BPQ32 running config of PI1LAP-7 / PI8LAP

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;*\
;Packet/Switch netwerk Kortgene.
;*/

LOCATOR=JO11VN
MAPCOMMENT=PI1LAP-7 Network Node, Kortgene JO11VN

PASSWORD=*****

NODECALL=PI1LAP-7       ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=NDRLND ; Node alias (6 characters max)

IDMSG:
PI1LAP-7 - PI8LAP - JO11VN
***

BTEXT:                          ; UI broadcast text from BCALL to destination UNPROTO=
PI1LAP-7 - PI8LAP((Lin)BPQ) Ax25 - Net/rom - BBS - JO11VN
***

INFOMSG:                        ; The INFO command text follows:

PI1LAP-7:PI8LAP LinBPQ Packet/Switch Node

Computer : Raspberry PI 3B
Software : Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 / Linbpq 6.0.24.*
Rx/Tx    : Icom 7300 / Yaesu FT7900
Modem    : Scs PTC11pro / Qtsoundmodem 300 Baud / Ardopc / Vara / il2p
Antenne  : HyendFed 20m / X-510n

***
CTEXT:                          ; The CTEXT text follows:
Connected to PI1LAP-7,

PI1LAP-7 > BBS,RMS,C,B,I,N,R,P,U,V,S,MH
***                     ; Denotes end of CTEXT text

MQTT=1
MQTT_HOST=44.137.31.76
MQTT_PORT=1883
MQTT_USER=pd9q
MQTT_PASS=********


HFCTEXT=HF node PI1LAP-7

EnableM0LTEMap=1

FULL_CTEXT=1            ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
                        ; 1=send CTEXT to all connectees
OBSINIT=6               ; Initial obsolescence set when a node is included
                        ; in a received nodes broadcast. This value is then
                        ; decremented by 1 every NODESINTERVAL.
OBSMIN=4                ; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
                        ; value that node's information is not included in
                        ; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=25        ; Nodes broadcast interval in minutes
IDINTERVAL=10           ; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=15           ; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25         ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=5             ; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60            ; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10              ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4              ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=15             ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512            ; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=60           ; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=256         ; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=161             ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table
; INP3 Routing is experimental.  The two parms which follow will be ignored
; unless activated in the ROUTES: section.
MAXHOPS=6               ; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90               ; INP3 max RTT in seconds
BUFFERS=999             ; Packet buffers - 999 means allocate as many as
SAVEMH=1

; TNC default parameters:

PACLEN=128              ; Max packet size (236 max for net/rom)
; Level 2 Parameters:
; T1 (FRACK), T2 (RESPTIME) and N2 (RETRIES) are now in the PORTS section
;T3=120                 ; Link validation timer in seconds
T3=900  ; will poll other nodes every 900 seconds, or 15 min.
IDLETIME=10000          ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds

; Configuration Options:

AUTOSAVE=0              ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1                   ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1                  ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=0             ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
                        ; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.

; The *** LINKED command is intended for use by gateway software, and concern
; has been expressed that it could be misused. It is recommended that it be
; disabled (=N) if unneeded.

ENABLE_LINKED=A         ; Controls processing of *** LINKED command
                        ; Y = allows unrestricted use
                        ; A = allows use by application program
                        ; N = disabled

; Port Definitions:

TNCPORT
COMPORT=/home/pi/fbbded
TYPE=DED
STREAMS=1
APPLMASK=4
ENDPORT


; automatically switches bands and updates frequency every 5 seconds
RADIO 1
;Under Connectors then Data Mod set to acc
/dev/ttyICOM 19200 ICOM IC7300 94 PTT_SETS_INPUT AUX HAMLIB=4532
00:00
5,14.102300,USB,F1,D,P123
06:00
5,7.049450,USB,F1,D,P123
19:00
5,14.102300,USB,F1,D,P123
****

PORT
 PORTNUM=1
 ID=AFSK300 HF IL2P +850Hz
 INTERLOCK=1
 DRIVER=UZ7HO
 CHANNEL=A
 PACLEN=100
 CONFIG
  ADDR 44.137.31.70 8101
  BEACONAFTERSESSION
  UPDATEMAP
  MAXSESSIONS=1
  RADIO=1
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP,JO11VN,00-23,7049450,VARA500,50,35,3
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP,JO11VN,00-23,7049450,ARDOP500,50,35,3
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP,JO11VN,00-23,7049450,PKT300,50,35,3
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP,JO11VN,00-23,144850000,PKT1200,10,20,5,0
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP,JO11VN,00-23,7054000,P123,50,35,3
;WL2KREPORT PUBLIC,api.winlink.org,80,PI8LAP-10,JO11VN,00-23,7049500,ROBUST,50,35,3
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=2
 ID=AFSK300 HF +1000Hz
 INTERLOCK=1
 DRIVER=UZ7HO
 CHANNEL=B
 PACLEN=100
 CONFIG
  ADDR 44.137.31.70 8101
  BEACONAFTERSESSION
  UPDATEMAP
  MAXSESSIONS=1
  RADIO=1
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=3
 INTERLOCK=1
 HIDE=0
 ID=ARDOP500
 DRIVER=ARDOP
 CONFIG
 ADDR 44.137.31.70 8515 PTT CAT
 ARQBW 500MAX
 LEADER 200
 ENABLEPINGACK
 BUSYDET 5
 CONSOLELOG 3
 LOGLEVEL 3
 CWID TRUE
 MONITOR TRUE
 GRIDSQUARE JO11VN
 RADIO=1
  ****
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=4
 INTERLOCK=1
 HIDE=0
 ID=VARA500
 DRIVER=VARA
 CONFIG
 ADDR 44.137.31.70 8300 PTT CAT
 RADIO=1
 BW500
 MYCALLS PI1LAP-7 PI8LAP PI1LAP-4 PI8LAP-10
 SESSIONTIMELIMIT 15
 P2P SESSION
 BUSYWAIT 30
 ****
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=5
 HIDE=0
 ID=BPSK300 IL2P +2150Hz
 DRIVER=UZ7HO
 CHANNEL=C
 PACLEN=100
 CONFIG
  ADDR 44.137.31.70 8101
  MAXSESSIONS=2
  BEACONAFTERSESSION
  UPDATEMAP
  RADIO=1
ENDPORT


PORT
 ID=Pactor SCS
 COMPORT=/dev/ttySCS ;  COM Port Address
 SPEED=19200          ; COM Port Speed
 DRIVER=SCSPactor
 PORTCALL=PI8LAP
 INTERLOCK=1

