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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: 480 Won't Power On

« on: 2016-02-04, 00:01:50 »

Yes i've tried those combinations - so on the control RRC (one with the wifi antenna), that board has the black plastic jumper and I've tried removing that (and I've tried it with the jumper). The control RRC with the wifi antenna actually wasn't the box damaged by lightning, so that box has been working with the black jumper in place and the existing red strapping wires in place for 2 years now with no issues.

So I'm trying to figure what has changed in my setup - the radio RRC board got fried, but I now have a new board that Microbit replaced, so the board is new - I configured the red strapping mic audio wires per the manual when I received the box back from Microbit (and tried both TS480 configurations in the diagram for the red mic audio wires). Then my router is new - Netgear Nighthawk, but the Setup Manager browser is not showing any errors. I wish it were some type of SIP error - those are fairly easy to troubleshoot.

So those are the 2 variables that have changed since I last used the setup - a new radio side RRC box and new router in the home (and Ive tried both the DMZ and specific port forwarding on that new router).

Likely variable would that new radio RRC box - anything special that I need to do with that new box? I did ensure both boxes had the latest firmware.  Thanks.

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: 480 Won't Power On

« on: 2016-02-03, 00:27:10 »

Yes on page 182 and 183, I've tried to remove or add the red jumper wire (shown as grey in the diagram) under options 1 and 2 and I'm doing this on the control RRC (the one  with the wifi antenna sticking out). So either with or without that extra wire going from pin 8 at the top or by removing it, I"m assuming that toggles between 8 and 9 volts depending on whether that wire is present. But still no luck, and the interface still says radio ON, connection status OK, connected/transferring.

I did also try my kenwood wires between control head and radio and without the remote rig, the wires all seem to work so I don't think I fried my wires during lighting strike but any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: 480 Won't Power On

« on: 2016-02-02, 21:14:09 »

The replacement (new) RRC control box that I just got didn't come with jumper no. 2 installed (which should mean its set for 9v which is what the TS480 needs). When you say ensure it's 'set to 9v' - just confirm, no jumper no. 2 installed means it's already at 9v?

I also tried 2 power supplies and both work fine with the 480 and I'm getting full power output on both power supplies when I'm using the 480 without remote rig.

Any other suggestions? Thanks

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: 480 Won't Power On

« on: 2016-02-02, 05:05:14 »

Ok, thanks and I will try that. Sounds like the replacement control RRC box that I just got may have come with the jumper No. 2 in place so I'll try removing that which should be the 9v setting. Thanks and I will try that.

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / 480 Won't Power On

« on: 2016-01-31, 19:45:47 »

Hi - I had to replace my  control RRC 1258 with a new one due to lightning strike but can't get the Kenwood 480 to power on. The new control RRC is assigned a new ddns name and I've upgraded both units to latest firmware.

So the boxes look ok - says radio ON, connection ON, SIP - no last known errors, connection status - connected/transferring, rtp status -excellent, etc. - so everything looks good when I use the web interface to troubleshoot.

I get a soft click from 480 head about every 20 seconds but otherwise it won't power on.

I've been through the setup process with Mitch 2 years ago so I'm not really a newbie!  Just need some troubleshooting help!  Thank you!

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General discussion forum / Wifi Card Not Finding my Mobile Hotspot

« on: 2016-01-27, 16:07:17 »

Hi - I have the wifi card installed and using ver 2.88. This config worked fine with my last phone (Samsung Note 3) using the Verizon mobile hotspot - it found it every time. Now with my newer Samsung Note 4, still Verizon, the wifi card finds several networks in the neighborhood but doesn't show my mobile hotspot (which is the one I need to use). The settings on my phone are fine and my other computers see the verizon hotspot but not the remoterig box.

Any suggestions?  Thanks.

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General discussion forum / JT65 and Latency

« on: 2015-02-12, 04:18:09 »

Hi - for time sensitive modes like JT65, are there certain settings in the manager software that may work to reduce latency? Seems I can make JT65 contacts fine when I'm home (no remoterig) but using remoterig, I can see all signals coming in, decodes fine, but no one hears me or responds to me, so I'm thinking maybe my buffering or latency settings may be affecting the timing?  Any thoughts?  Thanks. 

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General discussion forum / JT65 and Latency

« on: 2015-02-12, 04:17:36 »

Hi - for time sensitive modes like JT65, are there certain settings in the manager software that may work to reduce latency? Seems I can make JT65 contacts fine when I'm home (no remoterig) but using remoterig, I can see all signals coming in, decodes fine, but no one hears me or responds to me, so I'm thinking maybe my buffering or latency settings may be affecting the timing?  Any thoughts?  Thanks. 

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: TS-480 Freezes

« on: 2014-03-27, 16:38:33 »

Ok, thank you and just to broaden the topic a bit for hams in the U.S. - does anyone have experience with using a Verizon hotspot on the phone vs. a separate 'jet pack' 4G router that Verizon sells? Is the stand alone device faster/more reliable/works better with remoterig? Any traveling U.S. hams with experience with what hardware to bring with me besides relying on my 4G phone hotspot?  Next trip I will also try a cross-over cable and try connecting to the hotel internet through the computer, then tethering to my control RRC via Windows 7 ICS. But I guess that depends on how fast the hotel internet is and I can foresee situations where the hotel connection may drop the RRC and still cause the radio to freeze.

Thanks very much.

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / TS-480 Freezes

« on: 2014-03-27, 04:01:08 »

Hi - I have my radio RRC and radio body of TS-4890 in Kansas, and I'm traveling in LA using installed Wifi kit with antenna and hitting my Verizon 4G phone for Internet (and it shows 4G connection). Mitch helped me set up the RRC's at home and was working fine and those settings should be fine. But traveling, the Kenwood 480 head will freeze up after 1 minute of use, then unfreeze a few minutes later, then freeze again, or just turn off the head itself. So I can't really hold a QSO!

I'm using port 8080 on the home Cisco router and changed my router admin port to 443 so shouldn't be any conflicts with 8080. I also gave priority traffic to port 8080 through my router setup to give the highest priority to the RRC.

My radio RRC shows:
Rx jitter buffer - 12
Rx jitter delay - 10
Audio packet size - 20
Audio quality setting - 0
RTP Tx mode - continuous

As noted in another post, I also ensured that ping watchdog was off and was never turned on.

Any ideas on why it's freezing up on me? Has anyone experienced this issue before?  Thanks guys.