[arm-allstar] Kenwood TM-D700A as remote base from app.rpt or Hamlib

[David Bufkin]

I have a Kenwood V7A I would like to put to use by doing this. Does anyone have a video of their set up and demonstrating it?

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> On May 11, 2021, at 9:32 AM, Steve Matzura via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> This sounds good to me, too, as I have the 710 and would like to try using it in a similar manner to what Patrick wants to do.
> 
> 
>> On 5/11/2021 8:40 AM, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>> Patrick,
>> 
>> Using Hamlib is unquestionably the way to proceed.  The original,
>> integrated app_rpt remote-base code has been deprecated in HamVoIP for
>> over 4 years.
>> 
>> Now, the *LAST* HamVoIP release which includes this code is the 0.1.6.2-10
>> release from June 2020.  That code was "turned off" as of the 0.1.6.4-01
>> update in December 2020.  As of the 0.1.6.5-01 pre-release, dated Feb 2,
>> 2021, the original remote-base mechanism is completely removed from the
>> codebase.
>> 
>> To replace the remote-base mechanism, a brand new, much more comprehensive
>> Hamlib based solution is in heavy development. My new software strategy
>> only uses asterisk/app_rpt to decode and route DTMF commands. All the
>> actual remote-rig-control code is located in user-configurable scripts.
>> This affords a level of flexibility (and stability!) that was impossible
>> in the original code.  More details will be forthcoming.  I have a Kenwood
>> TM-V71A for V/UHF testing and a Icom IC-M710 in use for HF testing.
>> 
>> 
>> 73, David KB4FXC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, 10 May 2021, "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi:
>>> 
>>> I am about to try setting up my Kenwood TM-D700A as an agile remote
>>> base. Previously, someone on this list sent me a nice set of scripts
>>> made for a few radios to control things with Hamlib, which is very
>>> easily adapted to the TM-D700A. However, doing some more searching, I
>>> found some old posts suggesting that app.rpt directly supports the
>>> TM-V700A with it's remote functions, but with possible issues. This
>>> relates to ASL. So, my questions are:
>>> 
>>> 1. Should I try implementing app.rpt's TM-V700A support, or use Hamlib
>>> to drive it instead?
>>> 
>>> 2. A common reported issue is that, with old versions of app.rpt, the
>>> Kenwood would apparently not pass audio until Asterisk was restarted if
>>> using iaxrpt. I plan to use iaxrpt and other full duplex methods locally
>>> to use the remote base. Is this still an issue with current HamVoIP
>>> versions of app.rpt with these radios if using the built-in remote
>>> functions?
>>> 
>>> I must say, I like the idea of not relying on the radio's memories and
>>> programming everything directly using rpt.conf, but not sure if I should
>>> rely on the built-in functionality or not. This just happens to be one
>>> of the few radios it supports, as I understand it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any advice.
>> 
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