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Modifying A USB Sound Fob To Act As A Repeater Interface For App - RPT
Modifying A USB Sound Fob To Act As A Repeater Interface For App - RPT
RevE9/13/2008
ThisdocumentexplainshowtomodifyaUSBsoundfobtoworkasarepeaterinterfaceforapp_rpt. ForaguideonsettingupandconfiguringAsterisk,app_rpt,andchan_usbradio.cpleaseseehttp://app rpt.qrvc.com/usbradio.pdf Thefollowingmaterialsandtoolsarerequired: 1. USBsoundfobbasedontheCM108chip 2. 10Kohm1/8W5%throughholeresistor.DigiKeyP/N10KEBKND 3. 68Kohm1/8W5%throughholeresistor.DigiKeyP/N68KEBKND 4. 470Kohm1/8W5%throughholeresistor.DigiKeyP/N470KEBKND 5. Two10microfarad25Vnonpolarizedelectrolyticcapacitors.DigiKeyP1176ND 6. BAT43orequivalentschottkydiodeinDO35package.DigiKey49724921ND 7. 2N4401NPNbipolartransistorinaTO92package.DigiKey2N4401ND 8. Plasticsleevingandheatshrinktubing 9. Hotmeltglueandgluegun 10. MaleDsubconnectorandhood 11. 1ft.of5conductorshieldedcablewith28awgstrandedwiresorsmaller. 12. TemperaturecontrolledSolderingironwithafinetip,and0.020diametersolder 13. Precisioncuttersandlongnosepliers. BelowisapictureofatypicalUSBsoundfob.Thisisonewhichwaspurchasedfor$7.95.When shoppingforasuitablesoundfob,itisimportanttopurchaseonewhichusestheCM108chip,as thatistheonlyversionsupported.
Oncetheconnectionsarefreeontheoutsidesofeachjack,rockthembackandforthtocausetheinner connectionstobreakfreeasshown:
Whenbothjacksareremoved,yourboardshouldlooklikethis:
Donotbetemptedtocleanoutthepinsfromtheholesusedbythejacks,Thetracesontheboardliftvery easily.
Notethattherxaudio(white)leadisconnectedtothemiddlepinofthemicconnectoratthetop.
Next,weattachthe2N4401transistorasshown:
ThePTT(red)leadisthenattachedtotherightmostpinofthe2N4401(collector)asshown:
Wethenmakeupthereceiveaudiovoltagedivideroutofa68Kohmanda470Kohmresistorasshown:
Onceallofthepartsaresolderedinplace,installthehoodandpositionthepartsandthewiressothat theyarenotcrimpedbytheconnectorhood:
Thecompletedassemblylookslikethis:
Intheusbradio.confconfigfile,makesurethefollowingoptionsareset: hwtype=0 rxboost=0 carrierfrom=dsp ctcssfrom=dsp txctcssdefault=88.5(orCTCSStoneofyourchoosing) rxctcssfreq=88.5(orCTCSStoneofyourchoosing) txctcssfreq=88.5(orCTCSStoneofyourchoosing) txtoctype=notone rxctcssrelax=1 rxdemod=flat txprelim=no txmixb=no invertptt=0 Followtheradiotuningprocedureinusbradio.pdftosetthelevels.
Theschematicdiagrambelowcanbeusedtocheckalloftheconnectionsifneedbe: