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Good evening
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Enjoying trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
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Currently the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I run Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
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I have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as well.?
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Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations.? If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Don, perhaps if you provided some relevant information we could assist.
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Your Call, your APRSCall, all of your DigiMap lines, all of your APRSPath lines, and a description of your ports including the port number and description (RF, VHF, etc.)
Maybe your entire APRSDIGI section.
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Something that might give us a clue to help you get a working configuration that you want.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Good day and thanks for the response.
I am currently using QtSoundModem which seems to be receiving and transmitting ok. As I love a challenge and do a lot of experimentation, I've been comparing DW as a standalone vs LinBPQ and Qt Sm.
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:20 AM, Lee Bengston via groups.io <kilo5dat@...> wrote:
Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations. If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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I'll do so when I get home this evening. Just taking a chance while I'm away -
I appreciate it
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:22 AM, Mark Taylor <mtaylor@...> wrote:
Don, perhaps if you provided some relevant information we could assist.
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Your Call, your APRSCall, all of your DigiMap lines, all of your APRSPath lines, and a description of your ports including the port number and description (RF, VHF, etc.)
Maybe your entire APRSDIGI section.
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Something that might give us a clue to help you get a working configuration that you want.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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I don't know if this applies to your test setup or not but:
aprsis will reject duped packets automagically
so, if you send the 'same' packet three different ways, only the first will show up on
usually, the 'winner' would be direct internet connection to aprsis.
:)
good luck kb0wlf
Good day and thanks for the response.
I am currently using QtSoundModem which seems to be receiving and transmitting ok. As I love a challenge and do a lot of experimentation, I've been comparing DW as a standalone vs LinBPQ and Qt Sm.
On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 9:20 AM, Lee Bengston via <kilo5dat= [email protected]> wrote:
Looking at , it says that W9JUN-10 is BPQ and that it was heard directly via radio by 7 stations. If it was actually Direwolf transmitting when it was heard, that implies you are using the same callsign/SSID in Direwolf that you are using in BPQ. That may be the problem right there. I would configure Direwolf with a different SSID, and also comment out anything in the dw config that would cause it to transmit on RF, i.e. igating or digipeating. That should remove any conflict with what BPQ is trying to do.
Also, when you first start Direwolf, it should tell you when it receives either a KISS over TCP or AGW connection from BPQ. If you don't see one, then you will never see BPQ transmit on RF.
73, Lee K5DAT
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Hey, Mark
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APRSDIGI
?APRSCall W9JUN-10
?StatusMsg=Madison, IN EM78ht
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?Symbol=# ? ? ? ? ; Icon to display for station.
?Symset=I ? ? ? ? ; This is a "B" in a Red Diamond.?
?PHG=PHG5000/
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?; ? ?Specify a Dest Addreess and Path for each port you want to use for APRS. No dest means receive only port
?; ? ?Ports without an APRSPath statement will not be used by the Digi
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?; ? ?Note if you specify APRS as the destination call it will be replaced by the current BPQ32 APRS
?; ? ?identification destination - APBPQ1. If you really want to send APRS, specify APRS-0.?
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? ?;APRSPath 1= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Receive only port
? ;APRSPath 7=APRS,WIDE1-1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Dest and up to 8 digis
? APRSPath 3=APRS,WIDE2-1
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? BeaconInterval=15
? BeacontoIS=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Send Beacon every 30 minute. Minimum is 5 mins
? ;MobileBeaconInterval=2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Beacon interval when moving
? MaxAge=60
?; ? ?Define Crossport Digi. For each port, a list of ports to send a packet to (IS means send to APRS-IS)
?; ? ?If a Digimap isn't specified for a port, digi out on the port the packet arrived on,
?; ? ? ? ?and send to APRS-IS (if enabled)
?; ? ?If you want to digi on same port, but not send to APRS-IS, Specify Digimap n=n?
