) and it is still playing at 800hz at 18wpm Anyone else noticing this same behavior? Jim, K6JWN

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Question
by Yokshs 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

Hello to the list, > If you are too cheap to buy a URI, go run an EchoStink node! I'd like to comment on this one.. There are a few of us "home brewers" left in this hobby. A large part of my Amateur station was home brewed. I take a great deal of pride in my equipment, especially the home built stuff. In many cases, these are my own designs, not just something I built from a kit. I'll bet that I'm not the only one here that wants to modify my own CM108 fob, rather than buy one. This is not necessarily because I'm a cheap skate. I'm sorry to read that you have a problem with homebrewing and the largest VOIP system in existence. Oh, and I do run a couple of Echolink nodes FWIW.. 73, Kyle K0KN Olathe, KS --- Original Message --- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:34:16 -0500 From: "Marshall Dias" Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question To: "Bob Brown - W?NQX" <"Jim Duuuude" Cc: app_rpt mailing list <app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com> Message-ID: <6f67af69$13a951de$1b40031f$@com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This is MY opinion and may not be the opinion of the AllStar Team. What is the obsession with these FOBs? This community has a great source of quality interfaces, and there is NO reason not to utilize them. DMK doesn't HAVE to provide the URI, but thankfully they do. For all you who have bought knockoff FOBs with the hopes of them being a CM108, how much money have you wasted? If you are too cheap to buy a URI, go run an EchoStink node! ok, im off my soapbox, thanks md

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Question
by Marshall Dias 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

This is MY opinion and may not be the opinion of the AllStar Team. What is the obsession with these FOBs? This community has a great source of quality interfaces, and there is NO reason not to utilize them. DMK doesn't HAVE to provide the URI, but thankfully they do. For all you who have bought knockoff FOBs with the hopes of them being a CM108, how much money have you wasted? If you are too cheap to buy a URI, go run an EchoStink node! ok, im off my soapbox, thanks md ---------------------------------------- From: "Bob Brown - WØNQX" <bbrown(a)byrg.net> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:27 AM To: "Jim Duuuude" <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question Jim If you would like samples of some of the ones i have obtained, thinking they were cm-108 based and they were not.....:( i can send you a few for testing & evauation. if it would make the fobs ezer to add since there seems to be a glut of the "clones" out there. i have bought so many of these from the C.H.Ina co via the usual hong-knog souces. i have a few so a wide and varried sample for testing is not a problem they are just cluttering up the desk... -- Thanks in Advance Bob Brown, WØNQX Kansas City Metro Area http://sm0kenet.net http://byrg.net http://kcm-108dstar.byrg.net Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Its not how many watts you have, its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK -- On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 09:35, Jim Duuuude <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: The CM-108 and its fully compatible cousins (all from C-Media) are still very much in production and available as far as the actual IC goes. As far as pre-made USB soundcards that use these IC's go, yes it is seemingly more difficult to find such things. The CM-108 was selected, because, at the time, it was by far the most common IC found in such devices and was of EXTREMELY high quality, reliability, and consistency (not to mention VERY good value!). Nowadays, is there once again, a generalized consensus focused upon some new, different, IC, or are all the available (and inexpensive) USB sound cards pretty much just random?? I haven't, nor have I had time to even look lately. If there is, perhaps it would be worthwhile to see if whatever this device is meets the requirements for this application. If there is something worth checking out, I am not adverse to doing so. JIM WB6NIL > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:35:01 -0400 > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question > From: steve(a)michiganbroadband.com > To: telesistant(a)hotmail.com > CC: n3fe(a)repeater.net; app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > > Noted! & I know you are speaking from experience and trying to warn > others as they will end up wasting lots of time. > > Just curious if there are any plans for future support of other tested > & approved sound devices eventually? > > Or do you think the CM108 will be available for years to come? > I'm under the impression they're getting harder & harder to actually find. > > Just curious & thanks. > > Steve > N8LBV > > > > > > > > > > > JUST DONT DO IT!!! There is a reason that we dont support regular sound > > cards. > > THEY DONT WORK WORTH A POO! They sound terrible, and are inconsistent. > > Friends dont let friends use internal soundcards to interface to radio > > systems. > > > > JIM WB6NIL > > > > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:08:23 -0400 > > From: n3fe(a)repeater.net > > To: app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been having a heck of a time trying to find a fob with a > > cm108 chip in it. I have 5 fobs here all from different suppliers and > > none of > > them have the right chip even though they were listed as a cm108. > > > > > > > > I had seen a alsaradio channel driver and tried that but it > > errors our asterisk with a 127 error. Is there anything out there so that > > we > > can use serial/soundcard interfacing instead of a fob or the expensive > > quad > > card? > > > > > > > > Corey N3FE > > > > > > > > -- > > This message has been checked and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > > Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. > "Always Connected" > > (734)527-7150 > > Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Question
by Bob Brown - WØNQX 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

