Transform your computer into a full-featured amateur radio repeater controller with DTMF commands, weather integration, and professional PTT control!

[iphostway]

Transform your computer into a full-featured amateur radio repeater controller with DTMF commands, weather integration, and professional PTT control!

Core Functionality

•  4 Operating Modes: Manual, Timed Auto-Replay, Continuous Delay Line, Full Repeater
•  VOX Detection: Software voice-activated transmission
•  PTT Control: USB relay support (DTR/RTS) for hardware PTT
•  Recording: Save transmissions as WAV files
•  Courtesy Tones: Configurable beep after transmissions

Repeater Features

•  Automatic Station ID: Configurable callsign with time/date/weather
•  Timeout Timer: Prevent excessive key-ups
•  Tail Silence: Hang time after transmission
•  TTS Integration: Text-to-speech for announcements
•  Feedback Protection: Prevent audio loops

Advanced Features

•  DTMF Commands: 10 configurable remote commands (0001-0010)
•  Weather Integration: Live weather via Weather.gov API
•  Audio Controls: Real-time input/output gain adjustment
•  Debug Mode: Toggle verbose console output
•  Auto-Save Config: All settings persist between sessions

https://github.com/Nhscan/Soft_Repeater_Box

[WRUE951]

 Just buy a cheap controller and use many of the open source repeater code sources available.  Some like OpenRepeater can even be mapped to control your USB serial Port Control Relay..   

[PACNWComms]

Holy carp, I feel worse than watching a Rapid Radio ad.....

 

[WRUE951]

4 hours ago, PACNWComms said:

Holy carp, I feel worse than watching a Rapid Radio ad.....

 

 

[WRKC935]

What I don't understand is it NOT supporting the CM108 sound card interface that ASL and all the other repeater linking software supports.  

Simple modification that is WELL documented and easy to build it you can solder.  And available as a turn key interface for reasonable money if you don't.

That interface is used for AllStarLink, the numerous GMRS repeater linking systems that are still around, as well as a number of data modes for ham radio.

 

Seems someone coded it before investigating what was common in the field.

 

But, the ASL image, or one of the GMRS linking images including the one that was used for the mygmrs network will do the same thing (control a repeater) with announcements and all the rest if you spend the time to configure it.  And the ASL image is VERY easy to navigate and configure due to it's web interface.  And all that runs on a Raspberry Pi.  SO I don't need to assign a full desktop PC to the task of acting as a repeater controller.  

And if you REALLY do want to use a full desktop PC, you load the PC with one of several different versions of Linux and then load the software on top that and it does the same thing.