— John Pumford-Green 03/06/22 00:49
— John Pumford-Green 30/05/22 15:08
=+=+=+=+=+ gm4slv (John Pumford-Green) 22/05/22 12:48:30 =+=+=+=+=+
Everything up and running after recent holiday:
=+=+=+=+=+ gm4slv (John Pumford-Green) Fri May 6 16:36:05 2022 =+=+=+=+=+
I've updated the signature to make it easier for stamping log entries ^
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Not much happening in the shack at the moment, too busy setting up DokuWiki and adding content.
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04/05/24 07:07 BST
moved log to new wiki
GM4SLV-11 out of use Sunday 1/5/22. New SVXLink node GM4SLV on 144.600MHz installed at Lerwick connected to G4NAB's UK Reflector - monitoring TG8
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Sat 23 Apr 2022 06:50:41 UTC
APRS iGate GM4SLV-2 running APRX
A secondary mini-iGate GM4SLV-11 installed at a strategic location in Lerwick running 2W from my old IC-2E and Direwolf software.
The Raspberry Pi Farm grows ever larger!
2m iGate : GM4SLV-2, TNC-Pi, APRX 70cm Analogue SVXLink gateway connected to SVX UK Portal OpenWebRx : Funcube Dongle Pro+ DMR Hotspot : PiStar 2m remote fill-in iGate : GM4SLV-11, soundcard/Direwolf
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Sat 23 Apr 2022 06:46:07 UTC
Many changes…..
Analogue FM Gateway on 70cm : MB7AZE (attended operation only)
Initially using Allstar but decided to switch to SVXLINK and it's now connected to G4NAB's “SVXPORTAL” as well as to Echolink as MB7AZE-L
Fldigi parrot in occasional use - some changes to facilitate FLMSG relay
Some use of JS8Call on 40m.
DMR hotspot setup too on Brandmeister.
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Sat 02 Apr 2022 13:01:53 UTC
Have got OpenWebRX running with my FUncube Dongle Pro+ At the moment the port forwarding isn't done to give access from outside, I need to finish configuring it…
Watch this space(again)…
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Sat 02 Apr 2022 08:42:10 UTC
Found my Funcube Dongle P+ and also found that OpenWebRX supports them…. so…. I plan to make a Raspberry Pi OpenWebRX server - watch this space….
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Sat 02 Apr 2022 06:34:25 UTC
Calling CQ on 60m (5366.5 dial) Olivia 16/500 Good signal @ G0EZY SDR
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fri 01 Apr 2022 21:49:26 UTC
Monitoring signal on 80m @ G0EZY's SDR - sounded quite strong. No sign at all of anything when I tried on 60m, band properly closed.
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fri 01 Apr 2022 21:48:16 UTC
CAlling CQ on 80m Olivia 3583 dial….
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fri 01 Apr 2022 18:58:29 UTC
blog updated w/ info abt 10mFM
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as an update on radio stuff: 10m mobile installed in the van. Will be monitoring 29.6MHz FM when /M and calling CQ as frequently as possible.
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fri 01 Apr 2022 18:53:06 UTC
that looks more useful I think.
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fri 01 Apr 2022 18:52:46 UTC
and now I've changed the form of the log timestamp
it goes BEFORE the entry, so reads better DOWNWARDS?
Best not to edit previous text in this log file. It's intended for simple write/save&stamp and move on to the next entry.
Fri 01 Apr 2022 05:41:02 UTC = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
More timestamp messing - too many places where I'm automating timestamping!
Fri 01 Apr 2022 05:39:48 UTC = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
THis is a new format (“%c”) for the shack.log file
Fri 01 Apr 2022 05:39:28 UTC = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
OK - there should now be a timestamp in the RX Text after 3600 seconds (60 minutes) Let's see how that looks?
