DSDPlus FL NO SOUND. latest version. Newbee

[humblegeo]

I'm new to DSD+ FL and trying to decode NXDN NEXEDGE 4800. Local fire dept about 2 miles from my home. I've gotten a lot of help on the forum and it seems like everything is now working except never get any audio/voice. I have 4 dongles but only have 1 plugged in. Iam only running 2 files. ir.bat and FMP24 cc.
Any suggestions appreciated. In the screenshot below, 1 of the group calls was 18 seconds and I heard nothing. I've got something setup wrong or need to start additional files or something else is missing.

Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department Trunking System, Atascocita, Texas

Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[mtindor]

Output --> Speakers/Headphones
Output --> Synthesize All Digital Voice
Control --> Combined CC/VC Monitor
Control --> Voice/Data Call Following

M

 

[humblegeo]

Output --> Speakers/Headphones
Output --> Synthesize All Digital Voice
Control --> Combined CC/VC Monitor
Control --> Voice/Data Call Following

M

I've got those 4 boxes checked already.

 

[mtindor]

You don't have DSDPlus.Networks and DSDPlus.Sites and DSDPlus.frequencies set up properly. If you did, you would see frequencies in the pane where you see 1/2/3/4.

Is this system that you are monitoring in the RRDB somewhere? And if it is, can you point to where it is? If it isn't, can you tell us what county/state/country you are copying it in?

 

[mtindor]

And maybe provide us with the frequency of the current control channel as well.

Nevermind - I see you already provided a link to the system


DSDPlus.Networks
NEXEDGE48,464,"Atascocita VFD"

DSDPlus.Sites
NEXEDGE48,464,"Confirmed"

DSDPlus.Frequencies
NEXEDGE48,464,1,453.16875,458.16875,1
NEXEDGE48,464,2,453.50000,458.50000,2
NEXEDGE48,464,3,460.20625,465.20625,3
NEXEDGE48,464,4,460.29375,465.29375,4

 

[dave3825]

You don't have DSDPlus.Networks and DSDPlus.Sites and DSDPlus.frequencies set up properly. If you did, you would see frequencies in the pane where you see 1/2/3/4.

I just want to say this about that.

I was helping him set all this up and because I had not done a NXDN system in a long time, I started a fresh copy of fastlane without any freqs, sites or network files populated with any info. (see below) I tuned to a local NXDN cc and it ran with it. Populated channel numbers and decoded voice. I never added anything to networks, sites or frequencies files and I get voice and it trunk tracks properly..


I am scratching my head with this.

What program should I use to decode the following taklgroups?

To start and make life easy, you could run that with just one dongle. When you fire up dsdplus, enter the control channel into the fmp24 tuner. You should see the data start to scroll. You should see the channel numbers appear. Its been a while since I did a NXDN trunked system and your channel...

forums.radioreference.com

 

[humblegeo]

You don't have DSDPlus.Networks and DSDPlus.Sites and DSDPlus.frequencies set up properly. If you did, you would see frequencies in the pane where you see 1/2/3/4.

Is this system that you are monitoring in the RRDB somewhere? And if it is, can you point to where it is? If it isn't, can you tell us what county/state/country you are copying it in?

I included a link in the first post. It is on Radioreference

 

[humblegeo]

Crap I've got a doctor's appointment this morning and have got to get ready but I'll read you guys comments and suggestions when I get back. Sorry

 

[mtindor]

And maybe provide us with the frequency of the current control channel as well.

Nevermind - I see you already provided a link to the system


DSDPlus.Networks
NEXEDGE48,464,"Atascocita VFD"

DSDPlus.Sites
NEXEDGE48,464,"Confirmed"

DSDPlus.Frequencies
NEXEDGE48,464,1,453.16875,458.16875,1
NEXEDGE48,464,2,453.50000,458.50000,2
NEXEDGE48,464,3,460.20625,465.20625,3
NEXEDGE48,464,4,460.29375,465.29375,4

I just want to say this about that.

I was helping him set all this up and because I had not done a NXDN system in a long time, I started a fresh copy of fastlane without any freqs, sites or network files populated with any info. (see below) I tuned to a local NXDN cc and it ran with it. Populated channel numbers and decoded voice. I never added anything to networks, sites or frequencies files and I get voice and it trunk tracks properly..


I am scratching my head with this.

