[Aaron, N3MBH]

I tried again tonight also. Tonight I gave it a go on my Raspberry Pi 2 using the beta 3 image. All worked as expected after some delays with the Echolink system updating my password change. I was able to connect to it with my phone via both on wifi inside my network and outside my network on cellular data.

Best I can tell from your previous logo, it looks like you are connecting OK and people can connect to you. Yes you do show up in the directory. I don’t believe you can search stations by IP address in the directory, only by Node Number and Callsign…aside from just browsing through the list of thousands of connections. Echolink can seem a little buggy at points, especially getting everything configured right and the firewall setup properly.

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

I will see what I can do to look into it. It works fine on my BBB. I will have to try it on my RPI2. I see you are making connections. Are you just not showing up in the directory server?

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

Thanks for your interest and feedback. Yes the project is still in beta testing and development. We felt the best way to improve it is with real world feedback like yours.

The core SVXLink system does support Tone Squelch and tone transmission. Right now we still have to build the UI for it and the interfacing code. For the time being many folks can set this in their radios. I agree that VOX is some what touchy, but it is there for basic testing or for someone wishing to throw together a makeshift setup. COS is the preferred options. We are always working to improve things.

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Aaron, N3MBH

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I got my RPI2 the other day. The same USB sound card shows up different than on my Beaglebone Black.

On my BBB it works as: alsa:plughw:1
On the RPI2, I had to set it to alsa:plughw:0

For the TX channel use 0 for left (tip) and 1 for right (ring).

Hope this solves your issue.

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

Hi John,
Yes this is the “Brain” of a repeater setup. It is essentially replacing a conventional repeater controller. Most controllers are usually proprietary hardware boards and are limited to specific functions and are difficult to program. OpenRepeater is merging software and basic hardware to make this more flexible and upgradable all while being Open Source to support the ham community.

As a typical repeater you would need two radios, or one RX and one TX, or a repeater transceiver. We are considering adding modes down the road where you could use it as a node.

We have considered an interface board with radios on it and yes they would definitely need linear amplifier, preamp, and proper RF shielding to prevent desense of the receiver as well as proper cavities/duplexers to notch the frequencies properly. In most cases there probably won’t be a need to change frequencies remotely due to repeater coordination and tuning of duplexers.

Right now we are focused on building a rock solid platform, then we can consider expanding that.

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Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

Also in the command line try to issue the commands “service svxlink stop” and “service svxlink start” and see if that helps. You won’t see any results in the command line but see if that gets it working for you.

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

If you post your node call, I will check on my phone.

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Thanks for your feedback Joe. I definitely think it is something with your card best I can tell. We are working to try and make sound config a little easier too in the next versions. We are going to make a script that greps the aplay results and format it into a list of available devices and channels so you only have to choose from a drop down menu instead of typing things in like “alsa:plughw:1” and a channel number.

Just for kicks, try changing your values for alsa:plughw:1 to alsa:plughw:0 as well as toggling the channel from 0 and 1 and see if that helps. I have also had my card crap out on me and not start working again until after a reboot.

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I don’t have a RPI2 at the moment, but I have one on the way. Richard might be able to offer some insight on RPI2 related topics. As for the sound card, I have no issues with the C-Media CM-108 cards. I have a few variants of that and all seem to work on my BBB. Thanks for hanging in there guys as we smooth out some of the bumps. Your testing is important to the success of the project.

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[Aaron, N3MBH]

Greetings RIM,
And Welcome to the forums and thanks for your interest in the project. Looks like you have everything up and running correctly as it is showing no errors with your RX and TX and it looks like it is logging you into the Echolink servers. If you are not showing up in the directory even after some time, my guess would be that you do not have your routing on your network configured correctly. There is a brief explanation on the EchoLink settings page in the GUI or your can find more info here: http://www.echolink.org/firewall-friendly.htm

Let us know if that works for you.

73,
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