Here is the last screenshot that didn't go through before:
Yes, you're right. It's Hillsborough County, FL:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=7236
Thanks for the help. I have double-checked the control channel and it actually is on 769.28125 (with a nice strong signal) which is listed as an alternate control channel on the west site.
So If I run this command:
./rx.py --args 'airspy' -S 3000000 -N 'LNA:15,MIX:15,IF:15' -f 769.28125e6 -t -q 0 -V -U 2> stderr.2
here is what I get:
The program never really runs anything and just stops after saying it set those 3 gain settings.
But if I change it to say 'airspymini' instead of just ' airspymini', then I get this screen again:
This is a very slow system with little activity on it. So maybe I just to wait for a transmission?
For the command line options, the readme file doesn't seem to give you examples or lists of values of what to actually type. For example, the -N 'LNA:15,MIX:15,IF:15' syntax was something I searched for and found in a RadioReference forum. One of my screenshots below shows "built-in source types:" with what looks like a list of things that can be entered with the --args command. But it doesn't list 'airspymini' as one of the options and I wonder if it should?
And how about this question. How come we use an "e6" after the frequency -f 769.28125e6?
trunktracker@tampabay.rr.com
From: wllmbecks@gmail.com [mailto:wllmbecks@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 10:28 PM
To: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com
Cc: trunktracker@tampabay.rr.com
Subject: FW: [op25-dev] Re: Beginner's Guide To Setting Up OP25 From Scratch
OK. You’re making good progress. The last screen capture below is blank so I can’t see what it flipped to.
I appears that you are attempting to decode Hillsborough County (P25) but may not have specified the correct control channel frequency according to
the listing for Hillsborough County on radioreference.com. You might need to try 770.33125 or 769.80625 instead of 769.28125.
The following rx.py command line will work without a trunk.tsv file and will decode the system provided you specify the correct (active) control channel.
./rx.py --args 'airspy' -S 3000000 -N 'LNA:15,MIX:15,IF:15' -f 769.28125e6 -t -q 0 -V -U 2> stderr.2
The 2> stderr.2 will send error messages and other status to a logfile and will prevent garbage from appearing on your terminal screen.
This same logfile will also be very helpful if things still don’t work to diagnose the problem.
When you have the correct control channel frequency, your terminal screen should look something like my screen
capture shown below except that it will display your systems NAC, WACN, SYSID, and frequency.
When op25 is working the tsbks (Trunk Signaling Blocks) value will constantly increment except when
voice traffic is present, and will then resume as soon as the system goes idle again. Other data will
be displayed indicating the voice trunk frequency and talkgroup ID when there is traffic present.
Bill, WA8WG
From: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com <op25-dev@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 6:17 PM
To: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [op25-dev] Re: Beginner's Guide To Setting Up OP25 From Scratch
Well, thanks. I tried re-booting and un-plugged both Airspys and plugged only 1 of 'em back in. Then I was able to see it in VMWare and connect it via the following menu option:
Then I ran lsusb and got the following (so now it's showing up):
When I run dmesg, I get a very long list of stuff, but here's what I found at the end:
But now I still get a similar error when running a command line of ./rx.py --args 'airspy' -N 'LNA:10,MIX:10,IF:10' -S 3000000 -f 769.28125e6 -o 25000 :
My device is actually an Airspy Mini, so I wonder if that has something to do with it. So as a complete shot in the dark, I tried changing it to 'airspymini' and leaving everything else the same:
./rx..py --args 'airspymini' -N 'LNA:10,MIX:10,IF:10' -S 3000000 -f 769.28125e6 -o 25000.
Here's what I get now instead of the error:
No idea what all this is, but I noticed if I then grab the window edge and re-adjust the size of the terminal window, the screen suddenly flips to this:
So does this mean the software program, OP25, is running now?
From: wllmbecks@gmail.com [mailto:wllmbecks@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 8:00 AM
To: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com
Cc: trunktracker@tampabay.rr.com
Subject: RE: [op25-dev] Re: Beginner's Guide To Setting Up OP25 From Scratch
Trunktracker
Here are a couple of steps to insure that your Airspy device is available to your Ubuntu VM.
- Remove one of the Airspy devices. You do not need two devices in rx.py.
- Set /verify that the remaining Airspy device is virtualized in your VMware settings menu for the Ubuntu VM.
- Start the Ubuntu VM then execute lsusb from the command line. It should return somethings like the lines below if your Airspy devices has been virtualized.
op25@op25-VirtualBox:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1d50:60a1 OpenMoko, Inc. ß This is the Airspy device
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
- Now execute dmesg from the command line. The terminal output should have lines similar to these.
5.911019] airspy 1-2:1.0: Board ID: 00
[ 5.911024] airspy 1-2:1.0: Firmware version: AirSpy NOS v1.0.0-rc10-0-g946184a 2016-09-19
[ 5.914976] airspy 1-2:1.0: Registered as swradio0
[ 5.914980] airspy 1-2:1.0: SDR API is still slightly experimental and functionality changes may follow
Your VM must be able to see the Airspy before proceeding to debug your rx.py command line and trunk.tsv files..
My Airspy is the R2 and has different sampling rates than the Mini. You must specify the correct sample rate on
the rx.py command line that is supported by the Mini.
Bill, WA8WG
Well, I've gotten a little further but am stuck on this part. I've got 2 Airspy Minis plugged in and if I run the following:
./rx.py --args 'airspy' -N 'LNA:10,MIX:10,IF:10' -S 2400000 -f 769.28125e6 -o 25000
I get a lot of errors (screenshot):
So is there any way to trouble shoot all of this? Thanks.
From: Trunk Tracker [mailto:trunktracker@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 5:13 PM
To: 'op25-dev@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [op25-dev] Re: Beginner's Guide To Setting Up OP25 From Scratch
Thanks for the dummies link. Just what I need! It looks like there's another step to install something called GNUPLOT:
sudo apt-get install gnuplot-x11
From: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com [mailto:op25-dev@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 10:48 PM
To: op25-dev@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [op25-dev] Re: Beginner's Guide To Setting Up OP25 From Scratch
As mentioned before this is likely the most recent how-to:
A year ago I wrote this, when it was just starting to be a thing to install OP25 on a Raspberry Pi:
While I don't have any desire to run op25 on Windows, unfortunately I can see a good how-to on that sort of thing being desirable to many.
I am a ham and I like to tinker, not just be a end user. So I don't see anyone using this on Windows really contributing anything back to the community. I really urge people to dig into things deeper than skin level, you never know, you just might learn something. But that is just me.
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