Allstar Node and RC210 Issues

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As I am reading this thread about the RC210 and the software a question come
to mind…

Is a controler mandatory to use the app_rpt software?? your getting me
confuse…

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-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Hutchison
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:13 PM
To: App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Allstar Node and RC210 Issues

Have you adjusted the TX audio pot on the 210? Port 2 must be simplex
(non repeat) as Matt said.

D

On 27/05/2011 21:59:34, Charles Rader (kc5dgc@centurytel.net) wrote:

Monty,

Thank you. The conf file you sent me was a big help. I wished mine
conf files was commented like the one you had. That explains a lot. I
made the changes you said to make in the rpt.conf. It helped increase my
audio and it sounds much better for some reason now. I am still having
issues with the link UHF repeater though.
Here is my setup:
RC210 Port 1 UHF Repeater, Port 2 URI (allstar)

URI to RC210 Port2
Pin 1 (PTT) to Pin 7 (RX COS)
Pin 8 (COR DET) to Pin 3 (TX PTT)
Pin 13 (GND) to Pin 9 (GND)
Pin 21 (MIC IN AC) to Pin 4 (TX AUDIO)
Pin 22 (LEFT OUT AC) to Pin 5 (AUDIO INPUT)

RC210 Port 1 and Port 2 Linked
Port 2 setup- Hang Timer=0; Transmitter Enabled; Receiver Enabled;
Repeater Mode; DTMF Enabled; Monitor Mix; Access Mode= Carrier

I can Link my Allstar node to an active Allstar Mode and I have great
audio repeater on the UHF Repeater. But when I key up to transmit on my
UHF repeater I am getting PTT Lights on Port 2 on the controller but I
am not getting a keyup or audio on the Allstar node either locally (via
iaXrpt) or through Webtransciever. Also I can’t connect or send any
commands via the UHF port to Allstar.

Any ideas? I was told that I shouldn’t program port 2 on the RC210 as
Repeater mode?

Thanks for all your time and help.

From: Monty
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 2:12 PM
To: Charles Rader
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Allstar Node and RC210 Issues

Hi Charles,
I have interfaced Allstar to my RC-210. I had a couple of problems.
One was my wiring, everything is backwards. PTT on the arcom goes to COR
on URI, Audio out to audio in, etc. So i would check that… Also if you
haven’t done any config on your allstar node, that might be

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Sounds like to me that the usbradio.conf file is not configured
correctly.

In your case you need to configure the node to use carrier squelch

on receive and no ctcss.

You also need to set the cor input to be "usbinvert" - active low

since its wired to the PTT on the controller.

Hope this info helps you out.

Jon VA3RQ

Here is a copy of one of my usbradio.conf files with the correct

settings:

; Open Sound System Console Driver Configuration File

; Modified for a simplex node 2249 VE3XCN

; Modifed MAY 01/09 by VA3RQ

; Set RX boost to 0 for non-URI modified fobs.

; If using URI set to 1

[general]

[usb0]

hdwtype=0        ; Leave this set to 0 for USB sound fobs modified

using

            ; the instructions from usbfob.pdf. Use a setting of

            ; 1 is for Dingotel/Sph interfaces.

 

rxboost=0        ; 0 = 20db attenuator inserted, 1= 20db attenuator

removed

            ; Set to 1 for additonal gain if using a low-level

receiver output

rxctcssrelax=1    ; reduce talkoff from radios w/o CTCSS Tx HPF

            ; Do not change this, leave this as a 1

;txctcssdefault=156.7    ; default tx ctcss freq, any frequency

permitted

;rxctcssfreqs=156.7        ; rx ctcss freqs in floating point. must

be in table

;txctcssfreqs=156.7        ; tx ctcss freqs, any frequency permitted

carrierfrom=usbinvert    ; no,usb,usbinvert,dsp,vox

            ; no - no carrier detection at all

            ; usb - from the COR line on the modified USB sound fob

            ; usbinvert - from the inverted COR line on the modified

USB sound fob

            ; dsp - from RX noise using dsp techniques

            ; vox - voice activated from RX audio

ctcssfrom=no        ; no,usb,dsp

            ; no - CTCSS decoding, system will be carrier squelch

            ; usb - CTCSS decoding using input from USB FOB

            ; (currently not supported)

            ; dsp - CTCSS decoding using RX audio in DSP.

            ; rxdemod option must be set to flat for this to work.

rxdemod=speaker     ; input type from radio: no,speaker,flat

            ; no - RX audio input not used

            ; flat - Use RX audio from discriminator

            ; speaker - use de-emphasized audio

txprelim=no        ; Audio processing on left output channel: no,yes

            ; no - Audio is not pre-emphasized and limited.

            ; Suitable for use on a microphone input

            ; yes - Audio is pre-emphasized and limited.

            ; Suitable for direct connection to an FM modulator

txtoctype=notone    ; Transmit tone control type: no,phase,notone

            ; no - CTCSS tone encoding with no hang time

            ; phase - encode CTCSS and reverse phase

            ; AKA ("reverse burst") before unkeying TX

            ; notone - encode CTCSS and stop sending tone before

unkeying TX

            ; AKA ("chicken burst")

txmixa=voice        ; Left channel output:

no,voice,tone,composite,auxvoice

            ; no - Do not output anything

            ; voice - output voice only

            ; tone - CTCSS tone only

            ; composite - voice and tone

            ; auxvoice - auxiliary voice output at headphone level

for monitoring

txmixb=no        ; Right channel output: no,voice,tone,composite,

auxvoice

            ; See txmixa above.

invertptt=0        ; Invert PTT 0 = ground to transmit, 1 = open to

transmit

            ; This is the collector lead of the 2n4401 on the

modified

            ; usb sound fob.

            ; please refer to the howto for the procedure to do

this.

duplex=0        ; 1=Full Duplex, 0= simplex

eeprom=0        ;no eeprom on URI
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