[arm-allstar] Connect and Disconnect - Tones only without voice announcement

Wed Oct 27 14:58:43 EDT 2021

i forgot to include the pdf
here it is

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:44 PM "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> If you truly don't care who connected or disconnected, and just want
> some indication that it happened, there are a couple of ways to do this.
>
> You can use an event in your events stanza for the node... Too early in
> the morning (in the afternoon) for me to come up with that syntax, but
> maybe someone else can.
>
> You can also script something for the "connpgm" and "discpgm" lines in
> your node's stanza in rpt.conf, or add things to any existing script you
> may have, such as the logger for supermon if you have that set up.
>
> Here is an example of that, using cop to generate tones that will only
> be heard on your local node radio. It will not pass to directly
> connected IAX clients, such as IaxRPT or phones, like normal telemetry.
> In this example, I used three rising tones for a connect, three falling
> tones for a disconnect.
>
> ***connpgm.sh***
>
> #!/bin/bash
> # play a tone on connect
> asterisk -rx "rpt cmd 508420 cop 48
> \!440/50,\!0/50,\!654/50,\!0/50,\!880/50"
>
>
> ***discpgm.sh*** same as above, with the tone sequence reversed
> #!/bin/bash
> # play a tone on disconnect
> asterisk -rx "rpt cmd 508420 cop 48
> \!880/50,\!0/50,\!654/50,\!0/50,\!440/50"
>
> Make these executable, then reference them in rpt.conf as discpgm and
> connpgm lines (commented out in default distributions), or add the
> relevant line to an existing script. Replace 508420 with your node
> number, or use the $NODE1 (or higher if exists) variable as defined in
> /usr/local/etc/allstar.env in place of your node number on the command
> line. NOTE; another argument could be added such that this script is
> properly routed to each node even if it is reverenced by multiple nodes
> on the same system. I just didn't think about that until now.
>
> This will work with telemdefault=0, and really should only be used in
> this configuration. Otherwise, you'll get excessive noise.
>
> I'm aware this is very dirty, and there are better ways to do this. It's
> probably better to use an event instead of going through bash.
>
>
> On 10/27/2021 10:49 AM, "Travis French via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > Good Morning Dave,
> >
> > I think you nailed it with that last section “another tone or cw when
> additional nodes connect and disconnect” without having to key and listen
> for the unkey tone. I am looking to hear the connect and disconnect in
> real-time without hearing the detail of the connect or disconnect.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Travis – K2PCB
> >
> >
> > From: Dave Petrie <wa2kjc at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 8:57 AM
> > To: Travis French <tfrench at pcb.com>
> > Cc: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Connect and Disconnect - Tones only without
> voice announcement
> >
> >
> > External Email Notice: This email originated from outside the PCB /
> Temposonics organization.
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Travis, I think I got it, just to be sure, there is already a way to
> have a tone or cw when no other node or connection  is connected to your
> node, and a different tone or cw character when another node is connected,
> that node can be distant or on the same raspberry, it's a node connected.
> So that's the first two choices or I should say
> > status. Then there is the courtesy tone that is sent when a local
> connect to the node unkeys, normally the repeater receiver or remote or
> link radio stops receiving signal, that's a tone or cw and then there is a
> tone or cw for when the connected node unkeys. So you know when at least
> one other node is connected or no one is connected and you know who just
> unkeyed, local access or remote linked access.
> > I have the "do da loop" melody or tone as you might call it when no
> other nodes are connected, I have three nodes, Allstar 40039, my repeater
> 5086, my remote base 5000.
> > I have the rpt.conf set for 5086 to connect to 40039 on boot up. So when
> i unkey with my HT i get a cw k and when someone from the allstar linking
> via 40039 or echolink which is also on 40039 node, unkey's I hear a cw L.
> > I think you would like to have in addition to what I just described,
> another tone or cw when additional nodes connect and disconnect. If the
> distant node connects in Monitor mode to your node you won't get any
> indication by sound, but if you are watching your supermon screen you will
> see the connect and disconnect. You mentioned email alerts, which is
> something I haven't tried yet.
> > Did I get it right so far? Or would you like the lines in rpt.conf to
> make the changes I just described.
> > Dave
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 7:54 AM Travis French <tfrench at pcb.com<mailto:
> tfrench at pcb.com>> wrote:
> > Good Morning Dave,
> >
> > I was thinking of that as well to just disable telemetry on the fly but
> was really hoping for something more permanent and streamlined.
> >
> > I was envisioning the following:
> >
> > Any Connect = a very specific high tone or sequence or maybe a morse
> code "C"
> > Any Disconnect = a very specific low tone or sequence or maybe a morse
> code "D"
> >
> > I was thinking one of these options were already built in.
> >
> > The other idea I had, as I do something like this on one of my other
> nodes, was to turn telemetry off, intercept the connect and disconnect
> logging scripts, and insert a command before logging to make the
> appropriate tone announcement. This specific script sends an email so it
> has nothing to do with telemetry. I am just wondering if turning off
> telemetry would block this announcement. I think this way could be doable
> and would need to be validated but didn't want to go that route if there
> was a more simple option.
> >
> > Still playing.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > Travis - K2PCB
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org<mailto:
> arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org>> On Behalf Of "Dave Petrie via
> ARM-allstar"
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 9:47 PM
> > To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org<mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> >>
> > Cc: Dave Petrie <wa2kjc at gmail.com<mailto:wa2kjc at gmail.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Connect and Disconnect - Tones only without
> voice announcement
> >
> >
> >
> > External Email Notice: This email originated from outside the PCB /
> Temposonics organization.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Travis, I am not sure what you mean by tones, courteous unkey tones ?
> I use cw k when someone on my node unkeys and cw L when someone on a
> connected link unkeys. I use dtmf to turn telemetry on and off. During nets
> that I listen to the telemetry gets in the way.
> > in /etc/asterisk  rpt.conf  i assigned 984 and 986 to cop commands, but
> you can use whatever is available to you.
> >
> > [functions<your node>]
> >
> > 984=cop,33 ;telemetry enable ;turn on voice announcements
> 986=cop,34;telemetry disable ;tunr off voice announcements
> >
> > So I send *984 to turn on voice and *986 to turn it off.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> > Dave
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:10 PM "Travis French via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org<mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>> wrote:
> >
> >> Good Morning,
> >>
> >> I am sure I am staring right at it but for the life of me, I am not
> >> finding the option to reduce the connect and disconnect announcements
> >> to tones only. I believe I have seen this before but can't seem to
> >> remember where this option resides. I would prefer not to disable
> >> external telemetry all together let alone reduce it to 1 minute. I am
> >> just looking to drop the voice portion of the connect and disconnect
> >> messages and only hear the tones.
> >>
> >> This is an option, correct?
> >>
> >> Thank you in advance,
> >>
> >> Travis - K2PCB
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