Thanks! ?That is extremely helpful. I will likely send this back and get one with two audio cables (transmit/receive) and use a CT-44 (I have two of those here).
Thanks again, Jerry
13 Pro Max
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On Jun 10, 2022, at 7:53 PM, J K via groups.io <kuhnje@...> wrote:
? Thanks! ?That is extremely helpful. I will likely send this back and get one with two audio cables (transmit/receive) and use a CT-41 (I have two of those here).
Thanks again, Jerry 13 Pro Max On Jun 10, 2022, at 7:40 PM, Rob Giuliano via groups.io <kb8rco@...> wrote:
? I have an FT60R HT and have used it for packet. The biggest issue is the SRRT (Sleeve, Ring, Ring, Tip) Mic jack.? I tried all kinds of electronics store plugs, but none worked.? I finally bought the Yaesu CT-44 interface cable.? That was the only one that actually matched the jack.
Next, you have to configure the interface so that the Mic Audio goes through a 10uF cap, and there is a 2k2 resistor to the PTT.? When the PTT pin goes low, the Mic input sees 2k2 ohms impedance.? Without the 2k2 resistor, you are shorting the TNC audio to ground.? That also means you need -DTR (so the DTR pin is grounded when you request TX).
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 05:16:47 PM EDT, Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...> wrote:
You didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the audio signal.
Martin. KD6YAM Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
Thanks! ?That is extremely helpful. I will likely send this back and get one with two audio cables (transmit/receive) and use a CT-41 (I have two of those here).
Thanks again,
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On Jun 10, 2022, at 7:40 PM, Rob Giuliano via groups.io <kb8rco@...> wrote:
? I have an FT60R HT and have used it for packet. The biggest issue is the SRRT (Sleeve, Ring, Ring, Tip) Mic jack.? I tried all kinds of electronics store plugs, but none worked.? I finally bought the Yaesu CT-44 interface cable.? That was the only one that actually matched the jack.
Next, you have to configure the interface so that the Mic Audio goes through a 10uF cap, and there is a 2k2 resistor to the PTT.? When the PTT pin goes low, the Mic input sees 2k2 ohms impedance.? Without the 2k2 resistor, you are shorting the TNC audio to ground.? That also means you need -DTR (so the DTR pin is grounded when you request TX).
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 05:16:47 PM EDT, Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...> wrote:
You didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the audio signal.
Martin. KD6YAM Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
I have an FT60R HT and have used it for packet. The biggest issue is the SRRT (Sleeve, Ring, Ring, Tip) Mic jack.? I tried all kinds of electronics store plugs, but none worked.? I finally bought the Yaesu CT-44 interface cable.? That was the only one that actually matched the jack.
Next, you have to configure the interface so that the Mic Audio goes through a 10uF cap, and there is a 2k2 resistor to the PTT.? When the PTT pin goes low, the Mic input sees 2k2 ohms impedance.? Without the 2k2 resistor, you are shorting the TNC audio to ground.? That also means you need -DTR (so the DTR pin is grounded when you request TX).
On Friday, June 10, 2022 at 05:16:47 PM EDT, Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...> wrote:
You didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the audio signal.
Martin. KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
Baofeng radios also have terrible TX audio flatness.
On 11/06/2022 7:47 am, David Ranch
wrote:
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Oh interesting.. similar to this is a common issue
with Baofeng radios with programming cables and the issue is on
the Baofeng radio itself.? I've never heard this on Yaesu
radios.? Regardless, good to hear you got things working but you
might have a failing radio or a improperly made cable and this
"iffyness" will probably lead to unreliable packet connections.
--David
|
It’s the cable. ?I have to do the same thing to get it to work with my FT70DR. ?Problem with pulling the cable slight out is that audio goes both out the speaker and RX cable. ?Obviously I don’t want audio going out the speaker. ?Looks like need to get this cable fixed.
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On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:50 PM, J K <kuhnje@...> wrote:
? It’s the cable. ?I have to do the same thing to get it to work with my FT70DR. ?Problem with pulpy the cable slight out is that audio goes both out the speaker and RX cable. ?Obviously I don’t want audio going out the speaker. ?Looks like new to get this cable fixed. 13 Pro Max On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:47 PM, David Ranch <direwolf-groupsio@...> wrote:
?
