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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">I think the key here is that you say the repeater is on a "hardware base controller" By that you mean that Allstar is not controlling the repeater? How is Allsar connected? Through a port on a hardware controller?<br id="FontBreak"></font><font style="" face="Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font><font style="" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">Is The Allstar computer actually at the site or elsewhere? I am assuming elsewhere since you say there is no internet there and you talked about network dropouts.</font><br><br><font style="" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">It would help if you gave a list of components and how they are connected and where in relationship to each other they are located.</font><br><br><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">To: arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2016 13:23:14 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Question about timing/responsiveness<br>From: arm-allstar@hamvoip.org<br>CC: wb2edv@roadrunner.com<br><br>
I'll try to shed more light.<br>
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The original setup was using a desktop configured with Zipar. Same
link radio for both configurations, so nothing there is different.
It worked fine with that setup. The only change was going to a
Raspberry Pi2.<br>
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The repeater is on a hardware-based controller (no Internet
available). When a user brings it up, the repeater transmits PL the
entire time the user is there. When the user unkeys, the PL stops
encoding, but the repeater's hang timer keeps it transmitting for
the predetermined length. During the hang time there is the courtesy
tone and possibly ID (without tone).<br>
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Using the Raspberry Pi, I can sometimes hear a brief burst of the
beginning of the repeater's courtesy tone. With the desktop
configuration that did not happen. Again, using the Raspberry Pi it
also sometimes "hangs" the AllStar side for a second or two. So
there's two things happening with this part of the issue.<br>
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Hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Chuck<br>
WB2EDV<br>
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<div class="ecxmoz-cite-prefix">On 3/5/2016 1:08 PM, Doug Crompton via
arm-allstar wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">Chuck,<br>
<br>
To start with the drop outs. This is more than likely an
Internet problem and that would be the first place to start
looking. Not knowing anything more about his system like what
the Internet connection is, etc. It would be hard to suggest
anything.<br>
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The other problem may or may not be related to a poor
connection. When the PL input to the repeater drops it should
immediately drop the COS signal. The first place to check
would be to make sure this is happening. If there is some kind
of delay in the repeater and COS is staying true then it would
have nothing to do with Allstar. When I say "true" that could
be a high or low depending on the configuration. Put a meter
on COS and key into the repeater and see how it follows.<br>
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Again not knowing his configuration it is hard to know what is
actually happening. Is another controller in the loop? The
best and simplest way to use Allstar as a repeater controller
is to do it exclusively. The input PL drives COS and the PTT
output drives TX PTT and TX PL. All the timing, ID's etc. are
done in Allstar.<br id="ecxFontBreak">
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<b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br>
</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br>
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<div>> To: <a class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>
> Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2016 12:40:13 -0500<br>
> Subject: [arm-allstar] Question about
timing/responsiveness<br>
> From: <a class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>
> CC: <a class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wb2edv@roadrunner.com">wb2edv@roadrunner.com</a><br>
> <br>
> I'm new to this list, but didn't see this question
addressed in the <br>
> archives.<br>
> <br>
> When using a Raspberry Pi2, as a link connection to a
repeater, here's <br>
> what happens:<br>
> <br>
> The repeater transmits PL only during an active
transmission (no tone <br>
> after user unkeys). However, there seems to be a slow
response time for <br>
> the Raspberry to cease sending the transmission over
AllStar when the <br>
> user drops key. It is causing the node at "the other end"
to continue <br>
> transmitting as if there was a hang time.<br>
> <br>
> Also, when a user comes through from the AllStar network,
there are <br>
> audio dropouts some of the time.<br>
> <br>
> This setup is not mine, I'm asking for a friend that owns
it.<br>
> <br>
> Chuck<br>
> WB2EDV<br>
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