[arm-allstar] Node Going To Sleep

[Ken]

Hi David,

The 888 is powered from the drop in charger.
The FOB is 12 inches from the 888 radio.

This node normally just sits there doing nothing unless I connect to some
other node.  It just issues the on the hour time and ID.

The heartbeat just quits and not at any specific interval and not during a
QSO.  So I don't think it is RF.

I can also restore the heartbeat by unplugging the USB cable and plugging it
back in.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:12 AM
To: Ken <krugaber at gmail.com>
Cc: 'ARM Allstar' <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>; 'Nathan Bailey'
<n.e.b at live.com>
Subject: RE: [arm-allstar] Node Going To Sleep


Ken,

This issue could be several problems, the most likely being a ground loop,
power supply issues/spikes or maybe RF getting into the fob.

How is the 888 radio powered? How far is the 888 antenna from the fob?

I don't think I've encountered any issues with fobs getting RF overload from
an 888, but I haven't tried this type testing lately, nor tried with a
RIM-Lite.


73, David KB4FXC


On Tue, 21 Jul 2020, Ken wrote:

> All,
> 
> I have a node that also goes to sleep.  I have had this issue with this
node for some time now.
> I have installed the software for this node on two separate pi3b with the
same result.
> 
> This is just a personal node using a Rim-Lite FOB and a Baofeng 888 ht.
> 
> What does going to sleep mean:
> 1. No communication with the FOB
> 2. The heartbeat on the FOB is not working.
> 3. The heartbeat on the PI is working
> 4. The node is accessible from Putty.
> 5. The node is accessible from Supermon.
> 6. The pi needs to be rebooted (either with putty or supermon) to restore
communication.
> 7. The pi software is UpToDate.
> 
> Ken Rugaber KC9QV
>