Jumping in here, but keep in mind, my use case is quite limited; mostly just Pat for Winlink access. And even at that, it's mostly just tinkering, and nothing serious.

All that said, I am able to connect my D710G to the RPi over USB without having to install Direwolf. I use the TNC in Packet mode on the radio and everything seems to work out just fine. I have not tried to use it with APRS at all, so I can't comment on YAAC or Xaster, but I would guess you do not need Direwolf for that either. Perhaps others here might have more experience...?

—Mitch, N7USU

Sorry Garret, I can't answer the question as I have no experience with the D710G. Maybe someone else who owns the rig can jump in here. You might also check the direwolf forum /g/direwolf/topics or the pi forum /g/RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio/topics

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I'm using the Argon 4 case with SSD and the USB 3.0 ports are jamming the gps dongle. I connected a long USB and that's okay, but is messy and fragile with the cable strewn across the room.
I have a Pi Zero Wifi that I moved the GPS to, and that works great.?
Now I've specified on my Pi 4 that DEVICE="192.168.0.200:2947" which is supposed to have the gpsd on my Pi 4 connect to the gpsd on the Pi Zero, and get its data from there. All clients on the Pi 4 should never know the difference.

But, I keep getting
INFO: opening remote gpsd feed at 192.168.0.200, port 2947.
ERROR: remote gpsd device open error can't connect to host/port pair.
ERROR: initial GPS device gpsd://192.168.0.200:2947 open failed

netstat on the Pi Zero shows:
pi@hamclock:~ $ ps -aux | grep -i gps
gpsd?????? 433? 0.6? 0.7? 14424? 3500 ???????? S<sl 00:02?? 0:00 /usr/sbin/gpsd -n -G /dev/serial/by-id/usb-u-blox_AG_-_www.u-blox.com_u-blox_7_-_GPS_GNSS_Receiver-if00
pi??????? 1409? 0.0? 0.4?? 7332? 2020 pts/0??? S+?? 00:05?? 0:00 grep --color=auto -i gps
pi@hamclock:~ $
pi@hamclock:~ $ netstat -an | grep 2947
tcp??????? 0????? 0 127.0.0.1:2947????????? 0.0.0.0:*?????????????? LISTEN??? ?
tcp6?????? 0????? 0 ::1:2947??????????????? :::*??????????????????? LISTEN??

So, is the Pi Zero listening for incoming connections or not?? The -G is supposed to allow that, but is it not working?

73,
KO4RON Ron

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Yes, blinking steadily like it did when it was working in Conky.

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Al,

Good day all?
after a BAP. Update of software on my rpi4b 8GB the following happened

qsstv was the older version as found under preferences- add / remove software -QSSTV

The problem with that version of qsstv was that when using DRM in qsstv the waterfall etc tend to freeze up with result dmr is freezing up. Only sstv is working perfect.?

the hamlib control was set. Radio model is 4 flrig,flrig and port ?loxalhost:12345. Baud rate 19200 databits 8 stopbits 1?
Dmr was tx’ing all but rx was freezing when rx’ing a sstv photo
this was experienced at another station in zs1 on his rpi as well. Same old version.?

BAP updated it to version 9.5.8 which is latest version of qsstv

now startin flrig and then qsstv is perfect. No errors. Even waterfall on dmr is running.?

but here is the problem. The sofrware qsstv does not ptt the radio. If i press the mic ptt with my hand tge audiostream goes out as it is supposed to do but the ptt does not work from software side to the radio

is there any advice what the problem is and what solution is available

i even deleted qsstv from preference side and restarted BAP to reinstall qsstv but end result the same. I think that some conflig maybe but as a newbie on rpi i dont know where else to look for problem

flrig does key the radio

i also add photos of flrig and qsstv setup. This did work in older version

I'm figuring out the PI and what all it can do but I could use some help on the USB U-blox7 GPS.
It was showing the gridsquare fine in Conky but now I have nothing. I'm not sure it's working at all honeslty.
I'm open to any suggestions anyone has.?

