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Re: PILINBPQ w/Signal Link USB

 

I'm not at home right now so I can't access my configuration, but the other thing needed to make it work right is to set the delay pot as low as possible.? If the delay is up to high you will transmit okay but your radio will still be transmitting when the answering station responds.? If you have CAT control another solution is to remove the PTT jumper in the Signalink and use CAT for PTT.


On Sun, Jun 5, 2022, 16:01 Al Gordon <al@...> wrote:
I have, but I took my station down recently due to moving QTH, and am not sure when it will be back online. In other words: I don’t have the config handy to share.

At a high level however, the important thing to understand with SignaLink USB with PILINBPQ is that you’re configuring Direwolf (or other soundmodem) for VOX, and you need to make sure that you get your audio levels set high enough to trigger the SignaLink, but not so high that you’re splattering. You probably will need to run something like “alsamixer” (command line audio level configuration “GUI”), and tweak the knobs on the SignaLink USB to get the right TX and RX audio. The Delay knob on the SignaLink USB should probably be cranked all the way to the left (no delay).

I hope this helps.

73 de K7AJG . .


On Jun 5, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Brett Williams <KB5YZB@...> wrote:

Group, is anyone using a Signal Link USB with a PILINBPQ setup? I have tried some pre-made port configs, non seemed to work.?

Thanks for the help..

Brett
KB5YZB

Re: PILINBPQ w/Signal Link USB

 

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Which modem are you trying to use with the Signallink?

73,
John

On 05/06/2022 17:10, Brett Williams wrote:

Group, is anyone using a Signal Link USB with a PILINBPQ setup? I have tried some pre-made port configs, non seemed to work.?

Thanks for the help..

Brett
KB5YZB

Re: PILINBPQ w/Signal Link USB

Al Gordon
 

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I have, but I took my station down recently due to moving QTH, and am not sure when it will be back online. In other words: I don’t have the config handy to share.

At a high level however, the important thing to understand with SignaLink USB with PILINBPQ is that you’re configuring Direwolf (or other soundmodem) for VOX, and you need to make sure that you get your audio levels set high enough to trigger the SignaLink, but not so high that you’re splattering. You probably will need to run something like “alsamixer” (command line audio level configuration “GUI”), and tweak the knobs on the SignaLink USB to get the right TX and RX audio. The Delay knob on the SignaLink USB should probably be cranked all the way to the left (no delay).

I hope this helps.

73 de K7AJG . .


On Jun 5, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Brett Williams <KB5YZB@...> wrote:

Group, is anyone using a Signal Link USB with a PILINBPQ setup? I have tried some pre-made port configs, non seemed to work.?

Thanks for the help..

Brett
KB5YZB

Re: Messages deleted after 2 days.

 

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Hi Mark
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Sorry about the misunderstanding, I am not sure what will happen in that case, seems to me
I had similar setting Max messages lower then number of day before renumbering I think
Mail Server either crashed or gave me an error, it was some time a go so I just don’t remember
what happened.
Sorry I can’t give you a better answer.

Mike Melnik-N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator

PILINBPQ w/Signal Link USB

 

Group, is anyone using a Signal Link USB with a PILINBPQ setup? I have tried some pre-made port configs, non seemed to work.?

Thanks for the help..

Brett
KB5YZB
Re: Messages deleted after 2 days.

 

Mike, we misunderstand each other.? The original post shows the following:

Bulletins keep for 365 days? (that is > 12000 messages)
Max Message Number 10,000

How can he expect to keep 12,000 messages on his system when the Max message Number is 10,000?

Will messages then be deleted or will BPQ attempt to duplicate message numbers and crash or what?? It just seems to me that Max Message Number must also be greater than the maximum expected number of message that will be on the system at one time.? And in his case that will be greater than 12,000.


Mark
Re: Radio only BPQ station not responding to RF connections

 

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Don
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Is it only WX7RNO you are having connection problems with? I am a bit unclear if WX7RNO is also BPQ Node/BBS?
If you are not also the sysop for WX7RNO, in other words knowing if WX7RNO is BPQ or other, if possibly other then
BPQ especially if WX7RNO is a JNOS system then BPQ need to use INP3 for JNOS, BPQ will not communicate
with JNOS and Netrom, this is not a error with BPQ but a problem with NOS systems.
?
I have been down this road before with NOS systems.?
73

Mike Melnik-N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator

Re: Radio only BPQ station not responding to RF connections

 

John,
I tested both connecting right at the termination of a WX7RNO initiated connection and also concurrently with a WX7RNO initiated connection.? Neither worked to connect to WX7RNO. I used both my personal packet system and also the WA6MTY BPQ system to initiate the incoming connections to WX7RNO.