 CONFIG                 ; Driver-Specific Configuration
 RADIO=1
 ;USERAPPLCALLSFORPACTOR
 ****
 MAXLEVEL=3
 PSKA 250
 FSKA 250
 MARK 1600
 SPACE 1400
 AQ 1
 STATUS 2
 BUSYHOLD 1                      ; This defines the time the software waits after the Controller has reported the channel free before considering it free.
 BUSYWAIT 20                     ; This changes the time the software will wait for a clear channel before failing a connect request.
 DEBUGLOG 1  ; To activate the SCSLog_xxx_xx.txt files in the logs directory

ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=7              ; Optional but sets port number if stated
 ID=AX/IP/UDP           ; Displayed by PORTS command
 DRIVER=BPQAXIP         ; Uses BPQAXIP capability of bpq32.dll
 QUALITY=203            ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
                        ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
                        ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
 MINQUAL=161            ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
                        ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
                        ; of 0 sends everything.
 MAXFRAME=7             ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
 FRACK=3000             ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
 RESPTIME=1000          ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
 RETRIES=15             ; Level 2 maximum retry value
 PACLEN=236             ; Max = 236

 CONFIG                 ; BPQAXIP.cfg has been deprecated.  Instead the AXIP
                        ; configuration occurs here:
 MHEARD ON              ; Opens AXIP MHEARD window
;UDP 93                        ; Listens for UDP packets on this UDP port number
 UDP 10093
;AUTOADDMAP            ; This option automatically adds the node call and
                        ; address of a node for which you do not have a
                        ; pre-arranged fixed entry in bpqaxip.cfg.  If the
                        ; option DONTCHECKSOURCECALL is specified then the
                        ; AUTOADDMAP option is ignored.
 BROADCAST NODES


 MAP OK2PEN-5 44.63.16.*** B
 MAP K5DAT-7 0.0.0.0 TCP-Slave 10200 B
 MAP PI1ZTM 44.137.2.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
 MAP GB7BED-5 gb7bed.****.** UDP 10093 B
 MAP VE2PKT-2 44.135.49.*** B
 MAP PE1NNZ 44.137.24.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10193 B
 MAP OL7M SEEVER.****.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10094 B
 MAP IW2OHX-15 44.134.175.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
 MAP PD0LPM-9 213.10.245.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
 MAP PA8F-2 44.137.1.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
 MAP PD9Q 44.137.31.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
 MAP F8COD-2 80.119.24.*** KEEPALIVE 180 UDP 10093 B
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=8                      ; Optional but sets port number if stated
 ID=Telnet
 DRIVER=Telnet

CONFIG
 LOGGING=1
 DisconnectOnClose=1
 CMS=1
 CMSCALL=PI8LAP
 CMSPASS=*******
 CMDPORT=7300 7301 6001 6002
 CMSLOGGING=1
 FALLBACKTORELAY=1
; RELAYHOST=127.0.0.1
 RELAYAPPL=BBS
 TCPPORT=6370
 FBBPORT=6380
 HTTPPORT=8081
; SNMPPORT=161
 SECURETELNET=1
 LOGINPROMPT=User:
 PASSWORDPROMPT=Password:
 MAXSESSIONS=10
 CTEXT=Welcome to PI1LAP`s Telnet Server.\nPress ? For list of commands \n\n
 USER=pd9q,******,pd9q,,SYSOP
 USER=pi8lap,******,pi8lap,,SYSOP
ENDPORT

;PORT
; PORTNUM=9
; ID=AFSK 300Baud QO-100 RX-only
; DRIVER=UZ7HO
; CHANNEL=A
; CONFIG
;  ADDR 192.168.1.212 8101
;  UPDATEMAP
;  MAXSESSIONS=1
;ENDPORT

;PORT
; PORTNUM=10
; ID=BPSK 1200Baud QO-100 RX-only
; DRIVER=UZ7HO
; CHANNEL=B
; CONFIG
;  ADDR 192.168.1.212 8101
;  UPDATEMAP
;  MAXSESSIONS=1
;ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=9                     ; Optional but sets port number if stated
 ID=144.850Mhz FM 1k2                  ; Displayed by PORTS command
 TYPE=ASYNC                    ; Port is RS232 Com
 PROTOCOL=KISS                 ; TNC is used in KISS, JKISS or BPQKISS mode
 FULLDUP=0                     ; Only meaningful for KISS, JKISS or BPQKISS devices
 IPADDR=44.137.31.76
 TCPPORT=8001                  ; 1 = SERIAL PORT COM1 ETC.
 CHANNEL=A                     ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
 PERSIST=160                   ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
 SLOTTIME=180                  ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
 TXDELAY=270                   ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
 TXTAIL=23                     ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
 QUALITY=203                   ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
                                ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
                                ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
 MINQUAL=201                   ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
                                ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
                                ; of 0 sends everything.
 MAXFRAME=7                    ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
 FRACK=5000                    ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
 RESPTIME=1000                 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
 RETRIES=25                    ; Level 2 maximum retry value
 PACLEN=128                    ; Default max packet length for this port
 UNPROTO=APBPQ1,WIDE1-1         ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
 BCALL=PI1LAP-7                        ; BTEXT call. unstated defaults to APPL1CALL
 L3ONLY=0                      ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
 DIGIFLAG=1                    ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
 DIGIPORT=0                    ; Port on which to send digi'd frames (0 = same port)
 USERS=0                       ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=10                      ; Optional but sets port number if stated
 ID=144.800Mhz FM Aprs                  ; Displayed by PORTS command
 TYPE=ASYNC                     ; Port is RS232 Com
 PROTOCOL=KISS                  ; TNC is used in KISS, JKISS or BPQKISS mode
 IPADDR=44.137.31.76
 TCPPORT=8001
 CHANNEL=B                      ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
 NOKEEPALIVES=1
 PERSIST=160                    ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
 SLOTTIME=180                   ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
 TXDELAY=270                    ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
 TXTAIL=23                      ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
 QUALITY=0                    ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
                                ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
                                ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
 MINQUAL=201                    ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
                                ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
                                ; of 0 sends everything.
 MAXFRAME=7                     ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
 FRACK=5000                     ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
 RESPTIME=1000                  ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
 RETRIES=25                     ; Level 2 maximum retry value
 PACLEN=128                     ; Default max packet length for this port
 UNPROTO=APBPQ1,WIDE1-1         ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
 BCALL=PI1LAP-7                   ; BTEXT call. unstated defaults to APPL1CALL
 L3ONLY=1                       ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
 DIGIFLAG=1                     ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
 DIGIPORT=0                     ; Port on which to send digi'd frames (0 = same port)
 USERS=0                        ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
ENDPORT

PORT
 PORTNUM=11
 ID=Robust 600Baud ;(RPR and HF Packet)
 TYPE=EXTERNAL
 COMPORT=/dev/ttyTRK
 SPEED=38400
 DRIVER=SCSTracker
 INTERLOCK=1
 CONFIG
****
  M UISC
  O 4                   ; MAXFRAME
  F 190                 ; FRACK
  T 8                   ; TX Delay
  FORCE ROBUST
  DEFAULT ROBUST        ; Default mode is RP
  USEAPPLCALLS          ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
  BEACONAFTERSESSION    ; Beacon after session
  %L 1500               ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
  @I 64                 ; Paclen = 60
  %T 1                  ; TX Autotracking 1 = on
  %N 10
  %B R600
ENDPORT


ROUTES:                         ; Locked routes (31 maximum)
; CALLSIGN,QUALITY,PORT[,MAXFRAME,FRACK,PACLEN,INP3Enable]
; PD9Q-15,203,7,0,0,0,0
***                                     ; Denotes end of locked routes

;IPGATEWAY
;  Adapter eth0
; IPADDR 44.137.31.84
;  IPNETMASK 255.255.255.224
;  ;ENABLESNMP
;****


APRSDIGI

DISTKM=1

 APRSCall=PI1LAP-8
 StatusMsg=PI1LAP-8 ARPS DIGI JO11VN ZLD

 Symbol=n         ; Icon to display for station.
 Symset=/         ; This is a "B" in a Red Diamond.

