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Re: BPQ APRS igate setup questions #aprs

 

bpq32.cfg line no 225 not recognised - Ignored: ENDPORT?


Heads up ^


Re: BPQ APRS igate setup questions #aprs

 

This is just a hunch.

The APRS connection may be trying to go out of the TAP device instead of your regular network.

Make sure there is not a default route for non-AMPR traffic pointing to the TAP device:

NODEFAULTROUTE



FYI BPQ should not need a port forward on the router for APRS-IS to work, as APRS-IS is an outgoing TCP connection, rather than an incoming one.

73
Red


Re: BPQ APRS igate setup questions #aprs

 

Just tried the server you suggested. "ISHOST=noam.aprs2.net"
Same error. Thank for the suggestion.


Re: QTSoundmodem version source code

 

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git clone git://vps1.g8bpq.net/QtSM should give you 0.0.0.63 (the latest)

73,
John


On 15/05/2023 18:53, Christopher Molnar KO4YAW wrote:

This message is probably for John but if anyone can answer it would be great.

I am experiencing a number of different versions of QTSoundmodem.

The one in the source zip file seems to compile to version 0.0.0.57
The one that is compiled as 64 bit (QtSoundModem64) is at version 0.0.0.60
The one that is described in another set of documents that has IL2P (experimental) is version 0.0.0.61b

Does anyone know if there is a source archive? so I can compile a 64bit version of 0.0.0.61b?

Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW


QTSoundmodem version source code

 

This message is probably for John but if anyone can answer it would be great.

I am experiencing a number of different versions of QTSoundmodem.

The one in the source zip file seems to compile to version 0.0.0.57
The one that is compiled as 64 bit (QtSoundModem64) is at version 0.0.0.60
The one that is described in another set of documents that has IL2P (experimental) is version 0.0.0.61b

Does anyone know if there is a source archive? so I can compile a 64bit version of 0.0.0.61b?

Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Hi All,

Cheers for that, a silly misconfig by myself :) - I hope to be back in shack this evening to try it out.

I set it to PMS to indicate there's no routing or anything going on i.e. You can only send messages to myself.

It's attended operation - Putting aside license conditions,? I don't trust my BPQ abilities enough for unattended, and with my electricity bill as it is, hell will freeze over before I leave my PC on overnight hehe :)

Regards,

Mat.


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

Ken G7VJA
 

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Hi Red & Mike

If Mat is running RF as well on his BPQ PMS,

he can only run it unattended for 30 minutes maximum,

after that he has to turn it off, (terms of his licence) because it is using RF.

just my pennies worth

73 Ken G7VJA

Sysop GB7COW

On 15/05/2023 15:38, PacketCat Red PE1RRR wrote:

On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 04:20 PM, Mike Melnik wrote:
Mat

Don't use PMS twice, you may have your reasons for
using the Connection application as PMS but most
use BBS, Here is my Application line for BPQ32

APPLICATION 1,BBS,,N9PMO,PMOBBS,255

The other thing to keep in mind the in BPQ32.CFG, AXIP
Port the QUALITY= Needs to be high enough
for a a remote node to store it, 192 is a more common
start QUALITY=192
MINQUAL= I have done a lot of experimenting and found
MINQUAL=144 to be the best so as not to
Flood my Nodes table, Based on MAXNODES=550 I do have
quite a few node partners so I don't get carried away.

Also in the Global Section (Before the Ports section)
NODESINTERVAL=37 you can very this to what you feel is
ok,
this has some effect on remote nodes to save your Node
Broadcast, remember you must be sending out a
Node Broadcast in Netrom or IPV6 a Node broadcast
Direct from a TNC won't work.

Let me know if this helped.

73

Mike Melnik N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator
Mat is purposefully not using BBS command as to keep head down on RF as running a BBS isn¡¯t allowed on that license without a NoV, it is semantics though, using the BBS as a PMS.?
73
Red


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 04:20 PM, Mike Melnik wrote:
Mat

Don't use PMS twice, you may have your reasons for
using the Connection application as PMS but most
use BBS, Here is my Application line for BPQ32

APPLICATION 1,BBS,,N9PMO,PMOBBS,255

The other thing to keep in mind the in BPQ32.CFG, AXIP
Port the QUALITY= Needs to be high enough
for a a remote node to store it, 192 is a more common
start QUALITY=192
MINQUAL= I have done a lot of experimenting and found
MINQUAL=144 to be the best so as not to
Flood my Nodes table, Based on MAXNODES=550 I do have
quite a few node partners so I don't get carried away.

Also in the Global Section (Before the Ports section)
NODESINTERVAL=37 you can very this to what you feel is
ok,
this has some effect on remote nodes to save your Node
Broadcast, remember you must be sending out a
Node Broadcast in Netrom or IPV6 a Node broadcast
Direct from a TNC won't work.

Let me know if this helped.

