On 11/3/2013 12:57 AM, Johnny Keeker wrote:
I not sure how to interpret "you all are getting to far into the weeds,"
Get the box working. That's the initial goal. You can get sidetracked verrrrrry easily because of 1) the complexity of the software and options list, 2) having to think 'outside the box' maybe coming from the hardware controller world which is less flexible or 3) confusing operating system with application and getting wrapped around the axle or 4) overthinking the process. Thousands have successfully built and are operating this system. If it's not working...go back to square one and go step by step.
I guess its to say done wasted your time experimenting.
Would never say that. Like I said, I've hooked everything from a radio station audio console to wouxuns to motorola mobiles of all stripes to GE MVSs to a couple of Hamtronics POS t/r individual boxes to ?. I love diddling with the thing and am amazed of how SIMPLE it is to get working. For instance, I just stood up a link to my MSF5K 900 machine via a pair of 70cm mobiles (with cooling...), one an MVS, the other a GM300...running two radios as a simplex node...and it took a little doing...but it works, off two individual antennas (one receive, one transmit). And sounds just fine. Now, have to work on dumping all the beeps and boops from various systems linked in....but it's working is the key. Experiment all you want. I do. But, in the end...you have to have a foundation to build on.
Personally I hold an opposing viewpoint, however I agree, with dont over think it, so I retract my previous comments and now say, "dont worry about audio quality use the default codec and git-r done."
I didn't say that...but it's hard with this system to not have a good audio quality IF YOU READ AND FOLLOW the tuning directions. But, yeah, git-r-done. Don't get lost in the weeds.