[arm-allstar] No Rx On Echolink.
Steve
sgrob at mtco.com
Mon Jun 26 11:58:47 EST 2017
The node radio is a Yaesu FT2600M. Using DMK URIx. I did not wire the cable but it was supposedly used with this radio in a previous Echolink node.
Any suggestions on where to find pinouts for this application?
I will check voltages.
73
Steve
KD9AER
> On Jun 26, 2017, at 11:50 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> Steve,
>
> It sounds like you have a COS problem from the node radio. Without COS you
> will get no audio as you are experiencing. You should see a change in
> COSFROM when the ht is keyed and unkeyed into the node radio.
>
> What radio are you using for the node radio? What FOB are you using? Did
> you wire the connections or someone else?
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Steve <sgrob at mtco.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I agree - get the radio link working as that is where the problem
>> lies.
>> Goal is to make an Echolink node that sits in our club repeater room and
>> transmits at low power for members to use while traveling.
>>
>> I see where the confusion is I think. I didn’t do a good job describing my
>> problem. Allow me to try again.
>>
>> I have the node radio and my ht both tuned to the same simplex frequency.
>> I have no problem connecting to the node with my cell phone echolink app.
>> When I key the cell phone app and speak, I can hear my voice clearly on
>> the ht speaker.
>> So far, so good.
>> When I key the ht and speak, I hear nothing on the cell phone app. This is
>> the problem.
>>
>> I choose item 2 on simpleusb-tune-menu and see the following:
>> Please enter your selection now: 2
>> RX VOICE DISPLAY:
>>
>> v -- 3KHz v -- 5KHz
>> When I key the ht and speak, nothing changes on the RX level display and I
>> still don’t hear anything on the cell phone app.
>> I change the RX level to 999 and key the ht again but still don’t see
>> anything change on the RX level display and of course nothing heard on the
>> cell phone app.
>>
>> The above was all done with the volume turned all the way down on the node
>> radio. If I turn the volume up on the node radio, I can hear everything
>> (through the node radio speaker) when I key the ht and speak. But do not
>> hear anything through the cell phone app.
>>
>> When I key the ht, COS status does not change - it remains in CLEAR status
>> whether the ht is keyed or not. So, I assume this means I need to change
>> COSFROM from usbinvert to USB. But if I change COSFROM to USB then I get
>> the hash on the cell phone and COS status is keyed whether the ht is keyed
>> or not.
>>
>> 73
>> Steve
>> KD9AER
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 26, 2017, at 9:42 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>
>> OK, as I said lets get the radio link working first. Then deal with
>> echolink.
>>
>> When we refer to "radio keyed" we mean the radio talking TO your node
>> radio. So if you key a handheld or whatever on the frequency and PL of
>> your node radio the COSFROM should show keyed. With the handheld unkeyed it
>> should show clear. If it is not doing this or doing the opposite then
>> switch from usb to usbinvert or vica versa.
>>
>> When this is set correctly you should hear courtesy tone on unkey. The next
>> thing you need to do, again in simpleusb-tune-menu, is set your levels.
>> Item 2 on the menu is RX level. This is the level for your NODE radios rx.
>> In other words what it hears FROM your handheld transmitting TO the node
>> radio.The level shows on the screen as a bar graph and should kick up to
>> 5-6khz on peaks. If not hit 'return' change the level and recheck. Be sure
>> to save with the 'w' command before exiting if you change something.
>>
>> If this is not set correctly DTMF will either not work or will be erratic.
>>
>> You can check DTMF in the Asterisk client from the main menu. As you key
>> and push the keys the ones selected should show on the screen. Key in 0-9*#
>> and make sure they all decode.
>>
>> I am not sure what your ultimate goal is here? Do you just want to run
>> Echolink or are you using Allstar? Echolink requires port forwarding. There
>> is an Echolink howto on the hamvoip.org web page.
>>
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>
>>
>> What node radio are you using? What FOB?