?; ? ?If you dont want to digi on a port, specify Digimap n=
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?; ? ?If you only have one APRS port, you probably don't need a Digimap statement
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?;Digimap 1=9 ? ? ? ? ? ?; Packets from 1 to 9, but not APRS-IS
?Digimap 3=3,IS ? ? ? ; Packets from 7 to 7, 9 and APRS-IS
?;Digimap 9= ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Don't digi packets received on port 9
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?; ? ?Define Digipeating parameters
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?TraceCalls=WIDE,TRACE ? ? ? ? ?; Calls for CALLN-n Processing with Trace
?FloodCalls=IN ? ? ? ? ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing without Trace
?DigiCalls=W9JUN-10 ? ? ? ; Calls for Normal (ie no SSID manipulation) Digi
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; For a Local "Fillin" Digi, you could include WIDE1-1 and leave out TraceCalls and FloodCalls
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?;ReplaceDigiCalls ? ? ? ; Replace DigiCalls with APRSCall. Omit if you want the call to be left as it is received.
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?;MaxTraceHops=2 ? ? ? ? ; Max value of n in CALLN-n processing. If a packet is received with n greater than
?;MaxFloodHops=2 ? ? ? ? ; this, the value will be replaced BEFORE it is decremented.
?; ? ?Specify position. You can specify a fixed LAT/LONG, or use GPS
?LAT=3847.78N ? ? ? ? ? ; Must be in standard APRS Format (ddmm.mmN/S)
?LON=08522.26W ? ? ? ? ?; Must be in standard APRS Format (dddmm.mmE/W)
?;GPSPort=/dev/ttyACM0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; if specified, lat/lon will be taken from a GPS,
?;GPSSpeed=9600 ? ? ? ? ? ? ; overriding the values set above.
?; The Digi can generate Object and Item reports.?
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?; The format is pretty strict - a single space between param=value pairs,
?; a comma but no spaces in PATH and PORT string.
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?; Minimum interval is 10 mins. You can have as many OBJECT lines as you need.
?; See thr APRS specification for information on how to format an Object or Item string.
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?;OBJECT PATH=APRS,WIDE2-2 PORT=3,IS INTERVAL=30 TEXT=;444.80BPQ*111111z3847.78N/08522.26Wr%156 R15m
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?; IGATE Params. If specified you will gate RF packets and your beacons to APRS-IS
?ISHost=noam.aprs2.net ? ?; APRS-IS Host Name. May be either an IPV4 or an IPV6 Host
?ISPort=14580 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Normal port for a filtered feed
?ISPasscode= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ; If you don't already have a passcode I can issue you one.
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?; You can specify a filter command to be sent when you log on to APRS-IS. Normally you don't
?; need one. The APRS Mapping Application (BPQAPRS) sets a filter when it starts,
?; and if you aren't running an APRS application, there isn't much point in getting info from APRS-IS
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?ISFilter=m/64 b/-CW -d/DL4MDW* -s/w -t/t -t/w ?
?;GateLocalDistance=30
?;GATEDPATH 3=APRS
LOGAPRSIS=1
; Filter Command if needed
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I would change the APRSPath to that which is suggested by the docs.
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APRSPATH 3=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 ; Dest and zero to 8 digis
I don't know where you got your ISFilter from, and I am no expert on filters, but for testing I would change it to something simple...
ISFilter=m/64
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It will not send to the servers without your passcode. Don't know if you just did not include it or what. APRS Passcodes are not secret..
ISPasscode=8334???
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Other than those, I see nothing that would stop it from reporting any data received on port 3.? But, if your port 3 is not actually receiving aprs traffic there would be nothing to report to the servers.
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But.... looking at your raw packets being reported you are showing bothe TCP and RF packets, so I do not see a problem with it.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Hi Mark,
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Once I switched from BPQ and QtSM to Direwolf stand-alone last evening, the RF path popped up again. So, other than your suggestions, BPQ is missing something. Who knows?
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I was using?
