[arm-allstar] Pi2 wifi question

Tue May 12 08:26:40 EST 2015

Chuck,Doug,
Our club has recently put up a DR-1X as a replacement for on old Motorola and it has been a bumpy road.  We are hoping to eventually Allstar  it. 

Hopefully Tom VE7DID will comment more on our issues.  I am at this point in time regretting supporting the purchase.  We have been using it in mixed mode but very few digital users.  

I will let Tom elaborate but we have been having de sense issues that did not exist with the old gear.  

Dave
VE7PKE

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> On May 12, 2015, at 5:03 AM, Chuck Kraly <k0xm at byrg.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 Doug
>> WA3DSP
>> 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 Doug
>> WA3DSP
>> 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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