[arm-allstar] Node Going To Sleep

[Chris Viningre]

I had this type of problem about a year ago but only on my mobile. It was
RF getting into my sound card even with an outside antenna on my pickup. I
ended up making a dummy load and that cured it.

Chris Viningre
70 W. Roadrunner
Salt Flat, Texas 79847
C:(915) 504-1510
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On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 1:10 PM "Ken via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> 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
> >
>
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