[arm-allstar] Hamvoip as a repeater controller

[Patrick Perdue]

I will say, the one and only thing I don't really like about using 
HamVoIP as a repeater controller is the non-defeatable delay between RX 
and TX. Even with rxaudiodelay at 0, you'll still get a 240 or so MS 
delay, which increases when you add more for squelch tail elimination, 
of course. This is a limitation of Asterisk.

The result is that, with some radios, if they go from TX back to RX 
quick enough, you'll hear a bit of your own transmission when you let go 
of the key. I have this even with my little Hotspotradios full duplex 
USB repeater, or when I'm using my TM-V71A as a full duplex cross band 
node controlled by HamVoIP.

Other than that, as far as designing macros, scheduling links and state 
changes, it's fantastic. It will be even more fantastic in the future 
with the addition of iopipe for audio processing and other things.
I know of at least two large systems here that are using HamVoIP as 
repeater controllers, in conjunction with RTCM boards with several 
remote voting receivers each, and that seems to work quite well. Most of 
the receivers are connected via a microwave link, but a couple of them 
are on just the regular public internet.

73
N2DYI

On 4/30/2024 9:16 PM, Alan Bartkowiak via ARM-allstar wrote:
> Good evening Jed,
> I am using hamvoip as my repeater controller on a motorola GR1225 with a
> DMKengineering URI. It works great and is very reliable/stable. I actually
> prefer hamvoip
> over a scom as it is much more configurable. It will take you as far as
> your imagination.
> You can connect to other nodes via DTMF or supermon, Echolink can be added,
> schedule automatic node drops or connects, make your own announcements,
> add skywarn plus for weather warnings and so much more. The majority of the
> configuration is done in the RPT.CONF file. On the first boot, you are
> walked
> through the initial configuration which will get you up and running.
> My best suggestion would be to visit hamvoip.com  and read through
> the documents. I find myself using them all the time.There is a lot of
> great information there.
>
> Good luck and 73
> Alan N2ZVN
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM Jed Barton via ARM-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys.  Hope everyone is doing well.  Alright, so I may take a leap of
>> faith here, and try hamvoip as a repeater controller, and would love some
>> feedback.  I have a quantar here.  I've always used something like an arcom
>> or scom.  So here's my first question, I'm assuming I would adjust pretty
>> much everything in rpt.conf when it comes to courtesy tones, IDs, and all
>> of that.
>> I would assume when I put this in repeater mode, I can make allstar
>> connections like normal and all that.
>> If anyone can give me some words of wisdom from personal experience, that
>> would be great.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jed.n1jbc
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