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DRAWS Fyi

k6fed@...

#1875
Edited

Hi John,
The read more link for your new product (DRAWS) on the Nwdigital Radio site is not working. Do you have some additional information you can share?

thanks

Frank K6fed

Re: wav2ambe ThumbDV

John D Hays - K7VE

#1874

I haven't used the program in years and am not where I can setup and try it.

There is a subgroup for AMBE under this one, maybe someone can help.

The DVDongle and ThumbDV are different types of devices, so you have to get the right configuration for AMBE 3000 devices like the ThumbDV.

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On Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 10:35 Mike, AA9VI via Groups.Io <mjswiatk=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

John or anyone else,
Can you tell me how to use wav2ambe with the ThumbDV on a Debian system? I saw an archived post for raspbian but the instructions don't directly apply to a Stretch distribution, for example. When I execute the command

# wav2ambe -p -v -f a -o ambe/0.ambe 0.wav

to convert a simple wav file I get the following error:

Initialising DVdongle
DVdongle status = 0
DVdongle status = 1
Error: timeout receiving data from dongle.! Exiting

Is there a -dngle setting or something else for the thumbDV?

Thanks,
Mike, AA9VI

wav2ambe ThumbDV

Mike, AA9VI

#1873

John or anyone else,
Can you tell me how to use wav2ambe with the ThumbDV on a Debian system? I saw an archived post for raspbian but the instructions don't directly apply to a Stretch distribution, for example. When I execute the command

# wav2ambe -p -v -f a -o ambe/0.ambe 0.wav

to convert a simple wav file I get the following error:

Initialising DVdongle
DVdongle status = 0
DVdongle status = 1
Error: timeout receiving data from dongle.! Exiting

Is there a -dngle setting or something else for the thumbDV?

Thanks,
Mike, AA9VI

DPlus connection to REF001C failed - WinDV on WIn10 #cal-invite

Pete N

#1872
Edited

Can not connect to any reflector
error "DPlus connection to REF001C failed"
used to work on this computer and network
Windows 10 Pro 32bit on an old Dell OptiPlex (Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM)
ThumbDV / com port appears to be fine. Thumbtest.exe passes.
Looks like a firewall/port forwarding issue to me but I never had to do firewall configuration or port forwarding before.
Checked Windows Firewall. DV Node for Windows is allowed.
EDIT: I can use WinDV/ThumbDV on a netbook connected to any public WiFi so it would seem port forwarding is not the issue
EDIT: and it used to work on this (DSL) network but not now. I have tried it with the DSL router set to typical security and no security.

Re: 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Forum Schedule & Registration (Early Discount Ends - 8/31)

Tony <w7efs@...>

#1871

On 08/31/2018 11:41 AM, KB5ZUR wrote:

... I had registered several weeks ago and got a tapr transaction number 61156060038.

I would just like to make sure that I am in fact registered as I have not received any other confirmation.

This is the reply back to my order:

...

The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.
==========================================
The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.
==========================================

Sounds like a clue of some sort. <grin>

Re: 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Forum Schedule & Registration (Early Discount Ends - 8/31)

John D Hays - K7VE

#1870

You are probably OK, but this is a question for the TAPR office. Visit tapr.org

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On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 3:58 PM KB5ZUR <kb5zur@...> wrote:

Hello Mark,

I had registered several weeks ago and got a tapr transaction number 61156060038.

I would just like to make sure that I am in fact registered as I have not received any other confirmation.

This is the reply back to my order:

Order David Savells KB5ZUR - 6/25/2018
Inbox
x
taproffice@...
Mon, Jun 25, 11:43 AM
to me
The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.

==========================================

The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.

==========================================

Thank you for your order.

This order confirmation is for information purposes only and does not
constitute a legal acceptance of order by the seller. This
order is subject to all terms and conditions of sale displayed at:
www.tapr.org on individual product description page and the checkout
page.

