Hi Adrian.
The default BBS Application number is 1 so check in the BBS config
that it is set to 2 (or change your Chat and BBS Applications
numbers round)
73,
John G8BPQ
On 13/07/2024 13:33, Adrian Lane wrote:
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Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could spot an error or reason why
anybody connecting to my Node/BBS/Chat is not able to connect to
the BBS, is something missing. Any help would be appreciated
Adrian de 2E0SDR
My current BPQ32.CFG is below.
LOCATOR=IO81QT ;Grid Square or alternately:
EnableM0LTEMap=1
MAPCOMMENT=>Packet on 144.950
PASSWORD=
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
NODECALL=GB7NFD ? ? ? ; Node callsign (6 characters max with an
optional -SSID)
NODEALIAS=NFDNOD ? ?; Node alias (6 characters max)
IDMSG:
GB7NFD LinBPQ Net/Rom Switch
***
INFOMSG: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; The INFO
command text follows:
Welcome to GB7NFD. 1st Switched on 12/72/2024
Connect initially to GB7NFD, then choose among:
?BBS ? ?- for BPQMail BBS
?CHAT ? - for BPQMChat CHAT
?For 'one step' service disconnect from GB7NFD and connect instead
to:
?NFDBBS ?or GB7NFD-3 ?- for BPQMail BBS
?NFDCHT ?or GB7NFD-2 ?- for BPQChat CHAT
NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS
MHEARD
***
CTEXT:
.. LinBPQ node GB7NFD, alias NFDNOD, run by Adrian 2E0SDR in
Coleford ..
Enter 'INFO' for connection information.
NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS
MHEARD
*** ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to
NODEALIAS only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1=send CTEXT to all when
connecting
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Network System Parameters:
OBSINIT=6 ? ? ? ? ; Initial obsolescence
OBSMIN=4 ? ? ? ? ?; When the obsolescence of a node falls below
this
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; value that node's information is not included
in
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=30
IDINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in
minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; The BTEXT broadcast interval in
minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 retry
count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b >
FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 delayed
ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max nodes in nodes
table
MAXROUTES=64 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=100 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Minimum quality to
add to nodes table was 168
MAXHOPS=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; INP3 hop limit to
add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; INP3 max RTT in
seconds
; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=236
TRANSDELAY=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
; Level 2 Parameters:
T3=120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Link
validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Idle link shutdown timer in
seconds
; Configuration Options:
SAVEMH=1
AUTOSAVE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Saves
BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1 = BBS
support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; If set to 1, nodes
beginning with a #
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; require a 'N *' command to
be displayed.
ENABLE_LINKED=A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Controls processing of
*** LINKED command ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Y = allows unrestricted use
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; A = allows use by
application program
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; N = disabled
; AX25 port definitions:
; AX/IP/UDP port definition.
PORT
?PORTNUM=1
?ID=AX/IP/UDP
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
?QUALITY=110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?MINQUAL=168
?FRACK=7000
?RESPTIME=1000
?RETRIES=5
?MAXFRAME=4
?PACLEN=236
?MHEARD ON
?CONFIG
?UDP 10093
?UDP 10094
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID
?MAP ################################
ENDPORT
; Radio port definitions.
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=BPQ 144.950 MHz
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
FULLDUP=0
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0
SPEED=57600
CHANNEL=A
PERSIST=64
SLOTTIME=100
TXDELAY=500
TXTAIL=50
QUALITY=200
;MINQUAL=168
FRACK=10000
RESPTIME=200
RETRIES=10
MAXFRAME=1
PACLEN=128
UNPROTO=APBQ1
BCALL=GB7NFD
L3ONLY=0
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
USERS=0
MHEARD
ENDPORT
PORT
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011
HTTPPORT=8080
CMDPORT 1234
SECURETELNET=1
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CMS=0
CMSCALL=GB7NFD-10
CMSPASS=############
CTEXT=Welcome to GB7NFD's Telnet Server\nEnter ? for list of
commands\n\n
USER=#########,###########,GB7NFD,,SYSOP
ENDPORT
ROUTES:
***
APPLICATION 1,CHAT,,GB7NFD-2,NFDCHT,255
APPLICATION 2,BBS,,GB7NFD-3,NFDBBS,255 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
APPLICATION 3,HELLO,C 4 HOST 0 K S,,NFDHEL
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Most likely you have the Application numbers in your Chat and BBS configurations mixed up. When I connected to your node and entered BBS I was connected to your CHAT.
