A question where I couldn't find the answer to; Is it possible to add a after the repeater callsign followed by another character? As we use this in the Netherlands. Example: PI2EHV B. B is referring to the region where the repeater is located and this will lead up to using a certain CTCSS tone for opening the repeater. A / can't be used as we see that as a Beacon station over here. Thank you for you kind answer. BR Rick
Rick Wesselink Short answer is yes it should be possible. I’m not at home this week to test, but if SXVLink doesn’t recognize the space characters and add the appropriate delay, then some files could be modified to add a delay and then the extra B character. I would recommend joining the Forums on the website for more detailed help.
I have two towers with individual repeaters on them each in a different town. They share a lan connection via microwave dish. They're also powered by 100% solar. I'm looking for a way to link the repeaters via a network connection that DOESN'T have to reach out over the internet, ie: I can just put the IP of the host repeater into the config of the client repeater and they talk over lan. Is this sort of setup possible with ORP or will it be in the future? I want these towers to be 100% independent in a grid down situation, including an internet outage
It’s not currently in the current release but something we may add to the UI in the future version. SVXLINK the underlying logic under ORP should support this. You should be able to build straight SVXLINK installs without the ORP UI and link them together over an ip network. The feature you are likely after is SVXReflector.
No, the software does DTMF decoding. The only thing that you need is interface hardware of some sort to sit between the pi and radios. There are a number of approaches to this. Check out the hardware page on our site if you need more details.
is there a possibility in the future for voice announcements on a reoccurring schedule. for instance if a club net is every tuesday, on monday you could program it to say "net tomorrow at 8pm" or if our county was under burn ban i could record a voice prompt that said burn ban in effect and just leave it on for the duration of the burn ban? i would love to see scheduled announcements available in future updates!!
afdccesd470 yes it should be possible. In version 2.1.0 we introduced an installable module feature. So we would probably make this an add on module with its own options page with similar upload capabilities like IDs and Courtesy tones. This functionality has be on my radar so you're likely to see it in the future. For the time being you could get around it using the custom long ID. You cannot get as granular as specific days. If your creative you can use it to play general announcements at a reasonable interval. You could set it hourly or every four hours if you wish.
What if u are using a USB interface board, Like the Italian TinyGate , or US Signalink that dont use the gpio pins of the Pi board for cor cos detect. Do you have to change the RX1 SQL_DET= manually for CTS or will there be a option in the Openrepeater GUI 2.1.0 menu.
I am not familiar with the TinyGate. For the Signalink USB, that is essentially just a USB sound card. In theory it should work, but likely not reliably. There is no PTT or COS control over the USB line. It just shows up as a USB sound card and should display in the drop downs. For TX, the SignaLink has a built in vox circuit which is what the delay knob controls. If there is audio being played back it will trigger the PTT. It is designed to work with digital modes which are high duty cycle. The audio from spoken voice is more sporadic which make cause unwanted toggles in the PTT with pauses in spoken voice. For the receive, there is no COS/COR control as the SignaLink is intended to operate in a half duplex mode. So when it is not transmitting, the software is listening to the input. In theory you should be able to use the VOX mode within ORP/SVXLink, but again not as reliable as having hardwired COS like coming from the radio...which again the SignaLink doesn't support. Our main focus is creating reliable hardware solutions that work. While not opposed to solutions like the SignaLink...it is just at the bottom of the list and honestly you are the first to inquire about it. I have one and when I tested briefly a few years ago, I didn't get favorable results and moved on. I may revisit in the future, but I would need to make up some cables or if someone else has the time to experiment and report back, I am opened to that as well.
@@OpenrepeaterProject I just thought it would be nice to see the option in ORP 2.1.0 to have PTT by USB Serial Com port pin RTS , And for COR COS signal detect pin CTS . But on the other side i just have to respect ORP decisions on how they want it. Thanks for making this nice image for HAMS . Greets from EU.
The ICS controllers are still available. I think they’ve been experiencing intermittent site issues. If not you can try emailing them at support at ics-ctrl dot com
William Howell no not yet. I attempted to install Allstar/Asterisks along side of ORP for experimentation the other month, but it crapped out. Still haven’t had the opportunity to debug that yet. My time when I have it is being directed towards other areas of the projects. But Allstar is still on my bucket list.
just ordered and waiting .. ill play with it for s while on my gmrs setup then move it to 2/70 . This would work as a stand alone controller, right? 73 N9BAG/WROT435
Assuming you ordered a ICS interface board? That along with the RPI would make up the controller. That would interface to your radios typical in any normal repeater setup.
Reggy Love if I understand you question correctly then yes. You’d need the 2X. Your 2 meter full duplex setup would be on port 1. On port 2 that would function as a simplex link to port 1. You could just do a receiver if that is all that you desire. Future versions will have more flexibility linking options that are currently being tested/developed.
@@OpenrepeaterProject Sounds good. I`d like to have our 2 and 70cm repeaters linked. 2m repeater with an rx radio for 70cm and the same on the 70cm repeater with a 2m receiver, this looks like a good way to implement such a setup. I`ll have to get my hands on one of the units and test it. 73 de OY1R
trying to get info, and simply the forum does not send password... bummer.. Question.. Does the CTCSS rx works?
Possible to use on gmrs because i run a gmrs repeater and want to be able to link in if needed with mygmrs
A question where I couldn't find the answer to; Is it possible to add a after the repeater callsign followed by another character? As we use this in the Netherlands.
Example: PI2EHV B.
B is referring to the region where the repeater is located and this will lead up to using a certain CTCSS tone for opening the repeater.
A / can't be used as we see that as a Beacon station over here.
Thank you for you kind answer.