Apr 01, 2022 05:05:15 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Removed the auto timestamp of the “Fldigi RX Buffer” capture, it's too distracting when trying to follow what's being decoded or sent ( the text obtained by reading the fldigi RX buffer also shows transmitted text which appears in RED on Fldigi's display) when the timestamps split the receive text up. Making the timetamps further apart to reduce the clutter doesn't really help, as it just means there's less information about time to the point that when it's “non-obtrusive” it becomes pointless to do it at all. Perhaps a one-hourly one, just to put a fixed point on the log, and to give conficdence that it's still alive? I'll give that a try…
Apr 01, 2022 05:00:57 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
That looks ok… now to just use it for timestamping my running log in the shack
Apr 01, 2022 04:54:23 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Now I've added an extra newline to the string that gets inserted, to separate out the datestamp from the preceding pre-existing text. Let's see how it looks after this entry.
Apr 01, 2022 04:53:23 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Well, it seems a little quirky on where it stamps the file, I think it's after the last place new text is added…?
Apr 01, 2022 04:51:37 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Starting a new format for this running log. Using a trick in vim to auto-insert a datestamp when it's saved (as a *.log file)
a line of the form: au BufWritePre *.log :normal“=strftime(“\n%b %d, %Y %X= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n”) p
Apr 01, 2022 04:49:05 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Thu 31 Mar 2022 06:03:24 UTC : Fldigi Parrot functions increased:
: : Simple "Echo" back to sender : Relay addressed to a 3rd Party : QSY to an arbitrary Frequency : Select from 4 preset power levels : Retrieve simple Info about station
: After being asked to "QSY?" to another frequency the station will return to "HOME" automatically : after 5 minutes without any successful parrot-activity on the new frequency. : Each "ZCZC/NNNN" message handled resets the 5 minute watchdog timer, allowing parrot operations : to go on for more than 5 minutes if wanted. : 5 minutes of inactivity (or un-reachability) will lead to the parrot : returning to its natural habitat of 60m OLIVIA 16/500
: "HOME" is 5366.5kHz / Olivia 16/500 / 40W TX power.
: Commands are sent follows ("Your Call" is G0XXX):
: Command can be on ZCZC line (eg "ZCZC GM4SLV G0XXX" or on NEXT line,as per examples.
: Fist "command" must be MY callsign "GM4SLV", then your Callsign.
: if no further commands are inclded the message will simply be repeated back addressed to your callsign.
: 1) Simple "Echo":
: ZCZC
: GM4SLV G0XXX
: Message to be relayed
: Can be several lines of text
: NNNN
: 2) Relay to 3rd Party (G1YYY):
: ZCZC
: GM4SLV G0XXX G1YYY
: Message to be relayed
: Can be several lines of text
: NNNN
: 3) QSY to another frequency: : ZCZC : GM4SLV G0XXX QSY? 7042.0 : NNNN
: 4) QSY Home: : ZCZC : GM4SLV G0XXX QSY? HOME : NNNN
: 5) Select a power (1 = 5W, 2 = 10W, 3 = 20W, 4 = 40W) : ZCZC : GM4SLV G0XXX PWR? 2 : NNNN
: 6) Ask for information: : ZCZC : GM4SLV G0XXX INFO? : NNNN
: It would be possible to test the path on various bands by issuing "QSY?" command and then trying a simple "Echo" on the new : band. This might lead to the situation where my station is on a band that has no workable path and you lose contact. This is : dealt with by the "watchdog" timer that returns the station to "HOME" after 10 minutes. Once it returns to "HOME" you should : have access again (assuming the 5MHz path is useable).
Wed 30 Mar 2022 15:09:22 UTC : Fldigi receive text now available on website page, in almost real-time (approx 30 second
: delay. Page auto-refreshes every 3 minutes. RX Text has a 5-minute timestamp that indicates : Time, Modem, Frequency and SNR (where possible) so you can identify roughly when a certain signal : was received. : http://gm4slv.plus.com:42110/pages/fldigi.html
Tue 29 Mar 2022 07:19:23 UTC : new VHF APRS I-Gate in place in Lerwick : GM4SLV-10
: using my old IC-2E handheld from 1984, a TinyTrak4 KISS TNC and a Raspberry Pi running APRX : as a "fill-in" digi and iGate for the town centre
Tue 29 Mar 2022 07:18:01 UTC : Listening 60m for Olivia (dial 5366.5)
Tue 29 Mar 2022 07:11:46 UTC : revisiting my xmlrpc / python tests with fldigi - a message relay “parrot”. Possibly
: extend it to message store/retrieve functionality.
