diff --git a/conf/generic.conf b/conf/generic.conf index 887dc22..d9f7b35 100644 --- a/conf/generic.conf +++ b/conf/generic.conf @@ -29,16 +29,21 @@ %C%# Extensive documentation can be found here: %C%# Stable release - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/master/doc %C%# Latest development - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/dev/doc +%C%# Additional topics - https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc %C%# -%W%# The complete documentation set can also be found in the doc folder. -%L%# The complete documentation set can also be found in +%W%# The basic documentation set can also be found in the doc folder. +%L%# The basic documentation set can also be found in %L%# /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/ or /usr/share/doc/direwolf/ %L%# Concise "man" pages are also available for Linux. %M%# /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/ or /usr/share/doc/direwolf/ %M%# Concise "man" pages are also available for Mac OSX. %C%# +%C%# Questions??? Join the discussion forum: https://groups.io/g/direwolf +%C%# +%C%# %C%# This sample file does not have examples for all of the possibilities. -%C%# Consult the User Guide for more details on configuration options.%C%# +%C%# Consult the User Guide for more details on configuration options +%C%# and other documents for more details for different uses. %C%# %C%# These are the most likely settings you might change: %C%# @@ -231,14 +236,14 @@ %C%# It can be up to 6 letters and digits with an optional ssid. %C%# The APRS specification requires that it be upper case. %C%# -%C%# Example (don't use this unless you are me): MYCALL WB2OSZ-5 +%C%# Example (don't use this unless you are me): MYCALL WB2OSZ-5 %C%# %C% %C%MYCALL N0CALL %C% %C%# %C%# Pick a suitable modem speed based on your situation. -%C%# 1200 Most common for VHF/UHF. Default if not specified. +%C%# 1200 Most common for VHF/UHF. This is the default if not specified. %C%# 2400 QPSK compatible with MFJ-2400, and probably PK232-2400 & KPC-2400. %C%# 300 Low speed for HF SSB. Default tones 1600 & 1800. %C%# EAS Emergency Alert System (EAS) Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). @@ -263,6 +268,10 @@ %C% %C%#DTMF %C% +%C%# Push to Talk (PTT) can be confusing because there are so many different cases. +%C%# Radio-Interface-Guide.pdf in https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc +%C%# goes into detail about the various options. +%C% %L%# If using a C-Media CM108/CM119 or similar USB Audio Adapter, %L%# you can use a GPIO pin for PTT control. This is very convenient %L%# because a single USB connection is used for both audio and PTT. @@ -290,6 +299,7 @@ %C%#PTT COM1 RTS %C%#PTT COM1 RTS -DTR %L%#PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS +%L%#PTT /dev/ttyUSB0 RTS -DTR %C% %L%# %L%# On Linux, you can also use general purpose I/O pins if @@ -301,7 +311,7 @@ %L% %L%#PTT GPIO 25 %L% -%C%# The Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal can be sent to the same places +%C%# The Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal can be sent to most of the same places %C%# as the PTT signal. This could be used to light up an LED like a normal TNC. %C% %C%#DCD COM1 -DTR @@ -374,7 +384,6 @@ %C%# %C%# 0 - Don't try to repair. %C%# 1 - Attempt to fix single bit error. (default) -%C%# ... see User Guide for more values and in-depth discussion. %C%# %C% %C%#FIX_BITS 0 @@ -399,15 +408,21 @@ %C%# Example: %C%# %C%# This results in a broadcast once every 10 minutes. -%C%# Every half hour, it can travel via two digipeater hops. +%C%# Every half hour, it can travel via one digipeater hop. %C%# The others are kept local. %C%# %C% -%C%#PBEACON delay=1 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W power=50 height=20 gain=4 comment="Chelmsford MA" via=WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 +%C%#PBEACON delay=1 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W power=50 height=20 gain=4 comment="Chelmsford MA" via=WIDE1-1 %C%#PBEACON delay=11 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W power=50 height=20 gain=4 comment="Chelmsford MA" %C%#PBEACON delay=21 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W power=50 height=20 gain=4 comment="Chelmsford MA" %C% -%C% +%C%# +%C%# Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters, not only plain ASCII? +%C%# +%C%#PBEACON delay=1 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xe0\xb8\xa7\xe0\xb8\xb4\xe0\xb8\x97\xe0\xb8\xa2\xe0\xb8\xb8\xe0\xb8\xaa\xe0\xb8\xa1\xe0\xb8\xb1\xe0\xb8\x84\xe0\xb8\xa3\xe0\xb9\x80\xe0\xb8\xa5\xe0\xb9\x88\xe0\xb8\x99" +%C%#PBEACON delay=11 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xce\xa1\xce\xb1\xce\xb4\xce\xb9\xce\xbf\xce\xb5\xcf\x81\xce\xb1\xcf\x83\xce\xb9\xcf\x84\xce\xb5\xcf\x87\xce\xbd\xce\xb9\xcf\x83\xce\xbc\xcf\x8c\xcf\x82" +%C%#PBEACON delay=21 every=30 overlay=S symbol="digi" lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W comment=" Did you know that APRS comments and messages can contain UTF-8 characters? \xe3\x82\xa2\xe3\x83\x9e\xe3\x83\x81\xe3\x83\xa5\xe3\x82\xa2\xe7\x84\xa1\xe7\xb7\x9a" +%C%# %C%# With UTM coordinates instead of latitude and longitude. %C% %C%#PBEACON delay=1 every=10 overlay=S symbol="digi" zone=19T easting=307477 northing=4720178 @@ -448,12 +463,6 @@ %C%# See User Guide for more explanation of what this means and how %C%# it can be customized for your particular needs. %C% -%C%# Filtering can be used to limit was is digipeated. -%C%# For example, only weather weather reports, received on channel 0, -%C%# will be retransmitted on channel 1. -%C%# -%C% -%C%#FILTER 0 1 t/wn %C% %C%# Traditional connected mode packet radio uses a different %C%# type of digipeating. See User Guide for details. @@ -487,6 +496,7 @@ %C%# without sending it over the air and relying on someone else to %C%# forward it to an IGate server. This is done by using sendto=IG rather %C%# than a radio channel number. Overlay R for receive only, T for two way. +%C%# There is no need to send it as often as you would over the radio. %C% %C%#PBEACON sendto=IG delay=0:30 every=60:00 symbol="igate" overlay=R lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W %C%#PBEACON sendto=IG delay=0:30 every=60:00 symbol="igate" overlay=T lat=42^37.14N long=071^20.83W @@ -502,6 +512,7 @@ %C%# The IGate function will limit the number of packets transmitted %C%# during 1 minute and 5 minute intervals. If a limit would %C%# be exceeded, the packet is dropped and message is displayed in red. +%C%# This might be low for APRS Thursday when there is abnormally high activity. %C% %C%IGTXLIMIT 6 10 %C%