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Feature Requests / Webswitch to listen Radio-RRC Antenna Switch UDP port like AS1269

« on: 2020-06-19, 06:05:04 »

Hi,
i have AS1269 and works Great... now would like to assign inband antenna tuning with Webswitch.
I guess at the moment only possible via Serial com-CAT interface.

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General discussion forum / Com1 Mode = Mode11 usage and possible SerialCom filtering features?

« on: 2020-06-09, 02:35:25 »

Hi,
im operating in Yaesu TWIN concept and do suffer of long distance / longer latency, that im believing to causing below challenge.
I have OMPower PA and best way to operate with is, to connect it to COM1 as then AMp doesnt have to be ON while only operating with Radio.

COM2 ft5k
COM1 OMPower

We have tested locally via RRC amp and radio operates without issues. Should mean proven settings.

When then going long distance/Remote operating mode (All cabling ans SW settings same) ...it causes OMPower "Inhibit" signal starts blinking randomly , i guess due to mis-reading of CAT/Frequency, as same time as amp "Inhibit" blinks, freq on screen shows 0.003kHz. It seems also that  higher CAT traffics will cause it more blinking...monitoring via camera while turning VFO.

This week we will make remote test closer to station (same town) with lower latency, if system can be remotely controlled without issues.

I wonder how Mode11 that has been added on ver2.83 should be set? do i need to put Mode11 also in Control end on?
I have latest FW and HWs are same. On Control end from Ver2.95 i cannot find COm1= mode11.
I had rather old FW before... and behavior was same.

Would it be possible to add filtering time parameter to this mode, to improve performance. Just time delay... that COM1 serial doesnt change Freq that fast + filters out sudden misreads?
Issue is on OMPower Amps, that with inhibit, it will take BIAS away from tube and output power is fade away for while...

also question is if this is good for tube or amp lifetime - im quite sure not.

73s
J-P, OH6RX

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-03, 18:56:03 »

Hi,

i would like to check Yaesu ft5k Twin + OMpower connection settings, to be on right track on parameters.

Radio settings
In Station side, Mode10, COM0 38400 8N1, Control Side Mode10, Twin COM0 38400 8N1

Serial settings
Station COM1: Mode 7, Cat to COM2 38400 8N1, COM2 Logical parallel with COM0 , 38400 8N1 (COM2 connected to FT5k, COM1 connected to OMPower)
Control COM1: Mode 7, Cat to COM2 38400 8N1, COM2 Logical parallel with COM0 , 38400 8N1 (COM2 connected to FT5k, COM1 connected with logPC)


Feature in system seen, in OMpower serial communicatio , start seeing freq 0.003kHz... and Inhibit TX amplification activates.
We tried locally at station on mode 6... Radio worked well with OMpower thru remoterig Station end.

All help welcome. thanks
J-P

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General discussion forum / few NEXA Switch controls on HAM version? and CAT antsw per listening IPaddress?

« on: 2019-06-23, 05:36:46 »

Hi Webswitch forum,

has anybody else faced need to control NEXA switches on HAM firmware version?

1.) it would be great to have few NEXA controls available in HAM version, to reboot/reset some remote station devices.

2.) Secondly, im aware of using Webswitch as automatic antenna switch based on Serial comm with radio... but due to many other devices needs serial cat, it would be nice feature if CAT could be connected also same way as in AS1269 per IPaddress. Any chance?

br and best 73s

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General discussion forum / Newest bootloader files?

« on: 2019-06-22, 13:17:03 »

Hi,
from which path i can find latest bootloaders and their history?

I can find latest 4.xx firmwares from below link... but newer than 4.27 needs later than 1.13 bootloader.
http://www.webswitch.se/wp/?page_id=162

73s
J-P

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / TWIN ft5k, N1MM - fast VFO tuning disconnects

« on: 2018-12-27, 03:33:59 »

Hiya!

I have TWIN with pair of ft5ks... radio site at OH6 and control site at HL1... latency is varying 250-350ms.

While tuning faster bands (meaning 10kHz per sec) then audio starts cutting (like noise, on very short disconnections and fast freq , noticing in audio) and if i keep still tuning fast, total disconnection happens... so that on control end power led goes off and starts blinking and control unit will re-create connection.

Does anybody noticed same behavior? im considering this as connection bandwidth issue?
I have RXbuffer value on 4 and delay on 3 per standard.

It does same with two different Control units, which SW is 2.75 and HW 8.

73s
Jussi-Pekka

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General discussion forum / Simple instructions for Twin Yaesu for FT8?

« on: 2018-07-03, 15:04:10 »

Hi,
has anybody easy instructions for FT8 implementation for Twin-Yaesu setup?

thanks

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Twin ft5k and N1MM+ CAT , Freq on Band map goes lazy & unstable

« on: 2017-11-04, 08:47:57 »

Hello Remoterig-Gang!