 ;
 ;    Specify a Dest Addreess and Path for each port you want to use for APRS. No dest means receive only port
 ;    Ports without an APRSPath statement will not be used by the Digi
 ;
 ;    Note if you specify APRS as the destination call it will be replaced by the current BPQ32 APRS
 ;    identification destination - APBPQ1. If you really want to send APRS, specify APRS-0.

;  APRSPath 1=APRS,WIDE1-1             ; Dest and up to 8 digis
;  APRSPath 3=APRS,WIDE1-1
  APRSPath 10=APRS,WIDE1-1
;  APRSPath 9=APRS,WIDE1-1

  BeaconInterval=25                   ; Send Beacon every 30 minute. Minimum is 5 mins
  MAXAGE=120

 ;    Define Crossport Digi. For each port, a list of ports to send a packet to (IS means send to APRS-IS)
 ;    If a Digimap isn't specified for a port, digi out on the port the packet arrived on,
 ;        and send to APRS-IS (if enabled)
 ;    If you want to digi on same port, but not send to APRS-IS, Specify Digimap n=n
 ;    If you dont want to digi on a port, specify Digimap n=
 ;
 ;    If you only have one APRS port, you probably don't need a Digimap statement


; Digimap 1=1,IS            ; Packets from 1 to 9, but not APRS-IS
; Digimap 3=3,IS
 Digimap 10=10,IS
; Digimap 9=9,IS

 ;    Define Digipeating parameters

 TraceCalls=WIDE,TRACE  ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing with Trace
 FloodCalls=NLD         ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing without Trace
 DigiCalls=PI1LAP-8         ; Calls for Normal (ie no SSID manipulation) Digi
                        ; For a Local "Fillin" Digi, you could include WIDE1-1 and leave out TraceCalls and FloodCalls

;ReplaceDigiCalls       ; Replace DigiCalls with APRSCall. Omit if you want the call to be left as it is received.

 MaxTraceHops=2         ; Max value of n in CALLN-n processing. If a packet is received with n greater than
 MaxFloodHops=2         ; this, the value will be replaced BEFORE it is decremented.

 ;    Specify position. You can specify a fixed LAT/LONG, or use GPS

 LAT=5133.52N           ; Must be in standard APRS Format (ddmm.mmN/S)
 LON=00348.15E          ; Must be in standard APRS Format (dddmm.mmE/W)

 GPSPort=/dev/ttyUSB0              ; if specified, lat/lon will be taken from a GPS,
 GPSSpeed=9600             ; overriding the values set above.


 ; The Digi can generate Object and Item reports.
 ; The format is pretty strict - a single space between param=value pairs,
 ; a comma but no spaces in PATH and PORT string.
 ; Minimum interval is 10 mins. You can have as many OBJECT lines as you need.
 ; See thr APRS specification for information on how to format an Object or Item string.

;  OBJECT PATH=APRS,WIDE1-1 PORT=1 INTERVAL=10 TEXT=;PD9Q*111111z5133.52N/00348.15EIPD9Q-10 Linbpq APRS Station
; OBJECT PATH=APRS,WIDE1-1 PORT=3 INTERVAL=14 TEXT=;PI1LAP-8*111111z5133.52N/00348.15EIPI1LAP-8 ((Lin)bpq) APRS Station NLD
  OBJECT PATH=APRS,WIDE1-1 PORT=10 INTERVAL=16 TEXT=;PI1LAP-8*111111z5133.52N/00348.15EIPI1LAP-8 ((lin)BPQ) APRS Station NLD
;  OBJECT PATH=APRS,WIDE1-1 PORT=2 INTERVAL=17 TEXT=;PI1LAP-10*111111z5133.52N/00348.15EIPI1LAP-10 ((Lin)BPQ) APRS Station

 ; IGATE Params. If specified you will gate RF packets and your beacons to APRS-IS

 ISHost=euro.aprs2.net
 ISPort=14580              ; Normal port for a filtered feed
 ISPasscode=****              ; If you don't already have a passcode I can issue you one
 ;
 ; You can specify a filter command to be sent when you log on to APRS-IS. Normally you don't
 ; need one. The APRS Mapping Application (BPQAPRS) sets a filter when it starts,
 ; and if you aren't running an APRS application, there isn't much point in getting info from APRS-IS
 ;
 ;ISFilter=m/500              ; Filter Command if needed

; WXCall=PI1LAP-8
; WXFileName=/home/pi/linbpq/current.txt
; WXComment=/PI1LAP-8 Weather Station JO11VN
; WXPortList=6,9,IS            ; comma separated list - include IS to send to APRS-IS
; WXInterval=18            ; mins
 ;
****

LINMAIL
LINCHAT

APPLICATION 1,BBS,,PI8LAP,LAPBBS,255
APPLICATION 2,CHAT,,PI1LAP-4,LAPCHT,255
APPLICATION 3,DXC,C 8 HOST 0 S,PI1LAP-2,LAPDXC,255
APPLICATION 4,RMS,C 8 CMS,PI8LAP-10,LAPRMS,255
;APPLICATION 5,RMS,C 11 ON0SEA-10,PI8LAP-10,LAPRMS,255
APPLICATION 6,SYSINFO,C 8 HOST 1 S

BPQ32 and Ardopcf

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I’ve been running John G8BPQ’s ArdopC for a while now. Peter LaRue AI7YN has made a frok of ArdopC called ArdopCF.

https://github.com/pflarue/ardop

I want to use QtSoundmodem at the same time as ArdopCF. For this I need to create a “.asoundrc” in my home directory.

