Welcome to DVSwitch
Purpose
1) Allows “local” networking during an outage of the regional national/international network server.
2) Allows a local network operator to “blend” upstream feeds from different Networks (capital N on purpose). These Networks can’t get their act together and learn how to play nice with each other (everyone guilty as far as we are concerned). They may not like people doing this, but the solution is to grow up and work with each other, and not keep trying to force people to take sides.
3) Allows local segregation of localized traffic with more flexibility.
4) Allows experimentation with linking and how it’s done (part 97 specifies experimentation and advancement of the radio art are a core part of amateur radio).
Mission Statement/Position
WHEREAS the Networks continue to be largely islands and are not working together to create a unified network of Networks.
WHEREAS no firm reason has been given by any of the Networks why a *competent* local network operator cannot make this work effectively.
(US ONLY)
WHEREAS 47 CFR 97 (Amateur Radio Service) specifies that a core component of amateur radio is experimentation and advancement of the radio art [97.1(b)].
BE IT RESOLVED the core group of US amateur radio operators and experimenters organized around the DVSwitch project, and in the spirit of USA 47 CFR 97 and its intentions, support the *responsible* and *thoughtful* use of digital voice networking tools to create localized networks that will interconnect to the national/international Networks, and will support users of its tools in order to do this in the most effective and sustainable way possible.
Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.
Set the environment variable ABINFO to the filename of the AB you want to control. Each ABINFO file is in /tmp and named based on the port.
ABINFO=/tmp/xxxx.xxx ./dvswitch.sx Foo
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Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.
SP2ONG Waldek
Steve
One more question I use three Analog_Bridge on my server. How to choose Analog_Bridge to use dvswitch.sh on the selected AB, for example, I would like to change tvlAudio gain 73 Waldek
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
ASL configures the USRP connection in rpt.conf:
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In the node stanza rxchannel = USRP/127.0.0.1:34001:32001; GNU Radio interface USRP
On 11/16/19 3:02 AM, Patrick Perdue
wrote:
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Patrick Perdue
Here is a full log. There are no entries when transmissions occur from either side of the bridge. I could use the IP address rather than DNS for the remote
machine, but I know from experience that DNS works, as I am
currently using it to connect Analog_Bridge from the VPS to my
remote AMBEserver in a somewhat working configuration.
I: 2019-11-16 10:03:22.605 Analog Bridge Version 1.4.1 Mon Nov 11
19:06:12 UTC 2019 11/16/2019 3:44 AM, Peter M0NWI wrote:
Patrick,
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Peter M0NWI
Bang in Corey,
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And the fact that all this is volunteer labour and their personal money. People have work, life and family issues which must come first!
From: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> on behalf of Corey Dean N3FE <n3fe@...>
Sent: 16 November 2019 00:07:36 To: main@dvswitch.groups.io <main@dvswitch.groups.io> Subject: Re: [DVSwitch] Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success: #hblink I will see if I can get someone to look into this for you. I must apologize I haven’t been active for a few months now and have not been adding connections to 3102. I will see if I can get someone to look into adding these for you on another
bm master.
On another note... there seems to be some people that monitor this group just so they can bash people on another network. If you don’t understand how things work, take the time to learn and knock of the bashing. It may help you to understand
how things really work.
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 4:03 PM Carlos Minguela via Groups.Io <minguela=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Hi Corey
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Peter M0NWI
Patrick,
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You'll need to give people a little more to go on. Can you post your config text files, and the output log from when you are trying to transmit? Most of these type of issues seem to be around IP addresses or ports not being lined up through the pipeline of voice bridges, and packets dropping off the end.
From: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> on behalf of Patrick Perdue <patrick@...>
Sent: 16 November 2019 08:02:52 To: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> Subject: Re: [DVSwitch] Analog_Bridge stops bridging I have installed/configured DVSwitch on my Raspberry Pi 4 and pointed it at the local AMBEserver and remote USRP, but it seems that traffic isn't passing. Does ASL's USRP driver only listen on localhost by default? If so, where can I change this in ASL? Otherwise, what did I break? On 11/15/2019 5:47 PM, Patrick Perdue via Groups.Io wrote:
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Patrick Perdue
I have installed/configured DVSwitch on my Raspberry Pi 4 and
pointed it at the local AMBEserver and remote USRP, but it seems
that traffic isn't passing. Does ASL's USRP driver only listen on
localhost by default? If so, where can I change this in ASL? Otherwise, what did I break?