well that is a mouth full to say the least but it is a doable task. may take me some time to learn this process but sweeping audio passbands ez to do i have those tools at my disposal.. the other stuff .. well a small learning curve but i think it is doable. and as for the "FOB" ~~~SNIP~~~ Besides, 'FROB' will generate even more questions and strange looks then 'FOB' would anyway, and if you see someone giving you a smug grin (and they appear to be at least 50 years old), you should probably strongly encourage them to join you singing a bar or 2 of 'Alice's PDP-10' (see http://www.hactrn.net/sra/alice) "You can hack anything you want, with TECO and DDT".... ~~~SNIP I can relate to this too...hihi ;) -- Thanks in Advance Bob Brown, WØNQX Kansas City Metro Area http://sm0kenet.net http://byrg.net http://kcdstar.byrg.net Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Its not how many watts you have, its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK -- On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:45, Jim Duuuude <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > okay... you asked... > > First of all you need to get the detailed datasheet on the device > especially > the info on the HID interface part of the device (as far as what info is > available > to be sent/received about the IO pins, so that you can sense/control them). > As an illustration of this, I included a copy of the CM108 datasheet. See > section > 7.4 on page 20 to see what I am talking about. Read the whole document > regarding > the HID interface. If this doesn't confuse and discourage you (it did me) > please continue. > > Then you need to see if the device REALLY has the audio quality necessary > for the task. > It MUST have completely flat linear response from DC (yes, I REALLY MEAN > DC!!!) to at > least 20 KHz (so that squelch can be processed properly) at a sample rate > of 48K Sampes/Sec. > The device also must be capable of variable input and output gain in a > reasonable range > on par with the CM-108. I dont care what the specs say, you MUST verify > this and see it for > yourself by doing an audio sweep test and seeing its response (both in and > out). > > If you happen to get this far, then you need to modify the HID routines (in > chan_usbradio) > to accommodate whatever the device does with its HID to make the IO work, > and also possibly > the routines that deal with audio gain settings of the device. > > Well, you asked.... > > JIM > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 10:47:20 -0500 > From: bbrown(a)byrg.net > To: w0otm(a)w0otm.com; app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question > > sorry to have opened this can of worms marshall, nothing personal taken > here. > > yes ,the DMK device, is a quality device and we have used a few of them > with great results, so for quality and consistency by all means use the DMK > device! > > but some of our systems are done on a "beer buget" and have been for a > great long time and they work quite well, last long time. > > so we want to add the App_rpt function to these systems and want to do it > on the low cost side. so we use the cm108 based fob. > > we started out with these devices, learned a lot with these devices and > still wish to use these devices, because of cost savings. ( we dont have a > dues paying membership in our organization, we do it for the fun of ham > radio!) > > yes maybe we could have bought a couple of DMKs verses the many 10+ fobs i > have bought. but hey if they all were cm108 based them i would have many > usable devices to play with. some were not cm 108 based, some were. so i > gambled with my $$, win some loose some. no big deal. > > if i knew a bit more on how to make the non standard fobs play with the > app_rpt program i would be experimenting with it, but i do not have those > skills yet. > > would some one like to share on how they got the cm108 device to work > i would entertain on being shown a how to if possible or a link to where i > can study up on this. > as i have a few knock off samples to test and play with. > i just cannot believe they cannot be made to work the same way as > the cm108 device. > > yes it takes time to compile and test the devices and time i have, in fact > several of us here in the kc metro area have time and facilities to test > with . just tell us how it was done...and we can/will start playing.... to > come up with a solution. > or if jim wants we can ship him the devices we have and he can tell us if > it is possible to change the code for these units. > > i like the fact all i need is PTT, discrimiator and tx audio to make a > system work . i could careless about COS/TOS from the radio. this makes an > interface real EZ! and the software makes the controller. > > i am not a programmer but i have learned a lot from the elmers on this list > these folks in particular: > w9sh > n4irs > wb6nil > kd8b > wa6zft > and many others. > > to those i give many thanks for the help & enlightenment..... > > > -- > Thanks in Advance > > Bob Brown, WØNQX > > Kansas City Metro Area > > Its not how many watts you have, > its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK > -- > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 09:34, Marshall Dias <w0otm(a)w0otm.com> wrote: > > This is MY opinion and may not be the opinion of the AllStar Team. > > What is the obsession with these FOBs? This community has a great source > of quality interfaces, and there is NO reason not to utilize them. DMK > doesn't HAVE to provide the URI, but thankfully they do. For all you who > have bought knockoff FOBs with the hopes of them being a CM108, how much > money have you wasted? If you are too cheap to buy a URI, go run an > EchoStink node! > > ok, im off my soapbox, thanks > > md > ** > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "Bob Brown - WØNQX" <bbrown(a)byrg.net> > *Sent*: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:27 AM > *To*: "Jim