[arm-allstar] gps.conf

[James Hause]

Hi Jim,
Well I documented a while back what I did.  Here is a copy:

Here is the link to a site I found that outlines how to setup the AllStar
Raspberry to report position to Google APRS.



Link: http://n6jer.blogspot.com/2017/07/updating-aprs-with-allstar-node.html



Note the document instructions say to edit a gps.conf file located in the
directory /etc/asterisk.

My image load on the Raspberry did not have the file, so I created it, and
all worked fine.

Note be sure to do the edit of the modules.conf file outlined below.



Below is my gps.conf file



; Configuration for app_gps

;

[general]



call = KF5LBT-5                                    ; callsign (including
SSID) for APRS purposes

password = 20412                                   ; Password for APRS-IS
server for above callsign

comment = AllStar Node 46738             ; Text to be displayed associated
with this station

server = rotate.aprs2.net                          ; APRS-IS server to
report information to

port = 14580                                            ; port on server to
send data

interval = 600                                           ; Beacon interval
in seconds

icon = r                                                     ; Antenna Icon
do be displayed for station on APRS display

;comport = /dev/ttyS0                              ; Serial port for GPS
receiver (specify this only if using GPS receiver) Commented out

;baudrate = 4800                                      ; Baud rate for GPS
receiver (specify this only if using GPS receiver) Commented out

;debug = y                                                ; set this for
debug output Commented out

freq=147.465                                           ; Display Frequency
of station

tone=0.0                                                   ; CTCSS tone of
station (0.0 for none)

lat=32.91425                                            ; Fixed (default)
latitude in decimal degrees

lon=-97.11686                                         ; Fixed (default)
longitude in decimal degrees

elev=180                                                  ; Elevation of
Antenna in Meters (*NOT* HAAT)

power=0                                                   ; Power level
(see below)

height=4                                                   ; Antenna Height
in HAAT (see below)

gain=3                                                      ; Antenna Gain
(see below)

dir=0                                                        ; Antenna
Direction (see below) Omni is 0



In the same /etc/asterisk directory, type nano *modules.conf*



Scroll down 59 lines until you find:

noload => app_gps.so ;    GPS interface module



Then simply delete the letters "no" so it looks like:

load => app_gps.so ;    GPS interface module



Ctrl-x to save and exit.


On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 5:28 AM, "James R. Pilgram via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Aloha All,
>
> I was poking through the modules.conf files and this one caught my
> eye.....  noload=app_gps.so  ..... I went to
> http://docs.allstarlink.org/drupal/node/14  and did some reading. Is APRS
> and GPS usable on the raspberry pi3 builds? Seems like this might be a nice
> thing to have on a portable/mobile node. I looked in  /etc/asterisk/ and
> didn't see the gps.conf file but I was thinking all I need to do is copy it
> from the above link and fill out the things that need to be changed, plug
> the USB GPS puck I have into the pi and comment out noload=app_gps.so and
> restart asterisk .
>
> I didn't see anything in the how-to's so thought I'd inquire from the
> forum. I did a little Google search and found some info. Any thoughts?
>
> Jim NH6HI
>
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