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1891
General discussion forum / Re: Need MOXA setup help.
« on: 2012-01-16, 12:17:31 »
Lars,

Each port has its own port number. You just need to forward these ports in your router
to the correct internal IP number. Nothing very complicated.

They can then be reached at your Dynamic DNS address and those port numbers.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1892
General discussion forum / Re: Antenna Tuner Remote?
« on: 2012-01-16, 07:33:29 »
Hi Dave,

I meant the 1K version, not the 2K, that was a slip. The 2K is actually not usable in a
remote environment without a PC, since it uses only a USB port. So far, no one has
been able to get this to work with a USB server.

If you are planning to go barefoot, you probably would have been better off with the
480ATX instead of the HX. The built-in tuner would have done the job just ok. But I
guess that is too late.

Otherwise, maybe someone else has some suggestions.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1893
General discussion forum / Re: Antenna Tuner Remote?
« on: 2012-01-15, 22:15:50 »
Hi Dave,

Congratulations, sounds great!

Are you planning to use an amplifier? I found that the SPE Expert 2K is prefect for
such an operation. It has a built-in ATU and has 4 antenna outputs (and 2 rig inputs).
It solves the amp, switch and ATU problem in one device. It also uses a serial interface
that can be controlled via either the RemoteRig RRC's COM1 interface, or by using a
standard serial interface.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1894
.....and note that the COM1 serial port speed does NOT need to be identical to COM2. You
can run e.g. 9600 to the TS-4800 and 4800 to the THP.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1895
Hi Nathan,

Send me a mail directly at dj0qn (at) darc.de and I will mail you a simple checklist to
go through. I think this may explain your problem.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1896
Hi Ron,

Did you ever get this working?

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1897
Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: No connection with ddns
« on: 2012-01-09, 17:38:26 »
Akira-san,

I did some testing here to try to simulate your problem, but was unable to duplicate it. I had made the
assumptions that it had either nothing to do with the dynamic DNS address, or maybe there is a problem
with port conflict on the SIP port, which is very common for 5060 and why everyone should change this
port to something else. Neither of these duplicated the messages on your status, so I am not sure what
the cause is.

I think is is therefore related to router port forwards or something along that line. I suggest you drop me a
note directly to dj0qn (at) darc.de and I will send you a simple checklist that you can go through to make
sure that your router is configured correctly. I have helped a couple of dozen OM's get their stations working
with this list, and/or by taking over their PC's for a few minutes to find the problem. Often it is a very simple
solution, like changing the radio RRC to DHCP and assigning the internal IP number through MAC address binding
in the router instead.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX


1898
Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: No connection with ddns
« on: 2012-01-08, 15:07:17 »
Akrira-san,

I assume the first listing is the radio RRC and the second the control RRC?

Assuming that is correct, then were these within the same LAN at the time you tried the
tests? If they are within the same LAN, you should not use the dynamic DNS address in
the control RRC's SIP contact field, but use the internal IP address. Sometimes using the
dynamic DNS address works, but often it doesn't. Only use the Dynamic DNS address in
the control RRC's SIP contact field when not within the same LAN.

If that isn't the problem, then I am not sure how to interpret the situation, I would need
to take a look over Teamviewer or find some way to help otherwise. Or maybe Mike sees
something I don't.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1899
Hi Bob,

I am 100% sure that it is a network problem, the reason is why I asked you to first try
different ports to make sure that it wasn't a port conflict problem. Your description matched
pretty much a port conflict problem.

I am trying to come-up with other ideas, but right now can't think of any that would solve
the problem with your router. Maybe a couple quick ideas, just to see if this works:

- Try using a different browser
- Try connecting a USB cable to the RRC's, then use the Microbit Setup to browse the RRC
- Since you bound the IP address to the MAC address in the router, make sure the RRC's are set to DHCP

Maybe this can help provide clues.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1900
Hi Bob,

I don't think this problem is related to RemoteRig, but is a network issue.

I suggest that you change the RRC's web ports from 8000 to something
different and don't use the same one for every one.  If you are accessing
from outside of your LAN, you will need to forward these ports, but you seem
to know that already.

See first if that works. If it does, we know it's a network problem.

