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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-03-07, 01:42:01 »

OK Mitch.  I'll email you my .BIN file for my Control RRC.

I am not using a telephone cable.

Thanks very much.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-03-07, 00:30:28 »

Yes; the Control RRC status indicates that the radio is on.  Both the Control and Radio RRCs SIP status indicate connected/transferring.  I do not hear a beep, which does suggest that the head is not getting enough power.

I changed the power supply to the Control RRC (twice); the radio head still does not turn on.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-03-06, 23:51:01 »

For what it's worth, when I press and hold the power button on the TS-480 head, I hear what sounds like a very faint, slow pulse.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-03-06, 23:46:50 »

I have rebooted my router, and after I did so I rebooted both RRCs.  The RRCs are communicating with each other, but again, the TS-480 radio head is not turning on.  In addition, I have again swapped out the cable between the Control RRC and the radio head, and I have swapped out the radio head itself.  No luck.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-03-06, 23:01:30 »

Things have gotten interesting. 

I took my Control RRC and my TS-480 radio head to the radio site and, thanks to Mitch's configuration checklist, I got everything squared away.  A couple of days later, I returned to NY and everything worked exactly as it should.  The next day, however, I was unable to turn on the radio control head.  I can access both Control and Radio RRCs from my computer at the control site.  The status of the Control RRC indicates that the radio is on, and the SIP status of both RRCs indicates that the RRCs are connected and transferring. 

I have swapped out TTL cables at the control end, and I have changed the TS-480 head to a different TS-480 head.  None of this has worked.

I opened up the Control RRC box, and nothing is visibly wrong there.

Any ideas?

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-02-28, 20:55:23 »

Mitch, I am going to try to get everything (re)configured tonight.  I am outside of the radio network, but I did have everything working within the radio network, so I hope that I can talk someone at the radio site through the reconfiguration.

I have one question:  I had a Microbit Dynamic DNS Address for my prior configuration.  Will that same Microbit Dynamic DNS Address work with my new configuration, or will I need to get a new Dynamic DNS address?

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-02-27, 18:42:44 »

Mitch, thanks very much.  Since much of what I did was unnecessary, should I just revert to previous profiles for both the Radio and the Control RRCs?  I believe I have dealt with the new internet firewall issues.

By the way, I do have your networking checklist.  I had forgotten that you had sent this to me in 2015.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Change of ISP at Remote Site - Help Requested

« on: 2019-02-27, 18:15:22 »

Hi All  --

I have hit a roadblock. 

I have used a TS-480 remotely for years.  Recently, the owners of the remote site changed their internet service provider.  I took the laptop computer I use at the control site, my Control RRC and my TS-480 control head to the radio site, and I reconfigured both the Radio and the Control RRCs.  Due to scheduling issues, I had to leave the radio site immediately after confirming that all worked together on the network at the radio site.  The Radio and Control RRCs are not communicating now that they are on different networks.  I cannot access the Radio RRC outside of the Radio RRC's network.

While at the radio site, I (believe I) dealt with firewall issues to allow communications between the Radio and Control RRCs.

In the Radio Settings for the Control RRC, I now have the outside address of the Radio RRC.  Previously, I used a ddns hostname.

Any thoughts?  I'm at a loss, although I suspect that I am missing something obvious.

I can get to the remote site to make any changes that I need to make, and alternatively, I should be able to get access to a PC at the remote site to make any changes to the Radio RRC settings that may be required.

73,

Mike
K4RUM

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: High rise help needed

« on: 2018-04-26, 14:50:42 »

I'm posting this with some embarrassment, in the hope that it may help someone with a similar issue in the future.

It turns out that the issue with the "squawking" and the shutdown of the control head was due to a change in the menu settings of the TS-480.  My rig sidetone had turned on, and was set to level 9 (a number of my rig's settings changed for reasons that I have not determined yet).  Once I turned the rig's sidetone off all was fine.

Thanks again to Mitch for his thoughts.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: High rise help needed

« on: 2018-04-24, 13:21:26 »

Hi Mitch  --

Thanks for your thoughts.  I know I don't have a hardware issue because everything works fine at my Bridgehampton (single family) house.  The problem is an intermittent one at my apartment.  Three questions:

1.  Do you have any idea why CW might cause the control head to go crazy, when a digital mode such as FT-8 is less likely to do so (for what it's worth, the quality of the CW generated when it is working sounds fine when I monitor it using a web SDR)?

2.  Do you have any idea why on occasion the control head is difficult or impossible to turn on, even though there is a connection between the computer and the Control RRC?