I'm not real confident with your Quality and Minqual settings. It's pretty backwards from what I use here, but that is not a cause for not being able to connect to your BBS. But, I do not use netrom on my RF ports... Your applications in your area may be far different than mine.
Mark
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Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could spot an error or reason why anybody connecting to my Node/BBS/Chat is not able to connect to the BBS, is something missing. Any help would be appreciated Adrian de 2E0SDR
My current BPQ32.CFG is below.
LOCATOR=IO81QT ;Grid Square or alternately:
EnableM0LTEMap=1
MAPCOMMENT=>Packet on 144.950
PASSWORD=
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
NODECALL=GB7NFD ? ? ? ; Node callsign (6 characters max with an optional -SSID)
NODEALIAS=NFDNOD ? ?; Node alias (6 characters max)
IDMSG:
GB7NFD LinBPQ Net/Rom Switch
***
INFOMSG: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; The INFO command text follows:
Welcome to GB7NFD. 1st Switched on 12/72/2024
Connect initially to GB7NFD, then choose among:
?BBS ? ?- for BPQMail BBS
?CHAT ? - for BPQMChat CHAT
?For 'one step' service disconnect from GB7NFD and connect instead to:
?NFDBBS ?or GB7NFD-3 ?- for BPQMail BBS
?NFDCHT ?or GB7NFD-2 ?- for BPQChat CHAT
NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
***
CTEXT:
.. LinBPQ node GB7NFD, alias NFDNOD, run by Adrian 2E0SDR in Coleford ..
Enter 'INFO' for connection information.
NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
*** ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1=send CTEXT to all when connecting
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Network System Parameters:
OBSINIT=6 ? ? ? ? ; Initial obsolescence
OBSMIN=4 ? ? ? ? ?; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; value that node's information is not included in
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=30
IDINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=100 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table was 168
MAXHOPS=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; INP3 max RTT in seconds
; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=236
TRANSDELAY=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
; Level 2 Parameters:
T3=120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds
; Configuration Options:
SAVEMH=1
AUTOSAVE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.
ENABLE_LINKED=A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Controls processing of *** LINKED command ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Y = allows unrestricted use
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; A = allows use by application program
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; N = disabled
; AX25 port definitions:
; AX/IP/UDP port definition.
PORT
?PORTNUM=1
?ID=AX/IP/UDP
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
?QUALITY=110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?MINQUAL=168
?FRACK=7000
?RESPTIME=1000
?RETRIES=5
?MAXFRAME=4
?PACLEN=236
?MHEARD ON
?CONFIG
?UDP 10093
?UDP 10094
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID
?MAP ################################
ENDPORT
; Radio port definitions.
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=BPQ 144.950 MHz
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
FULLDUP=0
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0
SPEED=57600
CHANNEL=A
PERSIST=64
SLOTTIME=100
TXDELAY=500
TXTAIL=50
QUALITY=200
;MINQUAL=168
FRACK=10000
RESPTIME=200
RETRIES=10
MAXFRAME=1
PACLEN=128
UNPROTO=APBQ1
BCALL=GB7NFD
L3ONLY=0
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
USERS=0
MHEARD
ENDPORT
PORT
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011
HTTPPORT=8080
CMDPORT 1234
SECURETELNET=1
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CMS=0
CMSCALL=GB7NFD-10
CMSPASS=############
CTEXT=Welcome to GB7NFD's Telnet Server\nEnter ? for list of commands\n\n
USER=#########,###########,GB7NFD,,SYSOP
ENDPORT
ROUTES:
***
APPLICATION 1,CHAT,,GB7NFD-2,NFDCHT,255
APPLICATION 2,BBS,,GB7NFD-3,NFDBBS,255 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
APPLICATION 3,HELLO,C 4 HOST 0 K S,,NFDHEL
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Interesting. I'm using BPQ with VARA, so it's not KISS. Perhaps things are different if BPQ is not running on the same machine with VARA. In my case it's not. I definitely have the PTT menu in VARA, and I'm glad it's there.
Thanks, Lee K5DAT
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
I contacted Jose, the author of Vara HF.
He says that when Vara detects Winlink, BPQ, VaraAC etc the com port option would disappear.
The com port option in Vara HF would be available if we are connecting only via a KISS application.
This means I would have to control PTT from BPQ.
So let me change settings in BPQ and start testing.
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Lee,
Yea that option was not always available, in earlier revisions. I never noticed until the latest updates but I do not set it. It seems to be default to VOX tho I dont use VOX. BPQ does the PTT handling.
N9SEO
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Re: Digipeater Setup Question
Thanks everyone for your responses. I have it working now per your guidance.