Although price calculations provided on the order page are normally
accurate for domestic shipment, final pricing of products and shipping
costs will be determined by the TAPR office. You will be notified if
the final total differs significantly (greater than $10.00) from that
originally displayed during the check out process. International
shoppers will be contacted for acceptance of the international shipping
costs unless the difference is less than $10.00.

If you provided credit card information, please be advised that nothing
will be posted to your credit card account until we have the order ready
for shipment. EXCEPTION: If you ordered a pre-pay item you will be
charged well in advance of shipment as indicated on the product page.

++++++++++++++++++++++ Shipping ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If you monitor your credit card account and see the charge post as
collected, you can expect the order to be shipped the following business
day. For domestic shipments allow up to 10 days. Please contact the
office for tracking if the package hasn't arrived by then. For
international shipments please allow up to 21 days. If you haven't
received the package within the 21 days, please contact the office for
tracking. Most shipments arrive much sooner than the 10 or 21 days.
PLEASE NOTE, some banks post pending charges at the time you place the
order. This is not the same as collection of funds which may differ
from the amount shown as pending and will happen at a later date.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

If you wish to make any changes, add special instructions, or inquire
about your order, REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE and place your comment at the
TOP of the message. Please DO NOT change the subject of the message
because this will be the key to matching up the additional messages with
the original order.

Order Summary

Item 1 Qty: 1 Early Bird DCC 2 day registration

Item 2 Qty: 1 DCC Sunday Seminar

Please advise.

Thanks,

-David Savells
KB5ZUR

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:35 AM Mark Thompson via Groups.Io <wb9qzb_groups=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC

Digital Communications Conference

Albuquerque, NM

www.tapr.org/dcc

September 14 - 16, 2018

Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel Registration

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1803192256&key=19824F47

DCC On-line Registration

Early Bird Discount Ends on August 31^st

https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php

Regular Registration Prices Start on September 1st

Conference Schedule

Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks

https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2018_Schedule_Preliminary%202018-08-29.pdf

Saturday Night Banquet

Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere: The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships

by Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory. Since the late 1950s, MIT Haystack in Westford, MA,

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet

Sunday Morning Seminar

The Citizen Weather Station Project

by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, W2NAF

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar

--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

Re: 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Forum Schedule & Registration (Early Discount Ends - 8/31)

KB5ZUR

#1869

Hello Mark,

I had registered several weeks ago and got a tapr transaction number 61156060038.

I would just like to make sure that I am in fact registered as I have not received any other confirmation.

This is the reply back to my order:

Order David Savells KB5ZUR - 6/25/2018

Inbox

x

taproffice@...

Mon, Jun 25, 11:43 AM

to me

The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.

==========================================

The office will be closed from May 10th to May 24th.

==========================================

Thank you for your order.

This order confirmation is for information purposes only and does not
constitute a legal acceptance of order by the seller. This
order is subject to all terms and conditions of sale displayed at:
www.tapr.org on individual product description page and the checkout
page.

Although price calculations provided on the order page are normally
accurate for domestic shipment, final pricing of products and shipping
costs will be determined by the TAPR office. You will be notified if
the final total differs significantly (greater than $10.00) from that
originally displayed during the check out process. International
shoppers will be contacted for acceptance of the international shipping
costs unless the difference is less than $10.00.

If you provided credit card information, please be advised that nothing
will be posted to your credit card account until we have the order ready
for shipment. EXCEPTION: If you ordered a pre-pay item you will be
charged well in advance of shipment as indicated on the product page.

++++++++++++++++++++++ Shipping ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If you monitor your credit card account and see the charge post as
collected, you can expect the order to be shipped the following business
day. For domestic shipments allow up to 10 days. Please contact the
office for tracking if the package hasn't arrived by then. For
international shipments please allow up to 21 days. If you haven't
received the package within the 21 days, please contact the office for
tracking. Most shipments arrive much sooner than the 10 or 21 days.
PLEASE NOTE, some banks post pending charges at the time you place the
order. This is not the same as collection of funds which may differ
from the amount shown as pending and will happen at a later date.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

If you wish to make any changes, add special instructions, or inquire
about your order, REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE and place your comment at the
TOP of the message. Please DO NOT change the subject of the message
because this will be the key to matching up the additional messages with
the original order.

