On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 01:13 AM, Marius, YO2LOJ wrote:

Fro the usb cable to work as data input on the IC9700 you need to set it up correctly:

Hi, I'm new to D-Star and D-Rats and not sure if it will be of use to me here in the UK.

I can't get D-Rats to work, I've changed the settings to the ones that Marius suggests to use the USB connector.? I don't have the optional OPC cable for my 9700. When I start the D-Rats program I get an error message "RAT: Unable to connect (Unable to connect ([Errno 10061] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it)).? The COM: seems to be connecting though, see attached screenshot.

Any advice as to how to cure this error please?

Thanks - Dave (G0DJA)

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Are there any functions in the RS-MS1IA app that work with D-Rats? Text? Picture Sharing? Others?

Thanks!?

73
John

Right. I know there is a setting for using Winlink, I have sent Winlink e-mails, I just want to try to send from my mobile to my base radio, then to Winlink via telnet in DRats.

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Winlink does not have D-RATS in the session dropdown mode selector.

Sparks KK4IB:
It is my understanding (and I could be wrong) that D-Rats does not communicate directly with winlink via RF.?

I don't have a signal link or similar device, so I want to use D-Rats to send winlink e-mails.?

Yes, The setup is correct. NO radio on location yet, so I will be doing everything from my mobile radio.

While I can conceivably just go into the hospital and use their wi-fi to send a winlink message, for my own purposes, I'd like to use D-Rats. Reason being, I can often hit other states (Michigan and Illinois somewhat reliably) with my Radio at home. If I can use RF to reach my home, and pass messages that way (send via _____? ) and another state has internet communications, I could send e-mails that way. Even if I had a different operator at home that I could send to and they could forward, I could get the message out. Hell, if another part of the state has internet comms and I could reach their station, I could send e-mail that way. If nothing else, maybe I can get them to buy an Icom 5100 and/or 7100 instead of them getting a TYT or something LOL!

I currently don't have a signal link, so sending via HF is not an option.

This isn't a SET or even really a drill. just a capability test. Other tests the state has done recently found equipment in poor repair and radios that haven't been programmed with newer frequencies being used.

I just know my ARES group loves winlink e-mail, and I'd LIKE to be able to send via radio...as a learning experience for me, and eventually be able to link to a ratflector via reflector. If I can figure THAT out, The antenna at the hospital (when they get it up) SHOULD be higher than mine at home, and would be even more capable on it's own.

I plan on testing the station ahead of time so I don't have too many surprises, but I need to figure out how to send an e-mail from my mobile to home first. (small steps LOL!)?

I read the whole D-Rats reflector guide, but it was confusing as it referred to running on "the repeater". If I just run it at home on my wi-fi, connect to my radio, (and know the IP address) is there anything I need to do other than allow contacts from network and serial?

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Winlink is an email client that does NOT rely on the public internet.?

Update: If I have D-Rats running on my computer (assuming I have figured out how to make it a ratflector), and I have the base radio also connected, can I send a winlink e-mail from my car at all? I read one file where it said you can't send mail as you aren't connected to the internet.
If not, it doesn't sound like anything would work short of setting up a TNC or something to run winlink from.

That was one of my thoughts, I just wonder if running too high of power on the base 5100 could hurt the pi.
I KNOW I can hit the radio at home from the hospital, just not sure the level of power needed to hit the radio in the car from the base....i THINK 5w would work....will need to test.

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I'm learning more here as I go. I am assuming I can just run a ratflector from my home computer, and hook it up the 5100 to take rf traffic in? Could that be a better option??

That, and now i'm unsure how to connect to a ratflector with the pi. I thought that there were ratflectors that you could just connect to like a reflector.... like say 19-D. and now think I was wrong.

I MAY be getting an older 880 that I might just set up as a permanent radio to get into a ratflector I set up at home.

Side note: Our terminology is very confusing LOL.

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First thought is … if you can reach you home base station from you vehicle in the parking lot:

Hi, I am looking at options for using D-RATS to send e-mail for ARES and other functions.

Current set-up:
ID-5100 in the car
IS-5100 at home?
Zumspot duplex at home connected to the internet
Several computers hooked up the the Internet

Is there a way I can use my base radio to send winlink e-mail through the Zumspot??