Duuuude" <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> > > *Subject*: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question > > > Jim > > If you would like samples of some of the ones i have obtained, > thinking they were cm-108 based and they were not.....:( > > i can send you a few for testing & evauation. > > if it would make the fobs ezer to add since there seems to be a glut of the > "clones" out there. > i have bought so many of these from the C.H.Ina co via the usual hong-knog > souces. > > i have a few so a wide and varried sample for testing is not a problem > they are just cluttering up the desk... > > > > > -- > Thanks in Advance > > Bob Brown, WØNQX > > Kansas City Metro Area > > http://sm0kenet.net > > http://byrg.net > > http://kcm-108dstar.byrg.net > > Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? > > Its not how many watts you have, > its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK > -- > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 09:35, Jim Duuuude <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > The CM-108 and its fully compatible cousins (all from C-Media) are still > very much > in production and available as far as the actual IC goes. As far as > pre-made USB soundcards > that use these IC's go, yes it is seemingly more difficult to find such > things. The CM-108 > was selected, because, at the time, it was by far the most common IC found > in such devices > and was of EXTREMELY high quality, reliability, and consistency (not to > mention VERY good > value!). > > Nowadays, is there once again, a generalized consensus focused upon some > new, different, > IC, or are all the available (and inexpensive) USB sound cards pretty much > just random?? > I haven't, nor have I had time to even look lately. If there is, perhaps it > would be worthwhile > to see if whatever this device is meets the requirements for this > application. > > If there is something worth checking out, I am not adverse to doing so. > > JIM WB6NIL > > > > > Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:35:01 -0400 > > > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question > > From: steve(a)michiganbroadband.com > > To: telesistant(a)hotmail.com > > CC: n3fe(a)repeater.net; app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > > > > > > Noted! & I know you are speaking from experience and trying to warn > > others as they will end up wasting lots of time. > > > > Just curious if there are any plans for future support of other tested > > & approved sound devices eventually? > > > > Or do you think the CM108 will be available for years to come? > > I'm under the impression they're getting harder & harder to actually > find. > > > > Just curious & thanks. > > > > Steve > > N8LBV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JUST DONT DO IT!!! There is a reason that we dont support regular sound > > > cards. > > > THEY DONT WORK WORTH A POO! They sound terrible, and are inconsistent. > > > Friends dont let friends use internal soundcards to interface to radio > > > systems. > > > > > > JIM WB6NIL > > > > > > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:08:23 -0400 > > > From: n3fe(a)repeater.net > > > To: app_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been having a heck of a time trying to find a fob with a > > > cm108 chip in it. I have 5 fobs here all from different suppliers and > > > none of > > > them have the right chip even though they were listed as a cm108. > > > > > > > > > > > > I had seen a alsaradio channel driver and tried that but it > > > errors our asterisk with a 127 error. Is there anything out there so > that > > > we > > > can use serial/soundcard interfacing instead of a fob or the expensive > > > quad > > > card? > > > > > > > > > > > > Corey N3FE > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been checked and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > App_rpt-users mailing list > > > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > > > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > > > > > > Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. > > "Always Connected" > > > > (734)527-7150 > > > > Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com > http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)qrvc.com http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >

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Help!!!! cant get iaxRpt to connect -firewall problems?
by Mitch Clifford 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

G'day all well, he is a newbies question i have installed the current version of xelatec's XIPPR on a machine i have spare here and all looks to have gone fine.... webmin works,ect,ect... but i have installed iaxRPT on this machine i'm using now and i just cant get the damn thing to connect i have opened the correct ports on my router and windoze machine, spent 3 days trolling around for any info but with no luck but the only thing left i can think of is that the ports on the linix machine are closed... i have looked at the iptables file but that looks un populated so is XIPPR using some other form of firewall? sorry for my first post to be a "HELP" message but this looks to be a real fun toy to play with but its fustrating me to hell thanks for reading and cheers 73's Mitch vk6fmll

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How to determine which node is transmitting to the hub node
by Jim Richardson 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

Is there any way to look at some log file to determine which node is transmitting to a hub node? How can I determine which of the many nodes connected to the hub nodes has a stuck transmitter? How can I determine which node is broken so I can disconnect it from the hub node? Is there some type of IAX2 Packet that I can look for that indicates transmit? Has anyone found a solution to this issue? Thanks, Jim WA1SOT

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