Once again, I am getting close!? When I press F1 it throws rig into Xmit, tho audio comes out of my computer speakers.? Here is what I am showing on startup.? I just have to figure out how to adjust Direwolf to only use the USB choices.? Thank you for your help!

Yeah, COM6.? Somewhere in the Soundmodem PTT config it should also show what pin it's using on the comport, whether RTS, DTR, or both.? Here's Direwolf's PTT section, just adjust one of the lines accordingly and delete the # to enable it, or add a new line.? If the radio immediately goes into transmit when you start Direwolf, stop Direwolf and change the PTT line to what works.? I had one setup where that happened, so I had to use some variation of inverted RTS or DTR or something, but it worked.

When I hit send, it indeed does put rig into transmit with Soundmodem.? PTT port is COM6 in Soundmodem.? Would I use that in Direwolf?? I tried Direwolf with aprs and when I monitor it sounds good,, just not throwing rig into transmit.? So, in my feeble mind, I feel I'm close....

OK, once again I think I am very close.? Making noise, putting rig into transmit, but nothing going out.? Have to configure speakers/mic.? I'll get it yet!

Thanks for help folks.

Various action have been taken:

1. Followed Jeff's recommendation and I am running two direwolf config and both work (vhf/uhf) at 1200 but it receive an error on the UHF direwolf:
   • Increasing the sample rate should improve decoder performance.
   • Using /dev/hidraw1 GPIO 3 for channel 0 PTT control.
   • Disabled AGW network client port.
   • Bind failed with error: 98
   • Address already in use
   • Some other application is probably already using port 8001.
   • Try using a different port number with KISSPORT in the configuration file.
   • Ready to accept KISS TCP client application 0 on port 8003 ...
2. When UHF port is configure to 9600 the PTT would not work (not sure if its BPQ32 configuration) but if configure to 1200 will work fine.

Here are the config for the two instance of direwolf, as recommended by John only PTT CM108 and the -d no output of both vhf/uhf.

Hi David

Here is the latest log as you suggested. This is the cron session at the one minute interval. Everything appears normal but I am no expert.? Direwolf is not running, since 'pidof direwolf' returns nothing.

Mar 01 13:01:01 aprs-digi CRON[5123]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user btw(uid=1000) by (uid=0)
Mar 01 13:01:01 aprs-digi CRON[5124]: (btw) CMD (/home/btw/dw-start.sh >/dev/null 2>&1)
Mar 01 13:01:31 aprs-digi CRON[5123]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user btw

Sorry, I meant RTS, not RTL :)

That sounds normal for 1200-baud or even 300-baud transmission time, for an APRS beacon.? VARA is a lot longer by comparison (I have VARA APRS running here also). What method of PTT are you using with Soundmodem, maybe RTL or DTR on whichever comport?? Is sounds like Soundmodem is working like it should, but curious what it uses for PTT for your Yaesu.? If you do use Direwolf, I imagine you wouldn't need Hamlib, just the same RTL/DTR config as Soundmodem.

3 seconds maybe when sending a beacon on aprs.? When using VARS it's more likely to be 8-10 seconds.? And no interface, direct from the computer USB port with the virtual comm ports.? (That's how I use VARS, Winlink, FT8, etc.)

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Hello Benson,

When you say "sudo crontab", what are you thinking this command should do?? Are you trying to edit the tasks of things cron is supposed to do?? That would actually be done using the command "crontab -e" for your "abc" user and if you want to do it for the root user with root permissions, you'd do "sudo crontab -e".? Maybe you are expecting this command it will run all scheduled jobs right then and there?? That's not what it will do.


Maybe there are errors about starting the dw-start.sh script.? Look at the cron logs with:

?? sudo journalctl -u cron

--David
KI6ZHD

I'll preface this by saying that I am not a Linux expert but I can usually get by OK. I have DW installed and running fine on my Rpi 4/Bookworm (CLI only - I'm using SSH to access the Pi). "Running fine" meaning that I can start DW from the command line thusly: /home/abc/dw-start.sh >/dev/null 2>&1??? After 15 seconds or so, DW is up and running in Screen.? But I just cannot get it to run from cron.? Right now I'm using "sudo crontab" but I've tried it without sudo as well.

Contents of crontab -l:
1,15,30,45 * * * * /home/xxx/dw-start.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Permissions:
-rwxr-xr-x? 1 abc? abc ? 5894 Feb 29 15:51 dw-start.sh


What could I be missing?

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I agree with Rob here as this Direwolf forum is not the place to get help with Xastir.? That said, I'm also on the Xastir email list and this has been discussed there many times.? I recommend to search the archives and try some of the previous solutions other people implemented.? If none of those work for you, then it would be time to create a new post about your issue, what you've tried, and what you need specific help with.? Good luck!

