Hi Charles, I run a bunch of RC210's and have Allstar nodes on most of them. However, I haven't connected mine up in the way you are trying, although the way you're doing it, it should work OK - I used to do it that way but I had problems. Firstly, the RC210 normally mutes any DTMF to stop it passing through the repeater, you'll need to turn that function off on your Allstar port on the RC210 if you want to control it from the repeater. Next, make sure that the repeater mode is not selected on the RC210 on the port where your allstar node is connected because this will make your cos facing the Allstar node have hangtime on it. You'll also want to make sure that you have the correct duplex settings on your Allstar node both in rpt.conf and in usbradio.conf. This is well documented on the web site and be aware its not simply an on/off function, there are several types of "duplex" operation that may suit what you need. You want to choose the setting that gives you no telemetry or hangtime OR if you want telemetry ( pips etc ) from the Allstar node, make sure you set the hangtime to zero in rpt.conf. At least you know you're not in uncharted territory Charles! Here's the way I have mine connected and the reasons why I dont use the link port. Firstly, I have 2 repeaters controlled by my RC210 at each site and so there werent enough ports for me to have an allstar node on each repeater and link them via the RC210. The second problem I had was that I use flat audio on my systems and I had problems trying to interface the audio into / out of the node. One way was always too bassy and the other way was far too toppy - I cant remember which way around now as it was so long ago! So I decided to connect the Allstar node connections directly to the radio feeding the repeater. PTT, COS and audio in/out go directly to the USB interface in parallel with the RC210 connections. This gives me added flexibility and great audio as I can set the parameters to accommodate the flat audio through the repeater. I have the node provide a hangtime and also some piptones which mean I can indicate whether the signal came from the local receiver or via the node. I can still mute the DTMF through the repeater but this doesn't stop the control of the node as the unprocessed audio goes straight into the USB adapter. Easy! Any problems Charles, let me know and I'll do my best to help, 73, Matt G4RKY node 2250 / 2237 amongst others! On 26 May 2011 03:04, Charles Rader <kc5dgc@centurytel.net> wrote:
Name here is Charles and I am new to Allstar/Asterisk. I am trying to get a node up and running on my test bench. I started out with XIPAR and there is just not enough Documentation or places to get help. So tonight I wiped that out and installed ACID distro. Everything installed correctly and its up and running.
My setup is: RC210 Controller Port 1 UHF Repeater, Port 2 URI to Allstar, Port 3 is a Frq Agile Remote Base
My issue: I have Port 1 and Port 2 linked together. Using the Webtransciever I connect to another node (2135) I have excellent audio being repeated through my UHF repeater. What I do not have is no audio coming from the UHF to the Allstar side. I can’t control the Allstar port from the Linked repeater side either.
My Question/s: Is anyone using the same setup that I am trying to use? If so how do you have the URI to RC210 connected (pinouts)? How did you setup the RC210 Port?
Hope this makes since and if not ask away.
Thank you, Charles (kc5dgc)
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