On 5/9/24 11:05 am, Jim Ancona N1ADJ via groups.io wrote:

Hi,

I received my CS7000 today and it's working fine, but I
have?questions. If I get answers here, I'll try and write them up and
add them to the wiki.

They are a nice radio, and will improve as the firmware development
continues.

Not really a CS7000 question, but in my Pi-Star?hotspot configuration
there's an M17 Startup Host option. It defaulted to M17-672, which is
listed as the?Pi-Star Multi-Reflector (MW0MWZ). It seemed to work
fine. I switched to M17-M17, which is closer?to me and also works.
Does this setting matter, and how should I choose?

This is where M17Gateway will connect to when it starts up.? Simply
choose the reflector that you want the hotspot to be connected to when
it's turned on.? It's purely a matter of choice.

I followed the wiki instructions to set frequencies?and callsign. I
found this wiki PR
() on how to
set a destination, which I set to M17-M17 C. Perhaps someone can merge
that PR to make the directions easier to find.

I know about #ECHO. What does #ALL do?

#ALL is like a broadcast destination.? If you're on simplex, this is the
best destination to use.? #ALL also works when you want to jump on a
repeater or hotspot that's already linked to something - you will be
heard on the network, but you won't disturb any connection that's
already present.? I leave my destination set to #ALL, unless I want to
specifically link to something or use the parrot.

Is there any way to save frequency and destination settings to make it
easier to switch between them? I see Banks, Channels and Contacts in
the menu, but they don't seem to have anything behind them yet.

Not yet, work in progress.

Relatedly, is there any CPS software for the radio yet? I see issues
in both the OpenRTX ()
and qdmr () Github
projects that seem related.

Again, not yet.? OpenRTX is the firmware that's used for M17, so that's
definitely related.

I know those last two are probably just functionality that hasn't been
built yet, but I thought I'd ask in case I missed something.

Yes, these aspects of functionality haven't been done yet.? The firmware
is still in alpha.? It's functional, fairly stable, but minor fixes may
be needed and not all functionality has been implemented yet.

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73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 9:40?PM Tony Langdon via <vk3jed=[email protected]> wrote:

On 5/9/24 11:05 am, Jim Ancona N1ADJ via wrote:
> I know about #ECHO. What does #ALL do?
#ALL is like a broadcast destination.? If you're on simplex, this is the
best destination to use.? #ALL also works when you want to jump on a
repeater or hotspot that's already linked to something - you will be
heard on the network, but you won't disturb any connection that's
already present.? I leave my destination set to #ALL, unless I want to
specifically link to something or use the parrot.

Sorry, I'm still not clear on that. My hotspot is connected to M17-M17 C and my destination is set to #ALL. When I transmit, where will my transmission go? When I do that, I don't see my call in the Discord reflector-m17 room, while I do when my destination is?M17-M17 C.

Thanks!

Jim

N1ADJ

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73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL

Sorry, I'm still not clear on that. My hotspot is connected to M17-M17 C and my destination is set to #ALL. When I transmit, where will my transmission go? When I do that, I don't see my call in the Discord reflector-m17 room, while I do when my destination is?M17-M17 C.

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