<RESOLVED> V4.1.5 MMDVM DMR Repeater dropouts?

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<RESOLVED> V4.1.5 MMDVM DMR Repeater dropouts?

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Very much clutching at straws here, just in case anyone has had a similar issue.

Newly commissioned MMDVM based repeater running DMR only with Pi-star V4.1.5. Occasionally the box will drop carrier during a transmission on receive and then be unobtainable for incoming RF transmissions on either slot. Most times it self-resets after a short period, but occasionally a reboot is necessary to restore service for a short while before it fails again. Logs show nothing untoward occurring with everything appearing normal and Pi temperature is well with the green zone.

Really only posting this as there appears to have been a few issues with hotspots and v4.1.5 so just wondering if other repeater users had seen issues as well using this release.

Eric - G6FGY
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Thanks for the reply. At this time it was more of a general enquiry from me to see if others had had an issue with the current release, rather than looking for anything specific, but I appreciate the points you raised, so thank you for that guidance.

Obviously more detective work is needed and other lines of enquiry are also being pursued by the repeater builder as it's not something he's come across before.

The main difficulty is trying to reproduce the issue under known and controllable conditions, rather than relying on general repeater usage to cause the failure.

As you say, wait, watch and analyse.

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Re: <RESOLVED> V4.1.5 MMDVM DMR Repeater dropouts?

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Marking post as <resolved> as after much thought it seems more likely to be a radio issue rather than a Pistar one.

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The only other comment I have, is that we recently updated the version of MMDVMHost - so its probably a good idea to update the firmware on your MMDVM board too.
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Re: <RESOLVED> V4.1.5 MMDVM DMR Repeater dropouts?

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Cheers Andy, thanks for the thought. Worth considering. All options are open at the moment, including changing the radio hardware as a possible last resort.

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