Hi Jim. This operator OH8STN has great info on Winlink and IC-705. Lots of other great vids for setting up in the field. Check him out.
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or search for his call on youtube and search his channel for winlink.
73 Chris VE3XKZ
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That is interesting, seems like a timing or sync issue between GPSD and the GPS.? The grid script always looks to see if gpsd is running then dumps the fix information to parse it for the file that Conky then reads.? I have not seen an issue like this, thankfully when i reboot, things are working.
Maybe others will chime in with more experience than i who may have seen this in the past.
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Hi Terry:
It seemed the 1st system corrected itself, but no. After several reboots and GPS/USB plug out/in, sometimes it comes up with GPS active and conky updating Gridsquare, sometimes not.
After I tested more I was able to identify this set of events:
- power-up or reboot:
? ? ?GPS does not start
? ? ?CGPS has no data
? ? ?XGPS has no data
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt does not exist in the /run/user/1000 directory
? ? ?Gridsquare is blank
- unplug and plug-in GPS/USB cable:
? ? ?GPS starts
? ? ?CGPS shows data but no fix
? ? ?XGPS shows dots, some red some green.
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt has been created with "no GPS" as the text.
? ? ?Gridsquare show No GPS.
? ? ?Sometimes the GPS gets a fix, sometimes not. Conky, once the gridinfo.txt file is created, seems to follow the GPS status correctly.
Next I move the GPS dongle to an open space outside to insure access to the sky; best chance for a fix. Then:
- power-up or reboot:
? ? ?GPS does not start
? ? ?CGPS has no data
? ? ?XGPS has no data
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt does not exist in the /run/user/1000 directory
? ? ?Gridsquare is blank
? ? ?Same as earlier testing
- now, stop then start gpsd using systemctl (rather than pulling the GPS/USB cable):
? ? ?GPS starts
? ? ?CGPS shows data and fix
? ? ?XGPS shows dots, most green
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt has been created with "no GPS", then updates to my Gridsquare (FN42ID94wa).
? ? ?Gridsquare in conky says FN42ID94.
? ? ?Conky seems to follow the GPS status correctly.
Seems the important detail is the need to stop then start GPSD after startup/reboot to get the GPS active and sending data to conky.
Again, a lot of information to review. Further input/ feedback appreciated.
Thanks,
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Jeff Marden
N1JCM
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If flrig is controlling ok then set pat to use flrig (rig #4) instead of hamlib. Don't forget to turn on PTT in Pat Menu.
I¡¯m also in the process of trying to configure my IC-705 to use Pat-Winlink.? Anything you discover, please share.? I¡¯ve managed to get FLRig controlling the IC-705, I can use Winlink with Telnet, but I think my challenge is getting the ARDOP settings along with any settings with the 705 to work together.? I get the spectrum and the ARDOP GUI shows it is trying to transmit, but the radio is not transmitting.? Maybe, I need to change the CI-V to 94h and tell FLRIG it¡¯s a 7300 as well.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Jim
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Did you set PTT=True?
Pat Menu > Manage Pat > Set Ardop PTT
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I¡¯m also in the process of trying to configure my IC-705 to use Pat-Winlink. ?Anything you discover, please share. ?I¡¯ve managed to get FLRig controlling the IC-705, I can use Winlink with Telnet, but I think my challenge is getting the ARDOP settings along with any settings with the 705 to work together. ?I get the spectrum and the ARDOP GUI shows it is trying to transmit, but the radio is not transmitting. ?Maybe, I need to change the CI-V to 94h and tell FLRIG it¡¯s a 7300 as well.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Jim
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Hi Terry:
It seemed the 1st system corrected itself, but no. After several reboots and GPS/USB plug out/in, sometimes it comes up with GPS active and conky updating Gridsquare, sometimes not.
After I tested more I was able to identify this set of events:
- power-up or reboot:
? ? ?GPS does not start
? ? ?CGPS has no data
? ? ?XGPS has no data
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt does not exist in the /run/user/1000 directory
? ? ?Gridsquare is blank
- unplug and plug-in GPS/USB cable:
? ? ?GPS starts
? ? ?CGPS shows data but no fix
? ? ?XGPS shows dots, some red some green.
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt has been created with "no GPS" as the text.
? ? ?Gridsquare show No GPS.
? ? ?Sometimes the GPS gets a fix, sometimes not. Conky, once the gridinfo.txt file is created, seems to follow the GPS status correctly.
Next I move the GPS dongle to an open space outside to insure access to the sky; best chance for a fix. Then:
- power-up or reboot:
? ? ?GPS does not start
? ? ?CGPS has no data
? ? ?XGPS has no data
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt does not exist in the /run/user/1000 directory
? ? ?Gridsquare is blank
? ? ?Same as earlier testing
- now, stop then start gpsd using systemctl (rather than pulling the GPS/USB cable):
? ? ?GPS starts
? ? ?CGPS shows data and fix
? ? ?XGPS shows dots, most green
? ? ?Gridinfo.txt has been created with "no GPS", then updates to my Gridsquare (FN42ID94wa).