Oh interesting.. similar to this is a common issue
with Baofeng radios with programming cables and the issue is on
the Baofeng radio itself.? I've never heard this on Yaesu radios.?
Regardless, good to hear you got things working but you might have
a failing radio or a improperly made cable and this "iffyness"
will probably lead to unreliable packet connections.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:33 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
I got it to work. ?I can’t push the audio cable fully in the
FT60R. ?I have to pull it back out s little then it works.
13 Pro Max
?
There is a schematic posted here (bottom image
on the right):
??
To me, it seems like your Direwolf configuration using "DTR
RTS" should work.? Are you *sure* that /dev/ttyUSB0 is the
correct device for this blue USB to serial port cable?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:26 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
13 Pro Max
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM,
Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...>
wrote:
?
You
didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy
Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using
needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio,
in addition to the audio signal.
Martin.
KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi?
I just received one.?It
receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m
using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I
know the audio is getting out of the sound
device because if I plug in a set of
headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m
thinking it must by the PTT (?). In
direwolf.conf, I have the following line for
PTT:
PTT
/dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This
is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin
EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I
tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR,
-DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS -DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any
help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
13 Pro Max
|
It’s the cable. ?I have to do the same thing to get it to work with my FT70DR. ?Problem with pulpy the cable slight out is that audio goes both out the speaker and RX cable. ?Obviously I don’t want audio going out the speaker. ?Looks like new to get this cable fixed. 13 Pro Max
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On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:47 PM, David Ranch <direwolf-groupsio@...> wrote:
?
Oh interesting.. similar to this is a common issue
with Baofeng radios with programming cables and the issue is on
the Baofeng radio itself.? I've never heard this on Yaesu radios.?
Regardless, good to hear you got things working but you might have
a failing radio or a improperly made cable and this "iffyness"
will probably lead to unreliable packet connections.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:33 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
I got it to work. ?I can’t push the audio cable fully in the
FT60R. ?I have to pull it back out s little then it works.
13 Pro Max
?
There is a schematic posted here (bottom image
on the right):
??
To me, it seems like your Direwolf configuration using "DTR
RTS" should work.? Are you *sure* that /dev/ttyUSB0 is the
correct device for this blue USB to serial port cable?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:26 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
13 Pro Max
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM,
Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...>
wrote:
?
You
didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy
Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using
needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio,
in addition to the audio signal.
Martin.
KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi?
I just received one.?It
receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m
using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I
know the audio is getting out of the sound
device because if I plug in a set of
headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m
thinking it must by the PTT (?). In
direwolf.conf, I have the following line for
PTT:
PTT
/dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This
is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin
EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I
tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR,
-DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS -DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any
help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
13 Pro Max
|
Oh interesting.. similar to this is a common issue
with Baofeng radios with programming cables and the issue is on
the Baofeng radio itself.? I've never heard this on Yaesu radios.?
Regardless, good to hear you got things working but you might have
a failing radio or a improperly made cable and this "iffyness"
will probably lead to unreliable packet connections.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:33 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
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Show quoted text
I got it to work. ?I can’t push the audio cable fully in the
FT60R. ?I have to pull it back out s little then it works.
13 Pro Max
?
There is a schematic posted here (bottom image
on the right):
??
To me, it seems like your Direwolf configuration using "DTR
RTS" should work.? Are you *sure* that /dev/ttyUSB0 is the
correct device for this blue USB to serial port cable?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:26 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
13 Pro Max
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM,
Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...>
wrote:
?
You
didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy
Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using
needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio,
in addition to the audio signal.
Martin.
KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi?
I just received one.?It
receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m
using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I
know the audio is getting out of the sound
device because if I plug in a set of
headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m
thinking it must by the PTT (?). In
direwolf.conf, I have the following line for
PTT:
PTT
/dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This
is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin
EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I
tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR,
-DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS -DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any
help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
13 Pro Max
|
I got it to work. ?I can’t push the audio cable fully in the FT60R. ?I have to pull it back out s little then it works. 13 Pro Max
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Show quoted text
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:31 PM, David Ranch <direwolf-groupsio@...> wrote:
?
There is a schematic posted here (bottom image on
the right):
??
To me, it seems like your Direwolf configuration using "DTR RTS"
should work.? Are you *sure* that /dev/ttyUSB0 is the correct
device for this blue USB to serial port cable?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:26 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
13 Pro Max
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Martin
Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...>
wrote:
?
