Node-Ventures

(Yes we did skip release 1.14 – all rolled into this release.)

This brings the Android Mobile App up to par with the current Apple iOS release, review those release notes for details.

And a shout-out to our ‘Droid users – thanks for your patience !

73 … Gerry.

We’ve had reports that occasionally, after saving a change to the node setup and the node rebooting, the built-in radio does not initialize properly as the node starts up. The symptom would be that the radio does not announce the IP address or courtesy tones as expected and does not respond to transmissions from your HT. The immediate fix is just reboot the node once more, rarely a power-cycle is needed.

We’re looking into the issue and will report back …

73 … Gerry.

This release updates the DTMF commands in rpt.conf to include AutoSky.OFF and ON.

Two steps are required to deploy this update:

• In the Node Detail screen, in the “Versions” section, tap “RedNode Version”, in the “Update RedNode Software” tap “Update”. Your node will update and reboot. After reboot return to the Node Detail screen and confirm you now have “API Version” # 30.
• After the update, in the Node Detail page, in the “Node setup” section tap “AllStar/Echolink setup” to enter the “Setup” screen. You do not need to update anything, just tap “Save” in the top right corner. Your ClearNode will re-create the configuration files, including “rpt.conf”, from the new templates and apply the new DTMF commands. Your node will reboot.

We don’t publish DTMF commands in the public forums, so customers can email us at gerry.filby@node-ventures.com and we’ll send you the new DTMF commands.

73 … Gerry.

This release installs AutoSky and adds the relevant configuration parameters in Node Setup.

You’ll need to go to the NWS website to discover the county code for your local county. The HamVoIP team have a good document on getting that done: https://www2.hamvoip.org/AutoSky%20howto.pdf – look for the section “Set your County” – follow the instructions and in the example you’re looking for the code e.g. “PAC017” – copy that code and put it in “NWS County Code” in the Node Setup screen.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you need help with AutoSky.

Other changes include:

• implementing cop,49/50 commands to enable/disable incoming connections
• implementing cop,21/22 commands to temporarily enable/disable Parrot mode

See the drop down menu from the icon in the top right corner of the Node detail screen

Also included is the ability to enable/disable the courtesy tone played when the remote AllStar or Echolink node unkeys.

Keep those suggestions coming !!

Stand by Android users – we’ll get you the update just as soon as we can 🙂

73 … Gerry.

AllStar have updated their URL for downloading the AllMon Database. HamVoIP.org have updated the base image and repositories already. To get this update navigate to the node detail page, tap on the 3rd row under “Versions” (starts with “Asterisk…”) and accept the update dialog. If your node does not reboot, do so manually by tapping the power icon in the top right corner and choose “Reboot”. Look for “…V1.6.2-01…” within the Asterisk line after reboot.

73 … Gerry.

Minor release that fixes a couple of bugs in Timed Events and also the Settings screen – Expert Mode switch was missing.

73 … Gerry.

This brings the Android mobile app up to par with the Apple iOS version. Look out for the Timed Events functionality and enhancements to Voice Telemetry for both AllStar and Echolink.

73 … Gerry.

In the TimedEvents section “Hourly” events are not saving properly and are being reverted to “Daily” with incorrect timing. Upgrade your RedNode software to API V 22 to apply a work around. The code in iOS will get fixed in the forthcoming release 1.14.

73 … Gerry.

In mobile app release 1.13 (Android will catch up soon), in the “AllStar/Echolink setup” screen – long press on any setup item to activate a popup that gives a little more explanation of the purpose fo the item.

73 … Gerry.

This release introduces Timed Events – the ability to automate connecting and disconnecting from remote nodes on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. Behind the scenes Timed Events uses the “Cron Job” system on your Linux Raspberry Pi – thus Timed Events supports arbitrary jobs which you can define as a “command”.

We’ve also extended the AllStar/Echolink setup screen – you now have a little more fine grained control over Duplex, Voice telemetry and Voice announcements.

73 … Gerry.