pcm.dsnooped0 {
    type dsnoop
    ipc_key 50000
    ipc_key_add_uid false   # let multiple users share
    ipc_perm 0666           # IPC permissions for multi-user sharing (octal, default 0600)
    slave {
        pcm "hw:1,0"
        channels 1
    }
}

pcm.dmix0 {
    type dmix
    ipc_key 60000
    ipc_key_add_uid false   # let multiple users share
    ipc_perm 0666           # IPC permissions for multi-user sharing (octal, default 0600)
    slave {
        pcm "hw:1,0"
        rate 48000
    }
}

# Point ARDOP to ARDOP2IN and ARDOP2OUT for rate conversion

pcm.ARDOP2IN {type rate slave {pcm "plug:dsnooped0" rate 48000}}
pcm.ARDOP2OUT {type rate slave {pcm "plug:dmix0" rate 48000}}


# combine the capture and playback
pcm.asymwine {
        type asym
        playback.pcm "ARDOP2OUT"
        capture.pcm "ARDOP2IN"
}

# make a default plug for it
pcm.!default {
        type plug
        slave.pcm "asymwine"
}

# define a plug for /dev/dsp
pcm.dsp {
        type plug
        slave.pcm "asymwine"
}

QtSoundModem config

[Init]
CM108Addr=
DispMode=1
DualChan=1
DualPTT=1
FLRigHost=127.0.0.1
FLRigPort=12345
HamLibHost=44.137.31.70
HamLibPort=4532
MinimizetoTray=0
PTT=HAMLIB
PTTBAUD=19200
PTTMode=17
PTTOffString=
PTTOnString=127.0.0.1
RXSampleRate=12000
SCO=1
SndRXDeviceName=:dsnooped0
SndTXDeviceName=:dmix0
SoundMode=0

ArdopCF

pd9q@linux:~/ardop$ ./ardopcf 8515 ARDOP2IN ARDOP2OUT -A -G 8514
ardopcf Version 1.0.4.1.3 (https://www.github.com/pflarue/ardop)
Copyright (c) 2014-2024 Rick Muething, John Wiseman, Peter LaRue
See https://github.com/pflarue/ardop/blob/master/LICENSE for licence details including
  information about authors of external libraries used and their licenses.
ARDOPC listening on port 8515
Capture Devices

Card 0, ID `PCH', name `HDA Intel PCH'
  Device hw:0,0 ID `ALC3234 Analog', name `ALC3234 Analog', 1 subdevices (0 available)

Playback Devices

Card 0, ID `PCH', name `HDA Intel PCH'
  Device hw:0,0 ID `ALC3234 Analog', name `ALC3234 Analog', 1 subdevices (0 available)

Using Both Channels of soundcard for RX
Using Both Channels of soundcard for TX
Opening Playback Device ardopout Rate 12000
Opening Capture Device ardopin Rate 12000
ardopcf listening on port 8515
Webgui available at port 8514.
Setting ProtocolMode to ARQ.

BPQ32 config

PORT
 PORTNUM=3
 INTERLOCK=1
 HIDE=0
 ID=ARDOP500
 DRIVER=ARDOP
 CONFIG
 ADDR 44.137.31.70 8515 PTT CAT
 ARQBW 500MAX
 LEADER 200
 ENABLEPINGACK
 BUSYDET 5
 CONSOLELOG 3
 LOGLEVEL 3
 CWID TRUE
 MONITOR TRUE
 GRIDSQUARE JO11VN
 RADIO=1
 ****
ENDPORT

Webgui

 

9600 bps Packet Radio only twice as fast as 1200

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AX25 V2.2

Most AX.25 connected mode implementations were written in the previous Century and are based on the standard from 1984.  They were not updated when the protocol was enhanced in 1998.

The newer version has several improvements that make bulk transfer of data more efficient.

  • Larger packets.
  • Larger window size.  (number of information frames that can be sent before waiting for an ack.)
  • More efficient acknowledgements.
  • Much more efficient retransmission for lost packets.
  • Completely interoperable with the v2.0 standard.

I also make the case that using a KISS TNC for connected mode packet is greatly lacking because the connection oriented protocol does not know about the radio status or the transmit queue length in the TNC.

More in-depth description can be found here:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf/dev/doc/Why-is-9600-only-twice-as-fast-as-1200.pdf

Aprs Documentation project of WB2OSZ

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It’s hard to find good information on APRS. A web search produces mostly outdated misinformation and little of value. This is the beginning of a collection of the essential documentation.

Source  https://github.com/wb2osz/aprsspec?tab=readme-ov-file

 

BPQ32 rigcontrol

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https://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/RigControl.html

Multi line rigcontrol with rigctd emulator enabeld.

Icom7300

RADIO 1
/dev/ttyUSB0 19200 ICOM IC7300 94 PTT_SETS_INPUT AUX HAMLIB=4532
00:00
5,14.102300,USB,F1,D,P123
06:00
5,7.049450,USB,F1,D,P123
19:00
5,14.102300,USB,F1,D,P123
****

FLrig as radio controler and rigctd as ptt for QtSoundModem

RADIO 2
FLRIG 127.0.0.1:12345 HAMLIB=4532
00:00
5,7.04522,USB
07:00
5,14.1023,USB
23:00
5,7.04522,USB
****

Yaesu FT991A

RADIO 3
/dev/ttyUSB0 19200 YAESU FT991A PTT_SETS_INPUT HAMLIB=4532
5,144.850,FM
****

Bpq32 port config pointing to the RADIO 1 config (QtSoundmodem port)

PORT
 PORTNUM=1
 ID=AFSK300 HF IL2P +850Hz
 INTERLOCK=1
 DRIVER=UZ7HO
 CHANNEL=A
 PACLEN=100
 CONFIG
  ADDR 127.0.0.1 8101
  BEACONAFTERSESSION
  UPDATEMAP
  MAXSESSIONS=1
  RADIO=1
ENDPORT

Bpq32 port config pointing to RADIO 2 rig control config (ardop port)

PORT
 PORTNUM=3
 INTERLOCK=1
 HIDE=0
 ID=ARDOP500
 DRIVER=ARDOP
 CONFIG
 ADDR 127.0.0.1 8515 PTT CAT
 ARQBW 500MAX
 LEADER 200
 ENABLEPINGACK
 BUSYDET 5
 CONSOLELOG 3
 LOGLEVEL 3
 CWID TRUE
 MONITOR TRUE
 GRIDSQUARE JO11VN
 RADIO=2
  ****
ENDPORT

Bpq32 MHeard Beacon

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G7TAJ/GB7BEX is sending out a MHeard beacon. I thought that would be fun to try it to.
You can find out how Steve GT7TAJ did it here.  https://github.com/TAj-src/BPQ-MHeardBeacon

I use for this the Docker from M0LTE. You can find it here. https://github.com/M0LTE/bpqapi?tab=readme-ov-file