Thanks in advance for the help.
Glenn

Is the green light blinking on the GPS? This will indicate that the GPS has a lock on satellites. If not, try setting the GPS next to a window. It may just need a clear line of sight to the sky.

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HiFiBerry makes a Pi3b version of that case. I know because I ordered it by mistake!

The HiFiBerry HighPi case for Pi4 is currently out of stock on Amazon, which is what led me to order the wrong one. You can get it from as well.
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Al AE2T

I have had to restart Conky and/or run the configuration for the GPS again.

It seems like the GPS doesn't always start on it's own.
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Al AE2T

I'm figuring out the PI and what all it can do but I could use some help on the USB U-blox7 GPS.
It was showing the gridsquare fine in Conky but now I have nothing. I'm not sure it's working at all honeslty.
I'm open to any suggestions anyone has.?

Thanks in advance for the help.
Glenn

On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 12:21 PM, JaySheepdog wrote:

- On shutdown, the script starts a timer and then begins shutting down everything. Quickly. My VNC connection is immediately killed and I cannot verify that everything is halted before the timer expires and power is cut by the board. I’ll try hooking up to a display and watch the process.
- If I do a reboot, the script will halt the Pi and shut down. It will not restart and I have to hit the power button on the board to fire it up again.

I can confirm that behavior. I don't mind the VNC connection being lost, it would be anyway, but being able to reboot and have it restart on it's own unattended is crucial.
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Al AE2T

On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 05:12 PM, KI5EVJ - Richard wrote:

I am having problems using the combo with VNC as I get a black screen on the remote viewer that says "Cannot currently show the desktop". anytime I have to reboot the pi.

That is not the MakerFocus board causing that. You need to add a line (possibly uncomment it, if it's already in there) to your /boot/config.txt file

#for VNC headless operation
# see https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=200196
hdmi_force_mode=1

The blank screen is because your pi hasn't started a GUI yet.
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Al AE2T

Jason et al.:
I added the MakerFocus Power board to my Pi 4 so I could rum the Pi from a 12v battery. I did run the script - it appears that all it does is allow the remote to turn on the board after the Pi boots up. I am having problems using the combo with VNC as I get a black screen on the remote viewer that says "Cannot currently show the desktop". anytime I have to reboot the pi. This doesn't correct until every thing is shut down (pi and remote)? and the pi is connected to keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Then the remote viewers work (pc or iPad). The MakerFocus instructions are abysmal so no help there. Does the pi (re)boot ok with the board attached for those who didn't run the script? Can I "uninstall" the script?

Richard - KI5EVJ

You are exactly right Jason…the Digimode-4 was connected during BAP install. And to clarify, by “Allow the selection of None…” I meant “Add None to the dropdown…”.?

Obviously ?this doesn’t bite too many other people so probably pretty low on the priority list.?

Good afternoon Vic.
I don't understand it either!
I can get FLrig running fine connected to the 'serial port' of the IC-705.
However if I try to set up the 'audio' port to use -- FLdigi for instance, FLdigi just freezes. (I'm guessing the processor can't handle it )

I can run JS8Call with FLrig on my Ic-705. It works fine -- with Conky running as normal. (CPU is at 100% permanently, but the temp is only around 52c. I have a heatsink on the processor. )

I will try shutting down Conky this evening and running FLdigi when I get a bit of time to experiment.

Had too many chores to do today.
Just finished mowing the 1/2 acre of 'grass' (it's too rough to call it a lawn!)
What with that and? finishing/installing a radio control setup for the drive and garden lights, it's been a busy day!
And now the sky has clouded over :-(
So much for our plans of a nice evening chilling in the garden with a glass or two of red and some of the delicious bread and cheeses from around here (in SW France)

73
Bruce F/G4ABX