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Re: Trying to Set Up a Byonics TT4A as a Digipeater - HEEEELLLLLPPP!!!!
THANK YOU, John!!!? Looks like I must have been successful AFTER all!!!? ? ?:-)? ? ?Now I just need to tweak it a little bit for best efficiency.? I sincerely appreciate the feedback. Dave? S. of Lakeport TX SE of Gregg County Regional Airport Friday / 1-17-20 / 11 AM CST / On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 7:28 AM John Emig <johndemig@...> wrote:
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Re: Trying to Set Up a Byonics TT4A as a Digipeater - HEEEELLLLLPPP!!!!
You're digipeater is working! See the attached Screenshot. John Emig W6GC 661-599-8689 On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 21:59 Dave / KL7BX <bearskinrugmaker@...> wrote: Hello all .......I have a manufacturer-built model of a Byonics TT4A that had previously been successfully used ONLY as a mobile unit, for vehicle position reporting/tracking, and am now trying to set it up to be used at my residence as a fixed station Digi-peater for the local area, instead.? I have NEVER really done anything with digital modes on HAM radio, so I am relatively LOST as to HOW to set this thing up properly.? I have read thru ALL the available manuals from Byonics, but they only tell what each Command item has for their respective options.? I need to know WHICH options I need to SELECT, based on my purpose for usage (Digipeater). |
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Trying to Set Up a Byonics TT4A as a Digipeater - HEEEELLLLLPPP!!!!
Hello all .......I have a manufacturer-built model of a Byonics TT4A that had previously been successfully used ONLY as a mobile unit, for vehicle position reporting/tracking, and am now trying to set it up to be used at my residence as a fixed station Digi-peater for the local area, instead.? I have NEVER really done anything with digital modes on HAM radio, so I am relatively LOST as to HOW to set this thing up properly.? I have read thru ALL the available manuals from Byonics, but they only tell what each Command item has for their respective options.? I need to know WHICH options I need to SELECT, based on my purpose for usage (Digipeater).
? ?I DO have it on the air, and it IS showing up on the aprs.fi webpage, so I know I at LEAST got SOMETHING done right, but I'm not sure how to confirm whether it is actually WORKING as a Digi-peater or not.? ?If anyone out there knows how to do it, I can send a copy of my TT4A Config File, to see if I have things programmed properly or not.? Any help is DEFINITELY appreciated.? I just updated the Firmware from Version 0.68 to Version 0.72 successfully, before getting it up on the air, if that helps. ( The TT4A has the 1284 Chipset, now loaded with the 0.72 Firmware for the 1284 chipset.) ? It is connected to an old ICOM IC-28H mobile radio, putting out 45W on TX, thru a tri-band (either a Comet or a Diamond 70cm/2m/6m) fiberglass-encased omni on the top of my 60' tower, so antenna height is approximately 75' above terrain, and is clear of the treetops in my yard.?? I AM getting RX indications on the TT4A, so it is doing at least that much. ( I also monitored the signals on my primary voice station radio, that is connected on a separate 2 mtr tower/antenna array, for simultaneous RX signal verification.) ? Anyone ELSE out there using their TT4A as a digipeater, or KNOWS how to set it up????? I'm all ears! Thanks....? ?Dave in NE Texas / KL7BX Thursday / 1-16-10 / 11:55 PM CST? / |
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Re: Sending APRS message thru PC serial using TT4
Well, there are 3 basic things: 1. Make sure you have the TT4 connected properly (comercial cables to data jack or personal made cables ??? Those connectors aren't very common.? Use pins 1,2,3, and either pin4 or pin5 (baud rate specific, ???? but I find either works if set properly).? Best to use TONES rather than SQL line. ???? I had to check the advanced manual to see the pinout. 2. Configure the TT4 RXAMP and TXLEVEL according to the Quick Start Guide ??? Since your say it is not decoding, this is definitely where you want to start. 3. Properly format the message ??? I'd start with a position report.? ?????? These are easily done by copying one from the TT4 itself or off air and alter it slightly. ??? Then you can try others according to Robert Giuliano
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 8:59:10 AM EST, izcbautista@... <izcbautista@...> wrote:
Hello everyone, How should I format my message using my PC so that my APRS radio could receive it. Thank you. 73, DV1PUI Izrael |
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Sending APRS message thru PC serial using TT4
Hello everyone, How should I format my message using my PC so that my APRS radio could receive it. Thank you. 73, DV1PUI Izrael |
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Re: TT4BT not connecting in Fedora 31
BlueTooth under Linux is rather strange. Make sure you find the correct device.? The serial port connection usually has a designation of /dev/rfcomm#. You don't say what application you are running on Fedora (XASTIR, something under WINE, or some other app).? Each has their own, but rrunning under WINE is probably the most tricky. Robert Giuliano
On Friday, December 6, 2019, 9:57:35 PM EST, Allen Lord <allen@...> wrote:
I don't know a thing about Fedors, but if your TT4BT and PC can connect, but there is no evidence of communication, I would verify that you have the Baud rates set correctly, i.e, both set to 19200, N,8, 1 and using KISS. 73, Allen AF6OF On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:41 PM Peter <ve7ppe@...> wrote: I'm installing a mobile I-gate in my truck to fill-in in remote regions. |
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Re: TT4BT not connecting in Fedora 31
I don't know a thing about Fedors, but if your TT4BT and PC can connect, but there is no evidence of communication, I would verify that you have the Baud rates set correctly, i.e, both set to 19200, N,8, 1 and using KISS. 73, Allen AF6OF On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:41 PM Peter <ve7ppe@...> wrote: I'm installing a mobile I-gate in my truck to fill-in in remote regions. |
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TT4BT not connecting in Fedora 31
I'm installing a mobile I-gate in my truck to fill-in in remote regions.
