Re: FT-8900 / CTCSS Setup / Dinah-C

#397

Patrick,

Thanks for the response. I hooked up my Kenwood TM-V71, and was able to configure that radio to suppress carrier squelch, and accept traffic with ctcss ENC DEC tones. 73.

Victor, KB5AKO

Re: FT-8900 / CTCSS Setup / Dinah-C

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Someone correct if I'm wrong, but I don't think the FT-8900 has a way to adjust the logic for that behavior. I have the same problem with a Kenwood TM-D700A. However, I know that some other Yaesu radios, like the FT-M100, has an option to only send COS when the squelch is open, not just on carrier, as does the TM-V71A and TM -G710.

One possible solution may be to not use the radio's CTCSS decode, and use usbradio instead of simpleusb, using it's DSP to detect CTCSS. This will only work, however, if you use a 9600 output (discriminator, not AF-stage) from the radio with the squelch open, and this will most likely work much better on ASL3 than HamVoIP.

By default, the? DINAH looks for input on pin 4, which is 1200. This won't provide baseband audio, which you need for the DSP-based CTCSS decode of usbradio to work.

When I am next at that location, I plan to convert my Kenwood TM-D700A remote base node to ASL3 on a thin client, away from HamVoIP on a rPi3 model B, so I can do exactly that.

73

N2DYI

On 7/11/2024 11:49 AM, Victor, KB5AKO via groups.io wrote:

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I can’t get my node to accept only ctcss traffic. It works fine, but it will pass traffic even without a ctcss tone.

The FT-8900 is set with ctcss enabled with ENC/DEC.
I am using the main band.
The packet speed is set to 1200.
The packet band is set to main.
I have trimmed the data connector to ensure that it is seated correctly in the port.

The simpleusb-tune settings are:
(H) plfilter= enabled
(J) cos from= usb
(L) ctcssfrom= usb

I have tried to change these parameters with many variations with no success.

These settings work fine on my other node that is using an FT-100. The node with the FT-100 will only accept traffic with ctcss tone as desired.

Any help would certainly be appreciated.

Victor, KB5AKO

FT-8900 / CTCSS Setup / Dinah-C

#395

I can’t get my node to accept only ctcss traffic. It works fine, but it will pass traffic even without a ctcss tone.

The FT-8900 is set with ctcss enabled with ENC/DEC.
I am using the main band.
The packet speed is set to 1200.
The packet band is set to main.
I have trimmed the data connector to ensure that it is seated correctly in the port.

The simpleusb-tune settings are:
(H) plfilter= enabled
(J) cos from= usb
(L) ctcssfrom= usb

I have tried to change these parameters with many variations with no success.

These settings work fine on my other node that is using an FT-100. The node with the FT-100 will only accept traffic with ctcss tone as desired.

Any help would certainly be appreciated.

Victor, KB5AKO

Re: Suggestion for Terminal Program for Ipad

#394

I have used Prompt for years and could not be happier!

Re: Suggestion for Terminal Program for Ipad

#393

I used to use Termius before I retired a couple years ago Did everything I needed.

I liked Cathode also, but afaik not available in App Store for a while.

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I’m looking for a free, tried, and proven ssh terminal program that works well with my iPad. My windows terminal works fine, but sometimes it would be real convenient to use my iPad. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Suggestion for Terminal Program for Ipad

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I’m looking for a free, tried, and proven ssh terminal program that works well with my iPad. My windows terminal works fine, but sometimes it would be real convenient to use my iPad. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Setup for kenwood tm- 700a

#391

Mike:

It's been a while, but IIRC, when I set up my TM-D700A as a node radio, in simpleusb, I set the following:

PTT: active low

COSFROM: USB

I also changed the pin sensitivity in the radio, because I didn't like the defaults for input and output. This can only be done from software, either the? old Kenwood programmer or RTSystems.

HTH

N2DYI

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On 6/8/2024 2:52 AM, Mikes Hotmail via groups.io wrote:
Hi I just received my Dinah USB-C board and for the life of me I cannot figure out the programming (set up) menu for the Kenwood TM-700 Radio to make it work. It is not communicating with Dinah has  anyone having any experience with the set up and programming. Thank you.

Setup for kenwood tm- 700a

#390

Hi I just received my Dinah USB-C board and for the life of me I cannot figure out the programming (set up) menu for the Kenwood TM-700 Radio to make it work. It is not communicating with Dinah has  anyone having any experience with the set up and programming. Thank you.

Re: Tm 700

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Thank you?

Yes I’m using a TM-700A

No ctcss using raspberry pi 3B?

Will be for Node 61040

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On May 19, 2024, at 5:21?AM, Patrick Perdue <borrisinabox@...> wrote:

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Hello Radiotech:

If you mean the TM-D700, it works fine with a DINAH out-of-the-box, assuming you want 1200 baud output from the radio, pin 4, not 9600 on pin 5. There is a jumper to change that behavior, but I do the same thing through an external cable that was wired so that pin 4 crosses over to pin 5 on the cable itself.