On 11/15/2019 5:47 PM, Patrick Perdue
via Groups.Io wrote:
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Thanks Corey.
Carlos KP4CA
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Corey Dean N3FE <n3fe@...>
I will see if I can get someone to look into this for you. I must apologize I haven’t been active for a few months now and have not been adding connections to 3102. I will see if I can get someone to look into adding these for you on another bm master. On another note... there seems to be some people that monitor this group just so they can bash people on another network. If you don’t understand how things work, take the time to learn and knock of the bashing. It may help you to understand how things really work.
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 4:03 PM Carlos Minguela via Groups.Io <minguela=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Hi Corey
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Patrick Perdue
The power supply is 4A. Temperature is hanging out around 35
degrees C with active cooling.
On 11/15/2019 4:44 PM, Ernie Gm7kbk
wrote:
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Re: Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Check your power supply it needs to be 2 amps or greater. Also Pi do not like the heat. Use cooling fan and heatsinks.
From: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> on behalf of Patrick Perdue <patrick@...>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 8:43:09 PM To: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> Subject: [DVSwitch] Analog_Bridge stops bridging Hi:
I have Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge running on a Debian Stretch VPS. Analog_Bridge is connected to a remote DV3000 dongle hosted on a Raspberry Pi at my house. Pings between my house and the server average 3 ms, with higher spikes. The worst I see is 19 ms, but that's not at all typical. Sometimes, after Analog_Bridge has been running for some time, traffic appears to stop bridging. There is no activity in the log indicating that it is receiving or transmitting between MMDVM_Bridge and USRP. It just stops, requiring a restart of A_B, which makes everything work again. Sometimes, it can run like this for a day or two. Other times, it can fall over in less than an hour. I haven't figured out a pattern in the logs. At first, I thought it might be short keys from Allstar, but it often just drops in the middle of transmission, and it doesn't seem to matter what side of the bridge is transmitting at the time. I have tried running it in the console and as a daemon with the same result. Note: I'm using the version of Analog_Bridge from the repository. Is this a known, fixed issue in the latest build from github? This didn't happen when I was using the md380-emu vocoder, as far as I can remember. I had Analog_Bridge running solidly with no restarts for a week. For a while, I had Analog_Bridge restart four times a day on a Cron, but that wasn't ideal, as it would sometimes break QSOs, and often, it fell over between restarts, leaving large gaps of time when the bridge didn't work if I didn't happen to be around. I haven't yet implemented a macro so anyone can restart the bridge. Has anyone else experienced this while using a remotely connected DV3000? Would it be safer to run DVSwitch and the DV3000 locally, and have it connect to USRP across the internet rather than having Analog_Bridge connect to my DV3000 that way?
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Hi Corey
Thanks for the information. I see the reason now. First of all, I requested an openbridge on 25-Jul-19. The request was canceled and then I made another request on 01-Nov-19 with the number BMN-1863. To date it has not been answered just like the previous one that was canceled due to lack of attention. I'll just wait until someone take my case then. Thanks again for the clarification. Carlos KP4CA
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Well there you have it. I put my request in weeks ago. Thanks for the clarification Corey.
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 2:34 PM Corey Dean N3FE <n3fe@...> wrote:
-- -- HamShack Hotline Ext. 4153 THE GUILD World Wide Amateur Radio Guild Inc. CARA Trustee Seymour CERT EC
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Analog_Bridge stops bridging
Patrick Perdue
Hi:
I have Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge running on a Debian Stretch VPS. Analog_Bridge is connected to a remote DV3000 dongle hosted on a Raspberry Pi at my house. Pings between my house and the server average 3 ms, with higher spikes. The worst I see is 19 ms, but that's not at all typical. Sometimes, after Analog_Bridge has been running for some time, traffic appears to stop bridging. There is no activity in the log indicating that it is receiving or transmitting between MMDVM_Bridge and USRP. It just stops, requiring a restart of A_B, which makes everything work again. Sometimes, it can run like this for a day or two. Other times, it can fall over in less than an hour. I haven't figured out a pattern in the logs. At first, I thought it might be short keys from Allstar, but it often just drops in the middle of transmission, and it doesn't seem to matter what side of the bridge is transmitting at the time. I have tried running it in the console and as a daemon with the same result. Note: I'm using the version of Analog_Bridge from the repository. Is this a known, fixed issue in the latest build from github? This didn't happen when I was using the md380-emu vocoder, as far as I can remember. I had Analog_Bridge running solidly with no restarts for a week. For a while, I had Analog_Bridge restart four times a day on a Cron, but that wasn't ideal, as it would sometimes break QSOs, and often, it fell over between restarts, leaving large gaps of time when the bridge didn't work if I didn't happen to be around. I haven't yet implemented a macro so anyone can restart the bridge. Has anyone else experienced this while using a remotely connected DV3000? Would it be safer to run DVSwitch and the DV3000 locally, and have it connect to USRP across the internet rather than having Analog_Bridge connect to my DV3000 that way?
