Kinda new to Allstar overall - used it some, but never setup a node similar to this one.
I have a Repeater Builder RIM-Alinco device running on a DR-235III and the ASL_1.01-20180228 image on the RPI3+B. I can see my node on this page, so it is logged in - http://stats.allstarlink.org/
Node doesn’t respond to DTMF tones at all. I went through the first-time setup menu and thought I did everything correctly,but I probably missed something. Right now I have the node running only Allstar and not connected to Echolink.
Running asterisk -rvvv and hitting tones on my radio produces no results either.
Check if you see any activity from asterisk -rvvv when you key your radio. If nothing then you might have check both your radio connections and the settings for the channel driver. Make sure you are not using CTCSS detect for now, you can turn it on later if needed.
If you are seeing asterisk activity the next question is, are you getting a courtesy tone and/or a Tx light when you unkey?
Nothing happens when I key the node. I can hear myself in the node and see my signal in the s-meter, but no courtesy tone or anything comes back. No activity when running asterisk -rvvv and keying the radio, either. See pasted lines below.
Yesterday I was toying with it and I changed it from SimpleUSB to usbradio, and afterwards I was able to get a response when I dial *70 into the node, but no other commands seems to work. And it doesn’t ID every 10 minutes when monitoring the frequency.
Where is CTCSS detect enabled/disabled?
repeater@repeater:~ $ su -l
Password:
root@repeater:~# asterisk -rvvv
I recommend simpleUSB for a Pi. It’s config file is /etc/asterisk/simpleusb.conf, at least that’s usually the name. You see a setting in there for CTCSS.
Well as I said, I changed from SimpleUSB to usbradio because SimplexUSB was producing no response at all, but after changing to usbradio, I now get a response from the node when dialing *70. However, nothing else seems to work.
Previous to that, yes I did run Option 4 for SimpleUSB tune, but I am not sure how to set the rx and tx levels manually with that option.
Nothing else works. It doesn’t ID every 10 minutes like my other node used to do (I had one that uses a URI type cable to a Baofeng HT, but it was problematic also, so I decided to upgrade equipment) - and I can’t connect to another node with DTMF tones.
ok, then you will need to run usbradio-tune menu
if you do not have a service monitor and frequency generator then we can only get it close.
from asl-menu use option 3 (radio-tune-menu)
select option 3 to set RX level
from another radio, transmit a somewhat stable tone. i’ve whistled into the mic before
you should see a level or around 3k - 5k of deviation.
you will adjust the level up or down depending on the responsive visual meter.
usually this is set with a service monitor generating a 1000hz tone
once you have that close move on to option 6 (set transmit voice level
adjust for good comfortable level
use option F to toggle transmitting a test tone
once you have a comfortable transmit level (well for a 1k test tone that is unpleasant to listen too)
select option W to write(save) the values.
if you do not get any received audio:
exit radio tune menu and edit usbradio.conf and change
carrierfrom = value
if you do not get any transmitted audio or radio does NOT transmit (no ptt):
exit radio tune menu and edit usbradio.conf and change
invertptt =
When I choose Opt3 from the asl-menu, I get the following message: USBradio must be enabled in modules.conf and selected in │ │ rpt.conf
I ran through the Opt2 yesterday when I changed from the SimpleUSB to usbradio, so those options in that menu must not have updated something it is looking for (which is probably my main issue). I opened these conf files and looked through them but I am not sure what the system is looking for when it gives me that error.
to use the usbradio channel driver:
in modules.conf
noload => chan_usbradio.so must be changed to load => chan_usbradio.so
in rpt.conf
rxchannel = Radio/usb_YOURNODENUMBER must have the ( ; ) semicolon removed from the beginning of the line AND a ( ; ) semicolon needs to be added in front of
rxhannel = SimleUSB_usb_YOURNODENUMBER
the beginning of the usbradio.conf file must match your node number in rpt.conf
example of the beginning of usbradio.conf
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