The Baofeng question brings up a good point, the fallacy that you need to use usbradio to have good audio. This is just not the case in fact in many cases simpleusb offers much better audio. Whether you pre/deemphasize in the radio or in SW is really inconsequential. Both do the same thing. The idea that speaker audio is bad is a misnomer. Yes, speaker audio taken from the speaker would be problematic but taken from the high side of the volume pot or somewhere before that in the circuit after deemphasis would be no problem.
The fact that the Acid release installs configured for usbradio means that most just use that mode. The simpleusb.conf file is not even in /etc/asterisk and one has to search for it and also the docs on using it. simpleusb would work just fine for most people and would probably be a good choice for newcomers to Allstar. You do need COS or CTCSS and PL decode in the radio but in most cases that is readily available and is no big deal.
Some of the worst audio I have heard on the Allstar network is from usbradio. This is often detected as distortion in the audio caused by the DSP functions. I can only speculate on where it comes from but it seems to happen more often, but not always, when processor power is lacking. It is a very distinct distortion and when you hear it you can tell the node is using usbradio.
And yes there are some features in usbradio like squelch tail elimination, etc. that are nice but personally I have never had a need for them.
73 Doug
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I too recommend using Simple USB whenever possible. I just want to add that if the Allstar Portal configuration is used one has the option to install Simple USB. No mucking about with editing configuration files. You can even create a multi-node system with the Allstar Portal point and click interface. Also, readers should note that Simple USB is documented here http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193
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On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Doug Crompton doug@crompton.com wrote:
The fact that the Acid release installs configured for usbradio means that most just use that mode. The simpleusb.conf file is not even in /etc/asterisk and one has to search for it and also the docs on using it.
Hi,
In this page, you mention
/etc/init.d/usbradio
and also
/etc/init.d/simpleusb
I’ve never seen these files on my system, nor have I ever seen reference to them. Of course, I know what files in the /etc/init.d/ directory are for, but what are these supposed to configure/start/stop? And what should be in them? My system doesn’t have and has never had them. (Using usbradio here)
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On Jun 13, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Tim Sawyer tim.sawyer@mac.com wrote:
I too recommend using Simple USB whenever possible. I just want to add that if the Allstar Portal configuration is used one has the option to install Simple USB. No mucking about with editing configuration files. You can even create a multi-node system with the Allstar Portal point and click interface. Also, readers should note that Simple USB is documented here http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193
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Tim
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On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Doug Crompton doug@crompton.com wrote:
The fact that the Acid release installs configured for usbradio means that most just use that mode. The simpleusb.conf file is not even in /etc/asterisk and one has to search for it and also the docs on using it.
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Absolutely. Not only simpleusb and usbradio, but you can also have any number of other channel drivers on the same server including chan_voter (for RTCMs) and the PCI card. Also Zap/pseudo for hubs.
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On Jun 14, 2014, at 6:38 AM, Pierre Martel petem001@gmail.com wrote:
Can a single server have 2 node. One using simpleusb and another using usbradio.
Le 2014-06-13 23:36, “Tim Sawyer” tim.sawyer@mac.com a écrit :
I too recommend using Simple USB whenever possible. I just want to add that if the Allstar Portal configuration is used one has the option to install Simple USB. No mucking about with editing configuration files. You can even create a multi-node system with the Allstar Portal point and click interface. Also, readers should note that Simple USB is documented here http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193
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Tim
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On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Doug Crompton doug@crompton.com wrote:
The fact that the Acid release installs configured for usbradio means that most just use that mode. The simpleusb.conf file is not even in /etc/asterisk and one has to search for it and also the docs on using it.
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That insures the correct kernel module gets loaded. However, simpleusb and usbradio use the same module so the difference is insignificant.
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On Jun 14, 2014, at 6:40 AM, Buddy Brannan buddy@brannan.name wrote:
Hi,
In this page, you mention
/etc/init.d/usbradio
and also
/etc/init.d/simpleusb
I’ve never seen these files on my system, nor have I ever seen reference to them. Of course, I know what files in the /etc/init.d/ directory are for, but what are these supposed to configure/start/stop? And what should be in them? My system doesn’t have and has never had them. (Using usbradio here)
On Jun 13, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Tim Sawyer tim.sawyer@mac.com wrote:
I too recommend using Simple USB whenever possible. I just want to add that if the Allstar Portal configuration is used one has the option to install Simple USB. No mucking about with editing configuration files. You can even create a multi-node system with the Allstar Portal point and click interface. Also, readers should note that Simple USB is documented here http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/193
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Tim
:wq
On Jun 12, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Doug Crompton doug@crompton.com wrote:
The fact that the Acid release installs configured for usbradio means that most just use that mode. The simpleusb.conf file is not even in /etc/asterisk and one has to search for it and also the docs on using it.
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