Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
Jeremy,
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I was inspired by Jason KM4ACK's video "Portable Digipeater Build with a Pi Zero 2 W" (). I like the idea of a no-frills digipeater, but Jason's solution uses a Digirig sound card. I already have a Mobilinkd TNC3 connected to the mobile radio that I want to use with the digipeater. There are plenty of videos that show how to build a digipeater with the Mobilinkd TNC3 and a GUI APRS client (YACC, Xastir), but the GUI software is probably more than the Pi Zero 2 W can handle. So, I'm looking for a text-mode APRS client to provide the digipeater function.
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If I'm stuck with a GUI, I'll have to use an RPi 3 or 4 with the Mobilinkd TNC3. Alternatively, I'll switch to a Digirig with the Pi Zero 2 W.
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73,
John WX0M?
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Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
John, ? Not sure why you would want to get away from GUI based tech as it makes your life so much easier.? Are you wanting something that you have to run from the command line?? If so master AX.25 and direwolf.? These are what run behind KM4LY6¡¯s Digipi and KM4ACK¡¯s Build-a-Pi or 73 linux builds.? Hopefully you are already a Linux guru as the learning curve is a bit steep. ? I have both the Moblilinkd Nucleo serial port TNC (DIY jobber when the commercial units couldn¡¯t be had during covid) and a TNC4 unit as well.? I haven¡¯t wrapped my brain around how I can get the digipi software to work with it.? I have so many different devices with various APRS functionality / philosophies of use that it might not be worth the headache.? ? I find that APRSIS32 is the most feature rich Windows based APRS program that works with my serial port version.? Pinpoint works as well but I don¡¯t like it as much.? ? You can connect your moblinkd device via Bluetooth to an android device and APRSdroid ?very easily.? I¡¯m not sure how to vary the function with it.? I believe it runs the TNC as a digipeater.? Depends how you set up your preferences. I use either my Samsung S10e cell phone or my Lenovo M8 tablet both android devices. ? Jeremy KM6QAQ 73 ?
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Subject: [KM4ACK-Pi] HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?? I was inspired by the video "Portable Digipeater Build with a Pi Zero 2 W" to build my own portable digipeater, but I want to use a Mobilinkd TNC3 rather than the Digirig for the interface to the radio. The videos that I find on the web all use GUI clients (YACC, Xastir) to set up a digipeater with the Mobilinkd TNC3. Is there a non-GUI APRS client that can be used to build a digipeater with a Pi Zero 2 W and a Mobilinkd TNC3?
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Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
Thanks, Kenny. Direwolf is a software TNC, and the Mobilinkd TNC3 is a hardware (KISS) TNC. I know that direwolf can be configured to act as a digipeater using its software TNC, but I don't know how to configure it to use a different TNC. I've got the Mobilinkd connected to the RPi and it is addressed as /dev/rfcomm0. Do you know how to configure direwolf to use /dev/rfcomm0?
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John WX0M
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Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
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Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
Thanks for trying, Don, but APRSX is a GUI client. I'm looking for a non-GUI client.
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JOhn WX0M
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Re: HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
I'm not sure if this would help. I thought I saw a video using PI 0 with the program APRS X,
I tried finding it but ran into a brick wall on KM4ACK site.
73 Don Poaps
New Westminster, BC
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I was inspired by the video "Portable Digipeater Build with a Pi Zero 2 W" to build my own portable digipeater, but I want to use a Mobilinkd TNC3 rather than the Digirig for the interface to the radio. The videos that I find on the web all use GUI clients (YACC, Xastir) to set up a digipeater with the Mobilinkd TNC3. Is there a non-GUI APRS client that can be used to build a digipeater with a Pi Zero 2 W and a Mobilinkd TNC3?
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Tnx,
John WX0M
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Running Linux 73 and Conky covers my taskbar. How do I lower Conky? Using the Conky prefs in Preferences only changes the size, but not the location.?
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HOWTO digipeat with Mobilinkd TNC3 and RPi Zero 2W?
I was inspired by the video "Portable Digipeater Build with a Pi Zero 2 W" to build my own portable digipeater, but I want to use a Mobilinkd TNC3 rather than the Digirig for the interface to the radio. The videos that I find on the web all use GUI clients (YACC, Xastir) to set up a digipeater with the Mobilinkd TNC3. Is there a non-GUI APRS client that can be used to build a digipeater with a Pi Zero 2 W and a Mobilinkd TNC3?
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Tnx,
John WX0M
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I found the issue, I needed to delete the 73 Linux file then reinstall. ?That worked and my friend is happy.
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Tim
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Try to find one of KM4ACK's installation videos on YouTube.? It's been too long since I put it onto my computer.? I know just enough to be dangerous with Linux or Debian.
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Don,
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I was doing this for a friend and did not enter the grid square. Maybe that is the problem. ?I will delete the folder the scirt made and reinstall.?
