That might be touchy for one of the wide coverage repeaters in the Atlanta area, but I have already done that on WD4STR C in Lawrenceville.? I’m guessing you
would want one you could hit for testing.
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John, I’ve asked this before, but don’t remember the answer.? Would it be acceptable to link one of the VHF or UHF repeaters to REF030D
for a period of time to test D-RATS over RF????? Or, is that frowned upon?
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Dan
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Rusty:
You are welcome to use REF030D for D-RATS.? That is our preferred reflector module for data in Georgia.? You will usually find some
stations there on D-RATS.
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John WB4QDX
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Are there any popular reflectors that I could connect to so I can play around with RF DRATS??
Rusty Bryant
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John, I’ve asked this before, but don’t remember the answer.?
Would it be acceptable to link one of the VHF or UHF repeaters to REF030D for a
period of time to test D-RATS over RF????? Or, is that frowned upon?
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Dan
W4DTO
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Of John Davis
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Rusty:
You are welcome to use REF030D for
D-RATS.? That is our preferred reflector module for data in Georgia.?
You will usually find some stations there on D-RATS.
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John WB4QDX
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Of Rusty Bryant
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Subject: [d-rats_group] Drats on reflector
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Are there any popular reflectors that I could connect to so I can play
around with RF DRATS??
Rusty Bryant
WB4BSD
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Rusty:
You are welcome to use REF030D for D-RATS.? That is our preferred reflector module for data in Georgia.? You will usually find some stations there on D-RATS.
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John WB4QDX
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Subject: [d-rats_group] Drats on reflector
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Are there any popular reflectors that I could connect to so I can play around with RF DRATS??
Rusty Bryant
WB4BSD
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Are there any popular reflectors that I could connect to so I can play around with RF DRATS??
Rusty Bryant
WB4BSD
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Re: QST CAP and RSS feed.
Here are a few I have used with varying degrees of success. The RSS and CAP messages seem to be truncated after a certain amount of characters.
I hope you have better luck than I did.
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Re: radio to radio operation
Turn off the power save feature in both of the radios. Go to D-RATS preferences and make these changes: Under Transfers, enable "Remote File Transfers". Set Warmup Length to 16. Set Warmup Timeout to 0. Good luck!
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Re: radio to radio operation
Hello All:
Thanks to the helpful responses, I now have the 91AD and 92AD working as the radio part of a Drats node. As some folks had noted, baud rate was the issue and at 38K baud both HT Dstar radios connect and pass Drats RF traffic.
I note that some chat and ping messages received by the radios at 38K baud seem to get lost or dropped on the Drats computer screen, and I suspect that at this serial I/O baud rate, the XON/XOFF flow control protocol is loosing effectivity, allowing buffer overflows and lost serial characters. Anybody observing similar packet loss on 91AD 0r 92AD radios?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden KB1TJI.
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I have been trying to get a QST message using the CAP feed working with no luck so far.? Has anyone got a CAP feed message working they would share as an example?? An RSS example too?
I have been able to get QST messages GPS, Weather underground, and text working.
73,
Mike - AJ4NR
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Re: radio to radio operation
Jeff,It sounds to me as if you are running two computers each with their own radio in the same room. Here are a few suggestions: Uncheck the raw text box as it is not needed with D-RATS to D-RATS stations. Check the port speeds. Most D-STAR radios default to 9600bps. The ID-91 and 92 are 38400bps and the ID-1 is 19200bps. Are your radios in "low speed data" mode? Do both instances of D-RATS have the same callsign? They must be unique. Add a suffix of -1 to one of the callsigns. If you are using USB cables, try manually changing the COM port to the lowest number available. These are a few common issues I see with new users. I hope this was helpful. Patrick (N3TSZ)
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> try and uncheck the raw and sniffer and check mark in the connect to internet under the file pull down menu.
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try and uncheck the raw and sniffer and check mark in the connect to internet under the file pull down menu. 73
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Re: radio to radio operation
Which radios? And do you have the radios listed in Email Access?
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 5:59 PM, <jmardensdl@...> wrote:
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Hello All:
I am trying to run DRATS radio -to- radio, with Internet and Ratflectord disabled. Radio setup for com port and baud, and port <=> radio tested via programming as OK.
Raw and Sniffer says transmission is received, but no text in Chat or seen in log.
TX Message off, no GPS TX on both radios.
Any thoughts from the group?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden KB1TJI
-- 73 de N4VIP (SFARES EC, Santa Fe and San Miguel Counties DEC),?Don
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Re: radio to radio operation
Hello Mike and Group:
Thanks for the follow-up:
1. Do the radios transmit when D-RATS sends data?
*** Yes - tx and observed reception by the target radio.
2. Does the receiving radio display the call sign and message from the transmitting radio?
*** Yes, I do see the transmitting radio's call at the receive radio, but in the DRATS chat and log screen, I just see CQCQCQ. I have turned TX Messaging off on these radios as I saw a note saying TX messaging may interfere with DRATS chat message bandwidth - so no TX Messaging on receive radio as expected.
3. Is either radio in "power saver" mode? Power saver mode sometimes causes the radio to miss parts of the D-STAR header message as it "wakes up".