Thanks again.
Gary
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 08:03:14 AM EDT, dtmenges@... via groups.io <dtmenges@...> wrote:
Gary,
You can also run a digi from BPQ by adding these two lines to your radio port. The digi uses the same SSID as the node.
?DIGIFLAG=1
?DIGIPORT=0
The details are about halfway down this page
I asked around a few months ago about running the digi on LinBPQ or Direwolf and did not get any difinitive answer. I decided to run both. The node doesn't get a lot of traffic so I can't say which is better.
--
Dave Menges
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Your menu is missing the PTT option.? I have seen that option missing before on my copy - usually when I first start the program, but then it eventually appears.
 73. Lee K5DAT
On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 3:28?PM Heber Soto, NP4JN via <np4jn= [email protected]> wrote: On the VARA FM I am able to select COM port for PTT. On the VARA HF If I select RA-Board PTT it will provide a drop down to select the DRA. I cant find in VARA HF where I can select? a COM port for PTT like in VARA FM.  
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
On the VARA FM I am able to select COM port for PTT. On the VARA HF If I select RA-Board PTT it will provide a drop down to select the DRA. I cant find in VARA HF where I can select? a COM port for PTT like in VARA FM.  
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 9:05?AM John G8BPQ via <john.wiseman= [email protected]> wrote:
Heber,
You can't specify the PTT com port in the ADDR line. I has to be
defined in a RADIO or RIGCONTROL statement. See the documentation
for details.
But as VARA can also do PTT, unless at some point you will want to
add other modems on the same radio it would be easier to do what Lee
suggests and let VARA control PTT. You should then remove the PTT
COM3 from the ADDR line.
73,
John
Yes, but specify the COM port in VARA as opposed to "DRA Board" as I had suggested.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Hi Heber,
You can disregard the info in my previous post. I assumed by mentioning CM108 that you were using the GPIO pin in the CM108 for PTT, but later you clarified that it was not the case.
Thanks, Lee K5DAT
On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 10:19?PM Lee D Bengston < kilo5dat@...> wrote: Hello Heber,
I had VARA working at one time with a CM108 sound dongle. I used PTT CM108 in BPQ (see below).
Also in the PTT settings in VARA HF I selected "RA Board".
I believe "RA Board" refers to the Masters Communications "DRA" devices, which use CM108 and/or equivalent.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Hello Chris,
if COMPORT rts/dtr is used to toggle ptt, the first program to 'claim' the comport has it locked down and no other program can use it.
There's no com port specified in the VARA port in BPQ, however, only "PTT DTR" as one example.
so if running vara alongside soundmodem on the same radio port, one or the other will not be able to ptt.
letting bpq handle ptt solves that problem.
I can see that working if CAT control is used for PTT, but I'm not seeing how BPQ knows what COM port is being used for PTT (with RTS or DTR). In my case I'm using a serial port splitting program to allow QtSM and VARA to use the same serial port for PTT.
? NOW, if you have a MODIFIED cm108 dongle, the gpio pin is used to toggle ptt and is NOT locked by whatever program uses it first. so that setup, you can have each program toggle ptt on its own.
Yes, that worked for me when I was using external sound instead of a built-in sound card, but I used INTERLOCK so that BPQ would prevent VARA and QtSM from colliding.?
op has a serial cable for cat/ptt and a non modified dongle (no ptt line available) setup.
If you are referring to NP4JN in the other thread, yes, that was not clear in the first message posted.
73, Lee K5DAT
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if COMPORT rts/dtr is used to toggle ptt, the first program to 'claim' the comport has it locked down and no other program can use it.
so if running vara alongside soundmodem on the same radio port, one or the other will not be able to ptt.
letting bpq handle ptt solves that problem.
NOW, if you have a MODIFIED cm108 dongle, the gpio pin is used to toggle ptt and is NOT locked by whatever program uses it first. so that setup, you can have each program toggle ptt on its own.
op has a serial cable for cat/ptt and a non modified dongle (no ptt line available) setup.
good luck all, kb0wlf
On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 10:14?PM Lee Bengston via <kilo5dat= [email protected]> wrote: From the document at
The first line defines the IP address and Port of the VARA
TNC, an optional PTT parameter, and an optional PATH to the VARA exe
file.
If PTT is omitted, VOX operation is assumed.
Given VARA HF has its own PTT settings, why specify PTT in BPQ? For example, I have VARA set to use a serial port on the radio for PTT (using RTS).
