[arm-allstar] Echolink Audio levels

Fri Dec 22 13:06:56 EST 2017

I am using the Echolink app on both my android phone and Ipad and dialing in through the phone portal.

⁣Mike Borrego
ABØRR

On Dec 22, 2017, 10:00 AM, at 10:00 AM, arm-allstar-request at hamvoip.org wrote:
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>   1. Telemetry off (Kevin Halton)
>   2. Re: Telemetry off (Mark Johnston)
>   3. Echolink Audio Levels (meborrego at aol.com)
>   4. Re: Echolink Audio Levels (Mark Johnston)
>   5. Re: Telemetry off (Doug Crompton)
>   6. Re: Echolink Audio Levels (Doug Crompton)
>   7. No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream (Chris Perrine(KB2FAF))
>   8. Re: No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream (Steve Agee)
>   9. Re: No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream (Doug Crompton)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:38:34 -0500
>From: Kevin Halton <ka1mxl at cox.net>
>To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>Subject: [arm-allstar] Telemetry off
>Message-ID: <FC7BBDAD-0244-44FC-8EF2-8F254F1A492E at cox.net>
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>I am trying to disable all telemetry output for a private node I am
>running. Tried google search but came up empty. Tried commenting out
>Morse but we are still hearing it. Running Doug?s image updated as of
>last night on a pi3.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
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>Message: 2
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:48:39 -0800
>From: Mark Johnston <markjohnston73 at gmail.com>
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Telemetry off
>Message-ID:
>	<CAARNdJEaPfeCnO4qkipzcaBRJ3aASbj6ru6VDijvOT32sFrCUA at mail.gmail.com>
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>in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf
>
>telemdefault=0 as well as the below options.
>
>
>https://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+config+rpt.conf
>
>
>duplex = 2				; (Optional) set duplex operating mode
>;; 0 = half duplex (telemetry and courtesy tones do not transmit)
>;; 1 = semi-half duplex (telemetry and courtesy tones transmit, but not
>;;    repeated audio
>;; 2 = normal full-duplex mode (Default)
>
>
>
>73
>
>
>Mark KC7DMF
>
>
>**** North West Hub Allstar Node 2295
><http://www.markjohnston.us/nwhub>
>****
>
>"Got Root?"
>
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>*"I get paid to support Windows, I use Linux to get work done."*
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>
>On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 5:38 PM, "Kevin Halton via arm-allstar" <
>arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> I am trying to disable all telemetry output for a private node I am
>> running. Tried google search but came up empty. Tried commenting out
>Morse
>> but we are still hearing it. Running Doug?s image updated as of last
>night
>> on a pi3.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>Message: 3
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 21:03:52 -0500
>From: meborrego at aol.com
>To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>Subject: [arm-allstar] Echolink Audio Levels
>Message-ID: <1607bf660fd-170f-2d064 at webjas-vac182.srv.aolmail.net>
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>I am running a node on a Rasp Pi 3 and connected to Echolink.  When
>using Echolink from and IPad or Android phone or tablet the receive
>audio level is very low.  I have connected to the Echolink test server
>from the same devices and the receive audio is normal and about twice
>as loud as the level coming from the Allstar node.  All of the levels
>are good when connected to the node either using the Web Transceiver of
>dialing directly into the node.  Other echolink or Allstar users have
>good volume to each other, the low volume is only to user on the IOS or
>Android app.
>
> current setting for erxgain is -1 and etxgain is 4  
>
> 
>The EchoLink node is AB0PC-R
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>
>Mike
>AB?RR
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>Message: 4
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:10:30 -0800
>From: Mark Johnston <markjohnston73 at gmail.com>
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Echolink Audio Levels
>Message-ID:
>	<CAARNdJH0yhB5R6sWi7ZuwWEcGxc1beX9D4Rg44+9kfgTTjeA_Q at mail.gmail.com>
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>What app are you running on the iPad/Android phone/tablet?
>Zoiper/Echolink/or something else?
>Dialing into the node how through the phone portal or app?
