[arm-allstar] Node RX not repeating

[Doug Crompton]

Take another look at the 888 howto's at hamvoip.org. I think your board
might be show further down or in another link on the page. COS is pin 1 of
one of the 8 pin chips.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*



On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:51 PM, "NV6V via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> That explains it.  Thanks, Doug.
> I started this project with an 888 but the short board was different from
> any of the examples I could find.  I bought it within the last 3 months.  I
> took a guess at a pin on the back but guessed wrong!  Maybe I can take a
> pic and show it on this list.  Perhaps somebody knows this board by looking.
> Thanks again!
>
> Andy
>
> On 2018-04-02 09:35, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> Andy,
>>
>>  You cannot run a simpleusb node without COS. It will never key. You must
>> have a COS signal in order for it to know the node radio, in your case the
>> uv5r, is receiving. You would set item J - cosfrom to either usb or
>> usbinvert depending on which way the COS signal is active when the the
>> node
>> radio is receiving. The simpleusb-tune-menu program has a 'V' option which
>> shows the status of the COS lines. It should show 'keyed' when the node
>> radio is receiving a signal. The node radio is usually always in PL or DTS
>> mode to eliminate false keys.
>>
>> The UV5 could be modified to get the proper signals or you could use a
>> Baofeng 888 and modify as shown in the howto's at hamvoip.org. Many other
>> radios supply the COS signal often on a 6 pin din on the rear or in the
>> case of the Alinco DR-x35 radios on a DB9 connector.
>>
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:18 PM, "NV6V via arm-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings to the Group,
>>>
>>> I'm working on setting up my first node and have reached a snag.
>>> The node transmits OK.  I can trigger it from Supermon.  I can connect
>>> and
>>> disconnect
>>> using this method.  I can monitor audio from connected nodes OK (PTT
>>> triggers and audio is transmitted through
>>> the node radio).
>>> I cannot seem to get the node to process RX audio from the node radio,
>>> though.  PTT does not trigger.
>>>
>>> Node radio is a UV5R interfaced through mic and spkr jacks (no COS).
>>> Then
>>> to an AriUSB fob.
>>> When the radio receives, I have measured voltage at the pin on the fob.
>>> In simple-usb-tune,
>>> selection 2 (RX voice level) I can see incoming signal and have adjusted
>>> it successfully
>>> using that option and also using the volume knob on the node radio.
>>> Testing with my voice and DTMF,
>>> I cannot get the signal to repeat, however.  The asterisk CLI does not
>>> show DTMF being decoded.  Using Supermon
>>> to select parrot mode, no audio is repeated back.
>>>
>>> Firmware: 1.5rc4-16
>>> HamVoip AllStar: 1.4.23-pre.hamvoip-V1.5.3-23app_rpt-0.327-03/1/2018
>>> Kernal: 4.4.44-1-ARCH
>>>
>>> rpt.conf: duplex=1, COSFROM=no, CTCSSFROM=no
>>>
>>> Supermon shows the node as a private node.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Andy Thomas
>>> Secretary, Calaveras Amateur Radio Society, Inc.
>>> http://calaverasars.org
>>>
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