[arm-allstar] Autosky announcment drops PTT?

[David McGough]

Nate,

How long do you have the node hangtime parameter set?? ...Very short, I'm
guessing?

If you need to keep the typical hangtime short, you could use the 
althangtime parameter, set to perhaps a couple seconds (2000)??

Then, enable the althangtime usage with COP,19.  When done with the 
announcements, re-enable the "normal" hangtime with COP,20.


73, David K4FXC



On Sat, 30 Apr 2022, "Nate Bargmann via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> I enabled Autosky on my repeater and it generally works well.  One thing
> I have noticed is that when it keys up with the "Updated weather
> information" announcement that there appears to be a momentary drop of
> PTT from the FOB before the condition announcement.
> 
> This matters to me only due to the fact I am running a CAT-200B
> controller on the repeater with the Pi/FOB connected to the link port.
> The '200 cannot be configured to delay voice ID and begins its ID
> immediately upon the PTT dropping on the link port.  When the Autoky
> announcement picks back up again the voice ID cuts off the first part of
> the warning announcement and covers the rest with the ID sent in Morse.
> 
> It would be nice if there were some way to keep the PTT active
> throughout the entire set of announcements.  I know this is likely an
> issue only for more but pointers into how the script generates the
> announcements and how they could be strung together to avoid the PTT
> drop would be helpful.
> 
> I have also received a sort of complaint that the whistle with the
> cleared watches warnings and advisory announcement is too loud.  For my
> part it could be eliminated if that is possible.
> 
> 73, Nate, N0NB
> 
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