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:44 AM, "Steve via arm-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>
>> Since I was subscribed to daily digest and did not get Doug's reply to my
>> post directly, I could not reply. I have since unsubscribed to daily digest
>> as requested so should receive future replies to my posts directly. I have
>> attached Doug’s reply at the bottom for reference.
>>
>> Doug,
>> Here is my COS View with COSFROM set to usbinvert and the node radio not
>> keyed:
>> REALTIME RX TELEMETRY DISPLAY:
>> COS | COS | COS | CTCSS | CTCSS | PTT
>> (composite) | (input) | (test) | (input) | (override) |
>> CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | IGNORE | CLEAR | CLEAR
>>
>> Here is my COS View with COSFROM set to usbinvert with node radio keyed:
>> REALTIME RX TELEMETRY DISPLAY:
>> COS | COS | COS | CTCSS | CTCSS | PTT
>> (composite) | (input) | (test) | (input) | (override) |
>> CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | IGNORE | CLEAR | KEYED
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is my COS View with COSFROM set to usb and the node radio not keyed:
>> REALTIME RX TELEMETRY DISPLAY:
>> COS | COS | COS | CTCSS | CTCSS | PTT
>> (composite) | (input) | (test) | (input) | (override) |
>> KEYED | KEYED | CLEAR | IGNORE | CLEAR | CLEAR
>>
>> At this point I hear continuous hash on the Echolink cell phone app and
>> the transmit key is not available so can’t show you what the COS view with
>> COSFROM set to usb. Hearing the same hash on the node radio too if I turn
>> the volume up a bit.
>>
>> With the COSFROM set to usbinvert I do hear the courtesy tone when
>> un-keying.
>> Had to set Transmit level A and B to 999 to get it to sound right.
>> It does play the time on the hour.
>> Don’t know how to do DTMF yet.
>> I get the same results if the cell phone is on my home network or using
>> the cellular network.
>>
>> Here are current parameter values:
>> Active simpleusb stanza: [usb]
>> USB device String: 1-1.2:1.0
>>
>> Card is: 0
>> Name is: usb
>> Rx Level: 500
>> Rx no-delay: 0
>> Rx audio-delay: 1
>> Tx A Level: 999
>> Tx B Level: 999
>> preemphasis: yes
>> deemphasis: no
>> plfilter: yes
>> rxboost: yes
>>
>> PTT: Active LOW
>> PTT status: Un-Keyed
>>
>> CTCSS (input): Ignored
>> COS (input): CM108/CM119 Active LOW
>> COS (test): Un-Keyed
>> COS (composite): Un-Keyed
>>
>> 73
>> Steve
>> KD9AER
>>
>>
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:42:40 -0400
>> From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com <mailto:wa3dsp at gmail.com
>> <wa3dsp at gmail.com>>>
>> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>>>
>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] No RX on Echolink.
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>> Steve,
>>
>> First of all you need to have your radio setup correctly independent of
>> Echolink. If you go into the simple-usb-tune-menu there is a 'v' option
>> which allows you view the COS and PTT signals. When you key the radio
>> talking to your node radio you should see a key indication in cos input.
>> When you unkey it should show clear. If this is reversed you need to change
>> either from usb to usbinvert or vica versa. Once you have this setup
>> correctly you should hear a courtesy tone when you unkey and you should be
>> able to use DTMF. Try *81 to see if it plays the time. You will also
>> probably have to set the levels - items 2 and 3. All this is detailed in
>> the setup instructions.
>>
>> Once that is setup you need to make sure echolink is setup correctly. There
>> is also a howto on this on the web page - hamvoip.org <http://hamvoip.org/
>>> .
>> You need to have
>> port forwarding and you can only have one Echolink existence per public IP.
>> If you do use a smart phone running echo link it must be using the cell
>> network for Internet and not your local wifi where the Pi is running.
>>
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio> <
>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>>*
>>
>>
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