[arm-allstar] localplay/playback

[Robert Forest]

It appears to me that global means global and everyone connected would hear
it. I would set the same message to play on each node. Amber you could sync
them to play at the same time.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:03 PM Dusty Smith via ARM-allstar <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to properly setup some announcements.
> Originally I had one node (my vhf repeater) and I just used the localplay
> command with my node number and would play announcements that way. Worked
> great. I have now added a second node (my UHF repeater). The second is
> hosted at a different / remote location on it's own raspberry pi. Currently
> I have tested and it's working, using the playback command instead of
> localplay. It goes out "globally" to both my nodes (I have my vhf and uhf
> linked together). My concern is this....if one of my systems happens to be
> connected to some other remote node at the time the announcement queues up
> to play, will this command cause it to play the announcement in a truly
> global fashion, out to ALL connected nodes?
>
> For instance, my systems (we'll call them VHF and UHF)...... if VHF is
> connected to UHF and then a user has connected VHF to the east coast
> reflector for example....then both my repeaters VHF and UHF are
> communicating on the reflector as well. The VHF decides to play an
> announcement with playback command....will everyone connected to the
> reflector also hear my message or will it just play to "MY NODES?"
>
> If that will cause it to play out to the reflector as well....what would
> be the proper configuration to not have that happen and have it only play
> on my personal nodes? My thought would be to setup two entries in my
> script....one with localplay xxxxx node1    and another with localplay
> xxxxx node2 and just play them "separately" like that. Regardless, someone
> with more information please advise, the help will be much appreciated!!!
>
>
> Dusty Smith
> -W4MSI-
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