Tue 29 Mar 2022 07:10:55 UTC : JS8 is disappointing w.r.t. message handling.
: Might leave it alone for a while
Mon 21 Mar 2022 22:07:17 UTC : Some life on 30m JS8 - USA stations respoded to my @HB. sent MSG to NG1P (his INFO says he's running 3W) and got ACK back.
: Also got ACK for MSG left @ K2MJ on 30m : then a 2-way QSO w/ K2MJ/Karl/Buffalo
Mon 21 Mar 2022 12:19:31 UTC : testing remote VNC-over-ssh-tunnel access to JS8Call from on-site at Bressay!
Mon 21 Mar 2022 06:27:08 UTC : JS8 40m msg in from KG6WOX in California! Peter. Good signal here -01dB. Trying return msg, but struggling to
: reach him I think.
Sun 20 Mar 2022 16:44:19 UTC : Winlink ARDOP 2000 RMS connection with HB9AK on 30m to receive an email from G4VLC. ARDOP 2000 is very speedy and on a
: good signal is "fast enough". Difficult to find a usable Winlink RMS today - bands full of RTTY contest stations : and 30m has IO0WRTC on RTTY right where it's most inconvenient!
Sun 20 Mar 2022 16:41:53 UTC : JS8CALL 40m - strange callsign X2SUTR seen several times, and by several people (so it's not a phantom decode?)
: have added it to the blacklists to prevent auto-responses, heartbeat replies and PSKreporter spotting. : there seems to be a few piratical callsigns on JS8Call?!
Sun 20 Mar 2022 08:29:38 UTC : JS8call - on 40m, auto - all functions active….
Sun 20 Mar 2022 07:55:50 UTC : trying to automate a few web-server and logging related things, to start in tmux session @reboot….
Sun 20 Mar 2022 07:38:56 UTC : new igate logging using dixprs's UDP output and a python UDP handler to take the data and parse it
: and write it to a text file. Each day's file is stored at midnight
Thu 17 Mar 2022 07:36:48 UTC : JS8Call 40m QSO : KL3R in Fairbanks Alaska!
Wed 16 Mar 2022 00:43:00 UTC : JS8Call on 40m overnight.
Tue 15 Mar 2022 08:36:15 UTC : JS8call expts. continue.2 x msgs recevied from KG6WOX in California on 40m! Some relay and message tests.
: Will continue to run JS8Call 24/7 on either 40m or 20m (with occasional breaks for other things like a bit of QRP CW) : anyone reading this - please feel free to do whatever tests via my JS8Call stn as you want & leave messages etc.)
Mon 14 Mar 2022 06:57:16 UTC : JS8 auto band switch times : 40m = 06:00 → 21:00 / 80m = 21:00 → 06:00. HF Condx quite poor K > 4
Mon 14 Mar 2022 06:55:19 UTC : js8call → 40m. left msg @ OH8STN. Sent GRID via @APRSIS. Have tested APRSIS email and SMS also. Blog post next?
Sun 13 Mar 2022 18:14:23 UTC : initiated automatic band switching in JS8Call : 40m 07:00-19:00 and 80m 19:00-07:00 : thinking about a 60m frequency too…?
Sun 13 Mar 2022 14:32:35 UTC : excellent JS8call QSO with Andreas, DJ3EI - practicing message store/collect etc.
Sun 13 Mar 2022 08:08:17 UTC : js8call running on 40m using IC-M710, 15W and longwire (inverted-L). Please feel free to use it for relay/messages.
Sun 13 Mar 2022 08:09:57 UTC : hf/vhf x-gate operation suspended.
Sun 13 Mar 2022 08:10:13 UTC : APRS i-gate GM4SLV-2 active on 144.8MHz using FT8900 & RPi/TNC-Pi. Running DIXPRS software