BR
Rick
Rick Wesselink Short answer is yes it should be possible. I’m not at home this week to test, but if SXVLink doesn’t recognize the space characters and add the appropriate delay, then some files could be modified to add a delay and then the extra B character. I would recommend joining the Forums on the website for more detailed help.
I have two towers with individual repeaters on them each in a different town. They share a lan connection via microwave dish. They're also powered by 100% solar. I'm looking for a way to link the repeaters via a network connection that DOESN'T have to reach out over the internet, ie: I can just put the IP of the host repeater into the config of the client repeater and they talk over lan.
Is this sort of setup possible with ORP or will it be in the future? I want these towers to be 100% independent in a grid down situation, including an internet outage
It’s not currently in the current release but something we may add to the UI in the future version. SVXLINK the underlying logic under ORP should support this. You should be able to build straight SVXLINK installs without the ORP UI and link them together over an ip network. The feature you are likely after is SVXReflector.
do you actually need a dtmf decoder module for this or everthing is in the software?
No, the software does DTMF decoding. The only thing that you need is interface hardware of some sort to sit between the pi and radios. There are a number of approaches to this. Check out the hardware page on our site if you need more details.
is there a possibility in the future for voice announcements on a reoccurring schedule. for instance if a club net is every tuesday, on monday you could program it to say "net tomorrow at 8pm" or if our county was under burn ban i could record a voice prompt that said burn ban in effect and just leave it on for the duration of the burn ban? i would love to see scheduled announcements available in future updates!!
afdccesd470 yes it should be possible. In version 2.1.0 we introduced an installable module feature. So we would probably make this an add on module with its own options page with similar upload capabilities like IDs and Courtesy tones.
This functionality has be on my radar so you're likely to see it in the future. For the time being you could get around it using the custom long ID. You cannot get as granular as specific days. If your creative you can use it to play general announcements at a reasonable interval. You could set it hourly or every four hours if you wish.
what about adding zello too?
This is very cool ! I'm digging it !! 73, ke0eyh
What if u are using a USB interface board, Like the Italian TinyGate , or US Signalink that dont use the gpio pins of the Pi board for cor cos detect. Do you have to change the RX1 SQL_DET= manually for CTS or will there be a option in the Openrepeater GUI 2.1.0 menu.
I am not familiar with the TinyGate. For the Signalink USB, that is essentially just a USB sound card. In theory it should work, but likely not reliably. There is no PTT or COS control over the USB line. It just shows up as a USB sound card and should display in the drop downs.
For TX, the SignaLink has a built in vox circuit which is what the delay knob controls. If there is audio being played back it will trigger the PTT. It is designed to work with digital modes which are high duty cycle. The audio from spoken voice is more sporadic which make cause unwanted toggles in the PTT with pauses in spoken voice.
For the receive, there is no COS/COR control as the SignaLink is intended to operate in a half duplex mode. So when it is not transmitting, the software is listening to the input. In theory you should be able to use the VOX mode within ORP/SVXLink, but again not as reliable as having hardwired COS like coming from the radio...which again the SignaLink doesn't support.
Our main focus is creating reliable hardware solutions that work. While not opposed to solutions like the SignaLink...it is just at the bottom of the list and honestly you are the first to inquire about it. I have one and when I tested briefly a few years ago, I didn't get favorable results and moved on. I may revisit in the future, but I would need to make up some cables or if someone else has the time to experiment and report back, I am opened to that as well.
@@OpenrepeaterProject I just thought it would be nice to see the option in ORP 2.1.0 to have PTT by USB Serial Com port pin RTS , And for COR COS signal detect pin CTS . But on the other side i just have to respect ORP decisions on how they want it. Thanks for making this nice image for HAMS . Greets from EU.
i noticed that ICS Controllers family of PI-REPEATER is no longer available from the site specifically, anyone know if there is a replacement?
The ICS controllers are still available. I think they’ve been experiencing intermittent site issues. If not you can try emailing them at support at ics-ctrl dot com
Do you have a allstar module for the openrepeater project yet?
William Howell no not yet. I attempted to install Allstar/Asterisks along side of ORP for experimentation the other month, but it crapped out. Still haven’t had the opportunity to debug that yet. My time when I have it is being directed towards other areas of the projects. But Allstar is still on my bucket list.
...it’s just a complex integration.
@@OpenrepeaterProject is the ORP open source software?
ORP = OpenRepeater Project. Just an acronym used for it. Yes ORP is open source.
just ordered and waiting .. ill play with it for s while on my gmrs setup then move it to 2/70 .
This would work as a stand alone controller, right? 73 N9BAG/WROT435
Assuming you ordered a ICS interface board? That along with the RPI would make up the controller. That would interface to your radios typical in any normal repeater setup.
@@OpenrepeaterProject yes i did, but just the 1x for now. Thanks
q: can i use a openrepeater and pi-repeater 1x or 2x to make a 2m repeater with a 2nd receiver for 70cm link(Listening for the 70cm repeater)
Reggy Love if I understand you question correctly then yes. You’d need the 2X. Your 2 meter full duplex setup would be on port 1. On port 2 that would function as a simplex link to port 1. You could just do a receiver if that is all that you desire. Future versions will have more flexibility linking options that are currently being tested/developed.
@@OpenrepeaterProject Sounds good. I`d like to have our 2 and 70cm repeaters linked. 2m repeater with an rx radio for 70cm and the same on the 70cm repeater with a 2m receiver, this looks like a good way to implement such a setup. I`ll have to get my hands on one of the units and test it.
73 de OY1R
Reggy Love we are also adding support for DMK URIs and USB RIM Lites.
Is it SVXLink?
Yes, it uses SVXLink on the backend. But it has a custom front end UI and is packaged to run on the Pi.