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220 MHz CDM1550
by Bryan Fields 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

I've come on a bit of an opportunity here with a good price on some 220 MHz Motorola CDM1550 <http://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/products/two-way-radios/analog-busin…>'s for sale. They can be converted to the ham band and I'm willing to take care of this on the hardware/software side of things. These are really great mobile/base for the 220 band, much better in RF performance than any of the Chinese models on the market. They do require a simple programing cable and some software, but it's rather easy to use. The rest of the mod opens them up for 216-225 MHz, 255 channels, and 35W out. you get MDC, emergency response and QCII signaling as well. They come with a microphone. These were made for the NJ turnpike authority and have a GPS in them. I've never seen this option before, so I made a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXTOw0r0Og I'm gauging interest with this, if you want one let me know, they will be $100 per radio with local pickup. I'll have them programed with all the Tampa Bay 220 repeaters in them. 73s -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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Re: [FSG-public] FSG-public Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3
by David Krauss 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

I used to have a UHF one of these on a local LTR system. nice radios. for analog.... Sent from an iPhone 6 > On Sep 8, 2016, at 1:03 AM, fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org wrote: > > Send FSG-public mailing list submissions to > fsg-public(a)lists.keekles.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsg-public > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fsg-public-owner(a)lists.keekles.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of FSG-public digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 220 MHz CDM1550 (Bryan Fields) > 2. Re: 220 MHz CDM1550 (Bill Williams) > 3. Re: 220 MHz CDM1550 (Bryan Fields) > 4. Re: 220 MHz CDM1550 (Bill Williams) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 21:13:17 -0400 > From: Bryan Fields <bryan(a)flscg.org> > To: Florida Simulcast Group Public <FSG-public(a)lists.keekles.org> > Subject: [FSG-public] 220 MHz CDM1550 > Message-ID: <1dbcf72a-07ca-2fdf-ef76-1fa0f8459416(a)flscg.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've come on a bit of an opportunity here with a good price on some 220 MHz > Motorola CDM1550 > <http://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/products/two-way-radios/analog-busin…>'s > for sale. They can be converted to the ham band and I'm willing to take care > of this on the hardware/software side of things. > > These are really great mobile/base for the 220 band, much better in RF > performance than any of the Chinese models on the market. They do require a > simple programing cable and some software, but it's rather easy to use. The > rest of the mod opens them up for 216-225 MHz, 255 channels, and 35W out. you > get MDC, emergency response and QCII signaling as well. They come with a > microphone. > > These were made for the NJ turnpike authority and have a GPS in them. I've > never seen this option before, so I made a video of it: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXTOw0r0Og > > I'm gauging interest with this, if you want one let me know, they will be $100 > per radio with local pickup. I'll have them programed with all the Tampa Bay > 220 repeaters in them. > > 73s > > -- > Bryan Fields, W9CR > Florida Simulcast Group, Inc. > >

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Outage on hamwan tonight
by Bryan Fields 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Starting at about 20:27 EST tonight there was an outage on the uplink to our service provider. We suspect this is the same issue as last time as our equipment kept on working but a suspected bug on the providers router caused traffic to die. We've got them opening a ticket again with their vendor and hope we can resolve this happening. Sorry for the outage, but at least it's not our gear :D 73's -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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St Pete Site update
by Bryan Fields 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

Wanted to update the list on this. We made some progress on this, a MoU is working through, and we've identified a place to put the equipment. The site is not as nice as Tampa, we'll need to put in an AC unit, but will require a 3-4" core drill to do so, as the construction is rebar and tied mesh. We'll need to locate a rack, I believe James is working on this and some rack ears for an ex4200. Our first order of business is to get the HamWAN extend out there and then add repeaters once the backbone is in place. It's also deathly hot on the roof, and we may want to wait till later in the year for the rest of the gear. Plans are fluid at this point in time, but DMR is in the works, analog UHF, 900 mixed mode p25 linked repeater, and a 220 receiver. We're of course always open to ideas if there is something you would like to do as well. We're looking at about $1500 in data radios immediately and I'd like to put the word out if anyone can chip in some money. We have PayPal of paypal(a)flscg.org or we take check donations as well. It's fully tax deductible if you want to kick in. 73's -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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Hamfest tomorrow in Tampa
by Bryan Fields 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