>
>
>
>**** North West Hub Allstar Node 2295
><http://www.markjohnston.us/nwhub>
>****
>
>"Got Root?"
>
>How many software engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
>*None. It's a hardware problem.*
>
>The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s?.
>
>*"I get paid to support Windows, I use Linux to get work done."*
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 6:03 PM, "Mike via arm-allstar" <
>arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I am running a node on a Rasp Pi 3 and connected to Echolink.  When
>using
>> Echolink from and IPad or Android phone or tablet the receive audio
>level
>> is very low.  I have connected to the Echolink test server from the
>same
>> devices and the receive audio is normal and about twice as loud as
>the
>> level coming from the Allstar node.  All of the levels are good when
>> connected to the node either using the Web Transceiver of dialing
>directly
>> into the node.  Other echolink or Allstar users have good volume to
>each
>> other, the low volume is only to user on the IOS or Android app.
>>
>>  current setting for erxgain is -1 and etxgain is 4
>>
>>
>> The EchoLink node is AB0PC-R
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike
>> AB?RR
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>Message: 5
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:58:36 -0500
>From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Telemetry off
>Message-ID:
>	<CAMp6vsvXpmmJDrvSiTmbfFecYjdiHHMiAw34rQr4kHP3pY_Ytg at mail.gmail.com>
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>Kevin,
>
>If you want to turn all telemetry off with the exception of ID in
>simplex
>mode, set  duplex=0 in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf
>
>The various duplex modes are defined in the rpt.conf comments.
>
>
>*73 Doug*
>
>*WA3DSP*
>
>*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 8:38 PM, "Kevin Halton via arm-allstar" <
>arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> I am trying to disable all telemetry output for a private node I am
>> running. Tried google search but came up empty. Tried commenting out
>Morse
>> but we are still hearing it. Running Doug?s image updated as of last
>night
>> on a pi3.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> arm-allstar mailing list
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>>
>> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
>
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>Message: 6
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:25:54 -0500
>From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Echolink Audio Levels
>Message-ID:
>	<CAMp6vssbCKjNVpkqSnoPK-rkUeLZic7dpFsyF+FjkpfE0MLCfg at mail.gmail.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
>Mike,
>
>Echolink has the two rx and tx gain levels. The default levels at least
>for me have always been adequate. Echolink levels are all over the
>place
>and you cannot adjust for one and expect it to be good for someone else
>on
>echolink. You need to set it at a happy medium and the default levels
>should be that. Most Echolink users are at computers using a myriad of
>input devices and many have there levels set completely wrong. You
>can't
>correct for that with levels at the Allstar end. The important thing is
>that the levels do not clip so you want to select the maximum incoming
>level you can find and set that to just below the maximum digital
>level. If
>someone comes in lower then so be it. The problem is at their end.
>
>I want to remind everyone that Echolink is NOT Allstar in that both
>audio
>quality and levelling are never going to be as good. It is included in
>Allstar as a bridge to Echolink users. When I can I always try to
>encourage
>Echolink users to make the jump and come over to the real voip world of
>Allstar.
>
>
>*73 Doug*
>
>*WA3DSP*
>
>*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 9:03 PM, "Mike via arm-allstar" <
>arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I am running a node on a Rasp Pi 3 and connected to Echolink.  When
>using
>> Echolink from and IPad or Android phone or tablet the receive audio
>level
>> is very low.  I have connected to the Echolink test server from the
>same
>> devices and the receive audio is normal and about twice as loud as
>the
>> level coming from the Allstar node.  All of the levels are good when
>> connected to the node either using the Web Transceiver of dialing
>directly
>> into the node.  Other echolink or Allstar users have good volume to
>each
>> other, the low volume is only to user on the IOS or Android app.
