We now have the 10 Pin Yaesu TNC Mini-DIN cable available in the store.
We combined ClearRPT and a Yaesu FTM-6000 Dual Band mobile radio with this cable to create a very effective high powered simplex node. (We are very pleased with the FTM-6000 !)
The Alinco DR-x35 and DR-x38 radios have become more or less unavailable and the various “clones” are very poor quality.
73 … Gerry.
Here’s what’s new:
73 … Gerry.
We are currently offering AllStarLink V3 (including the DVSwitch digital modes) as an option when purchasing the Raspberry Pi 4B based ClearNode.
We are aware of a handful of inconsistencies in it’s behavior versus our long running HamVoIP version, likely we’ll get on top of them in due course.
73 … Gerry.
Recommended for all users …
Here’s what’s new:
73 … Gerry.
In the ClearNode mobile app – Node Details > Digital Bridge Setup > YSFN (Fusion) Setup > YSFN Startup Host – Replace “ysfreflector.dvswitch.org” with “ysf.dvswitch.org“, save your Setup and try again.
The DVSwitch group has been migrating their servers to new addresses, hence the need for the change.
This is necessary for any user that uses the YSFN mode in any of the ClearNode devices. We didn’t automate the change since we’ve noticed a significant number of users have customized that setting to point to their own reflector.
73 … Gerry.
This release does contain a number of bug fixes – so all users should upgrade. However, the main content of the release is the preparation for the release of the ASL3 image.
We should be releasing support for ASL3 later this week. Initially it will be available for the current Raspberry Pi 4B version – ClearNode UHF and VHF – it is already an option when you purchase a new ClearNode.
There will be further announcements on ASL3 shortly …
73 … Gerry.
We’re making progress developing our image that features ASL3. There was a lot of work to get our WiFi Management working in the Debian 12 environment – particularly getting programmatic control of WiFi configuration.
The basic AllStar engine is working in its default mode. There much to do to adapt our method of managing the various configuration files – the file structures in ASL3 have changed considerably.
Once we make progress there, it will be down QA testing, testing and more testing …
Stay tuned …
73 … Gerry.
Minor release to fix the timeslot bug in MMDVM_Bridge.ini.
Recommended for all users.
73 … Gerry.
AllStarLink.org made an announcement last week that a new version of the Open Source AllStar software has been released. This is a very important development in our view – V3 is based on the latest version of the underlying Asterisk Open Source telephony software and has been tested on the latest version of the linux distribution Debian. They are also providing a Raspberry Pi image which will make things a whole lot simpler for those looking to adopt this new version.
How does this affect our ClearNode products ? Our software distribution is based on the HamVoIP.org image – so in the short term, there will be no change.
However, that AllStarLink V3 is based on a much more modern software stack is compelling, both for long term maintainability and the additional features this revision enables. We will most certainly be testing and investigating this release. There are some significant changes in the configuration files, which suggests there will be significant development on our end to integrate with those changes. As you know our products automate the creation and management of the configuration files.
We also have to carefully think through how we would provide our solution based on this release to our existing and future customers. We do our best to bring modern solutions to this corner of Amateur Radio – but at the same time we do seek stability and reliability.
Look out for further announcements as we get the investigation under way …
73 … Gerry.
(Currently waiting on both Apple App Store and Android Play Store to complete review and release.)
73 … Gerry.