[arm-allstar] Fwd: Radio transmission issues

[Nathaniel Biser]

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From: Nathaniel Biser <kc3hoz at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Radio transmission issues
To: <doug at crompton.com>


All,

Thanks for the help! Doug (WA3DSP) helped test my node. He logged on to my
system and confirmed that at least, my software settings looked good. He
was not getting any audio out of my node however.

So I gutted my baofeng and confirmed that I was connected to the high side
of the pot, and that it was wired to pin 21 on the DB25 header. With little
else to go on, I desoldered the 68k resistor and pitched it. I installed a
new resistor in its place. I put the whole thing back together and tried it
out.

First thing I noticed that was different was that after I keyed up my HT,
and gave my ID, and unkeyed, I got a trailing tone, which I haven't got
before.

I used my phone on LTE, using the echolink app, I connected to my node. I
ID'd on my phone and heard it loud and clear on my HT. I transmitted on my
HT and for the first time, I heard myself clearly IDing from the echolink
app on my phone!

The only thing I can chalk it up to was a bad solder joint or a bad
resistor. Then an unknown voice came over my node and it was WA3DSP! We had
a great QSO and I am one happy camper! I spent a lot of time trying to get
this to work on my own and I was so frustrated . This apparatus has been
sitting on my desk since last November! I should have asked this forum a
long time ago and I don't know why I haven't done so by now.

Doug taught me some tricks with the lsnodes interface and how to configure
supermon and told me about the Philly node 27225.

Today has been a great day!

73s!
On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:33 AM Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nate,
>
>  When you get a chance send a reply to the thread you started at
> arm-allstar and tell that you got it fixed and what it was. It is always
> helpful to others.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Nathaniel Biser <kc3hoz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You still awake?
>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:18 PM Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Nate,
>>>
>>>  Can we talk on the phone about this? My number is 215-355-5307
>>> <(215)%20355-5307>. I am up late if you want to call.
>>>
>>>
>>> *73 Doug*
>>>
>>> *WA3DSP*
>>>
>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:13 PM, Nathaniel Biser <kc3hoz at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Doug,
>>>>
>>>> I can hear myself crisp and clear when I call the 888s from my HT.
>>>>
>>>> I am using the latest 1.5 version of hamvoip.
>>>>
>>>> Your help is extremely appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> -Nate
>>>> KC3HOZ
>>>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:09 PM "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" <
>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Nate,
>>>>>
>>>>>  The first thing you need to do if you have not already is turn the
>>>>> volume
>>>>> up on the 888 and assuming you did not disconnect the speaker see if
>>>>> you
>>>>> can hear yourself clearly there when you talk to it from your handheld.
>>>>> That receive audio on the 888 is what goes out over the Internet so if
>>>>> that
>>>>> is not good then it obviously will not be good over the internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have good clean audio there then we can go on to troubleshoot
>>>>> further. I assume you are using hamvoip version 1.5 software?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *73 Doug*
>>>>>
>>>>> *WA3DSP*
>>>>>
>>>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:15 PM, "Nathaniel Biser via arm-allstar" <
>>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I have set up a node on a rpi3 using a URIx and a Beofeng 888s.  I
>>>>> believe
>>>>> > I have it soldered/wired right as the pi can key up the radio and
>>>>> unkey, I
>>>>> > hear the automated voice tell the date, time etc.  I can use my
>>>>> phone and
>>>>> > connect to the node and hear myself come though to the node radio
>>>>> great.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The only show stopping issue I have is that when someone is
>>>>> connected to
>>>>> > the node, and when I try to transmit from my HT (which is in simplex
>>>>> to the
>>>>> > radio attached to the node mind you) the other person can't hear me,
>>>>> or
>>>>> > complains about choppy audio.  I have tested this myself with my
>>>>> node and
>>>>> > using the echolink app on my phone.  I can hear myself very clear
>>>>> when I
>>>>> > talk on my phone,  but when I transmit/respond on my HT, it comes
>>>>> through
>>>>> > my phone as choppy at best, and nothing at worst.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I played with the simpletune-USB option and tried to tune my radio
>>>>> but it
>>>>> > doesn't seem to do much of anything to improve my problem.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Any ideas?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > -Nate
>>>>> > KC3HOZ
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