TARC the Tampa amateur radio club is having a swapmeet at their clubhouse tomorrow. I'll be there provided I catch my last flight in DFW in a couple hours. http://hamclub.org/wp/?p=1459 8am TARC, 7801 N. 22nd St., Tampa, FL 33610 Should be on the repeaters if anyone wants to meet up. 73's -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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St. Pete to Tampa 3GHz Path
by Ryan Owens 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

Just wanted to share some installation photos from the St. Pete side of the HamWAN backhaul link. I believe Brian is going to a path link analysis for it. Ryan Owens, KJ4SHL

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P25 linking
by Bryan Fields 19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16

Another cool thing we've been working on is digital voice linking using a project Dave NX4Y has put together. I'd like to put it on the 900 system and possibility on the UHF repeater. This works with most any P25 radio, and will link with other P25 repeaters or even analog linking depending on how it's configured. It's experimental (like most things we do), but it's pretty stable according to Dave. I'm going to get a node up at my house first, but the current repeater will support this with analog having priority. You'll need to PL squelch turned on in your analog radio to not hear the digital "noise". You can check out the details on the network site http://www.p25nx.net and his code is on github https://github.com/p25nx/mono-multicast I've never messed with C# though. Kris? 73's and I'm trying to get out of DFW for the hamfest tomorrow! -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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Happenings
by Bryan Fields 17 Aug '16

17 Aug '16

Wanted to get out an update on what we've got in the works and encourage feedback. Ryan and I discussed the formal workings of FSG getting HamWAN and other repeaters up in St Pete over the weekend. I think this will be a great win-win for everyone and amateur radio in the Tampa Bay area. We'll do a Memorandum of Understanding to protect our equipment and they will have the option to terminate it with notice. There's a bit more to it than that, but I don't want to say much until it's approved. This give us about 380' of height in downtown St Pete. We're a bit constrained for space here, and we may only be able to get one rack. Our concern is a standard rack cabinet may not be able to make it up there. A rack we assemble on site would be the option. We're both in agreement that a 1/2 rack will fill up to fast, and it's much harder to add a full rack after the initial install. The space lacks AC, and we cannot use a window unit like we have in Tampa. We may have some options with a unit which can exhaust into a duct, or a mini-split. Each would be more expensive than the install at Tampa. For equipment the plan is a 3.4 GHz backhaul to Tampa and 3 sector deployment of HamWAN. There are some plans for UHF repeaters, 220 receive link, and a 900 repeater. We're open to ideas, but this should give much more coverage into south Pinellas County for HT users. The other topic of conversation was how to get the word out about what we're doing with digital radio in Tampa Bay, aka HamWAN. I'd like to get a banner or vertical banner made up we can take around to the various hamfests and events. Ryan normally attends quite a few events here and we've also been invited with a free table to hamfest in November in Hillsborough county. I've looked online and vistaprint has these for 50-100 dollars depending on the size. Is anyone good with artwork and design that could help on this? BTW if anyone is on the 900 system it's linked into a hub and there is quite a number of linked 900 MHz repeaters out in San Francisco at 8000' up. I've been using it on an HT from inside the car! Shame we don't have 8000' mountains in Florida :) 73's -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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network mgmt
by David Krauss 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

