[Randy, AD7LM]

Have tried a different sound card (Logitech). Same results. Have tried switching all combinations of left and right channels. Switching left vs right on the sound card microphone makes no difference. It is a monaural microphone after all. Switching left vs right on the sound card headphone output just turns on or off my receive audio on my listening radio. It requires left channel, which is how I wired it.

How do I send commands to svxkink if I hook up a headset/mic. I would someway to do the equivalent of DTMF codes?

Here is my sxlink.conf

###############################################################################
#
# OPENREPEATER / SVXLINK CONFIGURATION FILE
# This file was auto generated by OpenRepeater.
# DO NOT MAKE CHANGES IN THIS FILE AS THEY WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
#
###############################################################################

[GLOBAL]
MODULE_PATH=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/svxlink
LOGICS=ORP_SimplexLogic_Port1
CFG_DIR=svxlink.d
TIMESTAMP_FORMAT=”%c”
CARD_SAMPLE_RATE=48000

###############################################################################

[RX_Port1]
TYPE=Local
AUDIO_DEV=alsa:plughw:1
AUDIO_CHANNEL=0
SQL_DET=GPIO
GPIO_SQL_PIN=gpio25
SQL_HANGTIME=10
SQL_START_DELAY=1
SQL_DELAY=10
SIGLEV_SLOPE=1
SIGLEV_OFFSET=0
SIGLEV_OPEN_THRESH=30
SIGLEV_CLOSE_THRESH=10
DEEMPHASIS=1
PEAK_METER=0
DTMF_DEC_TYPE=INTERNAL
DTMF_MUTING=1
DTMF_HANGTIME=100
DTMF_SERIAL=/dev/ttyS0

###############################################################################

[TX_Port1]
TYPE=Local
AUDIO_DEV=alsa:plughw:1
AUDIO_CHANNEL=0
PTT_TYPE=GPIO
PTT_PORT=GPIO
PTT_PIN=gpio27
PTT_HANGTIME=1000
TIMEOUT=300
TX_DELAY=50
PREEMPHASIS=0
DTMF_TONE_LENGTH=100
DTMF_TONE_SPACING=50
DTMF_TONE_PWR=-18

###############################################################################

[ORP_SimplexLogic_Port1]
TYPE=Simplex
RX=RX_Port1
TX=TX_Port1
MODULES=ModuleHelp,ModuleParrot,ModuleEchoLink
CALLSIGN=AD7LM
SHORT_IDENT_INTERVAL=10
LONG_IDENT_INTERVAL=60
EVENT_HANDLER=/usr/share/svxlink/events.tcl
DEFAULT_LANG=en_US
RGR_SOUND_DELAY=1
REPORT_CTCSS=
TX_CTCSS=ALWAYS
MACROS=Macros
FX_GAIN_NORMAL=0
FX_GAIN_LOW=-12
IDLE_TIMEOUT=1
OPEN_ON_SQL=1
OPEN_SQL_FLANK=OPEN
IDLE_SOUND_INTERVAL=0

[Randy, AD7LM]

The ID and all other audio prompts I hear are going through my sound card, my interface, a BaoFeng UV5R, and out over a simplex frequency to another UV5R. Tested my sound card on windows with a mic/headphone set. works ok there. put back on OR and still no Parrot or
Echolink. All else same and results are same. Gotta go get my second Covid shot now. will experiment further this evening.

[Randy, AD7LM]

captured some of the log:
Sat Mar 27 23:17:50 2021: ORP_SimplexLogic_Port1: digit=9

Sat Mar 27 23:17:53 2021: ORP_SimplexLogic_Port1: digit=#

Sat Mar 27 23:17:53 2021: DTMF command received in module EchoLink: 9999

Sat Mar 27 23:17:53 2021: Connecting to *ECHOTEST* (9999)

Sat Mar 27 23:17:53 2021: EchoLink: Using GSM codec only

Sat Mar 27 23:17:53 2021: TX_Port1: Turning the transmitter ON

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: *ECHOTEST*: EchoLink QSO state changed to CONNECTING

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: TX_Port1: Turning the transmitter OFF

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: *ECHOTEST*: EchoLink QSO state changed to CONNECTED

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: — EchoLink chat message received from *ECHOTEST* —

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: CONF Audio test server [6]

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021:

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: AD7LM Randal Sparks

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021:

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: This test server simply records

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: and plays back transmissions

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: for testing purposes.

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: Use it all you like.

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021:

Sat Mar 27 23:17:56 2021: TX_Port1: Turning the transmitter ON

Sat Mar 27 23:18:10 2021: TX_Port1: Turning the transmitter OFF

It generally does catch DTMF but not 100 percent reliable.
It ID’s just fine. Hear my call sign CW every 10 minutes.
Have selected left channel sound and that is how I wired my connectors, both.

I will pound on Alsa and sound cards till I get Parrot working.

Thx much for now.

[Randy, AD7LM]

Just loaded up 2.1.3 and get the same behavior.
Tried Parrot. It records and echoes nothing. Does it run locally on the RasPI
or is it VOIP also. If it is local on the Pi, then I do have a problem getting sound from my radio to my Pi. Except DTMF commands are working fine. ????

[Randy, AD7LM]

I don’t remember whether or not I did an update. May have. Am using Sabrent USB sound card, model no: AU-EMAC.

[Randy, AD7LM]

The radio and the pi communicate ok,so the ptt and cos active states are good. I am using and 8GB full size sd card on a Pi 2. I did expand the file system.

[Randy, AD7LM]

Did that test. Passed. Before I opened up my router I couldn’t connect to anything and I couldn’t hear any audio from Echolink, only from the OpenRepeater software on the RasPi. Now I can give commands to Echolink and can hear incoming audio from them. Just no outgoing.

[Randy, AD7LM]

Home made hardware. Just a couple of optoisolators, a npn transistor, and a couple of capacitors, and 5 resistors. Hardware works otherwise DTMF codes would not get to the ras pi or I couldn’t hear receive audio. Both of which work.

I was using version 2.1.2. I see that 2.1.3 just landed. Will try that.

[Randy, AD7LM]

P.S. Yeah, I tried turning on and off listen only mode. Made no difference. Sure acts as if stuck in listen only mode though.

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