My BPQ port for VARA has no PTT specified, and things seem to work fine. In other words PTT is omitted, but it's not using VOX.
Perhaps something changed after the documentation was written?
Thanks, Lee K5DAT
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Heber,
You can't specify the PTT com port in the ADDR line. I has to be
defined in a RADIO or RIGCONTROL statement. See the documentation
for details.
But as VARA can also do PTT, unless at some point you will want to
add other modems on the same radio it would be easier to do what Lee
suggests and let VARA control PTT. You should then remove the PTT
COM3 from the ADDR line.
73,
John
On 11/07/2024 01:32, Heber Soto, NP4JN
wrote:
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I have a Kenwood TS-480.? I purchased the CAT control cable and
the PC see it as COM3.? I am using a USB dongle CM108 for the
sound, I do received sound fine.
This is my config pretty sure is missing key elements to make VARA
HF transmit.? The Win10 PC has the last version of Hamlib
installed.? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Heber
;------------------------------------------- ?VARA HF PORT
-------------------------------------
PORT
?ID=VARA
?PORTNUM=5
?DRIVER=VARA
?CONFIG
?ADDR 127.0.0.1 8303 PTT COM3 PATH C:\VARA\VARA.exe
?BW500
ENDPORT
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Hello Jeff
I have the dongle being used only for the TX/RX audio.
I have the CAT cable for the radio from its db9 port to USB.
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Hi Heber,
Are you using a CM108-based DRA-30 or other DRA dongle?? Or is it a basic CM108 dongle modified to use its onboard pin for PTT?? If it hasn't been modded to use the onboard pin, then try adding:
RIGCONTROL
?HAMLIB 127.0.0.1:4532
****
to your BPQ's VARA HF port config after your "BW500"? line.? You'll need to have Hamlib configured for your TS-480 and running first, before starting BPQ.
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Re: Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
Hello Heber,
I had VARA working at one time with a CM108 sound dongle. I used PTT CM108 in BPQ (see below).
Also in the PTT settings in VARA HF I selected "RA Board".
I believe "RA Board" refers to the Masters Communications "DRA" devices, which use CM108 and/or equivalent.
73, Lee K5DAT
On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 7:32?PM Heber Soto, NP4JN via <np4jn= [email protected]> wrote: I have a Kenwood TS-480.? I purchased the CAT control cable and the PC see it as COM3.? I am using a USB dongle CM108 for the sound, I do received sound fine.
This is my config pretty sure is missing key elements to make VARA HF transmit.? The Win10 PC has the last version of Hamlib installed.? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Heber
;------------------------------------------- ?VARA HF PORT -------------------------------------
PORT
?ID=VARA
?PORTNUM=5
?DRIVER=VARA
?CONFIG
?ADDR 127.0.0.1 8303 PTT CM108 PATH C:\VARA\VARA.exe
?BW500
ENDPORT_._,_._,_
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From the document at
The first line defines the IP address and Port of the VARA
TNC, an optional PTT parameter, and an optional PATH to the VARA exe
file.
If PTT is omitted, VOX operation is assumed.
Given VARA HF has its own PTT settings, why specify PTT in BPQ? For example, I have VARA set to use a serial port on the radio for PTT (using RTS).
My BPQ port for VARA has no PTT specified, and things seem to work fine. In other words PTT is omitted, but it's not using VOX.
Perhaps something changed after the documentation was written?
Thanks, Lee K5DAT
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Kenwood TS-480 BPQ32 and VARA HF configuration help
I have a Kenwood TS-480.? I purchased the CAT control cable and the PC see it as COM3.? I am using a USB dongle CM108 for the sound, I do received sound fine.
This is my config pretty sure is missing key elements to make VARA HF transmit.? The Win10 PC has the last version of Hamlib installed.? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Heber
;------------------------------------------- ?VARA HF PORT -------------------------------------
PORT
?ID=VARA
?PORTNUM=5
?DRIVER=VARA
?CONFIG
?ADDR 127.0.0.1 8303 PTT COM3 PATH C:\VARA\VARA.exe
?BW500
ENDPORT
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Re: Digipeater Setup Question
Gary,
You can also run a digi from BPQ by adding these two lines to your radio port. The digi uses the same SSID as the node.
?DIGIFLAG=1
?DIGIPORT=0
The details are about halfway down this page
I asked around a few months ago about running the digi on LinBPQ or Direwolf and did not get any difinitive answer. I decided to run both. The node doesn't get a lot of traffic so I can't say which is better.
--
Dave Menges
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Adrian Lane
Gary WB9AYD
Jeff KP3FT