#!/bin/bash
# Create a beacon file with the bpqapi.
# https://github.com/M0LTE/bpqapi?tab=readme-ov-file
# 18-11-2024 Mheard beacon v1.0a
work_dir=/home/pi/linbpq/script
bc_dir=/home/pi/linbpq
# Get the mh list.
curl -X GET http://pi1lap:8080/native/v1/mheard/1 -H accept > "$work_dir/mheard.json"
# Some file manipulation (trouble with {"mheard":[{"callSign":. remove {"mheard":
sed -i 's/^.\{10\}//' "$work_dir/mheard.json"
sed -i 's/.$//' "$work_dir/mheard.json"
# Remove double call`s.
jq 'unique_by(.callSign)' "$work_dir/mheard.json" > "$work_dir/unique-mh.json"
# Only the call`s received today.
jq '[.[] | select(.lastHeard > (now | strftime("%Y-%m-%d")))]' "$work_dir/unique-mh.json" > "$work_dir/today-mh.json"
# Not received any call after 24:00 uur (next day) So today-mh.json is empty [] exit program. If not empty extract callsign`s.
if cat "$work_dir/today-mh.json" | jq -e '. == []'
then
rm -f "$bc_dir/beacon.txt" && exit
else
jq -r '.[] | .callSign' "$work_dir/today-mh.json" > "$work_dir/format.txt"
fi
# Delete the beacon.txt and Change the output format.
rm -f "$bc_dir/beacon.txt"
sed -i '1s/^/Mheard:\n/' "$work_dir/format.txt"
awk ' /^ *$/ {print} !/^ *$/ {printf $0 " "} END {print ""}' "$work_dir/format.txt" > "$bc_dir/beacon.txt"

If you not have received any calll after 24:00 hour midnight on the hf bands the beacon.txt get deleted. You can do also some thing like this to send out a beacon.

# Not received any call after 24:00 uur (next day) So today-mh.json is empty [] exit program. If not empty extract callsign`s. 
if cat today-mh.json | jq -e '. == []' 
then 
  echo "PI1LAP-7 Node - PI8LAP BBS JO11VN" > "bc_dir/beacon.txt" && exit 
else 
  jq -r '.[] | .callSign' "$work_dir/today-mh.json" > "work_dir/format.txt" 
fi

Config BPQ32 to send out the beacon.


Beacon looks like this

16:45:41T PI1LAP-7>HF Port=1 :
Mheard: GB7BEX GB7BPQ GB7CNR GB7HIB-1 GB7HIB-7 GB7IOW GB7IOW-1 GB7NOT M7TAW M7TAW-3

Add a crontab every 10 minutes. (crontab -e)
*/10 * * * * /home/pi/linbpq/script/get-mh.sh

Ok, Have Fun

RASPBERRY PI4 TRIFECTA TNC-BANK IMAGE COMPANION DOCUMENTATION

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In memory of Red PE1RRR, We’ll keep the packets flying. Thanks my friend.
Credits PE1RRR.

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WARNING: Cooling

The use of this image is at own risk. Active (fan) or large area heatsink cooling is required to keep the RPI from overheating. For example, a heat sink case such as this one is sufficient if there is adequate airflow around the unit.

While the image does not by default overclock your RPI4, it is necessary to put the RPI into Performance Mode, which will make it run hotter. Overclocking is highly recommended but is a manual step you must take full responsibility for.

Before You Start

  • Network is handled by DHCP. The SSH system is not running by default and this must be manually activated to generate host keys for the system using the raspi-config tool.
  • Having the SSH system enabled will let you log in from a remote system (using PuTTY for example) on your own network, making it a lot easier to transfer copy & paste instructions from this document.
  • You will still need a display, a keyboard and a mouse connected for initial setup.
  • This document is not perfect, it is a work in progress.
  • The image is the first of its kind so it isn’t perfect either.
  • This document has already been updated with additional steps that must be taken to make it fully operational.
  • The image requires at least a 16GB SDCard (8.3GB used) and will auto-resize to the full capacity first on boot up. 16GB is recommended because it is quicker to make a backup of should you wish to do so in the future.
  • Download 2.3GB

WRITING THE IMAGE TO SD CARD

Windows

Writing the image to SD Card is usually quite well documented by the general Raspberry Pi online documentation. It is possible to use Windows tools such as the RPI Imager, however the image file you download may need to be decompressed first using a tool such as WinRAR or 7zip.

Linux

You will need to know which device path your SDCard appears as e.g /dev/sda for the dd command. The image is compressed and will need to be unpacked:

gzip -d rpi4-console-dist.img.gz

Send the image to the SD Card using dd: Be sure that /dev/sdb is your SD card and not your internal hard disk!

sudo dd if=/path-to-the-image/rpi4-console-dist.img of=/dev/sdb bs=16M status=progress

First Boot

Upon first boot the image will resize itself to fit the full capacity of the SD card and then auto-restart the system.

Second Boot

Second boot will eventually present a black screen on the display connected (how useful, this will be addressed possibly in an updated image). If there is no signal then you may have the HDMI connector in the wrong port.

Plug in a mouse and hold right-click on the screen to open the pop up menu. From there, open the Terminal Emulator application.

Will this be a desktop system for you?

This install has been created to be as light as possible on the hardware while keeping plenty of tools available, as such there is no toolbar installed by default, so you may want to install the tint2 package if you wish to actually use this system as a desktop.

sudo apt install tint2

Open /home/pi/.config/autostart.sh, it will not exist.

Fill it with the contents:

# tint2 -- provides panel, systray, clock & taskbar
tint2 &

After installing tint2, a reboot is required for it to run at next logon.

Change the Password

Once logged in you should change the default password to something else using the passwd command on a new terminal line and hit enter. You will be prompted through the process. The current login is: pi and the password is: raspberrypi

Enable Secure Shell (SSH)

By default SSH is disabled as host keys need to be generated for your host that are unique and cannot be shared via an image file. So open up the raspi-config tool and navigate to (3) Interface Options, then select (2) SSH and Enable it.

sudo raspi-config

Bug Fixes

Updated 2023-04-21- There is a bug that needs to be fixed in the provided /home/pi/.asoundrc file, while the system will still function it is necessary to fix this oversight as it will undoubtedly improve performance.

