Sound card --> UZ7HO --> APRSISCE/32
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Jon W7SEA
In a Hail Mary, I downloaded UZ7HO (oh, I forgot....also got a new laptop that had enough RAM to handle it) and have been trying to set up Rx-only iGate in conjunction with APRSISCE/32 and a USB sound card. Sadly, nothing I configure seems to show packets. I was able (with N5TIM's help) to show some APRS SMS messages, but it's just not showing anywhere near the traffic that's out there.
First, I'm assuming the traffic shown on the UZ7HO monitor is both packets where your station posts it on internet (what I think aprs.fi calls "directly heard") as well as traffic where other stations send it along. Is anyone aware of instructions or YT video that shows all the settings for both UZ7HO and APRSISCE? I watched one tonight that mentioned both, but he spent all of his time on setting up APRSISCE and just mentioning that it matched what he had put into UZ7HO. Do I need to bail on the USB sound card and try something different? Unclear what to do next. I own Anytones and I thought they were bad; this is orders of magnitude harder than that! Stymied. Thanks and 73 Jon |
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Ben Miller
That combination works great, and is what I have running as my digipeater. When you say "not showing", where are you referring to? Packets should display in the Sound Modem display window. Stations received will display on the APRSIS32 screen. It helps to start troubleshooting the sound card and UZ7HO software. No point in going further until that shows raw packets. Is that working? |
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APRSIS 32 > Configurer > Ports go to AWG . Click AWG add IP of the laptop or try localhost. Soundmodem.exe > Device Check or port or modify the same in APRSIS PTT.Zip must be downloaded. for PTT of radio. This is put in the same directory as UZ7HO. Click on PTT and then Advance Setting if your radio. IF your radio can do Cat, There's EXT but I've never used it. It also has comport if the radio you have can PTT by a device like Digirg or Master Communication sound modem device. I have used it on IC 7100, TS 2000, V71, D710 and various HF. 73 Don VA7DGP/VA7QU Don Poaps New Westminster, BC VA7DGP DATA VA7QU VOICE Winlink: va7dgp@... Subject://wl2k ALLSTAR 530780 Hamshack Hotline 5971 Mid-Island Phone Mesh 2210 2232 On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 10:18 PM Jon W7SEA <jonw7sea@...> wrote: In a Hail Mary, I downloaded UZ7HO (oh, I forgot....also got a new laptop that had enough RAM to handle it) and have been trying to set up Rx-only iGate in conjunction with APRSISCE/32 and a USB sound card. Sadly, nothing I configure seems to show packets. I was able (with N5TIM's help) to show some APRS SMS messages, but it's just not showing anywhere near the traffic that's out there. |
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Rob Giuliano
On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 08:31 AM, Don Poaps wrote:
APRSIS 32 > Configurer > Ports go to AWG . Click AWG add IP of the laptop or try localhost.Also, be sure the port # (default 8000) is the same in the UZ7HO settings and the APRSIS32 settings. Jon mentioned the intent was Rx-Only IGate, so the PTT should not matter. On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 01:18 AM, Jon W7SEA wrote: First, I'm assuming the traffic shown on the UZ7HO monitor is both packets where your station posts it on internet (what I think aprs.fi calls "directly heard") as well as traffic where other stations send it along.UZ7HO monitor will show all packets decoded. APRS.FI will only show packets it "keeps". So if my station is connected to the internet (directly) and sending position packets over RF, you station may hear my RF packet and send it to APRS-IS (where aprs.fi gets its data), but since I sent it directly to APRS-IS, my packet 'wins the race' and yours is discarded as DUPLICATE. I cannot say whether aprs.fi will show that packet as received by your station or not. So, the direct heard may not be a complete list. Also, most definitions of 'directly heard' would mean without a DIGI. So if you UZ7HO monitor is showing station that you heard though another DIGI (hop), that should not show in aprs.fi as 'directly heard'. What should match is the data in the APRSIS32 scroller and the UZ7HO monitor. You can look at the various APRSIS32 logs to determine what was done with the received packet. ----- Rob KB8RCO |
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Jon W7SEA
      [This is a repost, as my first attempt had the photos exactly in the center of the text.] Thanks to all for your help. I'm attaching some screen grabs to give you a better sense of what I'm seeing. I'd appreciate it if those with similar setups would let me know if it matches theirs. One notable thing is I've set up as a Simply KISS port (8100) vs. AGW (8000). I've seen both ways on the internet, and the only time I've seen traffic (both APRS SMS and beacon packets) have been while using KISS/8100. One note here: The new port I created within APRSISCE is called KISS Rx Only (my guess at correct configuration is 127.0.0.1 and 8100). When I open it again in Configure, my callsign is blank (although it's not within APRS-IS port).... does this matter? |
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Paul Gaffney - AC1DQ
Open squelch on radio and adjust sound level. That waterfall should show more of a blue/green color. On Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 12:14 PM Jon W7SEA <jonw7sea@...> wrote:
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Greg Depew
As long as UZ7HO decodes it should go to APRSIS32. Those 3 you showed in the monitor should have gone to 32s scroller. Try turning off the the kiss server and just use the agw port. Change the port number to 8000 and the IP to the name of the
computer. I've found in my setups that 127.0.0.1 or localhost never seems to work and I have to use the computers name to steer it correctly. Also turn on all the check marks in the port configuration except xmit and is to rf and gps. See if that helps at
all.
KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message --------
From: Jon W7SEA <jonw7sea@...>
Date: 1/16/23 12:07 (GMT-05:00)
To: APRSISCE@groups.io
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Sound card --> UZ7HO --> APRSISCE/32
Thanks to all for your help. I'm attaching some screen grabs to give you a better sense of what I'm seeing. I'd appreciate it if those with similar setups would let me know if it matches theirs. One notable thing is I've set up as a Simply KISS port
(8100) vs. AGW (8000). I've seen both ways on the internet, and the only time I've seen traffic (both APRS SMS and beacon packets) have been while using KISS/8100. One note here: The new port I created within APRSISCE is called KISS Rx Only (my guess at
correct configuration is
      127.0.0.1
and 8100). When I open it again in Configure, my callsign is blank (although it's not within APRS-IS port).... does this matter?After posting last night, I was able to see three packets come through on my UZ7HO monitor. (They also showed up on APRSISCE scroll bar which I had set to RF-Only.) The "decoder status" on two were ++- and one was +++. It made me wonder if using my Anytone 878 HT set to 144.39 inside the house is part of the issue. I can clearly hear traffic on the HT (especially when I set squelch at 1 vs. open). What role does the decoder status (plusses & minuses) play on whether a packet is deemed "received" (and shows up on as RF traffic on both UZ7HO and APRSISCE)? My plan is to connect this HT to a high gain mobile antenna that I'll put on a mast today and see if that makes a difference. |
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Jon W7SEA
Well, I tried outside with an Ed Fong DBJ-1 dual band attached to my AT878 HT, and the monitor lit up. This is with the settings I sent below. Happy but a little embarrassed.
I also thought the waterfall should be more green; it's what I've seen on all the YT videos. Thanks to everyone for the help. |
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Ben Miller
The waterfall color has to do with volume. The Anytone is notoriously loud, even at low volume settings. Play with adjustments, you can't really break anything. On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 1:02 PM Jon W7SEA <jonw7sea@...> wrote: Well, I tried outside with an Ed Fong DBJ-1 dual band attached to my AT878 HT, and the monitor lit up. This is with the settings I sent below. Happy but a little embarrassed. |
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In the Modem Settings/Modem Type Ch A(B), also add 5-7 RX pairs to improve decoding, especially for stations not right on the QRG.
73 de J, M 0IPU YO 3FCA |
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Rob Giuliano
On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 12:14 PM, Jon W7SEA wrote:
One note here: The new port I created within APRSISCE is called KISS Rx Only (my guess at correct configuration is 127.0.0.1 and 8100). When I open it again in Configure, my callsign is blank (although it's not within APRS-IS port).... does this matter?The Callsign-SSID is taken from the >Configure >General setting. That means it is "application specific" and all connection will be sent the same CALLSIGN-SSID. If your TNC generates its own packets (above and beyond those generated by APRSIS32), then it should use a different SSID. In the case where the software TNC can have multiple channels, I prefer a different SSID for each. It is easier to troubleshoot individual problems with different SSIDs. ----- Rob KB8RCO |
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