I am using a TM-D700A and a DINAH for an Allstarlink remote base radio.

The only thing I don't like is that you can't change the logic behind what the data port does with squelch. If you use the 9600 baud output, which provides discriminator for audio coming from the radio, CTCSS decoding doesn't work at all. It might as well not be on.

If you use the 1200 baud output on pin4, COS will still open with carrier. So, if CTCSS is on and the wrong or no tone is passed, COS will happen, but there will be no audio. You can change the behavior on other radios, like the TM-V71A, such that COS follows squelch rather than carrier, or BUSY as the TM-V71A calls it, but not on the D700A, at least without hardware mods. BTW, if anyone has done a hardware mod to change this behavior of a D700A, I'd love to hear from you.

Also, if you plan on using it with HamVoIP/ASL in linktolink configuration, I've discovered that it still sends COS even when it is transmitting. So I have an in-line board with a relay that cuts COS off when something is sent to the radio from the network. This, too, is not a problem with the TM-V71A if you set it to follow squelch.

Other than that, it works well.

73

N2DYI

On 5/18/2024 11:41 PM, Radiotech via groups.io wrote:

Hi guys
Looking to hook on a Dinah v4 board onto my tm 700 it should be here any day now. Is there any jumpers I have to cut or add

Re: Tm 700

#388

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Hello Radiotech:

If you mean the TM-D700, it works fine with a DINAH out-of-the-box, assuming you want 1200 baud output from the radio, pin 4, not 9600 on pin 5. There is a jumper to change that behavior, but I do the same thing through an external cable that was wired so that pin 4 crosses over to pin 5 on the cable itself.

I am using a TM-D700A and a DINAH for an Allstarlink remote base radio.

The only thing I don't like is that you can't change the logic behind what the data port does with squelch. If you use the 9600 baud output, which provides discriminator for audio coming from the radio, CTCSS decoding doesn't work at all. It might as well not be on.

If you use the 1200 baud output on pin4, COS will still open with carrier. So, if CTCSS is on and the wrong or no tone is passed, COS will happen, but there will be no audio. You can change the behavior on other radios, like the TM-V71A, such that COS follows squelch rather than carrier, or BUSY as the TM-V71A calls it, but not on the D700A, at least without hardware mods. BTW, if anyone has done a hardware mod to change this behavior of a D700A, I'd love to hear from you.

Also, if you plan on using it with HamVoIP/ASL in linktolink configuration, I've discovered that it still sends COS even when it is transmitting. So I have an in-line board with a relay that cuts COS off when something is sent to the radio from the network. This, too, is not a problem with the TM-V71A if you set it to follow squelch.

Other than that, it works well.

73

N2DYI

On 5/18/2024 11:41 PM, Radiotech via groups.io wrote:

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Hi guys
Looking to hook on a Dinah v4 board onto my tm 700 it should be here any day now. Is there any jumpers I have to cut or add

Tm 700

#387

Hi guys
Looking to hook on a Dinah v4 board onto my tm 700 it should be here any day now. Is there any jumpers I have to cut or add

Re: WANTED: DINAH

#386

I’m also, looking for a Dinah board if anybody has an extra one or two they want to part with I’m in British Columbia Canada
thank you?

Re: TM-D710 Compatibility

#385

Thanks Don.

I'll order one. :-)

Re: TM-D710 Compatibility

#384

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Make sure which ever of the two systems you choose to use has external data enabled.

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On May 15, 2024, at 8:41?PM, Don Rolph via groups.io <don.rolph@...> wrote:

?Are you referring to the six pin minidin port on the D-710?

The DINAH works fine with that supporting the PTT signal.

Make sure J3 on the DINAH is open so COS does not disable the sound driver on the computer.

A 6 pin to 6 pin cable works fine.

On May 15, 2024, at 8:26?PM, Nigel Hall via groups.io <nigellhall99@...> wrote:

?Hi

Due to me popping the COM port on my Kenwood D710, I'm only left with the DATA port.? Whilst I don't see an explicit PTT pin on the diagram, I note it is listed as compatible.

Can someone confirm this is the case?? Thank you so much.

M0CRT?

Re: TM-D710 Compatibility

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Are you referring to the six pin minidin port on the D-710?

The DINAH works fine with that supporting the PTT signal.

Make sure J3 on the DINAH is open so COS does not disable the sound driver on the computer.

A 6 pin to 6 pin cable works fine.

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On May 15, 2024, at 8:26?PM, Nigel Hall via groups.io <nigellhall99@...> wrote:

?Hi

Due to me popping the COM port on my Kenwood D710, I'm only left with the DATA port.? Whilst I don't see an explicit PTT pin on the diagram, I note it is listed as compatible.

Can someone confirm this is the case?? Thank you so much.

M0CRT?

TM-D710 Compatibility

#382

Hi

Due to me popping the COM port on my Kenwood D710, I'm only left with the DATA port.? Whilst I don't see an explicit PTT pin on the diagram, I note it is listed as compatible.

Can someone confirm this is the case?? Thank you so much.

M0CRT?