Recently started using the TT4BT instead of 232-USB cable with my laptop.? Pairs and connects to my phone with APRSDroid.? Running Fedora 31, it pairs but starts the connect process, then errors.? Has anyone else run into this issue and what was your solution? Thanks, Peter - VE7PPE |
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Re: TinyTrak3+ Changing Firmware
You are fundamentally correct in all your assumptions about the TT3. You can't load a .t3f file into either a blank PIC, or a existing PIC 16F628 chip, since neither of these have the Byonics bootloader required to install the file. You can update your old TT3+ by purchasing a new, 16F1827 PIC from Byonics, and you will be able to install any .t3f file ( WXtrak, TinyPack, etc) to convert your old TT3 into any compatible device. Not all .t3f files will actually work in a TT3, since some are hardware specific, including all of the Micro-Trak transmitter/transceiver products.?
Byonics recommends TeraTerm because it's free and runs on Windows, but you can use pretty much any any terminal program to load new firmware into a TT3 chip. It's easier for us to help you with any required troubleshooting if you are using Windows and TT, since we use it every day. Again, you won't be able to re-write your old 628 or brand new (blank) 1827 chip without the bootloader, which is closely held.
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Allen AF6OF -----Original Message-----
From: Brian Reay via Groups.Io <g8osn@...> To: TinyTrak <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Nov 21, 2019 8:11 am Subject: [TinyTrak] TinyTrak3+ Changing Firmware Hi,
This query is more to a matter of interest, at least at the moment, but I am confused. I have a TT3+ which uses a 16F628 PIC included in the kit. I note from the Byonics site, they have made other Firmware available for different applications (rather than the basic tracker) and a set of tracker Firmware to revert to the tracker mode (a later version) if you change your mind.? Out of interest, I downloaded the file which includes in the instructions a cryptic (to me at least) comment: "Note only TinyTrak3Plus's with the 16F1827 chip can be upgraded this way." I assume from this, the current TT3+ are shipped with a 16F1827, which it seems is compatible with the 16F628 (I am happy to be correct on this).? There is also a reference to?Tera Term Pro and, reading the instructions, it seems the supplied 16F1827 has some extra code included to allow it to work with Tera Term Pro,? Again, I am happy to be corrected on this.? Now my question: Can I use another method (in particular a normal programmer) to simply load the? *.t3f? file into either a? 16F1827 or even a 16F628 (a new one) and use the programmed device in my? TT3+. I am assuming Tera Term Pro is a Windows programme and, while I can access a Windows machine, I prefer to use Linux.? At the moment this is just a question asked out of interest rather than something I plan/need to do. 73 Brian G8OSN |
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TinyTrak3+ Changing Firmware
Hi,
This query is more to a matter of interest, at least at the moment, but I am confused. I have a TT3+ which uses a 16F628 PIC included in the kit. I note from the Byonics site, they have made other Firmware available for different applications (rather than the basic tracker) and a set of tracker Firmware to revert to the tracker mode (a later version) if you change your mind.? Out of interest, I downloaded the file which includes in the instructions a cryptic (to me at least) comment: "Note only TinyTrak3Plus's with the 16F1827 chip can be upgraded this way." I assume from this, the current TT3+ are shipped with a 16F1827, which it seems is compatible with the 16F628 (I am happy to be correct on this).? There is also a reference to?Tera Term Pro and, reading the instructions, it seems the supplied 16F1827 has some extra code included to allow it to work with Tera Term Pro,? Again, I am happy to be corrected on this.? Now my question: Can I use another method (in particular a normal programmer) to simply load the? *.t3f? file into either a? 16F1827 or even a 16F628 (a new one) and use the programmed device in my? TT3+. I am assuming Tera Term Pro is a Windows programme and, while I can access a Windows machine, I prefer to use Linux.? At the moment this is just a question asked out of interest rather than something I plan/need to do. 73 Brian G8OSN |
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Re: Not Transmitting Correctly
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Yes it sounds too loud and distorted. ?Listen to other packets from nearby stations and lower your audio to match using the CALIBRATE and 1 or 2 keys. ?
