asl-play-arn

NAME

asl-play-arn - Play Amateur Radio Newsline

SYNOPSIS

usage: asl-play-arn [-h] --node [ --when WHEN ] [ --debug ]

Optional arguments:

-h, --help: show this help message and exit

--node NODE: Allstar Node # to play audio

--when WHEN: when to play in 24 hour format NNNN - not specifying --when will result in the audio playing immediately

--debug: enable debug-level logging in syslog

DESCRIPTION

Basic use is either immediately from the command line:

allstar-play-arn --node 1999

Depending on the processing speed of the device and Internet connectivity, the start of playback may take a significant time. If the desire is for precision on the start time, use the --when command and execute allstar-play-arn a few minutes before the desired start time.

The script is silent except on errors like all good Unix utilities. Some useful troubleshooting may be done with the --debug option if an error is not revealing.

Sceheduling the Playback

The best way to schedule the playback is as follows as the root user.

cp /usr/share/asl3/asl-play-arn.* /etc/systemd/system
Edit the OnCalendar= entry of /etc/systemd/system/asl-play-arn.timer for the timing of the playback desired
Edit the value for "NODE" in /etc/systemd/system/asl-play-arn.service for the node to execute the playback upon
Enable the timer unit:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable asl-play-arn.timer

`Asterisk/app_rpt` Configuration

Usually the timeout timer in app_rpt will be too short to accommodate the playing of the full news file. The following commands can be added to /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf to enable and disable the TOT:

907=cop,7    ; Time out timer enable
908=cop,8    ; Time out timer disable

These appear as commented-out options in the stock rpt.conf.

BUGS

Report bugs to https://github.com/AllStarLink/ASL3/issues