I need to send some Winlink e-mails during a test for the hospital radios in our area, The Hospital I am assigned to does not have a radio YET (New hospital, just opened. They ARE committed to installing a radio), so I will be setting up in the parking lots for the area test.

I currently don't have a signal-link or anything like that to send packet radio.

There are at least 3 D-Star repeaters in the area, 2 are a little more "home grown" the 3rd is a professional quality set-up. All 3 are normally linked to 19b (basically our state wide repeater network).

If I can avoid using those repeaters, I would prefer that option. If not, I'll ask the guy with the home grown repeaters if I can link to a ratflector for 4 hours. Oh yeah, the test is over 4 hours, hence not wanting to tie up a repeater.

So basically, I want to talk from my car, to my home rig, and through the home rig, connect to the internet via the hotspot or a computer.(Edited)? Can I just use the wi-fi on the computer hooked up to the base rig and set that up as my own ratflector?

Put another way, which options are possible and/or preferred to send a winlink e-mail from my car for up to 4 hours.

1) Car to local repeater, connected to a ratflector (is this possible?)
2) Car to home radio, then to Zumspot (like a crossband repeater?)
3) Car to home radio, then to my own ratflector running on a laptop (It would be a temporary setup, so I'm not worried about IP changes)
4) Suck it up and get another hotspot to take with you in the car!
5) Other

Sorry, VERY new to this and got thrown in the deep end for this ARES test. My ARES group doesn't use D-Star (yet) but is big on Winlink. If I can figure this out, I might be able to push for more D-Star/D-Rats use.

Thanks! 73!
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John

On 8/7/2022 10:14 AM, Ralph Barbakoff wrote:

Hi John
Currently using Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04!
Ubuntu 20.Xx needs 64 bit machine, no 32 bit support!!
My ancient Dell display driver intermittently fails and freezes
machine-not sure where to go machine and operating system wise next?

This is what I am doing to keep being able to use the older systems with a currently "supported" operating system.



My upgrade of my laptop from anti-x 19 to anti-x 21 seems to have worked with only one issue. The upgrade removed python2, and the packages needed to run the python2 version of d-rats. So at the moment, I can only run the new fork, and can not test for the older behavior.

73,
-John

Hi John

Currently using Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04!

Ubuntu 20.Xx needs 64 bit machine, no 32 bit support!!

My ancient Dell display driver intermittently fails and freezes machine-not sure where to go machine and operating system wise next?

Be well!!

Thanks!!

Ralph Barbakoff (WA9LKZ)

need instructions to set up radio on d-rats created ratflector

I created a ratflector using a dedicated IP address for network internet access and it works fine

How do I add radio access to this reflector??


I am using the RTS systems orange cord to an ID 880 connected to the PC.

How do I configure the D-RATS program, so it recognizes the reflector from other D-RATS users connecting via radio.

Hello all,

I would like to know what are the desired operating systems and python3 distributions that Hams would be wanting to use.

You can send the responses to me do not need to send them to the list, and I will try to summarize them. Use wb8tyw gmail.com e-mail address if there are issues with my qsl.net address.

It may take me a while to summarize them, but it would help with planning future packaging support.

Be aware that Microsoft is dropping all support for Windows earlier than Windows 10 after 2022. This usually means that the python package maintainers also will tend to also drop support for those packages.

Currently the minimum version of python supported is python 3.7, and support ends for python3.7 on June 27, 2023.

What that means is that if you intend to run an updated d-rats on anything older than Windows 10, or python 3.8, you need to get your system setup now for it, as the required packages may no longer be easily available after those end of life dates.

And also indicate if you can work on or debug packaging for the platForms. Debug means that you can actually figure out what is not working and now to make it work, and are willing to join.

Please indicate if you can test for a platform, and try to let us know if it works, and the community can try to determine the fix.

I personally will not be able to install any python packages that require purchasing a license for commercial use, even if they are available free for personal non-commercial use, so I will not be able to test them.

Example for me:

Windows 7, Msys2 Python 3.10.5, debug, test
Windows 10, Msys2 Python 3.10.5, debug, test
Anti-X Linux 19.2, Python 3.7.3 (currently), debug, test

I am about to try updating the Anti-X system to Version 21 to get a newer Python. I hope that it still works after that. When I set this system up, Anti-X was the only distribution that supported the using dual displays on it.

73,
John WB8TYW