What program should I use to decode the following taklgroups?

To start and make life easy, you could run that with just one dongle. When you fire up dsdplus, enter the control channel into the fmp24 tuner. You should see the data start to scroll. You should see the channel numbers appear. Its been a while since I did a NXDN trunked system and your channel...

forums.radioreference.com

Some NXDN systems are DFA (direct frequency access or something like that) and will work sort of like a P25 system, where the control channel is broadcasting all of the relevant info. But most NXDN systems are likely non-DFA at this point until they are replaced at some point with DFA systems. That's probably why for a system you monitored you did not need to enter anything in the files for it to work.

 

[humblegeo]

Some NXDN systems are DFA (direct frequency access or something like that) and will work sort of like a P25 system, where the control channel is broadcasting all of the relevant info. But most NXDN systems are likely non-DFA at this point until they are replaced at some point with DFA systems. That's probably why for a system you monitored you did not need to enter anything in the files for it to work.

Ok so when I get back from the doctor's visit. I will attempt to put in the Networks, Sites and Frequencies information. Those files don't seem to give an edit option when you right click on them and if you just try and open, it asks what program do you want to open them with?

 

[mtindor]

Ok so when I get back from the doctor's visit. I will attempt to put in the Networks, Sites and Frequencies information. Those files don't seem to give an edit option when you right click on them and if you just try and open, it asks what program do you want to open them with?

That sounds like a good plan.

 

[cg]

Use a text editor to edit them (Notepad is all that is needed)
After you are done with populating the Network, Site, and Frequency files, be sure you have the correct option under control, Combined CC/VC Monitor. If you have Passive Digital Monitor, it will not follow a call. CC Monitor and VC Monitor are for 2 SDR setups.

chris

 

[humblegeo]

Use a text editor to edit them (Notepad is all that is needed)
After you are done with populating the Network, Site, and Frequency files, be sure you have the correct option under control, Combined CC/VC Monitor. If you have Passive Digital Monitor, it will not follow a call. CC Monitor and VC Monitor are for 2 SDR setups.

chris

Thank you Chris. Will do when I get back to it. I was wondering if I would eventually need more than one dongle since the frequencies are more than 2.4mHz apart but I can figure that out later. Just trying to get sound right now. CC was one thing yesterday and today it's a different frequency, still one of the 4 though.

453.16875

453.500

460.20625

460.29375

 

[dave3825]

Some NXDN systems are DFA

Last night was the first I ever heard of DFA as a db admin pointed it out to me. I ran LCN finder on my 436 on the system I linked before and it is indeed a DFA. Which explains now why I got sound right out of the gate.

I ran another NXDN cc into the fresh Fast Lane. I am not getting audio on that but it is populating the channel numbers for each freq. The OP keeps getting ch 1, 2, 3 & 4 which is also what's listed in the db. Can those be the correct channel numbers?

 

[humblegeo]

I hope I entered this information correctly otherwise I'll need to try again.

 

[dave3825]

I hope I entered this information correctly otherwise I'll need to try again.

I was just doing the freqs file for you. You just need the site number (1)




; 464 1 Atascocita Fd
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 1, 453.16875, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 2, 453.50000, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 3, 460.20625, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 4, 460.29375, 0.0, 0

 

[humblegeo]

Please go ahead. I obviously screwed that up.

 

[dave3825]

; 464 1 Atascocita Fd
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 1, 453.16875, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 2, 453.50000, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 3, 460.20625, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 4, 460.29375, 0.0, 0

Add the red 1 as shown in each line after the net id, and before the ota (channel number)

and dont add "; 464 1 Atascocita Fd" as dsd will do that automatically

 

[humblegeo]

; 464 1 Atascocita Fd
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 1, 453.16875, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 2, 453.50000, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 3, 460.20625, 0.0, 0
NEXEDGE48, 464, 1, 4, 460.29375, 0.0, 0

Add the red 1 as shown in each line after the net id, and before the ota (channel number)

and dont add "; 464 1 Atascocita Fd" as dsd will do that automatically

Ok I'll cut and paste just like you show it.

 

[dave3825]

I also do not believe you need the trailing 1 2 3 4 (sort order) on the end of the lines.

Cut paste yes. Don't add "; 464 1 Atascocita Fd" as dsd will do that automatically and after you run yours, dsd will add ;Confirmed. Thats what your site in named.