Otherwise, it sounds like you did everything right.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

P.S.: You posted this in the wrong section, this is for PC Client, not RRC


1901
Hi Tom,

Drop me a mail to dj0qn (at) darc.de and I will send you my checklist. This would have helped you out
before you started, but does answer your questions.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1902
General discussion forum / Re: iphone4 and wnce2001
« on: 2012-01-03, 08:17:58 »
Thanks for the update, Dave.

You certainly are a masochist, I hope you get it working!  ;)

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1903
Hi Dave,

No, it is not like the VPN you describe. It would be sort of like when you were
to download songs or films in parallel, or stream video. Just another point-to-
point internet application. Besides, I am not sure why your VPN would block
the entire internet connection, that is weird. I would have someone from your
company take a look at that problem, that should not be the case.

As for the radio side; no this is not correct. This is why: the RemoteRig operates
essentially synchronous with its bandwidth, in other words the same bandwidth is
required in both directions simultaneously. So, depending upon the configuration
(see my last posting), this can easily be more than 200k bps.

Since most DSL lines are asynchronous (ADSL), this means that the download
speed is much higher than the upload speed, because most customers are only
interested in internet applications such as downloading, surfing, streaming, etc.
For example, here in Germany a 1 Mb line only has 128k bps or maybe 192k bps
upload speed. A 2 Mb line may only have 192k bps or 256k bps, etc. These are
only examples, of course it could be higher and here most lines are much faster
now. But the marketing people only speak about the download speed, so you
often have to ask what the upload speed is. You need to make sure that the upload
speed is high enough at the radio end to support the RemoteRig. If a separate DSL
line needs to be ordered for the radio, this needs to be taken into account.

In the case of cable lines, you need to figure out what your true bandwidth is. I would
suggest one of the various speed measurement services on the internet, such as from
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest. Remember that cable is shared with neighbors,
so bandwidth can become an issue when lots of teenagers or older techie people like me
are sharing that bandwidth.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1904
Hi Dave,

The answer is....it depends! There are two primary factors:

Note that I am assuming that you are asking about the control location, and not the radio location.

1) How you have the RemoteRig configured
2) The download bandwidth of your internet connection

Details:

1) There are several factors, here are some main examples:
   - The type of rig. Some, like the TS-480, need 38.4k bps just to connect the head to the
      radio over COM0, but need a separate COM for CAT
   - If you run CAT (which I recommend), then always run at the smallest speed, e.g. 4800
      bps. There is no advantage to running CAT faster and that only eats bandwidth.
   - Which audio CODEC you use. The RRC defaults to 2, but I find using 0 is fine for SSB and
      CW and reduces your bandwidth to a minimum. See the manual appendix for details
   -  If you control a device using COM1 (e.g. rotor), make sure it also is running at the lowest
      possible baud rate to minimize bandwidth.
   - Running a 2nd receiver, i.e. FT-2000, K3, etc. would double the CODEC bandwidth

2) The bandwidth of your internet should account for the above, which should be in the 100k to
     400k bps range, depending upon the factors I listed above (very rough range). I doubt that
     many people have bandwidth less than 1 Mb, so I would not expect you to have a problem. If
     you have a "DSL Lite" or similar, due to distance from the DSLAM, then you may have a problem.

I always recommend that one sets their system up for minimum bandwidth at the beginning, especially
if you will be using the RemoteRig while traveling, or over a 3G network. You can then change the
CODEC later to a better one if needed and see how that results in bandwidth usage issues.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

1905
Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: No connection with ddns
« on: 2011-12-30, 18:22:47 »
Akira-san,

Then it should work ok. Maybe the manual was not clear enough, here is an extract from my checklist that I send
to help in new installations:

  - Go to the Dynamic DNS settings tab (radio RRC only)
  - Change the check interval to i.e. 10 minutes
  - Make sure the drop-down is on RemoteRig's service
  - Click on apply changes
The Microbit Dynamic DNS address is entered automatically into the "own host name" field if you use this service.

On the control RRC, place the information from the radio RRC's "own host name" on the Radio Settings tab under SIP contact. When testing at the same QTH as the radio, you should temporarily place the radio RRC's internal IP number into this field, just don't forget to change it when you take the RRC with you. Note that this address is WITHOUT a port suffix (like :1234), since the port is entered into the SIP contact field separately. Everything should work now. Just don't forget to use the Dynamic DNS address when not at the station, this is the #1 cause of the system not working when leaving your local network this first time!

73 & HNY,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX

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