Programs that allow control of radio repeaters category is a curation of 5 web resources on, svxlink card for raspberrypi, svxlink, simplex. Midian electronics offers the pr10 simplex repeater maker with selective repeat and the svr1 series of plug in simplex repeater makers. This repeater records and then plays back the receive transmission, like a parrot. In the cps software, create channels with the listed settings including universal settings above. The flex series simplex repeater is similar to the discontinued zetron model 19. Only for a better understanding, it represents a vhf duplex repeater with a 145000khz rx frequency and a 600khz frequency shift for transmitting but the user can obviously choose what he likes. A repeater is a device which allows amateur radio operators to talk beyond the range of their small hand held radios. Simplex is a program which manages a simplex or duplex repeater. It is usualy a raido placed in an area with great coverage and used to exploit that coverage. Decent, cheap uhf handheld for gmrs repeater project. A type of system known as a simplex repeater uses a single transceiver and a shortduration voice. It handles simplex, duplex, transponder and mixed repeaters. They are useful for testing out your range, set one up at home drivewalk somewhere and see how far you can hear the parrot. Unlike a traditional duplex repeater that receives and transmits at the same time on two different frequencies.
Linux simplex repeater software let me preface this with i am very new to ham radio so i may need to acquire more knowledge and skills before attempting this, but i work in the computer field and am fairly comfortable with linux so i dont see it as out of the realms of possibility. Arduino simplex ham repeater controller this project hereby presented is a complete ham radio simplex smart repeater, built around a motorola gm350950, arduino nano board and a winbond audio recording integrated circuit. With these type of repeaters you wouldnt have to have any duplexers and i think you can get them pretty reasonable as well. A parrot simplex repeater controller for the raspberrypi. The svxlink server is a general purpose voice services system, which when connected to a transceiver, can act as both an advanced repeater system and can also operate on a simplex channel. First of all it operates on 4m, theres not too many repeaters on this band and secondly its a simplex repeater. For this programming example, channels are created in the same order as the repeater listing. Simplex includes a lot of features to make your repeater.
If you put your hotspot frequency in a repeater band your radio may automatically switch into repeater mode and transmit on the wrong frequency. The simplex logic is used if you have system that should not transmit and receive at the same time, usually when you have your tx and rx on the same frequency. Linuxubuntuandro d users may run simplex through wine 1. It also makes an excellent store and forward simplex repeater when connected to a single transceiver. Y simplex repeater controller parrot licence free twoway radio services that now includes both fm and digital channels. Pr10i store and forward repeater maker and paging regenerator.
A simplex repeater records incoming transmissions and retransmits them on the. K1rfd echostation repeatercontrol software for amateur radio. With simplex, repeaters may be quickly implemented with a few connections between the computer sound card and the audio receiver output and microphone transmitter input. Discuss models, modifications and other similar worldwide standards such as frs and gmrs. Simplex simplex is a free windows program which transforms any transceiver into an audio repeater. Jul 21, 2016 adssr1 simplex repeater, argent data systems and yep. It features exceptional voice recording quality and higher capacity than any other comparable device on the market. Simplex repeater makers are used to expand radio coverage into areas with poor twoway radio coverage and are commonly called parrots, simplexors or store and forward devices. Digging into this further i found something that might be what im looking for, svxlink. Echostation is a repeatercontrol program for windows which makes it easy to set up a complete, fullyfunctional repeater or announcement machine using a personal computer. If all the unit on ebay does is have a speaker in jack coming from the. It records and replays alternatly the received signals. I found a simplex repeater on ebay link at bottom and it seems like it shouldnt been hard using a computer instead.
Dec 27, 2019 could he set up a simplex repeater otherwise known as a parrot repeater. Pistars adminlive logs display will give you more detail on what the hotspot is doing. Dec 24, 2009 i was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to make a simplex repeater using computer software. A simplex is also called a parrot repeater, it hears a transmission and will retransmit it once that transmission has completed. Jun 16, 2019 simplex is designed to help you create a radio repeater, featuring compatibility for both simplex and duplex channels. Simplex this software is intended to replace the hardware logic of repeaters. I do understand the difference between a half duplex repeater and a simplex parrot repeater. It requires win95 or later, 16 mb of ram and a sound card. Repeater operation is permitted on the gmrs frequencies, though there is some ambiguity as to how exactly they should be configured for pure simplex operation. Dec 29, 2019 pirrot a simplex radio repeater controller for raspberrypi. If you wish to continue using it beyond 30 days, you must purchase a registration number. Free softwares of gabriel f6dqm gabriel rivat f6dqm. Make sure your radio is in simplex mode when using a hotspot.