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Don,
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I was doing this for a friend and did not enter the grid square. Maybe that is the problem. ?I will delete the folder the scirt made and reinstall.?
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Re: I can't install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi zero
John James via groups.io <johnjames276@...> wrote: I'm trying to install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi Zero but coming up
the this message: ?git clone
Cloning into 'direwolf'...
warning: redirecting to
remote: Enumerating objects: 4120, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (1318/1318), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (256/256), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data
remaining error: 3458 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOFs: ?31% (1291/4120), 25.95 MiB | 688.00 KiB/s
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output.
Any ideas anyone? Hi John, there are different methods/solutions for this. this happens sometimes on slow connections, so you could try to only download a smaller version of the repository with #v+ git clone --depth=1 #v- after that go into the newly created directory `direwolf` and download the rest via #v+ git fetch --unshallow #v- if that fails too, download the rest in smaller pieces with #v+ git fetch --depth=4 #v- (for example) or `--depth=20` the last you then use `git fetch --unshallow` to make everything complete. or, if you have ssh keys on github you can download the repository via ssh with: #v+ git clone git@...:wb2osz/direwolf.git #v- HTH 73 and 55 -dominic -- Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. - Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: I can't install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi zero
Another option might be to install it from the 73Linux command that KM4ACK has posted on the git page for 73Linux:
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?git clone https://github.com/km4ack/73Linux.git $HOME/73Linux && bash $HOME/73Linux/73.sh
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During the install if you only want Direwolf and none of the other apps, just select Direwolf when prompted and nothing else.? This method may be overkill, the suggestion in the first reply to your message might work just fine, and may be faster, but try my suggestion if you're still experiencing "no joy."
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Jim W0JPO
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Anyone running 73Linux on Ubuntu 24.04?
Ubuntu is suggesting that I upgrade to 24.04......? I'm happy where I'm at on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS running on a 10 yr old ex-windoze machine, so I don't want to upgrade unless it's a sure thing.? ?Using it for Pat Winlink/Vara HF only.? Only thing is that I don't get the rig frequency to report into the Conky window, but that is not really a concern, the rig control works as expected otherwise.
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On a somewhat related note, just FYI I'll throw this out there...? On a Pi4/32 bit, the Pat-Mailbox/Vara HF is timing out in the action>connect to remote node>select target..... very hard to get to the point where I can select a node and connect.? But, on the good side, running Direwolf/Xastir is very responsive and useful.? ?
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I noted during the install on the Pi4/32 bit, that I had to load Vara HF from the Pi-Apps menu, and that Vara FM was not available to load.? Interesting.? I'm able to run both VARAs on the Ubuntu ex-windoze machine.? Oh well.
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I wonder if trying Pat-Mailbox/Vara HF on a Pi 5 (32bit?) would work better?? I recall reading that the CPU benchmark for the Pi5 is not substantially greater than the Pi 4 that's why I'm asking.
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Jim W0JPO
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Tim
I have Linux Mint on my Panasonic CF 19. I did install 73 Linux using Jason's script from his Github website.? I ran it in the terminal and it asked for my callsign and grid location. When the script ran there were boxes to check to load the various programs. It does work.
73 Don Poaps
New Westminster, BC
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I installed it on a Panasonic tough book and I can see the 73 Linux file under root but no applications were installed. I tried to reinstall and it would not let me. Will this not work on a tough book.?
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Tim
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I installed it on a Panasonic tough book and I can see the 73 Linux file under root but no applications were installed. I tried to reinstall and it would not let me. Will this not work on a tough book.?
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Tim
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Get hub, search for KM4ACK build-a-pi
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I am installing mint on a Panasonic Tough book. Where do I get 73 Linux to add to this install?
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Tim?
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I am installing mint on a Panasonic Tough book. Where do I get 73 Linux to add to this install?
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Tim?
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Re: I can't install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi zero
Try sudo?
sudo git clone https://www.github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
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On Feb 3, 2025, at 2:54?PM, John James via groups.io <johnjames276@...> wrote:
? I'm trying to install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi Zero but coming up the this message: ?git clone https://www.github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
Cloning into 'direwolf'...
warning: redirecting to https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf.git/
remote: Enumerating objects: 4120, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (1318/1318), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (256/256), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining
error: 3458 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOFs: ?31% (1291/4120), 25.95 MiB | 688.00 KiB/s
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output.
Any ideas anyone?
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I can't install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi zero
I'm trying to install Direwolf on my Raspberry Pi Zero but coming up the this message: ?git clone https://www.github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
Cloning into 'direwolf'...
warning: redirecting to https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf.git/
remote: Enumerating objects: 4120, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (1318/1318), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (256/256), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining
error: 3458 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOFs: ?31% (1291/4120), 25.95 MiB | 688.00 KiB/s
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output.
Any ideas anyone?
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Jeremy Pierce
Don Poaps
Dominic OE7DRT