Im back in business with my remote-setup, as i have been qrt for over 2 years due to moving cottage station qth to another location in OH6 Finland and having Control qth here in HL1 Seoul. Feels so Great to be back 

My Twin setup is based on RRC1258MKIIs and FT5Ks and there is about typically 200-300ms latency - not bad at all, of course VFO control has some delay, but ears, brains and hand will adapt to delay pretty easily.

Im actually returning back to the problem i had back in May2015. Im running log, CAT based on N1MM (now +) and Radios (twin) communication goes via COM2 and CAT of N1MM+ is connected to COM1.

The challenge i have, is related to N1MM+ bandmap frequency behavior... typically its really slow (delayed) and follows actual VFO (Control) very slowly when same time VFO (station) is following per short delay / latency (no problem). Also for time to time the CAT to N1MM+ is getting very unstable, meaning it zig-zags up and down, although VFOs have tuned long time ago to DX freq... and might take 10-20secs to stop... or sometimes not stopping at all. Im using Samsung 9xxx series laptop with ATEN UC232A (Ftdi circuit) USB to serial adapter. Driver is ok per computer.


First of all, does anybody else have similar "symptoms"?
I remember that studied before QRT period that could it be Laptops Switching power supply, which could cause some interference to serial... if i remember correctly, that time it helped for temporary to use with battery only but behavior returned to same soon (so i couldnt prove interference issue).

All ideas for finding root cause are welcome!

Anyway, great to be back to bands - we have here in Seoul city center very bad wide band (1-50MHz) man made QRM so without remoterig, i couldnt be on the bands from HL1-home.

73s and thanks for ideas

J-P, OH6RX, HL1ZAU, W7BW


 

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General discussion forum / TWin ft5k to ft5k, Filters width control?

« on: 2015-03-01, 06:44:04 »

Hi,

R.FLT selection works great 300/600/3k... but  e.g.  VFO A Width control doesnt work on pair of ft5k?

Thanks

J-P

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General discussion forum / TWIN Can Yaesu FT5K control FT2K?

« on: 2015-03-01, 06:40:21 »

Hi "Remoters",

In Twin Yaesu, Manual says that ft2k can control ft5k, but how about the other way?

73
J-P

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / N1MM: "Radio Sent Invalid CAT data", on TWIN setup

« on: 2014-03-17, 13:13:30 »

Hi, i just got my TWIN setup working and running... so i was testing it on Russian DX contest. I faced upon problem after sometime playing... issue disappears and comes again. Have anybody has similar problems

Setup is on remote side
SAMSUNG N900 Air Laptop with N1MM ver V13.9.1
USB RS adapter ATEN UC232A, FTDI chip + original Remoterig cable connected COM1 of RRC
ftdx5000 with latest Firmware connected to COM2 of RRC
RRC versions are V7

I have been using remote setup over 2 years based on other setup, with this computer, USB adapter... without any CAT problem.
Now N1MM is giving "Radio Sent Invalid CAT data" feedback after some time operation. Another feature is that when stopping VFO during this period, N1MM frequency on bandmap and logging window is fading back and further... up and down, and due to this pre-logged station will disappear from feeding field on logging window....

Strange thing is, that if going to N1MM "Configuration" and reconfirming settings, system works fine again sometime... but problem re-occurs again. Sometimes problem is disappearing by itself without reset, restart or re-configuration.

All ideas are welcome

73
J-P

Radio and N1MM has

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Connection problem on Yaesu Twin mode, when General Yaesu mode4 works?

« on: 2014-01-01, 16:03:00 »

HNY 2014 to All Remote Users!

Has anybody else faced similar problems? 
1.) connection works GREAT between units on General Yaesu Mode4 = both LEDs ON/ audio goes thru and CAT 38400,8,1 CAT is working with e.g. N1MM ..., BUT
2.) When changing both units to Yaesu Twin mode 10, connection is not created automatically... and/or when changing remote unit to Auto-connect , once  this triggers connection shortly and it blinks shortly connection LEDs and connected radio ft5000 goes either ON or OFF + CAT led on radio blinks as well.


Testing  setup has Local LAN switch 10/100, using RRC HW V7 and lastest FW 2.75... i also tested with 2.66 just in case but result is same. Below some info of  settings.
I have also tried to connect my existing & working / second remote RRC unit to radio unit and behavior is same.

Name   Value
Company   Microbit
Product   1258
PID   4
Version   7
HW   8
Software   2.75
Bootloader   1.10
Compiler   4.6.2
Build   Oct 31 2013 16:36:10

IP address   192.168.0.201
Netmask   255.255.255.0
Gateway   192.168.0.1
DNS   192.168.0.1

UDP cmd port   12000
UDP audio port   11000
SIP port   5060
Web server port   80
Telnet server port   8023

All ideas are welcome... and ask more settings data if i missed some !! thanks for reading.

73s
J-P, OH6RX, HL1ZAU

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Configuration, Webswitch 1216H / Webswitch as antenna switch, Ft-1000MkV CAT control?

« on: 2012-10-01, 06:13:57 »

Introduction says that supports only newer models of Yaesu radio CAT protocols... Coming to OH6 and want to do it on single visit 

JP