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Corey Dean N3FE <n3fe@...>
You arent connecting because I blocked you and two others. I am requesting you request a openbridge connection Using the bm support email support@.... Having 20 plus connections as a user from hblink to bm is not how it was intended to be used. That is what openbridge was implemented for!
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 2:27 PM Jay Spaulding <Jay@...> wrote:
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Re: Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Can try another server. Here is what mine top looks like little different from yours. [BrandMeister] MODE: PEER ENABLED: True LOOSE: True EXPORT_AMBE: False IP: PORT: 42031 MASTER_IP: 64.94.238.196 MASTER_PORT: 62031 PASSPHRASE: passw0rd
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 1:50 PM Carlos Minguela via Groups.Io <minguela=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
-- -- HamShack Hotline Ext. 4153 THE GUILD World Wide Amateur Radio Guild Inc. CARA Trustee Seymour CERT EC
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Trying to get HBlink to connect to Brandmeister without success:
#hblink
Hello, for a week now my HBlink has not been able to connect with BM. No changes have been made to the system. This is the log and configuration. Have any of you had a similar situation? Thanks for your help. Carlos KP4CA Log: WARNING 2019-11-15 18:48:46,712 (TG33015) MSTNAK Received. Resetting connection to the Master.
INFO 2019-11-15 18:48:51,643 (TG33015) Sending login request to master 74.91.114.19:62031
INFO 2019-11-15 18:48:51,676 (TG33015) Repeater Login ACK Received with 32bit ID: 1751451459
WARNING 2019-11-15 18:48:51,710 (TG33015) MSTNAK Received. Resetting connection to the Master.
INFO 2019-11-15 18:48:56,644 (TG33015) Sending login request to master 74.91.114.19:62031
INFO 2019-11-15 18:48:56,676 (TG33015) Repeater Login ACK Received with 32bit ID: 1751451459
WARNING 2019-11-15 18:48:56,710 (TG33015) MSTNAK Received. Resetting connection to the Master.
INFO 2019-11-15 18:49:01,643 (TG33015) Sending login request to master 74.91.114.19:62031
INFO 2019-11-15 18:49:01,675 (TG33015) Repeater Login ACK Received with 32bit ID: 1751451459
WARNING 2019-11-15 18:49:01,710 (TG33015) MSTNAK Received. Resetting connection to the Master.
INFO 2019-11-15 18:49:06,643 (TG33015) Sending login request to master 74.91.114.19:62031
hblink.cfg [TG33015]
MODE: PEER
ENABLED: True
LOOSE: False
EXPORT_AMBE: False
IP:
PORT: 54002
MASTER_IP: 74.91.114.19
MASTER_PORT: 62031
PASSPHRASE: passw0rd
CALLSIGN: KP4CA
RADIO_ID: 330500410
RX_FREQ: 440750000
TX_FREQ: 445750000
TX_POWER: 25
COLORCODE: 1
SLOTS: 2
LATITUDE: 18.296409
LONGITUDE: -067.161799
HEIGHT: 75
LOCATION: Anasco, PR
DESCRIPTION: HBlink Master
URL: https://www.qrz.com/db/KP4CA
SOFTWARE_ID: 20170620
PACKAGE_ID: MMDVM_HBlink
GROUP_HANGTIME: 5
OPTIONS:
USE_ACL: True
SUB_ACL: DENY:1
TGID_TS1_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
TGID_TS2_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
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Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.
SP2ONG Waldek
Heiko,
Yes, you know that this is not a problem for me :-) but many users do not know all the DVSwitch elements so precisely and that's why I pay attention 73 Waldek
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Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.
Yes, but it's very easy for us to change dvswitch.sh and avoid the
problem alltogether.
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On 11/15/2019 9:51 AM, Heiko DL1BZ
wrote:
It's not really a problem. The ports in hbmonitor and hblink3 can be changed simply. I'm running here 3 instances of hblink3 and 3 instaces of hbmonitor at the same server. In this case you need change the ports too.
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