You
didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi
and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be
carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the
audio signal.
Martin.
KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just
received one.?It
receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a
Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is
getting out of the sound device because if I plug
in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m
thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf,
I have the following line for PTT:
PTT
/dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This
is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi
with USB and it worked great. I tried every
variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing
worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS -DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any
help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
13 Pro Max
|
There is a schematic posted here (bottom image on
the right):
??
To me, it seems like your Direwolf configuration using "DTR RTS"
should work.? Are you *sure* that /dev/ttyUSB0 is the correct
device for this blue USB to serial port cable?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 06/10/2022 02:26 PM, J K via
groups.io wrote:
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Show quoted text
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
13 Pro Max
On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Martin
Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...>
wrote:
?
You
didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi
and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be
carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the
audio signal.
Martin.
KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just
received one.?It
receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a
Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is
getting out of the sound device because if I plug
in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m
thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf,
I have the following line for PTT:
PTT
/dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This
is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi
with USB and it worked great. I tried every
variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing
worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 RTS -DTR
PTT
/dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any
help would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
13 Pro Max
|
It’s an EasyDigi with USB PTT cable.
 13 Pro Max
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On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Martin Cooper via groups.io <kd6yam@...> wrote:
? You didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the audio signal.
Martin. KD6YAM Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
You didn't say how you're connecting between the Easy Digi and the FT-60R. Whatever cable you're using needs to be carrying the PTT signal to the radio, in addition to the audio signal.
Martin. KD6YAM
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked.? Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
Hi,
Is anyone else using a FT60R and EasyDigi? I just received one.?It receives well, but can’t get it to TX. I’m using a Raspberry Pi running DireWolf. I know the audio is getting out of the sound device because if I plug in a set of headphones, I can hear the burst. I’m thinking it must by the PTT (?). In direwolf.conf, I have the following line for PTT:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS DTR
This is exactly what I used with the K2-2pin EasyDigi with USB and it worked great. I tried every variation of RTS, -RTS, DTR, -DTR also and nothing worked. ?Ie, i tried:
PTT /dev/USB0 RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS DTR PTT /dev/USB0 RTS -DTR PTT /dev/USB0 -RTS -DTR
Any help would be most appreciated.Thanks!13 Pro Max
|
Re: What part of the config page do I change the input?
Hello Justin,
Now with both radios connected to my pc it mixed up my
inputs line up.
Please define "mixed up my inputs".? Are you talking about the names
of the soundcard inputs / outputs?? Are you talking about serial
ports for asserting PTT?? Please be specific.
I was thinking under the Adevise line where I
originally had my 991A as 2&1. Now I need it to be 3&1.
What do you mean by "2&1" and "3&1".? That's not valid
syntax for Direwolf or Linux as far as I know.
Is this not the section that needs to be changed in
order to select my inputs? Or do I have my understanding all
wrong. Right now direwolf is retransmitting packets but it’s not
pulling them into my software for it to hear.?
If this is about sound devices changing on you, the issue is around
persistent device enumeration and this is mentioned in the Direwolf
User Guide page 53 which points to this URL for more help:
??
--David
KI6ZHD
|
What part of the config page do I change the input?
Hello everyone.?
? ? Let me start with a little backstory. I have direwolf running on my windows desktop with my 991A. Everything was working just fine. I broke down and purchased a new home and upgraded to the FTDX-10 in the process. Now with both radios connected to my pc it mixed up my inputs line up. I was thinking under the Adevise line where I originally had my 991A as 2&1. Now I need it to be 3&1. Is this not the section that needs to be changed in order to select my inputs? Or do I have my understanding all wrong. Right now direwolf is retransmitting packets but it’s not pulling them into my software for it to hear.?
? Thanks I’m advance,?
? ? ?Justin de K4LEN?
|
Hello Armando,
Can you please only copy/paste the text from the window itself
into the emails and NOT send screen captures?? These are very hard
to read which require me to save each picture as a file, then view
them with another picture viewer app, and then zoom in.? Very
cumbersome.? I see you're using VNC but if you copy text from your
Raspberry Pi GUI window, that text should copy over to your Mac's
paste clipboard which should be pasteable into your email client.
