[pskmail] Re: Server Questions
- From: Rein Couperus PA0R <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:04:39 +0100
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 11:31 -0500, Ed wrote:
> I'm working on setting up a server....hopefully soon.
>
> I don't see an app to open the user database with, or did I overlook
> something obvious ?
You handle the user database by:
cd rflinkusers
./userdb.pl
This is described on the Wiki. (Server)
>
> What parameters do I need to set for the beacon times and scan mode ?
$Aprs_connect = 1;
$Aprs_beacon = "5126.80N/00529.21E&PSKmail-0.2.5 test";
@Aprs_port = qw (1314 1314 2023 10151);
@Aprs_address = qw (netherlands.aprs2.net germany.aprs2.net ahubswe.net
second.aprs.net);
@prefixes = qw();
$posit_time = 10; # minutes
This will connect the server to an APRS gateway, and send a beacon with
51 degrees, 26.80 minutes North and 5 degrees, 29.21 minutes East.
The APRS gateway to be connected first is netherlands.aprsw.net port
1314. The server will try the next one in turn when the first one goes
away.
Beacon interval is 10 minutes in this case. 30 minutes would be a good
value...
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I would start without the scanner ($scanner = '';), and add that once
you have everything else under control... otherwise:
#Scan mode:
$scanner = "F";
$qrgfile = "$ENV{HOME}/qrg/freqs.txt";
$freq_offset = 0; # minutes after '0'
@freq_corrections = qw (-500 -500 -500 -500 -500);
This means the the qrg table is in file ./qrg/freqs.txt,
the qrg file contains frequencies ("F"), offset is 0 (meaning the first
frequency at minute 0/5, the second at minute 1/6 etc), and the VFO
correction is -500Hz for all 5 frequencies.
This because the IC567 has a 'sweet spot' at 1500 Hz instead of 1000 Hz
which is standard.
The scanner interface also needs data on your trx:
$rigtype = 326;
$rigrate = 9600;
$rigdevice = "/dev/ttyS0";
meaning hamlib rigtype is 316 (IC576), Baud rate is 9600 Bd and output
device is COM1 (ttyS0).
>
> I entered my longitude/latitude as
>
> 34.54n 85.18w is this correct ?
The right format for the server is: Position: ddmm.mmN/dddmm.mmE
(dd = degreees, mm.mm = minutes (decimal).
This is the basic APRS format (see Google).
The pskmail client uses another format (decimal degrees).
Hope this helps,
Rein Pa0R
>
> I have been using fldigi for several months so that part of the setup
> was easy, hopefully the rest will be the same.
>
> 73
>
> Ed W3NR
>
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