[arm-allstar] Node Going To Sleep

[David Andrzejewski]

I'll chime in here and note that Baofengs are (in)famous for having
absolutely filthy transmitters, splattering all over the place. So that
would be a +1 for RF. Have you tried a different transmitter?  Barring
that, a dummy load is a nice quick and easy step since you won't have to
fab a new radio interface cable.

- Dave

On 7/22/2020 16:24, "Ken via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> I like the idea of a dummy load.  Think I'll give that a try.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken KC9QV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Chris
> Viningre via ARM-allstar"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:55 PM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Chris Viningre <chrisviningre at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Node Going To Sleep
>
> 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
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>
>
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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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