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Don W.
KD4ZPP
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Garcia via Groups.Io <kf5vlz@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 12:49 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TinyTrak] Not Transmitting Correctly ?
Yeah went through them did you watch YouTube video
Thanks, Robert R Garcia (KF5VLZ) On Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 05:22 Don Woodward <dbwoodw@...> wrote:
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Re: Not Transmitting Correctly
Robert, You have PPERIOD set to 0, it will never send a packet other than a startup packet. Try setting 120 ( Seconds) I suspect that is your root problem cause. When you say " It sounds completely? wrong?and not producing the data tone at all" exactly what do you mean? From your Youtube video, it sounds like you are sending packets, perhaps just a start-up packet, just fine, although perhaps a bit over-driven. If you have deduced from the fact that your packets have not been appearing on that you are sending invalid or distorted packets, you should consider a possible fault?in that reasoning. You have alias 1 set to TEMP. I suggest setting it to WIDE for testing, to see if you are even within range of any portion of the APRS network. Later, you can choose a more appropriate digipath. TEMP will probably not work anywhere. ?The single most common cause of distortion in packets using your setup is RF interfering with the TT4. I suggest trying again with an external mobile or base antenna, or a dummy load, to see if the distortion ( Which I can't hear in your video but may be there) goes away.? Why do you have both ports set to a 4800 Baud GPS? Only PORT B needs to be set up for a plug and play GPS. PORT A should be left alone at 19200 (defaults) unless you have a pressing need ro another bad rate or mode. 73, Allen AF6OF On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 9:49 AM Robert Garcia <kf5vlz@...> wrote:
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Re: Not Transmitting Correctly
Yeah went through them did you watch YouTube video Thanks, Robert R Garcia (KF5VLZ) On Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 05:22 Don Woodward <dbwoodw@...> wrote:
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Re: Not Transmitting Correctly
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Have you gone through the audios settings at:
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73's?
Don W.
KD4APP
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Garcia via Groups.Io <kf5vlz@...>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:33 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [TinyTrak] Not Transmitting Correctly ?
Hello,?
