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W3DJS Raspberry Pi Ham Radio Image v2.0 Released


 

I just now got the W3DJS image booted on a pi4 and have added a GPS Puck from Amazon
a ?and after some initial setup and expanding the file system, rename etc.
I am seeing this below - does this look correct ?


 
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after reboot NMEA still shows "?" next to it


 

Do you use wjst-x for FT8 at all, because the only other issue before I'm 100% is control of receive audio to adjust RX db levels. alsa only seems to control output audio. And have been resorting to manual control on rig, which defeats the purpose for remoting.


 

Sounds to me like the image you are using is ready to go.? Plug it in and reboot, since you had to disable usbauto.? Then when it starts to flash try that same command again.? Should see an X next to nmea.

On Dec 11, 2019, at 22:46, Mike - KD6BOS <turncoat69@...> wrote:

is there any programming for the gps dongle or pretty much plug & play? I have same dongle.


 

is there any programming for the gps dongle or pretty much plug & play? I have same dongle.


 

No, the Raspi uses multiple time servers for time sync as long as internet is available.? I use a UBlox GPS dongle as my primary time source and a real time clock on the Pi to maintain time.? Try this:

$ sudo chronyc sources -v

That will show you your time sources.? If you had a GPS dongle plugged in NMEA would be at the top of the list with an "x" showing that it was providing time to the Pi.? Yours likely shows a question mark to the left of NMEA.


 

Your not having issues with time sync? I know my windows setup requires RTC to stay sync'd Macbook has no time issue.


 
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I have not dove into JS8call yet, primarily I operate FT8 & and just started on FT4. This new setup will be a backup to my 7300, however I set it up for my newly coming Xiegu G90 I plan to use for POTA activations.


 

Glad to hear it.? What are you planning to operate?? I'm on JS8call 24 x 7 on 7.078.

John
N0JDS


 

Thank You @John Schultz? that worked :-)

73


 

I will check if it set to true or false when I get home and in front of. Work has me tied up most of the day. I will report back with findings.


 
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The reason I asked if GPSD is set up on your Pi is because these are the exact symptoms I experience with my Icom 7200 if USBAUTO="true" in the file /etc/default/gpsd.? Once USBAUTO="false" everything works fine.

$ cat /etc/default/gpsd

Does that return a file with info?


 

my knowledge of linux/Pi coding is minimum and I learn more each day.


 

GPSD isnt issue, that was a response to last reply. Main issue is getting flrig, fldigi and now see wjst wont connect to ic-7300, I ran lsusb and it shows the silicon labs device which is the 7300. But when I select that port is software settings of these apps and choose baud rate which I know is correct, it won¡¯t initialize and connect.


Mark Griffith
 

On a Raspberry Pi, you don't need to use gpsd unless you want constant updating of the time and such.? Usually, updating the time at boot is sufficient.

I use simpler techniques which work pretty good.

If all you want to do is update the system time and the current GPS coordinates when the Pi boots, I do this:

First setup the serial port for NEMA standards, which are 4800 baud:

DEVICE="/dev/ttyUSB0"
stty -F $DEVICE ispeed 4800 > /dev/null 2>&1

Then proceed to grab the raw data from the port:

cat < $DEVICE

If you want to decode the stream, pipe it to gpsdecode

cat < $DEVICE | gpsdecode

After that, you'll have to do some great regular expression work to pull the data from the decoded stream.? I put about 30 seconds worth into a data file to give the GPS receiver time to sync to a few satellites, and then extract from there:

GPSTIME=`tail -1 /var/tmp/gpstmp | sed -r 's/.*"time":"([^"]*)".*/\1/'`
GPSCOORDS=`tail -1 /var/tmp/gpstmp | grep -om1 "[-]\?[[:digit:]]\{1,3\}\.[[:digit:]]\{9\}"`

Then you can do something with that information.? If you want to update the time and GPS coords on a regular basis, use cron to run the same script every hour or every 6 hours, etc.

Like a said, a simple way, but it works well when gpsd decides it wants to be cranky.

Just my 2 cents.

Mark
KD0QYN


On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 9:20:02 AM CST, John Schultz <sturmgewehr762@...> wrote:


If GPSD is configured on your system I suspect that is the issue.? I just posted a thread about my Icom issue and the solution here in the group.

John


 

I have not yet setup GPSD, unless it is setup as a default. I will try to find your thread and take a look at your findings.


 

If GPSD is configured on your system I suspect that is the issue.? I just posted a thread about my Icom issue and the solution here in the group.

John


 

I am running on a pi4 and no matter what I've tried I am unable to get FLrig or FLdigi to initialize my IC-7300. ran lsusb and shows up as 3 different connections. I have baud set correct, I selected the silicon labs port. and no dice.

Any help would be great.


 

To remove the auto Wi-Fi hotspot, do these two steps on the Raspberry Pi console:

sudo systemctl disable autohotspot.service
In the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file remove the line that was added ("sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf"):
?
nohook wpa_supplicant
That's it as far as removing it. You can now run?sudo raspi-config?and select 2: Network Options, followed by N2: Wi-Fi and enter in your WiFi SSID and passphrase.

Hope this helps. (Next image I create won't have the auto-hotspot feature enabled -- it's created too much confusion.)

--
- Dave
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Made those changes to disable auto-starting the Hotspot software.? Now now my wlan0 is working fine, using the SSID and PSK that i have defined in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.

Jody - K3JZD? ?


On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 09:28 PM, Jody - K3JZD wrote:
Not yet Marty - But I saw that today David KD4E posted a link to a web page that has explicit instructions on how? to disable the auto-starting Hotspot.(near the bottom of the page)

I will be doing that tomorrow.

Jody - K3JZD



On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 09:30 AM, Marty Hartwell wrote:

Hi Jody

I guess the next question is have you gotten the wlan0 to work yet. Still waiting

to get a micro HDMI connection to try my new Pi 4 B, maybe today or tomorrow.

?

Marty kd8bj


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