I did briefly research the windows 10 usb suspend/sleep functions and it still may be worth checking on the WX7RNO computer. I will also will look at going back to a restore point prior to the driver updates if such a restore point exists. It will be a few days before I can get to the computer to check it out.

Don
N7WTR
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry Ogletree
 

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Many, many thanks for your efforts!

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Perry

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2022 2:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

?

It should do, yes.

?

73, John?

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On 4 Jun 2022 06:34, Perry Ogletree <afa4nq@...> wrote:

And how about if he uses fully qualified addresses, i.e., "sp
abc4bb@...;def4aa@..."
Will that still work?

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop











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Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

 

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I just tested it again on my QT Term and it did work. In fact the system added the full address from my WP files. Perry, you should get your copy of the message I made up the next time you connect to 2mc.

On 6/4/2022 3:32 AM, John G8BPQ wrote:

It should do, yes.

73, John?

On 4 Jun 2022 06:34, Perry Ogletree <afa4nq@...> wrote:

And how about if he uses fully qualified addresses, i.e., "sp
abc4bb@...;def4aa@..."
Will that still work?

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


________________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop













Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

 

It should do, yes.

73, John?

On 4 Jun 2022 06:34, Perry Ogletree <afa4nq@...> wrote:

And how about if he uses fully qualified addresses, i.e., "sp
abc4bb@...;def4aa@..."
Will that still work?

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


________________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop













Re: Radio only BPQ station not responding to RF connections

 

John,?

?I will try that. It seems to make sense as there is a short period of functionality after a computer reboot. It lasts a few minutes. ? But as I recall ?some of the automated connections may be on a 10 minute interval, so it is hard to imagine the timeout clock to be shorter than 10 minutes. ?

I will report back what i find.

Don
N7WTR
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry Ogletree
 

And how about if he uses fully qualified addresses, i.e., "sp
abc4bb@...;def4aa@..."
Will that still work?

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


________________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry Ogletree
 

Would a space character between the semicolon and the second address upset
the apple cart? If so, that may be why it didn't work for him.
I'll get him to try again with your syntax.

Perry

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John G8BPQ
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


________________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop
Re: Radio only BPQ station not responding to RF connections

 

That is at least a possibility. I can't think of any other way that either
the OS or BPQ could differentiate between an incoming connect and a reply to
an outgoing connect. If the serial port was shut down when not in use, but
was reactivated when a packet it sent, it would explain what is being seen.

One way to test is to see if the system replies to an incoming connection
immediately after an outgoing call.

73,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MJ Inabnit
Sent: 03 June 2022 22:01
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Radio only BPQ station not responding to RF connections


Windows OS .. This sounds like M$ is HELPING you buy putting
peripherals to bed (power saving) .. I've read elsewhere hams running
into this issue with M$. I don't use M$/Apple stuff, only Linux, so I
can't direct you where in the beast's control center to look, but have
read that hams are able to tell the OS to NOT put to sleep during power
save.

Hope you find the bugger and get it back into operation.

73
j

On 6/3/22 1:54 PM, Don Mahin wrote:
Group,

WX7RNO ?is clearly making outgoing connections to other BPQ systems as
the other BPQ systems in the nearby counties are circulating ?Bulletins
which were forwarded by WX7RNO. These outgoing connections can easily be
observed by monitoring the packet traffic. Outgoing packet connections
from WX7RNO appear to always be successful when they are directed at an
active BPQ system or an active node as part of a path to an active BQP
system. So this behavior suggests that there are no issues with the
ssids or the communications between the TNC and computer (Windows 10).

WX7RNO remains RF silent upon RF connections being initiated by a Node,
by a outpost user, by a winlink user, or by a BPQ system both directly
or through a a node. Such connection requests time out with due to no RF
response from WX7RNO. This lack of RF response can be observed by
looking at the activity at the WX7RNO computer which shows no incoming
connections requests and by observing the packet traffic ( when not
physically present at WX7RNO) and seeing no response from WX7RNO.