Order Summary

Item 1 Qty: 1 Early Bird DCC 2 day registration

Item 2 Qty: 1 DCC Sunday Seminar

Please advise.

Thanks,

-David Savells

KB5ZUR

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On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:35 AM Mark Thompson via Groups.Io <wb9qzb_groups=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC

Digital Communications Conference

Albuquerque, NM

www.tapr.org/dcc

September 14 - 16, 2018

Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel Registration

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1803192256&key=19824F47

DCC On-line Registration

Early Bird Discount Ends on August 31^st

https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php

Regular Registration Prices Start on September 1st

Conference Schedule

Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks

https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2018_Schedule_Preliminary%202018-08-29.pdf

Saturday Night Banquet

Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere: The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships

by Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory. Since the late 1950s, MIT Haystack in Westford, MA,

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet

Sunday Morning Seminar

The Citizen Weather Station Project

by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, W2NAF

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar

2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Forum Schedule & Registration (Early Discount Ends - 8/31)

Mark Thompson

#1868

2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC

Digital Communications Conference

Albuquerque, NM

www.tapr.org/dcc

September 14 - 16, 2018

Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel Registration

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1803192256&key=19824F47

DCC On-line Registration

Early Bird Discount Ends on August 31^st

https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php

Regular Registration Prices Start on September 1st

Conference Schedule

Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks

https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC_2018_Schedule_Preliminary%202018-08-29.pdf

Saturday Night Banquet

Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere: The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships

by Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory. Since the late 1950s, MIT Haystack in Westford, MA,

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet

Sunday Morning Seminar

The Citizen Weather Station Project

by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, W2NAF

https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar

PDF

DCC_2018_Schedule_Preliminary 2018-08-29.pdf

Re: Status of UDRC-II?

Bryan Hoyer

#1867

Yes, we are demoing DRAWS at summer gathering in North Bend then at TAPR DCC in Albuquerque the following week.

Thanks,

Bryan K7UDR

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On Aug 24, 2018, at 7:16 PM, Randy Neals <randy@...> wrote:

An update at the the Summer Gathering would be most awesome!

-Randy

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 3:29 PM Kenny Richards <kenny@...> wrote:
I think Bryan-K7UDR was planning on giving an update on it at the Summer Gathering in a couple weeks.

Thanks
Kenny

Re: Status of UDRC-II?

Randy Neals

#1866

An update at the the Summer Gathering would be most awesome!

-Randy

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On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 3:29 PM Kenny Richards <kenny@...> wrote:

I think Bryan-K7UDR was planning on giving an update on it at the Summer Gathering in a couple weeks.

Thanks
Kenny

Re: Status of UDRC-II?

Kenny Richards

#1865

I think Bryan-K7UDR was planning on giving an update on it at the Summer Gathering in a couple weeks.

Thanks
Kenny

Re: Status of UDRC-II?

AE7G

#1864

What will that do?

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From: main@nw-digital-radio.groups.io <main@nw-digital-radio.groups.io> On Behalf Of Randy Neals
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 12:54 PM
To: main@nw-digital-radio.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nw-digital-radio] Status of UDRC-II?

Hi,
Wondering if there is any update on the DRAW product?
I'm curious what applications/protocols it will support as delivered and what its intended to do.

Thanks,

W3RWN

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 6:19 AM Bryan Hoyer <bhhoyer@...> wrote:

We are announcing the replacement model DRAWS, Digital Radio Amateur Workstation, next month available in September.