I am having an issue with my TinyTrak 4 in basic tracker config with GPS hooked up directly. It sounds completely? wrong?and not producing the data tone at all.... Please help?
Hardware?
TINYTRAK4
BYONICSGPS5
M5C cable from Byonics?
Yaesu 1802 connected to m5c cable (similar to?FT-1900R? except 50 w max ) set to 5 watts
Sounds with video?
Settings
BANK 0P300 FALSE TXTDISP FALSE NODISP FALSE PPATHING FALSE DMSDISP FALSE MICETMV TRUE ENTS FALSE TELHIRES FALSE TELVOLT TRUE TELTEMP TRUE PREEMPT FALSE DIGIID FALSE WXPOS TRUE TELREAD TRUE FRAWDISP FALSE HRAWDISP FALSE WYPTXT FALSE PKTICOM TRUE PKTOCOM TRUE RPATHDISP FALSE LEDS TRUE PAVPEN FALSE DEC96 FALSE DDIST FALSE HEADERLN FALSE DMETRIC FALSE SOFTRST TRUE MSGCMD FALSE MSGCAP TRUE LRNTPS FALSE GPSCHK TRUE INTCLK FALSE DECSTAT FALSE DIGIMY FALSE TOSV TRUE TALT TRUE TSPEED TRUE TIMESTAMP TRUE TIMEHMS TRUE SBEN FALSE TSWPT TRUE AMODE GPS BMODE GPS ABAUD 4800 BBAUD 4800 BNKMODE 0 SSIDROUTE 0 ALTNET APTT4 MYCALL KF5VLZ-1 PATH1 PATH1 PATH2 WIDE1-1 PATH3 WIDE2-1 TSTAT /TinyTrak4 FJ Cruiser BTEXT >/TinyTrak4 Alpha BPERIOD 0 TXD 36 MTXD 2 PERSIST 65 SLOTTIME 15 QUIET 10 TRNKMODE 0 CDMODE TONES CDLEVEL 20 TXLEVEL 128 TXTWIST 50 RXAMP 5 GWAYLEN 9 GWAYMODE NMEA GRELAYBITS 1 GRELAYRATE 0 GKRELAY 0 LOCATION 1234.5678N 12345.6789W GALT 1000 TSYMCODE P TSYMTABLE / STATUSRATE 1 PPERIOD 20 MPPERIOD 0 SBSSPEED 5 SBFSPEED 60 SBSPERIOD 1800 SBFPERIOD 90 SBTANGLE 27 SBTSLOPE 255 SBTTIME 5 MMSG 2 TSOFFSET 17 TDAO 1 TPROTOCOL MIC-E TPSWITCH 0 TPERIOD 0 TVOLTTWK 128 TTEMPTWK 128 WPERIOD 0 ALIAS1 TEMP ALIAS2 % ALIAS3 % DUPETIME 30 FILTERCALL % TXFREQ 144.390 RXFREQ 144.390 RXSQUELCH 0 BANK 1 P300 FALSE TXTDISP FALSE NODISP FALSE PPATHING FALSE DMSDISP FALSE MICETMV FALSE ENTS FALSE TELHIRES FALSE TELVOLT TRUE TELTEMP TRUE PREEMPT FALSE DIGIID TRUE WXPOS TRUE TELREAD TRUE FRAWDISP FALSE HRAWDISP FALSE WYPTXT FALSE PKTICOM TRUE PKTOCOM FALSE RPATHDISP FALSE LEDS TRUE PAVPEN FALSE DEC96 FALSE DDIST FALSE HEADERLN FALSE DMETRIC FALSE SOFTRST TRUE MSGCMD FALSE MSGCAP FALSE LRNTPS FALSE GPSCHK FALSE INTCLK FALSE DECSTAT FALSE DIGIMY FALSE TOSV TRUE TALT TRUE TSPEED TRUE TIMESTAMP TRUE TIMEHMS TRUE SBEN FALSE TSWPT TRUE AMODE GPS BMODE GPS ABAUD 4800 BBAUD 4800 BNKMODE 0 SSIDROUTE 0 ALTNET APTT4 MYCALL NOCALL PATH1 WIDE1-1 PATH2 WIDE2-1 PATH3 % TSTAT /TinyTrak4 Alpha BTEXT >/TinyTrak4 Alpha BPERIOD 0 TXD 40 MTXD 10 PERSIST 65 SLOTTIME 15 QUIET 10 TRNKMODE 0 CDMODE TONES CDLEVEL 20 TXLEVEL 128 TXTWIST 50 RXAMP 12 GWAYLEN 9 GWAYMODE NMEA GRELAYBITS 1 GRELAYRATE 0 GKRELAY 0 LOCATION 1234.5678N 12345.6789W GALT 1000 TSYMCODE > TSYMTABLE / STATUSRATE 1 PPERIOD 0 MPPERIOD 0 SBSSPEED 5 SBFSPEED 60 SBSPERIOD 1800 SBFPERIOD 90 SBTANGLE 27 SBTSLOPE 255 SBTTIME 5 MMSG 0 TSOFFSET 17 TDAO 0 TPROTOCOL MIC-E TPSWITCH 0 TPERIOD 0 TVOLTTWK 128 TTEMPTWK 128 WPERIOD 0 ALIAS1 TEMP ALIAS2 % ALIAS3 % DUPETIME 30 FILTERCALL % TXFREQ 144.390 RXFREQ 144.390 RXSQUELCH 0?