Thanks for all the advice. I just connected all
again to get a screenshot of the error but didn't get one at
all. This is what I got:
?? - IMG_8422.jpg did not show any errors and showed a successful
IPv6 connection to a remote APRS-IS server
?? - IMG_8423.jpg also did not show any errors and showed a
successful APRS-IS connection and received an APRS record
?? - IMG_8427.jpg shows that you have sent a packet (line prefixed
with 0L) and a Direwolf received audio level of 0.? That low level
signal is bad but it's not 100% clear what the packet is.? Your
station might be hearing itself via poor wiring or more likely, the
poor audio stages on inexpensive radios.? If that is a real packet,
you need to slightly increase the audio level out of the radio as
well as increase the microphone gain on the Raspberry Pi to give an
average Direwolf audio level of around 50.? You *will* see some
stations LOWER audio levels as well as? other stations HIGHER
levels.? You'll just have to do your best.
?? - I did not see any transmissions from your station so you might
consider setting up a OBEACON (Object beacon) so you can ensure the
output audio levels are correct and ultimately remote stations will
be able to decode your AX.25 packets
?? - For IMG_8426.jpg,? click on the KI5TFY-2 (R) icon.? In the
popup that comes up, click on the "info" field.? In the new window
that opens up, click on the "RAW" URL at the top of the screen.?
That will show you all packets being heard.? If it asks you to log
in and you don't have an account, I highly recommend to create one
as APRS.FI is a hugely helpful tool for anyone who runs an APRS
device of any kind.
?? - For IMG_8426.jpg, the KI5TFY-2 (D) icon showing up, this
probaby means you're sending multiple beacons out.? That's perfectly
fine but the last heard beacon will be the one shown on the screen
and the others are hidden below it.? Back on the APRS "info" view on
aprs.fi, the lower part of that screen will show all the beacons
heard from your station.? If you want all of them to be viewable on
the map, you need to change each's beacons GPS locations by a
fraction be it north / south / east / west.?
I am also transmitting a package with this set up:
APRDroid is a very nice Android app but no different than the
warnings with Direwolf, the use of Beofeng radios can/will have
issues there too.? Your mileage will vary.
But the radio?connected to the easy digi is not showing
signs of receiving or transmitting any signal.
Not true... IMG_8427.jpg shows a pink line starting with "0L" which
is a sent RF packet? on Channel 0.? The "ig" means heard via
Internet "IGate".? Please see the Direwolf User Guide to understand
what all the text means.?? Wait longer and see if you hear other
packets.?? Connect your radio to antenna that's placed outside your
dwelling to lower any RF noise level and improve signal reception.?
If you don't see any received RF packets, check your audio output
level from the radio as well as the Rpi microphone RX gain level.
The Direwolf User Guide details this very well but you might check
out my guide for audio tuning as well:
???
There are other great guides out there on the Internet as well.
--David
KI6ZHD
|
Thanks for all the advice. I just connected all again to get a screenshot of the error but didn't get one at all. This is what I got:
on the APRSfi this is what I got first: Then I got this:
I am also transmitting a package with this set up:
But the radio?connected to the easy digi is not showing signs of receiving or transmitting any signal.
After setting the switches they way you suggested, I didn't get the previous error? Thanks for all the help it is making me get some progress.
Hello Armando,
The CP2102 is the Hiletgo CP2102 from amazon.
Ok.. another Direwolf, Martin,? pointed out this other specific
Hiletgo USB device.? It seems that specific unit is more flexible
than most as it supports RS485 and thus uses DIP switches to
configure that but is overkill for this project but it should work
fine.? For connection from a Raspberry Pi to your Easy Digi, you
will want it to be in "USB to TTL" mode which means RS232 mode with
TTL logic levels (aka +5volts).? You can see a little diagram on
this Amazon link that shows the settings of the two DIP switches and
the one slider switch:
When I referred to the left side, I meant audio to pc
section. The R1 and R3 i referred are from the easy digi which
is as follow as well:
Ok.. as I've read from other user posts, the Direwolf configuration
for PTT needs to assert both a positive voltage on DTR and RTS if
you wire it like how this schematic is shown.
The project I got it from the following link:
Please take heed on my previous email and the points made of using
inexpensive radios.? You should expect more negative results than
positive ones but it completely depends on the quality of your
specific radio and then all the other issues I highlighted.? From
that URL give, that user openly admitted that there is almost no
packet traffic in his area which I read as "I really didn't test
this very much".?
