I'm in favor of fixing or replacing Webtranceiver. I've used it successfully for many years, up to Windows 10. Windows 10 seems to protest Java security settings but Windows 7 works fine on all of my systems including OS X on the Mac. I've had no problems running webtranceiver under several versions of Linux, Ubuntu 11.04 and Mint 18 but use the open source Iced Tea substitute for Java which works fine with Firefox on all of the above mentioned varieties of Linux.
I have a Kenwood TMG-707 remote base and really like the display
of frequency, tone, offset and power level as displayed in the
webtranceiver window along with the node numbers of what ever else
may be connected. No need to look at the bubble chart or issue
DTMF commands to query the node as to what frequency it is set
to. My associated webpage shows the standard list of commands
plus a shortcut chart to over 20 preset frequencies accessed by
*000 through *020. Once a change frequency command is issued from
the webtranceiver keypad, I get instant feedback as to whether the
command went through or not and what the new settings are.
Iaxrpt is a great program but only works if you have access to
the credentials of the node(s) you are trying to connect to.
Unless I'm missing something, you need the Public IP address of an
external node to use Iaxrpt along with the user name and password
for that particular node. If setup correctly in the Allstar
server setup, none of that information is needed, just point,
click and you are connected.
What could be simpler than just browsing the webtranceiver window, click on any arbitrary node number and be connected with instant feedback as to what else might be connected to that node, and if setup correctly, what the node is, it's frequency and tone.
Yes, you can do most of this with a standalone, simplex or radio-less node but not nearly as easy as using webtranceiver especially for someone just getting started and who probably doesn't have any of the above.
Unfortunately I'm not a programmer but would consider donating to the cause if someone steps up and tries to fix or replace the features Webtranceiver provides.
Wayne W6IZK
Tim is the primary on the web pages. As he says, there is a lot of other work going on by the teams. This might be a starting point IF it were to go forward.
https://www.doubango.org/sipml5/
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On Apr 15, 2017 4:37 PM, Tim Sawyer <tisawyThere is no effort to replace or improve the web transceiver that I know about. It would be really great if someone could figure out how to do that with HTML5 etc. There are some interesting developments in later versions of Asterisk that would support such an effort but getting app_rpt working there is another hurdle yet to be accomplished.
For now these instructions might help.https://hamvoip.org/docs/WebTransceiverSetupHelp.pdf
On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Doug Kingston <dpk@randomnotes.org> wrote:
As I am sure many of you are aware, the WebTransceiver has been rendered largely useless by the deprecation of Java support in many major browsers. Even where it can still be used (e.g. Safari), the process to enable it is convoluted and a challenge for many users. Is there any project underway to develop either a standalone app or a modern browser based application in HTML5 or JavaScript that will replace this very useful capability. Lack of an authenticated client for general hams to use to access Allstar nodes is probably the major impediment to much stronger adoption of Allstar. With the uniformly poor audio quality of Echolink being promulgated by its ease of use, we really need an authenticated access method for Allstar that is as easy to use as the Echolink clients.
I am willing to help if there is a path forward here. Is there a better list to discuss this?
Lets discuss,-Doug-, KD7DK
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