73

Mike Melnik N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator
Mat is purposefully not using BBS command as to keep head down on RF as running a BBS isn¡¯t allowed on that license without a NoV, it is semantics though, using the BBS as a PMS.?
73
Red


Re: Polling for mail

 

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You can use a RADIO command in your BBS forwarding config to change frequency before connecting There are examples in

At the moment there is no way to change frequency at the end of a session, but you can set up RIGCONTROL with a scan list of just the Net105 frequency then it will return there when the scan resumes a few seconds later.

I'm working on a "Disconnect Script" option which will do what you want at the end of a session.

73,
John


On 14/05/2023 17:55, Christopher Molnar KO4YAW wrote:

Wondering if someone would be able to point me in right direction.

I like hanging out on Net105 as there is a ton of activity there. But, I would like to participate in another net that has BBS to BBS forward (something that is frowned upon in 14.105). Is there any documentation on how to script a change in frequency, poll for mail, send mail, and then return to the original frequency of 14.105?

I saw someplace briefly mentioned scripting, but I am not finding it again when I am looking for it.

Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW



Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

With a NODEALIAS of M5MPC connects to any ssid will go to the node.

73,
John

On 14/05/2023 22:59, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi Red,

Propagation went south tonight... Here is my config at the time. I guess my nodealias has been causing the trouble. Will try again tomorrow eve.

NODECALL=M5MPC-7 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=M5MPC

BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Cheers,

Mat.

On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:47 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Just to add, if I connect to mycall-1 from my node - I hit the BBS. If
I connect from another node, I don't!?

c 2 m5mpc-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to PMS
[BPQ-6.0.23.1-IHJM$]
Hello mat. Latest Message is 9, Last listed is 1
Please enter your Home BBS using the Home command.
You may also enter your QTH and ZIP/Postcode using qth and zip commands.
de M5MPC>
*** Disconnected

c 3 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Invalid Port
c 2 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to GB7IOW
Welcome OARC Packet Node
GB7IOW> CHAT BBS INFO
c 3 m5mpc-1
IOWHUB:GB7IOW} Connected to M5MPC-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} PMS LIVECHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS MHEARD


On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:29 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi,

I'm currently running BPQ on Windows as that's what my HF rig is set-up
for. I have the following set:-

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Any connection to -1 goes to -7. Am I missing something?

Regards,

Mat M5MPC


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Mat

Don't use PMS twice, you may have your reasons for using the Connection application as PMS but most
use BBS, Here is my Application line for BPQ32

APPLICATION 1,BBS,,N9PMO,PMOBBS,255

The other thing to keep in mind the in BPQ32.CFG, AXIP Port the QUALITY= Needs to be high enough
for a a remote node to store it, 192 is a more common start QUALITY=192
MINQUAL= I have done a lot of experimenting and found MINQUAL=144 to be the best so as not to
Flood my Nodes table, Based on MAXNODES=550 I do have quite a few node partners so I don't get carried away.

Also in the Global Section (Before the Ports section) NODESINTERVAL=37 you can very this to what you feel is ok,
this has some effect on remote nodes to save your Node Broadcast, remember you must be sending out a
Node Broadcast in Netrom or IPV6 a Node broadcast Direct from a TNC won't work.

Let me know if this helped.

73

Mike Melnik N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 02:59 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi Red,

Propagation went south tonight... Here is my config at the time. I guess my nodealias has been causing the trouble. Will try again tomorrow eve.

NODECALL=M5MPC-7 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=M5MPC

BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Cheers,

Mat.

On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:47 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Just to add, if I connect to mycall-1 from my node - I hit the BBS. If
I connect from another node, I don't!?

c 2 m5mpc-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to PMS
[BPQ-6.0.23.1-IHJM$]
Hello mat. Latest Message is 9, Last listed is 1
Please enter your Home BBS using the Home command.
You may also enter your QTH and ZIP/Postcode using qth and zip commands.
de M5MPC>
*** Disconnected

c 3 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Invalid Port
c 2 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to GB7IOW
Welcome OARC Packet Node
GB7IOW> CHAT BBS INFO
c 3 m5mpc-1
IOWHUB:GB7IOW} Connected to M5MPC-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} PMS LIVECHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS MHEARD


On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:29 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi,

I'm currently running BPQ on Windows as that's what my HF rig is set-up
for. I have the following set:-

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Any connection to -1 goes to -7. Am I missing something?

Regards,

Mat M5MPC
Hi Mat
I¡¯ve responded off list with the config file you sent me

73 & hope to RX ur packets!

Red


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Hi Red,

Propagation went south tonight... Here is my config at the time. I guess my nodealias has been causing the trouble. Will try again tomorrow eve.

NODECALL=M5MPC-7 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=M5MPC

BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Cheers,

Mat.