? ? ?Gridsquare in conky says FN42ID94.
? ? ?Conky seems to follow the GPS status correctly.
Seems the important detail is the need to stop then start GPSD after startup/reboot to get the GPS active and sending data to conky.
Again, a lot of information to review. Further input/ feedback appreciated.
Thanks,
--
Jeff Marden
N1JCM
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I¡¯m also in the process of trying to configure my IC-705 to use Pat-Winlink. ?Anything you discover, please share. ?I¡¯ve managed to get FLRig controlling the IC-705, I can use Winlink with Telnet, but I think my challenge is getting the ARDOP settings along with any settings with the 705 to work together. ?I get the spectrum and the ARDOP GUI shows it is trying to transmit, but the radio is not transmitting. ?Maybe, I need to change the CI-V to 94h and tell FLRIG it¡¯s a 7300 as well.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Jim
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Excellent news Africa waiting on this solution for emcomm Greetings from the Namib
Pieter Jacobs V51pj
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On 9 Aug 2021, at 8:29 PM, Wheez <eric.wheez@...> wrote:
Hi there,
I'm part of the box86 team working on trying to get RMS Express working on the Pi (on ARM Linux).? And Brian Dale is correct: I've been trying to RMS Express & VARA on the Pi for about two years now and, last I heard, the VARA dev has no interest in porting VARA to Linux or ARM hardware.
The short answer is: RMS Express support on the Pi is still in the works, but still pretty buggy (it crashes a lot).? For now, Jason's BAP & Pat are the best way to access the Winlink network from the Pi.
The details are a bit more complicated, but I wanted to address those too in case you were curious (because aren't we all curious hams?):
?-?My goal is to get RMS Express & VARA stable & reliable and then hopefully work with Jason to get it integrated into the Build-a-Pi script as a menu option for anyone who wants to use the RMS Express interface (though it would be a lot slower than the Pat interface).
?-?RMS Express is the program many people usually think of when talking about the Winlink network, but the Winlink network can be accessed using interfaces like Pat too.
?-?RMS Express & VARA do run on Linux (using Wine), but only on computers with x86 or x64 processors (the Raspberry Pi doesn't have an x86/64 processor, but instead uses an ARM processor. Many Android devices also use ARM processors.? ARM is more battery efficient than x86, but getting software running on ARM is sometimes tricky).
?-?RMS Express is only made for x86 processors so far.?Since you're in this group though, you probably actually want to run RMS Express & VARA on the Raspberry Pi instead (which uses an ARM processor instead of x86).
?- Getting x86 software to work on ARM processors adds many extra technical challenges that we're still working on.
?- Box86 is the main method I'm using to try to get RMS Express & VARA working on ARM hardware, but development as been very tricky since RMS Express relies on .NET (box86 development is still struggling with the way .NET handles code - though we're?).
?- RMS Express & VARA do work great on the Pi using an abandoned program called "ExaGear," so we know they could work with box86 eventually.? However, ExaGear is very shady software and I don't wish to support it for many reasons?(1. ExaGear is probably an illegally sold fork of qemu made by Russian hackers who went out of business, 2. It's now lost source abandonware and not maintained, 3. Huawei now claims to own even though they probably just stole, 4. the only way you can legally run ExaGear is if you bought a license before Eltechs went out of business).?
?- I think all of this dev time will be worth the wait though.? Box86 might eventually be ported to too (which usually use ARM processors), which might allow us to run BAP (x86 Linux apps) & RMS Express/VARA on Android as well as on the Pi.
VARA at least seems to run ok on the Pi these days.? If you want to try it out yourself, try running my experimental?.
73, KI7POL
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Hi there,
I'm part of the box86 team working on trying to get RMS Express working on the Pi (on ARM Linux).? And Brian Dale is correct: I've been trying to RMS Express & VARA on the Pi for about two years now and, last I heard, the VARA dev has no interest in porting VARA to Linux or ARM hardware.
The short answer is: RMS Express support on the Pi is still in the works, but still pretty buggy (it crashes a lot).? For now, Jason's BAP & Pat are the best way to access the Winlink network from the Pi.
The details are a bit more complicated, but I wanted to address those too in case you were curious (because aren't we all curious hams?):
?-?My goal is to get RMS Express & VARA stable & reliable and then hopefully work with Jason to get it integrated into the Build-a-Pi script as a menu option for anyone who wants to use the RMS Express interface (though it would be a lot slower than the Pat interface).
?-?RMS Express is the program many people usually think of when talking about the Winlink network, but the Winlink network can be accessed using interfaces like Pat too.
?-?RMS Express & VARA do run on Linux (using Wine), but only on computers with x86 or x64 processors (the Raspberry Pi doesn't have an x86/64 processor, but instead uses an ARM processor. Many Android devices also use ARM processors.? ARM is more battery efficient than x86, but getting software running on ARM is sometimes tricky).
