[arm-allstar] Pi2 wifi question

[Chuck Kraly]

Doug,
Believe me I fully understand. Our group in KC put on the 1st DStar in the
KC area and it has been a pain in the ass in more ways than one. I would
dump it if it was up to me, but it is not. My theory is it is a good cheap
replacement. Analog will be the main mode- and it does that well as I have
experienced here in San Diego. But I am heading back to KC the 1st of the
month, after 10 months in Cali. And I have a TON of rptrs to fix as Bob has
not kept up. We will be interfacing a Pi2 to it and like I have stated
Analog will be the primary mode. Our members are in the position of buying
all new radios. So locking it down to analog will not break my heart. And
yes I have spoken to Yaesu about backing down the power and driving an amp.
We are still kicking the idea around but the price is REAL tempting.

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:

> Chuck,
>
>   You are asking the wrong person on the Fusion. I detest any of the
> digital RF that is out there. I did modify a DR1 (not x) to work with
> Allstar but ONLY analog FM. The mod is in the how-to's on the hamvoip.org
> web page.
>
> The DR1X is a little easier as the back panel connector actually works but
> it still only allows analog FM when using Allstar as a controller.
>
> The Fusion repeater makes a nice analog FM repeater married with Allstar
> as long as you don't run it on high power. It is NOT rated for continuous
> use at high power. Best to run it low and use an external amp.  Internally
> it is just two FTM400 mobiles back to back.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 18:35:59 -0700
> From: k0xm at byrg.net
> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Pi2 wifi question
>
>
> Thanks Doug,
> Chris and I have already discussed this. I was just hoping to use the N10
> as this is a pelican case 900 rptr and was looking for a smaller footprint.
> It is no big deal I just had some time this weekend and after getting the
> Pi going (which is AWESOME- boots up quick compared to the BBB), I saw the
> N10 and was just thinking. Thanks for all the work also. On another note,
> we will be getting a Fusion rptr (price is right) to replace an aging MSF5K
> and was wondering how the Pi2 interface would work. Any thoughts?
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>
> Chuck,
>
>   I recommend the IO gear as the best solution even for the BBB. Wireless
> FOBS can be a problem and there are so many it is hard to keep up with all
> possible configurations. When using the IOgear the RPi2 thinks it is
> connected to a wired network and NO changes are needed in the RPi2 thus
> swithcing from wired to wireless is seamless.  Another plus when using it
> is that you can put it outside of a shielded rack and away from the RPi2 or
> BBB to get a better signal.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 14:03:31 -0700
> From: k0xm at byrg.net
> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Subject: [arm-allstar] Pi2 wifi question
>
>
> Ok everyone I have a wee problem, and have searched and tried what I found
> on the web but no joy YET.
> I switched from a BBB to a Pi2 this weekend and love it. It boots MUCH
> faster than the BBB.
> I am presently running the GWU IO Gear dongle but would like to use the
> ASUS N10 I had on the BBB. I can get it to load and operate using wifi-menu
> -o for the setup and can manually intialize it, but cannot seem to add it
> to the boot menu. I have tried the netctl commands suggested on some web
> pages but it will not activate on boot. Is there a certain way to kickstart
> it on the Pi2?
>
>
> --
> Chuck K0XM
> Backyard Repeater Group
> k0xm at byrg.net
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-- 
Chuck K0XM
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k0xm at byrg.net
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