The adssr1 is a multifunction voice recorder device that connects to virtually any handheld, base, or mobile radio. Simplex allows you also to play up to 11 different audio wave messages, 6 of which being looped if desired. It works on hf, vhf, uhf etc with ssb, cw, fm, packet, sstv and every modulation mode. The principle of the simplex repeater is that it receives a transmission, digitally records it and then automatically retransmits that recorded message. A simplex repeater is also known as a storeandforward voice repeater. Pirrot also offers other operation modes that most simplex repeaters do not come with as standard such as automatic identification and the ability to operate in surveillance.
Are there any parrot repeater software projects out there. There are two basic ways to communicate using your new radio. An amateur radio repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or lowlevel amateur. It can prove useful in performing modulation tests, supporting cw, ssb, fm. The survey function by the program watchdog is included in the zip. The other, more popular way, is using a duplex repeater. I dont think a simplex repeater would require any filtering however a duplex would. Depending on the software it uses mmsstv, jvcomm32, mscan, for example. Diagram, pcb and sketch have enough room for improvement, but thats the nice part for radio amateurs.
About 3 years ago i purchased an argent simplex repeater. If you have never used echostation before, please take advantage of the freetrial period to be sure that echostation is right for you. Echostation is perfect for portable and emergency use, or for clubs wishing to use a pc instead of specialized hardware to control a repeater. This block diagram is intended to make users understand how simplex manages a duplex repeater. They are a little bit awkward but they are easy to set up and pretty inexpensive. The software even lets you set up an announcement machine which plays scheduled voice announcements over your clubs existing repeater, using a radio at another location, such as a home station. Hi guys, i had this idea in my head for a while now and a week ago i went portable up there and i was given permission to put a temporay 4m vertical and i have very awesome contacts from up there. Adssr1 simplex repeater the adssr1 is a multifunction voice recorder device that connects to virtually any handheld, base, or mobile radio. Y simplex repeater controller parrot transmission1. The useful thing about the simplex repeater is that it can be connected to most transceivers on a single frequency. If there isnt software for a parrot repeater then maybe theres software for turning a common pc, interfaced with a pair of suitable amateur radios, into a repeater for people like myself that wants to keep a repeater in a back pocket in case a need to build one on short notice comes up. This prototype is a first setup to use the arduino uno as a parrot repeater. This unit is jumper selectable so the paging tones can be recorded or regenerated.
K1rfd echostation repeatercontrol software for amateur. Simplex vs repeaters and using a 2m 70cm 440 ham radio. Simplex is designed to help you create a radio repeater, featuring compatibility for both simplex and duplex channels. It works on hf, vhf, uhf etc with ssb, cw, fm, packet.
Hamradio software cliquez le drapeau pour passer en francais my programs are mainly for radioamateur usage. The pirrot project exists to offer a cheaper alternative to buying a dedicated simplex repeater controller. Store and forward repeater maker and paging regenerator. Oct 07, 2012 part of the fun of going over was to set up a simplex parrot repeater on the pmr 446 mhz band in the galway clare area with local radio enthusiast luke 29er9.
Download simplex using this application you can manage simplex and duplex repeaters, then record the received signals, which can be. In simplex mode, the repeater uses the same receive and transmit frequency. This will provide an efficient help to contesters as a parrot. Feb 04, 2010 low cost parrot pmr repeater with weierwei v uhf radio, coax collinear antenna. Using the 4m tring parrot repeater may 10, 2018 now im setup on 4m from the home qth see dual band 46m moxon antenna experiment ive been able to explore a repeater oddity just down the road from me called the tring parrot in io91, known officially as gb7fm. Hi thomas, you can use the parrot module as a simplex repeater if you want it to just repeat what you say on the same frequency. Played with it off and on and found out it could handle digital transmissions as well as voice. Svxlink echo link client for linux and general purpose voice services system for ham radio use.
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