?-?RMS Express is only made for x86 processors so far.?Since you're in this group though, you probably actually want to run RMS Express & VARA on the Raspberry Pi instead (which uses an ARM processor instead of x86).
?- Getting x86 software to work on ARM processors adds many extra technical challenges that we're still working on.
?- Box86 is the main method I'm using to try to get RMS Express & VARA working on ARM hardware, but development as been very tricky since RMS Express relies on .NET (box86 development is still struggling with the way .NET handles code - though we're?).
?- RMS Express & VARA do work great on the Pi using an abandoned program called "ExaGear," so we know they could work with box86 eventually.? However, ExaGear is very shady software and I don't wish to support it for many reasons?(1. ExaGear is probably an illegally sold fork of qemu made by Russian hackers who went out of business, 2. It's now lost source abandonware and not maintained, 3. Huawei now claims to own even though they probably just stole, 4. the only way you can legally run ExaGear is if you bought a license before Eltechs went out of business).?
?- I think all of this dev time will be worth the wait though.? Box86 might eventually be ported to too (which usually use ARM processors), which might allow us to run BAP (x86 Linux apps) & RMS Express/VARA on Android as well as on the Pi.
VARA at least seems to run ok on the Pi these days.? If you want to try it out yourself, try running my experimental?.
73, KI7POL
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Oh boy! Now 10.10.10.10 nor any access to Hotspot works. I can see active wifi icon on phone for hotspot but won't connect.?
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I should have mentioned... RPi4, BAP 3.0.8, and a FT817. Everything is a new fresh install.
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Install build a pi. Pat winlink support ardop Greetings from the Namib
Pieter Jacobs Dr v51pj
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On 9 Aug 2021, at 5:37 PM, Duff Morrow N5RDM <duffmorrow@...> wrote:
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I hear it¡¯s in the works right now. VARA and WinLink Express cross platform.
Duff Morrow
Giles Monument Company
Waxahachie, Texas
Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote:
Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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The offer was from Winlink Devs (from my 2nd hand knowledge).
Is that from the Winlink Development Group or a 3rd party? I heard this from the Winlink Dev Team. ? There's been people working on it for two years now (using Box86 and Wine I think) Unless something changed, the developer had no desire to do a Linux ARM version and was even offered help by other devs and he declined.?
I hear it¡¯s in the works right now. VARA and WinLink Express cross platform.
Duff Morrow
Giles Monument Company
Waxahachie, Texas
Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote:
Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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Is that from the Winlink Development Group or a 3rd party? I heard this from the Winlink Dev Team.
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On Aug 9, 2021, at 10:42 AM, Brian Dale <bdale.droid@...> wrote:
? There's been people working on it for two years now (using Box86 and Wine I think) Unless something changed, the developer had no desire to do a Linux ARM version and was even offered help by other devs and he declined.?
I hear it¡¯s in the works right now. VARA and WinLink Express cross platform.
Duff Morrow
Giles Monument Company
Waxahachie, Texas
Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote:
Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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There's been people working on it for two years now (using Box86 and Wine I think) Unless something changed, the developer had no desire to do a Linux ARM version and was even offered help by other devs and he declined.?
I hear it¡¯s in the works right now. VARA and WinLink Express cross platform.
Duff Morrow
Giles Monument Company
Waxahachie, Texas
Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote:
Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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I hear it¡¯s in the works right now. VARA and WinLink Express cross platform.
Duff Morrow
Giles Monument Company
Waxahachie, Texas
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Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote:
Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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Use Jason's auto pat for HF ARDOP connections. There is no current reliable solution for VARA on Linux ARM, though (if you were looking for that one).
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 11:27 Robert KF6FOD < rgp415@...> wrote: Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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Can you do winlink (HF com) under Linux?
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GridTracker Bug :: New version won't install over old version
This issue only impacts those that have a previous version of GridTracker installed. It will not impact those installing it for the first time. If you run into this bug, the issue and fix has been . After attempting to install the latest version of GridTracker with BAP, two commands need to be run from the command line to finish the install: rm -rf ~/GridTrackermv ~/GridTracker-1.21.0620-linux-arm ~/GridTracker/
The latest version of GridTracker should start now from the Pi menu. Note: The above commands are specific to version 1.21.0620. If/when a new version of GridTracker is released, the version number will need to be substituted. --
73, de KM4ACK
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You probably already know this but in that picture it appears you are connected to a wifi network. You won't get a Hotspot unless you aren't connected to a WiFi network.
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 10:40 Barcode Nut < k4bsc@...> wrote: I just can't get 10.10.10.10 to be enabled. WiFi works fine, just can't see the hotspot in Wifi list.?
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I just can't get 10.10.10.10 to be enabled. WiFi works fine, just can't see the hotspot in Wifi list.? 
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Brian Dale
Jim-K?JNR
Brent - K4BSC
Robert KF6FOD
km4ack