On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:47 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Just to add, if I connect to mycall-1 from my node - I hit the BBS. If
I connect from another node, I don't!?

c 2 m5mpc-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to PMS
[BPQ-6.0.23.1-IHJM$]
Hello mat. Latest Message is 9, Last listed is 1
Please enter your Home BBS using the Home command.
You may also enter your QTH and ZIP/Postcode using qth and zip commands.
de M5MPC>
*** Disconnected

c 3 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Invalid Port
c 2 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to GB7IOW
Welcome OARC Packet Node
GB7IOW> CHAT BBS INFO
c 3 m5mpc-1
IOWHUB:GB7IOW} Connected to M5MPC-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} PMS LIVECHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS MHEARD


On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:29 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi,

I'm currently running BPQ on Windows as that's what my HF rig is set-up
for. I have the following set:-

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Any connection to -1 goes to -7. Am I missing something?

Regards,

Mat M5MPC


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 02:33 PM, PacketCat Red PE1RRR wrote:
Hi Mat

The stream number of the application has to match the one configured on the WebUI BBS Config screen: MailMgmt->Configuration->BBS Appl Nr.

In the bpq32.cfg, ensure that the following parameters are set:

; Regular Configurations
NODECALL=M5MPC-7 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=MPCNOD ; I dunno what your alias is, just a suggestion.
BBS=1
NODE=1

You need to have the BPQ Mail.exe running as well.

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,MPCPMS,255


73
Red


¡¯PMS¡¯ alias is likely to collide with someone else.






?Mat if you can post your entire bpq32.cig config, via my email you already have or hear that would help a lot.

All the best
Red


Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Hi Mat

The stream number of the application has to match the one configured on the WebUI BBS Config screen: MailMgmt->Configuration->BBS Appl Nr.

In the bpq32.cfg, ensure that the following parameters are set:

; Regular Configurations
NODECALL=M5MPC-7 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=MPCNOD ; I dunno what your alias is, just a suggestion.
BBS=1
NODE=1

You need to have the BPQ Mail.exe running as well.

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,MPCPMS,255


73
Red


¡¯PMS¡¯ alias is likely to collide with someone else.






Re: Polling for mail

 

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Thank you!!! This helps immensely. I can¡¯t get QTSoundmodem to work here, some software issues, but I was able to get Channel 1 working in Direwolf on the USB side with the recommended tone pair.

73,
-Chris
KO4YAW

On May 14, 2023, at 3:52 PM, PacketCat Red PE1RRR <rrrtuby@...> wrote:

You could run additional ports on the same QRG and remain compatible with Net105, if you flip sideband:

?

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Re: BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Just to add, if I connect to mycall-1 from my node - I hit the BBS. If I connect from another node, I don't!?

c 2 m5mpc-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to PMS
[BPQ-6.0.23.1-IHJM$]
Hello mat. Latest Message is 9, Last listed is 1
Please enter your Home BBS using the Home command.
You may also enter your QTH and ZIP/Postcode using qth and zip commands.
de M5MPC>
*** Disconnected

c 3 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Invalid Port
c 2 gb7iow
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} Connected to GB7IOW
Welcome OARC Packet Node
GB7IOW> CHAT BBS INFO
c 3 m5mpc-1
IOWHUB:GB7IOW} Connected to M5MPC-1
M5MPC:M5MPC-7} PMS LIVECHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS MHEARD

On Sun, 14 May 2023, at 9:29 PM, Matthew Corcoran wrote:
Hi,

I'm currently running BPQ on Windows as that's what my HF rig is set-up
for. I have the following set:-

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Any connection to -1 goes to -7. Am I missing something?

Regards,

Mat M5MPC


BPQ Windows port / BBS on port 1

 

Hi,

I'm currently running BPQ on Windows as that's what my HF rig is set-up for. I have the following set:-

APPLICATION 1,PMS,,M5MPC-1,PMS,255

Any connection to -1 goes to -7. Am I missing something?

Regards,

Mat M5MPC


Re: Logging / Monitoring linbpq

 

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For ?what ever its is worth, a portion of ax.25 packets is not human readable Some parts have multiple bits packed into a single character, so there is not even a 1:1 translation from all transmitted characters into human readable form. So, trying to get ¡°exactly what your radio is broadcasting¡± is a bit of a fools errand. But, if you take "exactly what your radio is broadcasting¡± to mean ¡°what text your radio is broadcasting¡±, then QtTermTCP is a good choice.

Jim KA7EHK

On May 14, 2023, at 12:43 PM, PacketCat Red PE1RRR <rrrtuby@...> wrote:

On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 10:18 AM, Christopher Molnar KO4YAW wrote:

Good afternoon linbpq experts!

I am wondering if there is any local (logs, monitor, etc) way to monitor exactly what your radio is broadcasting / receiving while running linbpq?? Runing Ubuntu server with direwolf.

Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW


?On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 10:18 AM, Christopher Molnar KO4YAW wrote:

Good afternoon linbpq experts!

I am wondering if there is any local (logs, monitor, etc) way to monitor exactly what your radio is broadcasting / receiving while running linbpq?? Runing Ubuntu server with direwolf.

Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW

Here is a demo of how to set up monitoring in QtTermTCP?

73
Red


Re: Polling for mail

 

You could run additional ports on the same QRG and remain compatible with Net105, if you flip sideband:

?

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