Thanks,
Robert R Garcia (KF5VLZ) |
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Not Transmitting Correctly
Hello,? I am having an issue with my TinyTrak 4 in basic tracker config with GPS hooked up directly. It sounds completely? wrong?and not producing the data tone at all.... Please help? Hardware? TINYTRAK4 BYONICSGPS5 M5C cable from Byonics? Yaesu 1802 connected to m5c cable (similar to?FT-1900R? except 50 w max ) set to 5 watts Sounds with video? Settings BANK 0P300 FALSE TXTDISP FALSE NODISP FALSE PPATHING FALSE DMSDISP FALSE MICETMV TRUE ENTS FALSE TELHIRES FALSE TELVOLT TRUE TELTEMP TRUE PREEMPT FALSE DIGIID FALSE WXPOS TRUE TELREAD TRUE FRAWDISP FALSE HRAWDISP FALSE WYPTXT FALSE PKTICOM TRUE PKTOCOM TRUE RPATHDISP FALSE LEDS TRUE PAVPEN FALSE DEC96 FALSE DDIST FALSE HEADERLN FALSE DMETRIC FALSE SOFTRST TRUE MSGCMD FALSE MSGCAP TRUE LRNTPS FALSE GPSCHK TRUE INTCLK FALSE DECSTAT FALSE DIGIMY FALSE TOSV TRUE TALT TRUE TSPEED TRUE TIMESTAMP TRUE TIMEHMS TRUE SBEN FALSE TSWPT TRUE AMODE GPS BMODE GPS ABAUD 4800 BBAUD 4800 BNKMODE 0 SSIDROUTE 0 ALTNET APTT4 MYCALL KF5VLZ-1 PATH1 PATH1 PATH2 WIDE1-1 PATH3 WIDE2-1 TSTAT /TinyTrak4 FJ Cruiser BTEXT >/TinyTrak4 Alpha BPERIOD 0 TXD 36 MTXD 2 PERSIST 65 SLOTTIME 15 QUIET 10 TRNKMODE 0 CDMODE TONES CDLEVEL 20 TXLEVEL 128 TXTWIST 50 RXAMP 5 GWAYLEN 9 GWAYMODE NMEA GRELAYBITS 1 GRELAYRATE 0 GKRELAY 0 LOCATION 1234.5678N 12345.6789W GALT 1000 TSYMCODE P TSYMTABLE / STATUSRATE 1 PPERIOD 20 MPPERIOD 0 SBSSPEED 5 SBFSPEED 60 SBSPERIOD 1800 SBFPERIOD 90 SBTANGLE 27 SBTSLOPE 255 SBTTIME 5 MMSG 2 TSOFFSET 17 TDAO 1 TPROTOCOL MIC-E TPSWITCH 0 TPERIOD 0 TVOLTTWK 128 TTEMPTWK 128 WPERIOD 0 ALIAS1 TEMP ALIAS2 % ALIAS3 % DUPETIME 30 FILTERCALL % TXFREQ 144.390 RXFREQ 144.390 RXSQUELCH 0 BANK 1 P300 FALSE TXTDISP FALSE NODISP FALSE PPATHING FALSE DMSDISP FALSE MICETMV FALSE ENTS FALSE TELHIRES FALSE TELVOLT TRUE TELTEMP TRUE PREEMPT FALSE DIGIID TRUE WXPOS TRUE TELREAD TRUE FRAWDISP FALSE HRAWDISP FALSE WYPTXT FALSE PKTICOM TRUE PKTOCOM FALSE RPATHDISP FALSE LEDS TRUE PAVPEN FALSE DEC96 FALSE DDIST FALSE HEADERLN FALSE DMETRIC FALSE SOFTRST TRUE MSGCMD FALSE MSGCAP FALSE LRNTPS FALSE GPSCHK FALSE INTCLK FALSE DECSTAT FALSE DIGIMY FALSE TOSV TRUE TALT TRUE TSPEED TRUE TIMESTAMP TRUE TIMEHMS TRUE SBEN FALSE TSWPT TRUE AMODE GPS BMODE GPS ABAUD 4800 BBAUD 4800 BNKMODE 0 SSIDROUTE 0 ALTNET APTT4 MYCALL NOCALL PATH1 WIDE1-1 PATH2 WIDE2-1 PATH3 % TSTAT /TinyTrak4 Alpha BTEXT >/TinyTrak4 Alpha BPERIOD 0 TXD 40 MTXD 10 PERSIST 65 SLOTTIME 15 QUIET 10 TRNKMODE 0 CDMODE TONES CDLEVEL 20 TXLEVEL 128 TXTWIST 50 RXAMP 12 GWAYLEN 9 GWAYMODE NMEA GRELAYBITS 1 GRELAYRATE 0 GKRELAY 0 LOCATION 1234.5678N 12345.6789W GALT 1000 TSYMCODE > TSYMTABLE / STATUSRATE 1 PPERIOD 0 MPPERIOD 0 SBSSPEED 5 SBFSPEED 60 SBSPERIOD 1800 SBFPERIOD 90 SBTANGLE 27 SBTSLOPE 255 SBTTIME 5 MMSG 0 TSOFFSET 17 TDAO 0 TPROTOCOL MIC-E TPSWITCH 0 TPERIOD 0 TVOLTTWK 128 TTEMPTWK 128 WPERIOD 0 ALIAS1 TEMP ALIAS2 % ALIAS3 % DUPETIME 30 FILTERCALL % TXFREQ 144.390 RXFREQ 144.390 RXSQUELCH 0? Thanks, Robert R Garcia (KF5VLZ) |
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