The errors i have been getting is error in the sound card
bad directory??
If you could help I would appreciate it.
If you don't copy / paste in the exact errors you are seeing, there
is no chance than anyone can help you.? We cannot read your mind
over the Internet.
--David
KI6ZHD
-- Best Regards.
Eng. Armando Rodriguez
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Hello Armando,
The CP2102 is the Hiletgo CP2102 from amazon.
Ok.. another Direwolf, Martin,? pointed out this other specific
Hiletgo USB device.? It seems that specific unit is more flexible
than most as it supports RS485 and thus uses DIP switches to
configure that but is overkill for this project but it should work
fine.? For connection from a Raspberry Pi to your Easy Digi, you
will want it to be in "USB to TTL" mode which means RS232 mode with
TTL logic levels (aka +5volts).? You can see a little diagram on
this Amazon link that shows the settings of the two DIP switches and
the one slider switch:
When I referred to the left side, I meant audio to pc
section. The R1 and R3 i referred are from the easy digi which
is as follow as well:
Ok.. as I've read from other user posts, the Direwolf configuration
for PTT needs to assert both a positive voltage on DTR and RTS if
you wire it like how this schematic is shown.
The project I got it from the following link:
Please take heed on my previous email and the points made of using
inexpensive radios.? You should expect more negative results than
positive ones but it completely depends on the quality of your
specific radio and then all the other issues I highlighted.? From
that URL give, that user openly admitted that there is almost no
packet traffic in his area which I read as "I really didn't test
this very much".?
The errors i have been getting is error in the sound card
bad directory??
If you could help I would appreciate it.
If you don't copy / paste in the exact errors you are seeing, there
is no chance than anyone can help you.? We cannot read your mind
over the Internet.
--David
KI6ZHD
|
Good afternoon Sir. Sorry for not sending?the pictures which?are as follow:
The CP2102 is the Hiletgo CP2102 from amazon. When I referred to the left side, I meant audio to pc section. The R1 and R3 i referred are from the easy digi which is as follow as well:
The project I got it from the following link:
The CP2102 i got from this project:
The errors i have been getting is error in the sound card bad directory??
If you could help I would appreciate it.
Hello Armando,
A) I connected the audio to PC
to the mic section of the sabrent sound card, using the left
side of the stencil as ground.
What do you mean by "stencil"?? When you say "left side", do you
mean the "left audio channel"?? If so, that's correct, Direwolf
starts with the the left audio for Direwolf Channel 0.? The right
audio signal on that same audio card is then Channel 1 if you choose
to use that.
C) Connected a wire from the mic ground to the sleeve?
of the baofeng mic cable section.
D) Connected a wire from the
mic in, to the ring of the baofeng mic section.
Two things here:
?? 1) You have this backwards.? The "speaker" output on the Sabrent
audio device should to to the MIC input on the radio.? Please note
that on the radio microphone connection, there might be a DC voltage
offset.? If so, you might need to add a small decoupling capacitor
to remove that voltage.? The same needs to be checked and possible
fixed on the Sabrent microphone connection as well.
?? 2) The use of Baofeng and other inexpensive Chinese radios
probably will present you with all kinds of difficult issues.?
Please search the Direwolf email archives to see all of the problems
people faced and once they replaced the inexpensive radio with a
quality radio, ALL their issues went away.? The choice is yours but
if you stay with the inexpensive radios, there is nothing else that
can be done to help you make the setup work, be reliable, have
better decodes, etc. as it's a radio HW issue.
E) Connected a wire from the
audio output close to R3 to the tip of the baofeng speaker cable
F) Connected a wire from the
audio output close to R1 to the sleeve of the baofeng speaker
cable.
I don't understand what you mean by R3 or R1 but I assume this is on
the stencil.? Please provide a URL to view this.
for PTT I used a HIletgo CP2102 USB to TTL UART having
the switches configure for USB to RS232 where #1 id on and # 2 is
off and the switch below towards switch #2, and connected a wire
from GND, DTR, RTS to the easy digi respectively.
I have personally never seen a CP2102 serial adapter with DIP
switches and I don't see any here either:
.? Please provide a
URL that shows these switches.
