[arm-allstar] Node connect announcement

[Doug Crompton]

While this could be done with a script it would not be a good idea. Allstar only has the ability to send local voice messages or global voice messages. There is no way to send a voice message to a specific node. So the only way to originate that from your node would be to send a global voice message and that would go out to all connected nodes not just the one that had just connected. 

Custom connect messages are stored in the var/lib/asterisk/sounds/rpt/nodenames at each server. The rc.updatenodes script in addition to registering your node periodically also downloads the custom files. Unfortunately I think the upload mechanism has been broken for awhile. If it worked you could upload a custom voice file that each node would then download and if that node connected to you they would hear the custom connect message.

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


Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:28:05 -0500
From: dwharesnape at centurylink.net
To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Node connect announcement

I should clarify, I am not referring to .gsm files in the nodenames folder  (/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/rpt/nodenames), but rather a "custom" voice announcement when you first connect to the node, and the distant station connecting to my node will hear it.
Dave, WB0OUE

From: "DAVID HARESNAPE" <dwharesnape at centurylink.net>
To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 8:36:06 PM
Subject: [arm-allstar] Node connect announcement

Gentlemen,
I notice some nodes have a voice file announcing their callsign when you connect to their node.  I have a voice file made, but not sure where to put it, and what line to edit for it to work when someone connects to my node.
Thanks,
Dave Haresnape, WB0OUE
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