>>
>>  current setting for erxgain is -1 and etxgain is 4
>>
>>
>> The EchoLink node is AB0PC-R
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike
>> AB?RR
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> arm-allstar mailing list
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>>
>> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
>
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>
>Message: 7
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:01:47 -0500
>From: "Chris Perrine(KB2FAF)" <kb2faf at arrl.net>
>To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>Subject: [arm-allstar] No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream
>Message-ID: <42e653c0-a767-19ac-f898-e6954fdf4b32 at arrl.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Hi,
>
>
>Let me first mention that I have had this successfully working for many
>
>years with ACID so I know my xml file and other set up is correct.
>
>
>What I can't figure out is why it won't work from my pi 3. Latest 
>ezstream compiled with all the prerequisites etc.? It will connect to 
>broadcastify and say online but no audio and what appears to be no 
>recognition of sample rate, bit rate, etc on the feed statistics page.
>
>
>I can not find any errors in log files.? Read through the how to on the
>
>hamvoip site.? Has something changed with version 1.5 since the how to 
>was written?
>
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>
>Chris
>
>KB2FAF
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 8
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:10:03 -0600
>From: Steve Agee <irlp8720 at yahoo.com>
>To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream
>Message-ID: <e41ccab8-93f4-44f7-02ac-e9280bcb0251 at yahoo.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>For Crompton PI Distro, use the following in rpt.conf
>
>outstreamcmd=/bin/sh,-c,/usr/bin/lame --preset cbr 24 --highpass 0.2 -r
>
>-m m -s 8 --bitwidth 16 - - 2> /tmp/stream.status | 
>/usr/local/bin/ezstream -c /etc/ezstream.xml
>
>Above courtesy of K6KYA who helped me tweak mine and it works fine now.
>
>Thanks,
>N5ZUA
>
>On 12/22/2017 10:01 AM, "Chris Perrine(KB2FAF) via arm-allstar" wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Let me first mention that I have had this successfully working for 
>> many years with ACID so I know my xml file and other set up is
>correct.
>>
>>
>> What I can't figure out is why it won't work from my pi 3. Latest 
>> ezstream compiled with all the prerequisites etc.? It will connect to
>
>> broadcastify and say online but no audio and what appears to be no 
>> recognition of sample rate, bit rate, etc on the feed statistics
>page.
>>
>>
>> I can not find any errors in log files.? Read through the how to on 
>> the hamvoip site.? Has something changed with version 1.5 since the 
>> how to was written?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> KB2FAF
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
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>>
>> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 9
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:16:21 -0500
>From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] No audio to Broadcastify using ezstream
>Message-ID:
>	<CAMp6vsvzw4o7mfVV7x6ZBr2VsDQdiaKR-vnx5cvD+0cYVFL2Xg at mail.gmail.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
>Chris,
>
>The specified command in the howto works fine and has been working for
>me
>for several years now.
>
>outstreamcmd=/bin/sh,-c,/usr/bin/lame --preset cbr 16 -r -m m -s 8
>--bitwidth 16 - - 2> /tmp/stream.status | /usr/local/bin/ezstream -qvc
>/etc/ezstream.xml
>
>Also remember after the -bitwidth 16  there are two dashes separated by
>a
>spaces before after and in between.
>
>Most of the users issues I have found are errors in the xml file. Run
>the
>ezstream file manually and see what messages you get -
>
>ezstream -qvv /etc/ezstream.xml
>
>
>*73 Doug*
>
>*WA3DSP*
>
>*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
>On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 11:01 AM, "Chris Perrine(KB2FAF) via
>arm-allstar" <
>arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Let me first mention that I have had this successfully working for
>many
>> years with ACID so I know my xml file and other set up is correct.
>>
>>
>> What I can't figure out is why it won't work from my pi 3. Latest
>ezstream
>> compiled with all the prerequisites etc.  It will connect to
>broadcastify
>> and say online but no audio and what appears to be no recognition of
>sample
>> rate, bit rate, etc on the feed statistics page.
>>
>>
>> I can not find any errors in log files.  Read through the how to on
>the
>> hamvoip site.  Has something changed with version 1.5 since the how
>to was
>> written?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> KB2FAF
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> arm-allstar mailing list
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
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>>
>> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
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