Thanks,

Bryan K7UDR

On Jul 24, 2018, at 4:15 PM, Chris - KC9AD <c.doutre@...> wrote:

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if you had any kind of update on the UDRC-II availability? Thanks,

Chris KC9AD

Re: Status of UDRC-II?

Randy Neals

#1863

Hi,
Wondering if there is any update on the DRAW product?
I'm curious what applications/protocols it will support as delivered and what its intended to do.

Thanks,

W3RWN

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On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 6:19 AM Bryan Hoyer <bhhoyer@...> wrote:

We are announcing the replacement model DRAWS, Digital Radio Amateur Workstation, next month available in September.

Thanks,
Bryan K7UDR

On Jul 24, 2018, at 4:15 PM, Chris - KC9AD <c.doutre@...> wrote:

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if you had any kind of update on the UDRC-II availability? Thanks,

Chris KC9AD

Re: MMDVM for udrc II

Kenny Richards

#1862

Curt,

I'm sure Basil will have better answers, but I can provide a couple pointers to get started.

>how do I go about learning that "apt-get remove udrc-dkms" does something specific?

This is a really good break down of all the kinds of things apt-get can do and how todo them.

https://www.tecmint.com/useful-basic-commands-of-apt-get-and-apt-cache-for-package-management/

>how do you remember all that stuff?

You don't, unless you are using them all the time. (apt-get is pretty basic if you use the command line as the primary interface to linux, so it is a easy one.) But the more odd stuff, you remember there is something that does a thing and then you go look up how. At least that is how I do it, or you figure it out once and put it into a script, which is something Basil does.

>Where does a guy go to learn it and leave the evil world of windows behind?

My recommendation, setup a second box and try todo as much as you can with it, but don't make it a binary decision immediately. At some point you'll figure out that you have stopped using Windows 90% of the time and you will have switched.

Good luck!
Kenny

Re: MMDVM for udrc II

cb

#1861

Basil,

There was something from SalmonCON I was supposed to followup with you on... Some question about the KX3...?  Audio amplification level adjustment or hardware questions?

Second - just basic questions - how do I go about learning that "apt-get remove udrc-dkms" does something specific... and maybe secondarily, how do you remember all that stuff?  Where does a guy go to learn it and leave the evil world of windows behind?

Thanks - probably not a simple question and it is probably so far in your past it may not be possible to recall... But thanks.

Third - will I see you at Summer Gathering?    I'll be there... plans are afoot.

Thanks!

Curt Black - West Seattle Amateur Radio Club

206 755-4541c

wr5j@...

..

"

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On 2018-08-10 16:04, Basil Gunn wrote:
BTW, running 'sudo apt-get upgrade' installs stuff that causes the udrc to
vanish, so I am currently reframing from installing about 10 packages.
Kernel, video and systemd stuff. Thoughts?The following brings the udrc driver modules back after an apt-get upgrade:

apt-get remove udrc-dkms
apt-get install udrc-dkms

/Basil

Re: MMDVM for udrc II

Annaliese McDermond

#1860

It’s not in the wiki because it’s a bug.  I just uploaded a new package that I’m hoping will solve the issue and you won’t have to use the workaround

--
Annaliese McDermond (NH6Z)
Xenotropic Systems
mcdermj@...

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On Aug 10, 2018, at 7:43 PM, Hans Oeste <oeste.hanspeter@...> wrote:

Wow! I'm glad I asked as that's pretty simple.

It would be great if that was in the wiki. It would have saved me quite a few installs and pretty much a full day trying to figure out what was going on when trying the different package updates.

Hans.

On August 10, 2018 4:04:31 PM "Basil Gunn" <@basil860> wrote:

BTW, running 'sudo apt-get upgrade' installs stuff that causes the udrc to
vanish, so I am currently reframing from installing about 10 packages.
Kernel, video and systemd stuff. Thoughts?The following brings the udrc driver modules back after an apt-get upgrade:

apt-get remove udrc-dkms
apt-get install udrc-dkms

/Basil

Re: MMDVM for udrc II

Hans Oeste

#1859

Wow! I'm glad I asked as that's pretty simple.