Btw.. the use of an EasyDigi unit is only really needed for HF
radios to mitigate RFI issues.? While they still can be used for
slower rate packet radio, they WILL block higher performance modes
like 9600bps packet, VARA-FM, ARDOP, OpenData, etc.? If you plan on
using higher speed modes, you must remove the EasyDigi unit or
upgrade the isolation transformers on it to pass a wider audio
spectrum.
I also wrote the following line to direwolf config:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 DTR RTS
There have been known issues with the EasyDigi and PTT.? I believe
that configuring "DTR RTS" is correct here but please check the
Direwolf email list archives and confirm that how you have wired up
your EasyDigi is the same as what those other email threads
highlight and got working.
When I run direwolf, I start to
get errors and can not use the aprs.
This is most likely a configuration error.? Please paste in the
errors you're seeing and the group can try to help you out.
--David
KI6ZHD
-- Best Regards.
Eng. Armando Rodriguez
|
Hello Armando,
A) I connected the audio to PC
to the mic section of the sabrent sound card, using the left
side of the stencil as ground.
What do you mean by "stencil"?? When you say "left side", do you
mean the "left audio channel"?? If so, that's correct, Direwolf
starts with the the left audio for Direwolf Channel 0.? The right
audio signal on that same audio card is then Channel 1 if you choose
to use that.
C) Connected a wire from the mic ground to the sleeve?
of the baofeng mic cable section.
D) Connected a wire from the
mic in, to the ring of the baofeng mic section.
Two things here:
?? 1) You have this backwards.? The "speaker" output on the Sabrent
audio device should to to the MIC input on the radio.? Please note
that on the radio microphone connection, there might be a DC voltage
offset.? If so, you might need to add a small decoupling capacitor
to remove that voltage.? The same needs to be checked and possible
fixed on the Sabrent microphone connection as well.
?? 2) The use of Baofeng and other inexpensive Chinese radios
probably will present you with all kinds of difficult issues.?
Please search the Direwolf email archives to see all of the problems
people faced and once they replaced the inexpensive radio with a
quality radio, ALL their issues went away.? The choice is yours but
if you stay with the inexpensive radios, there is nothing else that
can be done to help you make the setup work, be reliable, have
better decodes, etc. as it's a radio HW issue.
E) Connected a wire from the
audio output close to R3 to the tip of the baofeng speaker cable
F) Connected a wire from the
audio output close to R1 to the sleeve of the baofeng speaker
cable.
I don't understand what you mean by R3 or R1 but I assume this is on
the stencil.? Please provide a URL to view this.
for PTT I used a HIletgo CP2102 USB to TTL UART having
the switches configure for USB to RS232 where #1 id on and # 2 is
off and the switch below towards switch #2, and connected a wire
from GND, DTR, RTS to the easy digi respectively.
I have personally never seen a CP2102 serial adapter with DIP
switches and I don't see any here either:
.? Please provide a
URL that shows these switches.
Btw.. the use of an EasyDigi unit is only really needed for HF
radios to mitigate RFI issues.? While they still can be used for
slower rate packet radio, they WILL block higher performance modes
like 9600bps packet, VARA-FM, ARDOP, OpenData, etc.? If you plan on
using higher speed modes, you must remove the EasyDigi unit or
upgrade the isolation transformers on it to pass a wider audio
spectrum.
I also wrote the following line to direwolf config:
PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 DTR RTS
There have been known issues with the EasyDigi and PTT.? I believe
that configuring "DTR RTS" is correct here but please check the
Direwolf email list archives and confirm that how you have wired up
your EasyDigi is the same as what those other email threads
highlight and got working.
When I run direwolf, I start to
get errors and can not use the aprs.
This is most likely a configuration error.? Please paste in the
errors you're seeing and the group can try to help you out.
--David
KI6ZHD
|
Re: Not receiving all APRS traffic
Thank you for your extensive reply :-)
?
It is a raw comparison between my OpenWebRX setup and this new setup with a Baofeng and Puxing. Puxing is actually doing a bit better than the Baofeng, but not perfect. The antennas for both setups are quite similar. I have also tried switching them to see if results change. I am using a Roccat juke soundcard. I will need to try with a better radio. I have both a Icom and yaesu mobile station, but I am missing a cable at the moment to be able to connect them.?
I will keep experimenting :-)
73 de LA7AKA
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