Open the /home/pi/.asoundrc file and find the string ‘44000’, this needs to be adjusted to ‘48000’. The section of code it is in is shown below, marked ‘Correction applied here’

pcm.dmix0 {
    type dmix
    ipc_key 60000
    ipc_key_add_uid false   # let multiple users share
    ipc_perm 0666           # IPC permissions for multi-user sharing (octal, default 0600)
    slave {
        pcm "hw:3,0"
        rate 48000          # Correction applied here.
    }
}

Overclocking

If you do have adequate cooling, it is highly recommended to overclock to get the best performance, editing /boot/config.txt to set it to 2GHz which is from experience so far, safe and stable. Locate the #arm_freq parameter in the config.txt file and add the following below it:

over_voltage=6
arm_freq=2000

Performance Mode

And edit /etc/rc.local to force performance mode at boot:

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

Insert the following one-liner BEFORE the ‘exit 0’ line in /etc/rc.local

echo performance | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor

Enable Realtime Thread Priority

Tweaks to the host operating system file /etc/security/limits.conf

@audio - rtprio 95
@audio - memlock 512000
@audio - nice -19

The rtpriosetting is the maximum priority a user of the audio group can run a task. The memlock setting is the maximum amount of memory that a member of the audio group can lock with a realtime task. This should be less than the maximum physical amount of memory, some recommend it to be half. nice is the minimum “nice level” a task can be run as (the willingness of a task to give up it’s cpu time).

ALSA Project (https://www.alsa-project.org/wiki/Low_latency_howto)

If not using ‘pi’ user, ensure that your user ID is in the audio group in /etc/groups

After a reboot, verify that the new limits are working with:

ulimit -r

pi@raspberrypi:~/bin $ ulimit -r
95

VARA and ARDOP realtime Thread Priority

Background: Launch VARA with highest priority (99)- is required to compensate for some since discovered latency issues.

When issued as root, the chrt tool overrides the policy set earlier in the limits.conf, running the process as rt (realtime) which will reflect in the indicated priority listing when displayed in the top process monitor program.

Example:

sudo chrt -p 99 `pgrep VARA.exe`

Will modify the thread priority to realtime, on the fly. Using ‘top’, look at the PRI column and it should now be ‘rt’ instead of default ‘20’.

A modified script that will fork chrt into a background subshell, wait 20 seconds while VARA is launched, and then adjusts the process priority of VARA.exe is required.

The following script tweak is needed for the RPI4 TNC image for both the ARDOP and VARA TNCs:

File: /home/pi/bin/startvara 

#!/bin/bash
cd /home/pi/bin
DISPLAY=:2
export DISPLAY
(sleep 20; sudo chrt --pid 99 `pgrep VARA.exe` ) &
/usr/local/bin/wine /home/pi/.wine/drive_c/VARA/VARA.exe

File: /home/pi/bin/startardop

!/bin/bash
cd /home/pi/bin/
(sleep 10; sudo chrt --pid 99 `pgrep piardopc` ) & /home/pi/bin/piardopc 8515 ARDOP2IN ARDOP2OUT

Enable the TNCs

By default, none of the TNCs are started automatically, but can be enabled to do so:

sudo systemctl enable vara
sudo systemctl enable ardop
sudo systemctl enable ardop-gui
sudo systemctl enable qtsm

sudo service vara start
sudo service ardop start
sudo service ardop-gui start
sudo service qtsm start

View the TNCs

To view the running TNCs, attach VNC Viewer to Display “2”.

So long as you have RealVNC client installed on a remote system, such as another Raspberry Pi, or an iPad you can connect to the screen running the TNCs for monitoring purposes. You don’t have to keep the VNC open, they will run happily in the background.

From Terminal: Note: omit the brackets if providing an IP address.

vncviewer [optional IP address]:2

Login is “pi“, the password is “raspberrypi” unless you have already changed it)

VNC Idle Timeout

By default the VNC will timeout after 3600s (an hour) which can be annoying if you want to leave it open on another desktop to monitor. If you have the tint2 toolbar installed it will be possible to locate annd open the VNC server UI on the desktop and then open up Expert settings to adjust IdleTimeout to 0.

Alternatively, open /home/pi/.vnc/.config.d/Xvnc and append the following line:

IdleTimeout=0

Configuring the QtSoundModem TNC

Due to an oversight on my part, QtSoundModem.ini has the CWID setting enabled with my callsign so you will need to set the timer from 15 minutes to 0. This will be fixed in the next release of the image.

Additionally good info to know beforehand- due to how QtSoundModem GUI config dialog saves settings, the manually configured sound devices do not appear in the dropdown lists because they are “virtual”, therefore the dsnoop/dmix devices that come preconfigured with the image will be overwritten if the dialog is used to change any configuration parameters(!)

The best practice is to edit the ini file in a text editor manually.

To recap, the QtSoundModem.ini file is read-only on purpose. The application tries to write back to the file on each shutdown/closure which causes problems for our special audio sharing setup between the different TNCs, so editing the file must be done by hand, not via the GUI.

With editors like vim, a force-write !wq will write-quit & ignore read-only warning. Easy peasy.

I don’t use nano myself but I know a lot of people do, BUT I don’t know if it i will allow you to do this the same way. If not offered the option when you attempt to overwrite a read-only file, then you can temporarily change the file permission level after stopping the service:

sudo service qtsm stop

cd /home/pi/bin

chmod 644 QtSoundModem.ini

nano QtSoundModem.ini

Make the edits to:

CWIDCall=
CWIDInterval=0

Save and close, then change the permissions back to read-only.

chmod 444 QtSoundModem.ini

Then restart the QtSoundModem’s service:

sudo service qtsm start

TCP Port Defaults

Bear in mind that my ‘defaults’ here are in fact not factory setting defaults.

By default my following ports are set:

QtSoundModem

  • KISS: 7777
  • AGW: 6666

ARDOP

  • 8015

VARA

  • 8300
  • 8301 (data)

OTHER INCLUDED TOOLS/TODOS

Winelink

It’s not a typo, Winelink: VARA on Linux was accomplished courtesy of The Winelink Project on GitHub.

VARA HF 4.7.3 introduced anti-piracy obfuscation to the build which as added so much overhead that it will no longer work on Linux. It is therefore advised to not update to this version.

As of VARA HF version 4.7.5, the aforementioned was removed from the code and functionality has been restored.

[optional] Disable Paket61 socat for TNC2 emulator

sudo systemctl disable paket
sudo service paket stop

[optional] flrig – Radio Head Control

TODO – building and installing.

The source code is located in /home/pi/src, it is already pre-built, so you can already install it with sudo make install from the flrig-version’s subdirectory.

However, because its an old alpha build by now, a fresh build from new source would be better. If you do go ahead an install the tool, it will begin to auto-start due to the systemd service powering it up as soon as it finds /usr/local/bin/flrig binary.

You can stop/start FLRig with sudo service flrig stop/start

QtTermTCP – Packet Terminal

Edit /home/pi/bin/startqtterm and change the DISPLAY variable to the desktop which you need, usually :0 if a local monitor connected to HDMI, in our use case you can direct the display to the virtual TNC’s desktop which is running on desktop :2.

See QtTermTCP for a tutorial video for setting it up with a node.

