[arm-allstar] ARRL/ARnewsline script change

[Doug Crompton]

I have updated the ARN or ARRL playfile script at hamvoip.org. It now plays both ARN and ARRL news from the command line. The current file is playnews-0.5.tar.gz and the download is in the how-to's. Refresh your page if that name does not come up.

The syntax has changed so please read the readme file. To play ARN or ARRL news the command line would look like -

playnews ARRL 21:00 40000
or

playnews ARN 21:00 40000

with the actual play time in 24 hour local format and the 40000 replaced with the node you are playing it on. It gives 5 and 10 minute on air pre-warnings.

I use it here weekly. Let me know how it works for you but don't use it indiscriminately by playing on a connected network unless you have permission to do so. 

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio


Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:15:13 -1000
Subject: ARRL/ARnewsline
From: jim.pilgram at gmail.com
To: doug at crompton.com

Aloha Doug, 
I'm trying to figure out the script you wrote to download and play Arrl/arnewsline. I got into the readme file but I'm at a loss where I go from there. Can you point me in the right direction and then give me a big shove? I'm guessing I need to drop the files into the /etc/asterisk/local directory but need a little more info. I'm using a RPi 2 ....I'm wanting to do AR Newsline specifically. I am thinking I'd like to put this on a stand alone node and just tie it in on Sunday when we do Ar Newsline and our net. I have been doing this manually, pre-recording and editing with 6 second pauses every 2 minutes or so with Audacity, then manually keying it into our system  through an audio  mixer.  It works ok but I need to babysit the entire broadcast. It's been becoming a bit of a PITA!

Just one other question. Does this script do logical breaks or does it chop sentences up in illogical spots? I'm really interested in a quality reproduction of the original broadcast with intelligent spacing. 

Any and all help greatly appreciated.

Aloha Jim NH6HI
 		 	   		   		 	   		  
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