--David
KI6ZHD

Although there are probably many Direwolf users that also use Xastir, ...
I have to believe that you will get a much better set of eyes looking at an Xastir font issue in an Xastir forum.

Just a thought.
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Rob KB8RCO

What is your soundcard interface?? Also, you mentioned a short transmission.? Depending on how short, that may be normal.? Sending a connect-request with the default 1200-baud would be pretty short normally.

David,

Thanks for the input. I have been busy with a few other things and just got back to this issue.

The results were the same when I tried AGW. I was watching BPQ in a window and saw that BPQ shutdown almost immediately when “stats” or other large block of data was requested. The following is the port definition for the Direwolf and soundcard AGW port:

;----- AWG Radio Port Definition -----
PORT

?PORTNUM=2

?ID=AGWPE Port 1 Soundcard Left

?TYPE=EXTERNAL
?DRIVER=BPQtoAGW

?IOADDR=1F40

??CHANNEL=A

?QUALITY=192

?PACLEN=128

?TXDELAY=400

??FRACK=7000

??RESPTIME=1500

??MAXFRAME=4

??RETRIES=6
?FULLDUP=0

?SLOTTIME=100

?TXTAIL=30

?PERSIST=63

ENDPORT

This port definition was originally from John’s documentation for BPQAGW. However, BPQ would disconnect after one or two exchanges. I added the other settings, everything afer CHANNEL=A, from my KISS definition.

To recap the issue: A client MFJ-1270B with early firmware and default settings crashes BPQ when large blocks of data are transmitted from the BBS. The offending command is "AX25L2V2 OFF" which sets the TNC to level 2 AX.25. I’m not looking for a solution to run level 2, I’m looking for a solution to preventing BPQ from crashing if someone else does this.

For now, I am going to set this aside. I agree that using an MFJ-1270B is an unlikely scenario, but I was hoping for a solution. I may post it on the BPQ group just to see what pops up.

Thanks for all of the ideas.

73

Dave

WB9TEN

Greetings.? Sorry if this question seems very basic to most, but I'm kind of lost here.

Running a Yaesu FT710, Windows 11.? All work fine thus far on my different software.? I do a lot with VARA (free version).? I tried to set up UZ7HO Soundmodem and I don't have something right on the settings I'm afraid as I only get a very short transmission.? So, since I have very good luck with Direwolf on UHF/VHF figured I'd give it a try on my HF side.? But, my issue is that it has been so long since I set it up on my other computer I really don't recall all the steps to make things work.? I am comparing settings on my UHF/VHF Direwolf file and working on the HF version, but I am now to the point of PTT and the Direwolf Radio Interface .pdf guide says use Hamlib.? Downloaded that (I think), and I now have come to the conclusion that I'm lost.? No idea where to go from here.

Helpful hints anyone???

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I don't know if this is the right fix Dennis, but I was finding the Mapnik tiles in Xastir were quite jagged, along with the font. I read that the fix was to press the F4 key, something about realigning the Mapnik scales.

Sorry I have no further detail as to the reason etc, but it certainly worked on a Debian Bookworm laptop.

Cheers Bob VK2YQA

I'm running a Raspberry Pi 3, with Direwolf and Xastir. The fonts in the Xastir are just about unreadable on a seven inch screen. Is there a reasonable way to change the fonts to some very plain? The defaults have a shadow on them that totally blur things.

Dennis, K1YPP

Rather than speculating, let's do some proper troubleshooting.

Add this to the direwolf command line so we can observe the communication with the client applications and the PTT control.

-d no

73,
John WB2OSZ

P.S.???? Doing this is not recommended:

PTT CM108 3 /dev/hidraw0

The hidraw number can change especially if you add a keyboard or mouse.
Use this simpler form:

PTT CM108

gpio 3 is the default when not specified.? Direwolf will automatically determine the corresponding hidraw device for the soundcard reference.

I am curious if the main channel PTT is going active or "no" PTT is going active?

I had issues with my Fe-Pi sound card (using the Nexus DR-X board with separate PTT LEDs) and applications transmitting on both channels.
? ?I did both separate channels ((Nexus method with 2 ADEVICES and CHANNEL 0 and 2) and combined (1 ADEVICE and CHANNEL 0 and 1).?
To troubleshoot this, I ran 2 separate applications connected to?Direwolf using 2 separate radios over 2 TCP/IP KISS (or 2 AGW).
Each separate application properly caused the correct "channel" to TX.
Then I tried a single application running 2 "streams" to indicate which radio did not work.? Some applications always TX'ed on CHANNEL 0, others didn't active either for the second audio channel.? BUT, I would argue it was the application, not Direwolf that was the problem - or at least the communication between them.

Running separate applications was my solution.
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Robert Giuliano
KB8RCO