It would be great if that was in the wiki. It would have saved me quite a few installs and pretty much a full day trying to figure out what was going on when trying the different package updates.

Hans.

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On August 10, 2018 4:04:31 PM "Basil Gunn" <@basil860> wrote:

BTW, running 'sudo apt-get upgrade' installs stuff that causes the udrc to
vanish, so I am currently reframing from installing about 10 packages.
Kernel, video and systemd stuff. Thoughts?The following brings the udrc driver modules back after an apt-get upgrade:

apt-get remove udrc-dkms
apt-get install udrc-dkms

/Basil

Re: MMDVM for udrc II

Basil Gunn

#1858

BTW, running 'sudo apt-get upgrade' installs stuff that causes the udrc to 
vanish, so I am currently reframing from installing about 10 packages. 
Kernel, video and systemd stuff. Thoughts?The following brings the udrc driver modules back after an apt-get upgrade:

apt-get remove udrc-dkms
apt-get install udrc-dkms

/Basil

MMDVM for udrc II

Hans Oeste

#1857

I have written out an image to an SD card of the latest Compass image, and downloaded and compiled the udrc MMDVM GitHub package. On trying to start MMDVM I get the following error though.  Any thoughts on what the issue might be?

Virtual pty: /dev/pts/1 <> ttyMMDVM0
Cannot get control attributes for /dev/ptmx
unable to open serial port on both: ttyMMDVM0

I have the udrc II and aplay -L sees it just fine.

BTW, running 'sudo apt-get upgrade' installs stuff that causes the udrc to vanish, so I am currently reframing from installing about 10 packages. Kernel, video and systemd stuff. Thoughts?

Hans Oeste
VE7OES

Re: ThumbDV and Mac OS

Dick Herrick

#1856

Thanks. Similar to DMR then. No, I didn’t know about the registering.

I’m going to catch a few Youtube videos or articles to get properly educated.

Thanks for the reference.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

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On Aug 9, 2018, at 5:14 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

Dick,

If I found the right Richard Herrick on QRZ.com, you don't appear to be registered with US Trust.

Put your call in http://query.ke5bms.com/index.php

To register, go to https://regist.dstargateway.org (It will take a while for you to get approved, it's not automated.)

This will get you access to REFxxx reflectors, in the interim try XRF002 C and see if you have luck there, registration not required for XRF reflectors.

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
Anna

Sorry i’m still fumbling a bit.

Working now.
Listening fine on REF001 C.
I’ve set the space bar as the transmit button.
I would expect my calling to show up in the list of the Buster window, but it does not.
I do hear the chirp indicating that I’ve “done something”
The Yellow LED in the ThumbDV does light when I press that space bar.
Still I am apparently not transmitting.
Audio settings appear OK

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Aug 9, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

On Aug 9, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Ha! Of course you would have the answer as the author of the software.

It did indeed recognize the ThumbDV and the vocoder. Is this something I would need to do every time or just an initial situation?

Just the first time. What happens is that Buster initially defaults to the 230400 baud rate. On first launch, it tries to talk to the ThumbDV at the wrong baud rate, and you get the “cannot talk to vocoder” dialog box. The issue is that the wrong baud rate confuses the AMBE chip on the ThumbDV, so it essentially locks up. Even if you now set the correct baud rate, it won’t work. So, you have to get the baud rate set, and then reset the ThumbDV by reinserting it. This makes it talk and everything’s good. Buster will now remember this good configuration until you change it to something else.

On some reflection, what I probably should do is default the baud rate to 0, which guarantees things will fail without talking to the ThumbDV. Then when people reset it, things are all good.

Anyhow, I’m glad you could get it to work. Have fun with it!

Blessings, and thanks for your creativity …

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

— Anna, NH6Z,_._,_

--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA
K7VE