3.  Which settings would you suggest I check first, taking into account that the setup works fine at my other QTH?

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / High rise help needed

« on: 2018-04-23, 23:18:48 »

I operate a TS-480HX.  The Radio RRC and rig are in Jupiter, FL and the Control RRC and rig control head are in New York.

The setup works just about perfectly when I use the Control RRC and the rig control head at my single family house in Bridgehampton, NY.  Things don't work so great, though, when I move the Control RRC and the control head to our new (to us) NYC apartment in a high rise building. 

Our NYC apartment has two ISPs available; Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) and Fios.  We opted for Fios.  Both my computer and the Control RRC are hard wired to a bridge, which is connected by coax to the router.

On occasion I can turn on the rig using the control head (most of the time the control head does not light up and there is no audio).  When I am successful in turning on the rig, I can usually operate FT-8 without a problem.  If, however, I try to operate CW (my preferred mode), within a minute or so there will be a squawk and the control head will go dark.  Sometimes I lose audio, and other times I don't.  Sometimes the control head light will come back on, and sometimes it doesn't.  When this happens, sometimes a restart of the Control RRC will get things back on track, and sometimes not.  Similarly, sometimes a restart of the Radio RRC followed by a restart of the Control RRC will get things back as they should be.

My computer can always locate both the Control RRC and the Radio RRC, and varying the power makes no difference on any of the above behavior.

I presume the issue is with internet access at the NYC apartment since all works fine at my house. 

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

73,

Mike Cotton
K4RUM

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General discussion forum / Re: bad internet connection?

« on: 2016-10-20, 22:35:24 »

Thanks Mitch.  Now I know not to waste any more time trying to connect to public wi-fi!

I am using a TS-480.  What settings do you need from me?

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General discussion forum / Re: bad internet connection?

« on: 2016-10-20, 21:38:10 »

Hi Mitch  --

I've had no luck in moving my control-side equipment to test things out.  I have tried to have the Control-RRC access the internet through the public wi-fi available in parts of my apartment building without success.  I turned off my firewall and that didn't help.

The green power LED flashes slowly, so I know it's a wi-fi connection issue.  The Microbit Setup Manager finds the public wi-fi but won't allow me to use it.  In addition, the Microbit Setup Manager can't find the device, even though the computer knows it's there. 

My computer connects to the public wi-fi without a problem.

Do you have any thoughts?  I've read other threads that suggest that using public wi-fi with Remote Rigs can be problematic.

Thanks.

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General discussion forum / Re: bad internet connection?

« on: 2016-10-16, 16:19:01 »

OK Mitch.  That makes sense.  I'll try another location at the control end and report back.

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General discussion forum / bad internet connection?

« on: 2016-10-14, 14:35:55 »

Hi all  --

I've been having some problems recently; I think they all stem from a poor or intermittent internet connection between the Radio RRC and the Control RRC.  Here are the issues:

1.  While using the WJST modes (with a Signalink), the red LED on the Control RRC comes on, and if receiving, the waterfall goes blank.  Sometimes the control head of my TS-480 goes dark and sometimes it does not.  A reboot of Control RRC usually gets everything working again (for at least a little while).

2.  Occasionally while using the WJST modes, my power out appears to fluctuate; when it fluctuates, it appears to spike higher and then go to 0. 

3.  While using CW (using the Winkey emulator and N1MM+), sometimes some of the characters are not formed correctly.  For example, a character or two may be dropped, or a dah may be elongated.   It does not seem as if my CW becomes complete jibberish.  I have never seen the Control RRC red LED illuminated while operating CW.

4.  Occasionally (but rarely), I cannot access the Radio RRC program from my control computer.  Problems 1-3 above are often present even when I can access the Radio RRC program from my control computer.

Several weeks ago there was a lightning hit at the remote site.  While no ham equipment was damaged, some electronics elsewhere in the house were damaged. 

I have tried rebooting both the router on the radio side and the router on the control side.  This does not appear to have any effect.

An ethernet cable connects the Radio RRC to the router at the remote site.  These problems continue whether I use we-fi or an ethernet cable to connect the Control RRC to the router at the control site.

Rebooting the Radio RRC and the Control RRC seems to help for at least some time, but the problems eventually reoccur.   It seems to me as if the problems are becoming more frequent.

Both the Radio RRC and the Control RRC use software version 2.90.

Does anybody have any thoughts about what is causing these problems and what can be done to address them?

All thoughts are welcome!