APRSPATH 3=APRS,WIDE2-1 after research showed it was best for a fixed station. I will try your suggestion, however.
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Given Direwolf is working, I would verify what path is configured in Direwolf and apply it to BPQ if it's different.
Are both QtSM and DW configured to use the same method to key the radio?
73, Lee K5DAT
Hi Mark,
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Once I switched from BPQ and QtSM to Direwolf stand-alone last evening, the RF path popped up again. So, other than your suggestions, BPQ is missing something. Who knows?
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I was using?
APRSPATH 3=APRS,WIDE2-1 after research showed it was best for a fixed station. I will try your suggestion, however.
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Yes, both are set the same. I've been testing for several days, but DW always comes through.
When QtSM and BPQ are running, it will actually digi and send an rf beacon, it seems.?
On Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at 9:57 AM, Lee Bengston via groups.io <kilo5dat@...> wrote:
Given Direwolf is working, I would verify what path is configured in Direwolf and apply it to BPQ if it's different.
Are both QtSM and DW configured to use the same method to key the radio?
73, Lee K5DAT
Hi Mark,
Once I switched from BPQ and QtSM to Direwolf stand-alone last evening, the RF path popped up again. So, other than your suggestions, BPQ is missing something. Who knows?
I was using
APRSPATH 3=APRS,WIDE2-1 after research showed it was best for a fixed station. I will try your suggestion, however.
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I'm not clear what you are saying.
Is it your station call that always appears via tcp?
If so, do you have BeacontoIS=0 in your BPQ APRS Config? If not, you
are sending your beacon to the APRS-IS server directly over TCP and
that will always arrive before a packet is received via RF.
73, John
On 14/05/2025 13:47, Don via groups.io
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Good
evening
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Enjoying
trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
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Currently
the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I run
Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
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I
have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as well.?
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It's set to 1, John
On Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at 11:50 AM, John G8BPQ via groups.io <john.wiseman@...> wrote:
I'm not clear what you are saying.
Is it your station call that always appears via tcp?
If so, do you have BeacontoIS=0 in your BPQ APRS Config? If not, you
are sending your beacon to the APRS-IS server directly over TCP and
that will always arrive before a packet is received via RF.
73, John
On 14/05/2025 13:47, Don via groups.io
wrote:
Good
evening
Enjoying
trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
Currently
the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I run
Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
I
have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as well.
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Change to zero.
73, John
On 15/05/2025 17:25, Don via groups.io
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It's
set to 1, John
On Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at
11:50 AM, John G8BPQ via groups.io
<john.wiseman@...> wrote:
I'm not clear
what you are saying.
Is it your station call that always appears via tcp?
If so, do you have BeacontoIS=0 in your BPQ APRS Config? If
not, you are sending your beacon to the APRS-IS server
directly over TCP and that will always arrive before a packet
is received via RF.
73, John
On 14/05/2025 13:47, Don via
groups.io wrote:
Good
evening
Enjoying
trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
Currently
the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I
run Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
I
have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as
well.
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Will do, thanks for the feedback.
DonP
On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:55, John G8BPQ via groups.io < john.wiseman@...> wrote: Change to zero.
73, John
On 15/05/2025 17:25, Don via groups.io wrote:
It's set to 1, John
On Thursday, May 15th, 2025 at 11:50 AM, John G8BPQ via groups.io
<john.wiseman@...> wrote:
I'm not clear what you are saying.
Is it your station call that always appears via tcp?
If so, do you have BeacontoIS=0 in your BPQ APRS Config? If not, you are sending your beacon to the APRS-IS server directly over TCP and that will always arrive before a packet is received via RF.
73, John
On 14/05/2025 13:47, Don via groups.io wrote:
Good evening
Enjoying trying to get linbpq setup for aprs -
Currently the only path I see on aprs.fi is tcpip. However, if I run Direwolf alone, I get an RF path frequently.
I have digimap setup, and the aprs path is wide2-1, as well.
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All's humming along very well now.
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Thanks for the help!
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Don