oops. zabbix. it has nice mapping capabilities Sent from an iPhone 6 > On Aug 12, 2016, at 12:00 PM, fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org wrote: > > Send FSG-public mailing list submissions to > fsg-public(a)lists.keekles.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsg-public > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fsg-public-owner(a)lists.keekles.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of FSG-public digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FSG-public Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2 (David Krauss) > 2. Re: Network management (Bryan Fields) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:25:24 -0400 > From: David Krauss <nx4y(a)verizon.net> > To: fsg-public(a)lists.keekles.org > Subject: Re: [FSG-public] FSG-public Digest, Vol 12, Issue 2 > Message-ID: <7BF8512E-49F4-4E73-8A1C-4140EF92DD3F(a)verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I just installed "Rabbix" for network management. it's a job to set up but quite full featured. > > Sent from an iPhone 6 > >> On Aug 11, 2016, at 12:00 PM, fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org wrote: >> >> Send FSG-public mailing list submissions to >> fsg-public(a)lists.keekles.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsg-public >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> fsg-public-request(a)lists.keekles.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> fsg-public-owner(a)lists.keekles.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of FSG-public digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Network management (Ryan Owens) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:25:27 -0400 >> From: Ryan Owens <ryan(a)kj4shl.com> >> To: Florida Simulcast Group Public <fsg-public(a)lists.keekles.org> >> Subject: Re: [FSG-public] Network management >> Message-ID: <A952CA5E-DDB0-462C-8BC0-1CEB11BB4A31(a)kj4shl.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> >> I have had pretty good luck with cyber power UPS and power distro products. I've never had one of the web cards locked up on me. Physically removing and reinserting defeats the whole entire purpose of the product lol. >> >> As for health and network monitoring solution "The Dude" works nice it's a client server application from Mikrotik. It will be really good on the wireless side and notifications. Also not bad as the low price of free. >> >> http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude >> >> I'd be willing to take on the installation of this system. Would be the best if we could place it on the 44net space. >> >> Ryan, KJ4SHL >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Aug 7, 2016, at 5:58 AM, Bryan Fields <bryan(a)flscg.org> wrote: >>> >>> We have a serial terminal server for remote management of the quantar >>> repeaters at Tampa on 44.98.249.3, but it had locked up apparently, as serial >>> servers are bound to do. (does anyone make a serial server that doesn't suck?) >>> >>> I was going to reset it using the UPS SNMPWEBCARD on .2, but it's locked up on >>> telnet and web as well. There is no way to reset it except to physically >>> remove it and re-insert it in the slot. >>> >>> Apparently we're not the only ones having issues: >>> https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/736104-these-tripplite-snmp-web-card… >>> >>> So for now it's down, but it's a minor issue. >>> >>> I'd like to get the following setup: >>> >>> * Radius for login management to the NE's >>> * Syslog from the NE's which support it >>> * Some sort of reporting on the health of the wireless gear (cacti?) >>> * Alerting if any thing goes off line >>> * IPv6 DHCP with PD working >>> * management of the client nodes in the proper Vlan (now they just grab >>> another IP in the same subnet) >>> * check everything and enable some ACL filtering on the switch. Right now it's >>> pretty open to the world. >>> * Various cleanup of configs >>> >>> If anyone has input I'd love to hear it (or better yet wants to do it!) >>> >>> 73's >>> -- >>> Bryan Fields, W9CR >>> Florida Simulcast Group, Inc. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FSG-public mailing list >>> FSG-public(a)lists.keekles.org >>> http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsg-public >>

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Network management
by Bryan Fields 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

We have a serial terminal server for remote management of the quantar repeaters at Tampa on 44.98.249.3, but it had locked up apparently, as serial servers are bound to do. (does anyone make a serial server that doesn't suck?) I was going to reset it using the UPS SNMPWEBCARD on .2, but it's locked up on telnet and web as well. There is no way to reset it except to physically remove it and re-insert it in the slot. Apparently we're not the only ones having issues: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/736104-these-tripplite-snmp-web-card… So for now it's down, but it's a minor issue. I'd like to get the following setup: * Radius for login management to the NE's * Syslog from the NE's which support it * Some sort of reporting on the health of the wireless gear (cacti?) * Alerting if any thing goes off line * IPv6 DHCP with PD working * management of the client nodes in the proper Vlan (now they just grab another IP in the same subnet) * check everything and enable some ACL filtering on the switch. Right now it's pretty open to the world. * Various cleanup of configs If anyone has input I'd love to hear it (or better yet wants to do it!) 73's -- Bryan Fields, W9CR Florida Simulcast Group, Inc.

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