You can start the program as a service. If QtTermTCP crashes or you close it, systemd will auto-restart the application.

sudo service qtterm start

To have QtTermTCP auto-start on every boot:

sudo systemctl enable qtterm

THIS CONCLUDES THE TNC BANK SETUP

Now just go to your BPQ32 node and define all the ports to each of the TNCs with the appropriate drivers for each TNC type. Good luck! If you get stuck, ask on the groups.io, or try this Google magic search keyword term for official documentation:

cantab uz7ho
cantab qtsoundmodem
cantab VARA

Ok Ok I will get around to making that document soon. Bookmark my website please and also – consider a donation to my beer/host fund if you feel like it. This document took many hours to write and hours of testing and its still not finished!

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE IMAGE

DOSBOX Toys

Not meant for 3rd Parties – provided for educational purposes only.

Please note that there is no toolbar installed, you may want to install the tint2 package if you wish to actually use this system as a desktop.

sudo apt install tint2

How it works

As this image is dual-purpose, this image is also capable of running old packet applications for fun, but due to performance requirements must not be used if running the system as a TNC-bank.

On this image is DOSBOX with various packages preconfigured to use a virtual serial port pipe to the box with a BPQ32 node running on the local network This is downright complicated and because of this, it is not really recommended for 3rd party use but tinkerers might like it.

Each program such as “superpacket” or “winpack” relies on a listening serial device on a remote BPQ32 based node. Each application has a unique TCP port put aside, and reciprocal listeners must be set up for each port on the remote node box.

The TCP listeners direct the traffic to a pseudo serial device that the node is configured to attach to when it is started. It then talks to the socket using KISS mode, and the applications on the other end are doing the same, with a couple of exceptions.

Caveats

If you leave a BPQ32 node with KISS ports enabled linked to socat pseudo serial services, the node will assume traffic is being sent to them and will then wait for responses. If you run the node long enough with the reciprocal applications themselves not running, this will cause that port’s KISS buffer in the node to get full and cause the whole node to stop responding entirely. Eek. So don’t leave the ports configured on the node if you had enough of running the DOS apps!

ON THE NODE SYSTEM

Here are some examples for BPQ32:

PORT
        PORTNUM=17                     
        HIDE=0                               
        ID=TCP KISS port 8004      
        TYPE=ASYNC                     
        PROTOCOL=KISS          
        FULLDUP=0                      
        COMPORT=/home/pi/port-8004
        SPEED=19200
        CHANNEL=A                      
        QUALITY=192             ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
        MINQUAL=230
                                        ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
                                        ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
        FRACK=5000                      ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
        RESPTIME=1000           ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
        RETRIES=5                       ; Level 2 maximum retry value
        MAXFRAME=6                      ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
        PACLEN=128                      ; Default max packet length for this port.
                                        ; PACLEN is ignored for APRS packets
        L3ONLY=0                        ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
        DIGIFLAG=1                      ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
        USERS=10                        ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
        UIONLY=0                        
ENDPORT
 
PORT
        PORTNUM=18                      
        HIDE=0
        ID=TCP KISS port 8006       
        TYPE=ASYNC                      
        PROTOCOL=KISS           
        FULLDUP=0                      
        COMPORT=/home/pi/port-8006
        SPEED=19200                     
        CHANNEL=A                     
        MINQUAL=10             
        QUALITY=244             ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
                                        ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
                                        ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
        FRACK=8000                      ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
        RESPTIME=2000           ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
        RETRIES=10                      ; Level 2 maximum retry value
        MAXFRAME=3                      ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
        PACLEN=100                      ; Default max packet length for this port.
                                        ; PACLEN is ignored for APRS packets
        L3ONLY=0                        ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
        DIGIPORT=0                      ; Port on which to send digi'd frames (0 = same port)
        USERS=10                        ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
        UIONLY=0                        
ENDPORT

The serial port listeners on the node box (remote) are run from some start scripts, for example:

For PORT 17 (tcp 8004):

#!/bin/bash
socat -d -d PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/home/pi/port-8004-stay PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/home/pi/port-8004 &
while true
do
socat -d -d open:/home/pi/port-8004-stay,nonblock,echo=0,raw TCP4-LISTEN:8004,reuseaddr,fork
sleep 1
done
# End

For PORT 18 (tcp 8006):

#!/bin/bash
socat -d -d PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/home/pi/port-8006-stay PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/home/pi/port-8006 &
sleep 3
while true
do
socat -d -d open:/home/pi/port-8006-stay,nonblock,echo=0,raw TCP4-LISTEN:8006,reuseaddr,fork
sleep 1
done
# End

ON YOUR DOSBOX SYSTEM

The image has the reciprocal couplings for each of these tcp ports provided as linux services, these can be turned on automatically.

The following ports with self explanatory service names are available:

port-2704  port-8004  port-8005  port-8006  port-8007  port-8009  port-8011

Each has a script in /home/pi/bin/ and needs modifying to change the IP address to the one of your BPQ32 node box.

The above services corrleate to the the various different preconfigured dosbox packages that I have set up for different packet radio applications.

They all run on different TCP ports so that it is actually possible to interconnect the applications through the node. e.g. connect from Winpack to the node, then from the node connect to the SuperPacket application (if it is also running).

Caveat

It is not wise to configure too many kiss-TNC ports as it can have a detrimental effect on the node, sometimes causing BPQ32 to lock up intermittently if you leave the applications closed for a measure of time.

For the purposes of this document I have limited examples to just two:

Port 17 (tcp 8004) and 18 (tcp 8006) respectively for “superpacket” and “winpack”, but there are others defined in the system services already that can be enabled and used if you chose to add extra ports to the node using Port 17 or 18 as examples to iterate up to maximum of Port 32.

For reference

Serial Port Tunnels (client side) – enable and start syntax:

sudo systemctl enable port-8004
sudo systemctl enable port-8006
Start:
sudo service port-8004 start
sudo service port-8006 start

Monitoring

Each port that is started opens a ‘screen’ session for debugging. Each screen session is easily identifiable using “screen -r”

pi@console:~ $ screen -r
There are several suitable screens on:
	5915.Port8004	(07/23/2022 11:16:56 AM)	(Detached)
	5093.Port8006	(07/23/2022 11:08:14 AM)	(Detached)

To view the console’s output:
Example:

screen -r Port8006

CTRL-A then D will detatch the console.

APPLICATIONS

Winpack

Winpack is configured to use DOS BPQ as the communications layer, and utilizes the KISS interface to talk to my remote node. The node’s “socat” serial port is listening on TCP port 8006, using the socat setup described above. This allows the DOSBOX instance to communicate with the node that is on a remote host. The nodes talk to each other via NETROM, the example port setup shown earlier in the document demonstrates that NETROM is enabled and is sending as many nodes as possible on that port. When successfully linked, the Winpack terminal should show a lot of NETROM activity from broadcasts.