The ?WX7RNO BPQ system does not appear to be able to hear any incoming
connections requests, but it is also very successfully in making
connections according to its various internal schedules. In those self
initiated connections, it can send and retrieve packet messages,
bulletins, routing and node information, and other similar housekeeping
activity of the BPQ system.

No substantial changes were made to this WX7RNO system, other than a few
driver updates, when this behavior started. The SSIDs, TNC settings
(which is in KISS mode), BPQ programming, or mail forwarding
instructions remain unchanged.?

To attempt to fix this situation, I reset the TNC, removed BPQ from the
computer and did a clean install of the latest version of BPQ, restored
a 6 month old backup of the BPQ settings which were previously working
without these issues. I verified that the “Com” port was consistent as
shown in the windows device manager was matching the “Com” port
specified in the BPQ settings.

With all these precautions, the problem still persists of WX7RNO not
“hearing” incoming RF connection requests.?

John, have you come up with any ideas on how to fix this. Is it time to
reinstall windows 10 and start over populating all new clean software on
the computer?

Don
N7WTR
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wishing you well
Jaye, ke6sls--via the toshiba w/thunderchicken
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

 

Perry,

Yes, you can use ; as an address separator, eg

SP G8BPQ;GM8BPQ

The same format also works in WebMail.

73,
John


________________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Ogletree
Sent: 04 June 2022 01:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

John and group, et al.
I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses.
He was creating two messages, one to each address.
He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a
message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests
failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users
and, if so, what's the magic syntax.

Perry
AFMARS Sysop
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry Ogletree
 

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Maybe John knows a trick to do this but it’s looking impossible for now. Hopefully it won’t be a “deal” breaker. HI!

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Perry

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AFA2HV
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 9:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

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It appears that this is true. I just did a local test here and the addressing is handled completely different from on originated by WE.

I do feel using the terminal is a smart move though for the reasons you stated.

Dave

On 6/3/2022 9:34 PM, Perry Ogletree wrote:

Yep, I think he said he was using the VARA Terminal tool. We moved away from RMS Express as a client tool as it wouldn’t catch bulletins and other messages sent to “group” addresses.? So he may just have to copy and paste creating a message per recipient.

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Perry

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Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

 

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It appears that this is true. I just did a local test here and the addressing is handled completely different from on originated by WE.

I do feel using the terminal is a smart move though for the reasons you stated.

Dave

On 6/3/2022 9:34 PM, Perry Ogletree wrote:

Yep, I think he said he was using the VARA Terminal tool. We moved away from RMS Express as a client tool as it wouldn’t catch bulletins and other messages sent to “group” addresses.? So he may just have to copy and paste creating a message per recipient.

?

Perry

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Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

Perry Ogletree
 

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Yep, I think he said he was using the VARA Terminal tool. We moved away from RMS Express as a client tool as it wouldn’t catch bulletins and other messages sent to “group” addresses.? So he may just have to copy and paste creating a message per recipient.

?

Perry

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AFA2HV
Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 8:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [bpq32] Address syntax for multiple recipents.

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Perry

If he is using Winlink Express to compose that message, yes, all he has to do is put both on the TO line or one on the TO line and one on the CC line.

BPQ will then automatically duplicate that message sending one to each address.

I am not sure if that would work if he was using the QTTerm or Dumb term.

73

Dave

AFMARS Sysop

On 6/3/2022 8:54 PM, Perry Ogletree wrote:

John and group, et al…

I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses. He was creating two messages, one to each address.

He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users and, if so, what’s the magic syntax.

?

Perry

AFMARS Sysop
Re: Address syntax for multiple recipents.

 

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Perry

If he is using Winlink Express to compose that message, yes, all he has to do is put both on the TO line or one on the TO line and one on the CC line.

BPQ will then automatically duplicate that message sending one to each address.

I am not sure if that would work if he was using the QTTerm or Dumb term.

73

Dave

AFMARS Sysop

On 6/3/2022 8:54 PM, Perry Ogletree wrote:

John and group, et al…

I have a user who sends a routine report through my system to two addresses. He was creating two messages, one to each address.

He asked if, like in email, he could use a comma or semicolon to address a message to two people and I said to try it and see. He reports the tests failed so the question is: Can you send a single message to multiple users and, if so, what’s the magic syntax.

?

Perry

AFMARS Sysop

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