km4ack / patmenu

Menu for Pat Winlink

Pat-Menu

As of 19May2020 this code will no longer supported. End of life. See the replacement, Pat Menu 2. https://github.com/km4ack/patmenu2

Videos

Issues

Please report any bugs/issues with the menu https://github.com/km4ack/Pat-Menu/issues

Install

git clone https://github.com/km4ack/patmenu.git $HOME/patmenu && bash $HOME/patmenu/setup

Be sure to update the config file before launching the menu for the first time.

Once setup is finished, start the menu using the new icon on the desktop. Double click and then choose "Execute in Terminal"

patmenu's Issues

update setup script download links when repository is moved

auto pat needs to verify rig control enabled

typo in auto pat

#check rig is in USB
MODE=$($RIG m | grep MODEHF) #THIS IS THE TYPO SHOULD BE $MODEHF
sleep 1
MODECHECK() {
#check rig is in correct mode
MODE=$($RIG m | grep $MODEHF)
}
sleep 1
if [ -z $MODE ]
then
$RIGUSB
MODECHECK
fi
}

Pat Login Not Working as expected

issue copied from old repository

work has been done and commit. need to verify resolved.

overwrite config file

config file is being over written during update. This shouldn't happen.

Move grib files to weather section

makes more sense to have grib files under the weather section of pat menu

ardop-gui

add ardop-gui to ardop start script

Gateway list request error

Pi3 running Buster. When I run it I get this error message:

`Gateway List Request

1. ARDOP List
2. Packet List
3. Main Menu
   Please enter your choice: 1
   touch: cannot touch '/home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f': No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 43: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 44: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 45: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 46: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 47: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 48: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 49: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 50: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 51: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 52: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 53: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   /home/pi/patmenu/catalog: line 54: /home/pi/.wl2k/mailbox/kf4mot/out/GUTZ7GLWM2QZ.b2f: No such file or directory
   Your request has been posted to the outbox of Pat Winlink
   Please go to Pat and initiate a connection to send the request
   Press any key to continue`

Looking for these locations on my system I can see that they don't exist.

Auto get soundcard number

Need to fix the start-pat portion to auto get the sound card number for the script

add INQUIRY

Below from comment left on youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEVdyvGqB8&lc=Ugxo8Y4MCuo-_g5_ms14AaABAg

Consider adding an option to enter an INQUIRY so that I could request an item not included in your catalog menu system. For example, I might want the LIST of all available items, or I might want the PUB_WINMOR listing.

piARDOP_GUI doesn't open when start-pat is run from patmenu

Patmenu download locks up the file viewer

Downloaded the github pat menu and let it run. When trying to go to the next step of viewing config file the file browser flashes open and immediately closes. Same results after rebooting and doing update/upgrade seperately.

Mike Ring
KE0LCK

auto pat not writing call to log

auto pat is only writing DATE+Success to log. It is NOT logging the station call that it connected to.

add remove setup script to setup script

create better desktop shortcut

need better desktop icon that just opens terminal instead of giving user a choice. This is done with a .desktop file

Multiple packet alias updates

If multiple packet stations are returned in the find alias, it will corrupt the pat config file if you attempt to load.

rigctl PTT

I've installed, which went very smooth. My rig uses CAT PTT not VOX. It appears that the script does not send the rigctl T 1 or T 0 commands to the rig. This is my rigctl statement in Patmenu Config: RIG="/usr/local/bin/rigctl -m 120 -r /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 38400 -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -P RIG". Tested from the command line it works. I tried to locate the area of the code where rigctl is called to see if I could add the commands but I have been unable to.

browser doens't open when start-pat from menu

getardop not writing to logfile

Uncomment Evince

Uncomment evince install in patsetup after testing is complete.

add azimuth option to auto pat

comment from patron

I am located out in the Western Pacific on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Digital stations of any kind are few and far between here. When I use option 5 I need to use 20 or 40 meters and a distance range out to 7,500 km to find stations. At that distance propagation (time of day, frequency, direction, and distance) is a major factor. Normally I have to reach all the way to Australia to find a station. At a radius of 7,500 km there are stations in many parts of the world that have no propagation. It would be extremely useful to have DIRECTION as an additional choice in the station selection. For example: 20M, 7,500km, 3,000 km and a direction S (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, All). The minimum distance is helpful because I'm not allowed to communicate with other Japanese stations in certain parts of the bands.

include world grid map pdf

Add support for mobilinkd TNC

add option to use mobilinkd TNC using previously written script instead of direwolf modem.

include choice for grid-map in findardop script

add email backup

Integer Error Loop - Add Packet alias

If you are in the menu adding a packet station to PAT alias and you hit just the enter key when it asks for the distance to look for stations, it goes into an integer error loop. per Dave

wrong notepad

Buster uses mousepad while Stretch uses leafpad. Need to identify which version so the right editor can be called.

Need uninstall script

symlink doesn't work for patmenu

Fix Pat login to accept y or Y

Need to make it so that lower or upper case is accepted when asking user for input.

alert user that reinstalling deletes all existing pat menu files

Fix start-pat2m for buster

As of 20191230 a work around is being used to get the correct port number (/dev/pts/?) when direwolf starts in Buster. This port number is required to pass to kissattach for use with Pat Winlink. The workaround involves writing data to a temp file and reading that file for the port number. This produces extras read/write cycles to the SD card that are unnecessary. Correct way to read the port number is with the command
ls -l /tmp/kisstnc | awk '{print $NF}'
after direwolf has started. The original workaround was used because the symlink created by direwolf on start (/tmp/kisstnc) doesn't work and we get a permission denied. This was tested (v0.59) and reminiscence of the test are commented out in the start-pat2m script. The test was unsuccessful so I reverted back to the workaround (v0.60) until the correct solution can be implemented.

Uncomment cron job

In patsetup the cron section for downloading ardop-list is commented out during testing. Need to uncomment.

Packet Connections/mode

Did not find a way to switch between the Signal Link USB/Direwolf to MobiLink TNC BlueTooth to Draws/direwolf?
Did not find a way to switch between 1200/9600 APRS or maybe a VARA FM modem instead of Direwolf modem.

changelog doesn't show

change log doesn't show during update.

./mobi-connect and Patmenu2

Seems this Mobi connect scripted mess up Patmenu2 starting of Pat Winlink.

Xastir found
Please Wait
Scanning for device....this takes ~20 seconds
Scan complete
Mobilinkd TNC 3 detected
Creating the connection
Connected /dev/rfcomm0 to 34:81:F4:33:A9:7A on channel 6
Press CTRL-C for hangup

If you choose to not start a Winlink Session
Then APRS will be started instead
Would you like to run a Winlink Session? y/n y
starting kissattach for winlink
AX.25 port wl2k bound to device ax0
2020/05/28 17:00:42 Unable to get frequency from rig my-rig: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:4532: connect: connection refused.
2020/05/28 17:00:42 Starting HTTP service (0.0.0.0:5000)...
2020/05/28 17:00:42 listen tcp 0.0.0.0:5000: bind: address already in use

Both services started and ready
pi@va7dgp:~/patmenu2 $ 192192+

I turned off CRLT C Mobil-connect. The Patmenu2 Packet modem disconnects. I think the Bluetooth pair needs to be disconnected for Deirwolf to run properly.