The schametic is like this:

LinBPQ Node -- [Kiss Port 17] -- [Serial Socat Listener Port 8006] <-network-> [Remote Serial Socat Connector] <—-> [DOSBOX-Staging] <—-> [DOS BPQCODE.DLL] <--> [Windows 3.11] <--> [Winpack 6.80]

To configure your own callsign you must edit the following file:

/home/pi/dosprogs/BPQ/BPQCFG.TXT

When the ‘winpack‘ script is run it will launch DOSBOX and run the BPQCFG.EXE automatically before auto-booting Windows, this converts the configuration TXT into binary for the BPQCODE to use. Winpack is preconfigured to use the resident BPQ node.

Winpack’s own callsign configuration is pretty straight forward and self explanatory.

Superpacket

Superpacket, on the other hand, is a complex RTFM situation, only for those with the edge! You’re on your own. But it is damn near perfect for multitrack train drifting, on packet radio.

The Other Apps

Apps confirmed and preconfigured to work in the image:

  • Paket 6.1 (paket) – requires the TNC2 emulator port setup, see below.
  • Baycom (baycom) – works via a TFPCX KISS emulator TSR
  • Winpack 6.80 (winpack) – uses NETROM, use the examples given in this document.
  • SuperPacket 9.2 (sp) – uses KISS, see the examples given in this document
  • New Packet Generation 2.0 (npg)
  • TST Host (tsthost)
  • BPQ 4.09 (DOS) – is called by Winpack and will require separate configuration.
  • TheDraw has been included to provide access for text drawing.
  • EasyTERM PMS (DOS based frontend for BPQ from circa 1994, not to be confused with UZ7HO software) Requires DOSBOX config to be updated- see download below:
et.config

Take a look in /home/pi/.config/dosbox for the various config files for the applications.

To recap, each DOS application requires a unique BPQ KISS port (or TNC2 emulator) to be configured.

For KISS, see the Ports examples above, they can be used as templates to enable the other applications.

I was able to get Winpack, Superpacket, Baycom, TSTHost, NPG and Paket61 all talking at the same time. It was insane and I am sure the RPI4 cried for mercy.

Enable Paket61 socat for TNC2 emulator

Example TNCPORT for Paket (find a clear spot in the bpq32.cfg configuration file).

TNCPORT
 COMPORT=/home/pi/port-8011
 TYPE=TNC2
 CHANNELS=4
 CONOK=1
 ECHO=0
 AUTOLF=1
ENDPORT

Enable and start the socat services for Paket61

sudo systemctl enable paket
sudo service paket start

Vara500 with UT1HZM

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Mar 18 17:52:25 PI1LAP VARAHF UT1HZM connected  VARA HF v4.7.4
Mar 18 18:03:44 PI1LAP VARAHF Disconnecting by FQ
Mar 18 18:03:49 PI1LAP VARAHF UT1HZM Average S/N: -3.8 dB
Mar 18 18:03:49 PI1LAP VARAHF Disconnected      TX: 7113 Bytes (Max: 588 bps)   RX: 148 Bytes (Max: 177 bps)   Session Time: 11:24

17:52:25R CONNECTED UT1HZM PI8LAP 500 Port=4
17:52:25R HF Node PI1LAP-7 Port=4
17:52:25R Incoming Connect from UT1HZM on Port 4 Freq 14103800 Mode VARA 500 
17:52:25R [BPQ-6.0.23.53-B1FWIHJM$] 
17:52:25R Welcome to PI8LAP 
17:52:25R PI8LAP-> 
17:52:25R [BPQ-6.0.23.53-B1FWIHJM$] Port=4
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Dxspider secure login

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From now on there is the possibility to set up an ssh tunnel to the Dxcluster server.
This gives the advantage that no plan text login and passwords are sent over telnet. And that your connection to the cluster is secured.
Why, suppressing fake spots and abuse of the network.

Howto

Send me your login username (call) and password you want to use. I will setup a account for you.
After this it possible to connect secure to the dxcluster.
Copy and past this line in your terminal. Change “call” with your username.

ssh -L 7300:localhost:7300 -N -p 7322 call@dx.packet-radio.nl

Look like this.

Enter your password and leave the terminal window open.
After this nothing happens, but there is a secure tunnel.
Now it is possible to connect the dxcluster on localhost:7300

Open a new terminal window en telnet to localhost port 7300

This is also possible with Putty.

Save and open a ssh connection.

Now it is possible to connect your log program or what you want to the DxCluster on localhost port 7300

DxSpider update

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Kin EA3CV wrote a fantastic script for updating DxSpider.

Kin Wrote :

If there is a new build, it will update and immediately restart the node.
If there are no changes, the sysop is informed.

To install it, copy the file to /spider/local_cmd
From console.pl run load/cmd the first time.
The check_build command can be used like this:

check_build Y           With Backup
check_build N           Without Backup
check_build             Without Backup

If you want to leave it automated, add in /spider/local_cmd/crontab
something like this:

0 4 * * 1,2,3,4,5 run_cmd(“check_build N”)

It can be downloaded from:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ttq5125qrzev67/check_build.pl?dl=0

This utility is not intended to replace the current update procedure,
it is intended for sysops who feel insecure about upgrading their cluster.
(I don’t feel insecure when it comes to updating software. I like it when it’s easier.)

Basically it does:
            git reset –hard
            git pull
            reinicio

and a full backup of the /home/spysop/spider directory in /home/sysop/backup, which will be overwritten each time check_build is run.

# You need the following package:
# apt install libfile-copy-recursive-perl  or
# cpan install File::Copy::Recursive
# Kin EA3CV, ea3cv@cronux.net
#
# 20230201 v1.0
#

use 5.10.1;
use DXDebug;
use File::Copy::Recursive;
use strict;
use warnings;

my $self = shift;
my $backup = shift;

return (1) unless $self->priv >= 9;

if ($backup eq "Y") {
        my $from_dir = "/home/sysop/spider";
        my $to_dir = "/home/sysop/backup";

        if ( !-d $to_dir ) {
                system('mkdir', $to_dir);
        }

        File::Copy::Recursive::rcopy_glob($from_dir, $to_dir);
}

system('cd /spider');

my $act = $main::gitversion;
$act =~ s/\[r\]//g;
my $res;
my $line = "cd /spider; git reset --hard; git pull";
my @out;

system('git reset --hard');

my $data = qx(git pull);
my $new = `git log --oneline | head -n 1`;

if ($data =~ /Updating/) {
        $res = "There is a new build: $new";
        dbg("DXCron::spawn: $res: $line") if isdbg('cron');
        push @out, $res;
        DXCron::run_cmd("shut");
} elsif ($data =~ /Already|actualizado/) {
        $res = "There is no new build ($main::build  $act)";
        push @out, $res;
        dbg("DXCron::spawn: $res.") if isdbg('cron');
}

return (1, @out)