*** Nope, power save and auto off features disabled.
4. Is the rf path between the radios good? D-STAR does not provide error correction for the low speed data channel, so if the path is bad you will not get data transfer.
*** I believe rf path is good. DSTAR audio between radios is fine (only 5 feet between radios, but both on low power mode).
You might consider posting your debug.log file so we can see any messages
*** On the logs, rookie response: I don't see any log files in the DRATS directory. I do see the Event Log. How/where might log files be (or be generated)?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden jmardensdl@... ---In d-rats_group@..., <n0so@...> wrote: Hi Jeff,?
Some questions that may help us understand what is happening: 1. Do the radios transmit when D-RATS sends data? 2. Does the receiving radio display the call sign and message from the transmitting radio? 3. Is either radio in "power saver" mode? Power saver mode sometimes causes the radio to miss parts of the D-STAR header message as it "wakes up". 4. Is the rf path between the radios good? D-STAR does not provide error correction for the low speed data channel, so if the path is bad you will not get data transfer.
You might consider posting your debug.log file so we can see any messages.?
Mike, N0SO
On Feb 1, 2014, at 6:59 PM, <jmardensdl@...> wrote:
?Hello All:
I am trying to run DRATS radio -to- radio, with Internet and Ratflectord disabled. Radio setup for com port and baud, and port <=> radio tested via programming as OK.
Raw and Sniffer says transmission is received, but no text in Chat or seen in log.
TX Message off, no GPS TX on both radios.
Any thoughts from the group?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden KB1TJI
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Hi Jeff,?
Some questions that may help us understand what is happening: 1. Do the radios transmit when D-RATS sends data? 2. Does the receiving radio display the call sign and message from the transmitting radio? 3. Is either radio in "power saver" mode? Power saver mode sometimes causes the radio to miss parts of the D-STAR header message as it "wakes up". 4. Is the rf path between the radios good? D-STAR does not provide error correction for the low speed data channel, so if the path is bad you will not get data transfer.
You might consider posting your debug.log file so we can see any messages.?
Mike, N0SO
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Hello All:
I am trying to run DRATS radio -to- radio, with Internet and Ratflectord disabled. Radio setup for com port and baud, and port <=> radio tested via programming as OK.
Raw and Sniffer says transmission is received, but no text in Chat or seen in log.
TX Message off, no GPS TX on both radios.
Any thoughts from the group?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden KB1TJI
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Re: radio to radio operation
The one question I have is, is it set for serial and not network? AL KF5SMH
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Hello All:
I am trying to run DRATS radio -to- radio, with Internet and Ratflectord disabled. Radio setup for com port and baud, and port <=> radio tested via programming as OK.
Raw and Sniffer says transmission is received, but no text in Chat or seen in log.
TX Message off, no GPS TX on both radios.
Any thoughts from the group?
Thanks, -- Jeff Marden KB1TJI
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Patrick (N3TSZ) Get 100% soon Buddy! + agree on the Packet, DRats DStar bridge, es Ecomm. ? de Hurb W1DOG ? ?
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Subject: Re: [d-rats_group] Missing in action? ? Glad to hear you are doing better Pat.
On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:09 PM, "n3tsz" <n3tsz@...> wrote:
? I've had a serious viral infection for the past three weeks, and have been in the hospital for the past eight days. I'm still not over it yet, but at least I'm back home. This is the first chance I've had to check in on the group. I'm glad to see there are active discussions taking place. I think a bridge between D-STAR and packet radio is an excellent way to show EMCOMM groups the benefits of D-STAR and D-RATS. Thanks for keeping the flags flying during my absence.
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Glad to hear you are doing better Pat.
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I've had a serious viral infection for the past three weeks, and have been in the hospital for the past eight days. I'm still not over it yet, but at least I'm back home. This is the first chance I've had to check in on the group. I'm glad to see there are active discussions taking place. I think a bridge between D-STAR and packet radio is an excellent way to show EMCOMM groups the benefits of D-STAR and D-RATS. Thanks for keeping the flags flying during my absence.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
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Hope you get totally over this soon.
I have downloaded files from you in the past, but haven't played
with DRATS in a long time. Your files are helpful.
73,
Tom KC9ONY
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Glad to have you back!
Mike, N0SO
On Jan 28, 2014, at 8:09 PM, "n3tsz" <n3tsz@...> wrote:
I've had a serious viral infection for the past three weeks, and have been in the hospital for the past eight days. I'm still not over it yet, but at least I'm back home. This is the first chance I've had to check in on the group. I'm glad to see there are active discussions taking place. I think a bridge between D-STAR and packet radio is an excellent way to show EMCOMM groups the benefits of D-STAR and D-RATS. Thanks for keeping the flags flying during my absence.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
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Re: Fix for tnc tied to D-RATS repeater/reflector
Hello,
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I just took a look on my pi
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my ratflector is installed as root user.
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The file is located
?/root/.d-rats/repeater.config
on another pi ratflector installed as user pi
?/home/pi/.d-rats/repeater.config
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I also noticed form th d-rats client if you try to attach to the tnc direct the double :: issue
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change the file
/root/d-rats/d-rats.config
/home/pi/.d-rats/d-rats.config
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Re: Fix for tnc tied to D-RATS repeater/reflector
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Dan Ozment
Patrick Connor