<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="gmail-post-title entry-title" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:30px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;line-height:normal;color:rgb(31,26,34);border:0px none;padding:0px">peanut</h1><div class="entry-content gmail-clearfix" style="box-sizing:border-box;zoom:1;clear:both;padding-top:1.5em;color:rgb(74,71,75);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><span class="embed-youtube" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;display:block"></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><span class="embed-youtube" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;display:block"></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,0,0)">Peanut is back. The latest Android version is stable and gives me more time to spend with my family. When I have time, I can work on bugfixes and features. Many thanks for all your friendly emails!!</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Working on new project called Peanut. On the Peanut you can talk with HAM amateurs around the world via an Android device or network radio. Some of the ROOMS are connected to DSTAR reflectors ( XRF076B, XRF076F, XRF71L, XRF070C etc.. ). You only need an Android device to use DSTAR. Maybe in the future I will add DMR also.</p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Supported hardware</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Any Android device running Android 4.x of higher.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Inrico TM-7 <a href="https://www.freebytes.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2139" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.freebytes.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2139</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Senhaix N60 <a href="http://www.hi-radio.com/product/senhaix-n60-android-vehicle-phone-network-radio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.hi-radio.com/product/senhaix-n60-android-vehicle-phone-network-radio/</a></li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Supported OS</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Android 4.x or higher.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Windows 7 and higher ( .NET 4.5 )</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Access</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,102,0)">Make sure you are DSTAR registered user to use the DSTAR rooms!! Nobody will hear you when you are not registered. </span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">You need a code to enter the Peanut network. This will prevent not licensed Amateurs to use the app.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Check if you are DSTAR registered : <a href="https://wb1gof.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://wb1gof.dstargateway.org/cgi-bin/dstar-regcheck</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">To register on DSTAR : <a href="http://www.dstargateway.org/D-Star_Registration.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none"> http://www.dstargateway.org/D-Star_Registration.html</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Click here to make a code request : <a href="http://www.pa7lim.nl/peanut-request/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">peanut-request</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">สำหรับนักวิทยุสมัครเล่นไทย <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff7lXdgHg8_iL5OfQD2Iose5eqqNiw47FPaze6c6DRJKnF0Q/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">ลงทะเบียนขอโค้ดที่นี่</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(31,26,34);font-family:inherit;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold">Supported radio’s</span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">ehh.. The Inrico TM-7 is running Android and looks like a radio <img class="emoji" alt="🙂" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11.2.0/svg/1f642.svg" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: -0.1em; margin: 0px 0.07em; padding: 0px; display: inline; box-shadow: none; width: 1em; background: none;"></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Who is going to make the first analog hotspot?</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Rooms</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">There are local rooms like SPANISH, DUTCH, ENGLISH, JAPANESE, KOREAN etc. These rooms are in HD quality.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">The ROOMS like REF030C, XRF076C, XRF070C etc are linked to DSTAR. You can make a QSO with your phone/network radio to these reflectors. The rooms are transcoded with AMBE3000 chips located around the world.</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Software</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Android : <a href="https://play.google.com/apps/testing/peanut.peanut" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://play.google.com/apps/testing/peanut.peanut</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Windows : <a href="https://software.pa7lim.nl/peanut/STABLE/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://software.pa7lim.nl/peanut/STABLE/</a></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Dashboard</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">You can see who is online via the peanut dashboard :</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Global <a href="http://peanut.pa7lim.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://peanut.pa7lim.nl</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Japan <a href="http://peanut.xreflector-jp.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://peanut.xreflector-jp.org</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">USA <a href="http://peanut-usa.pa7lim.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://peanut-usa.pa7lim.nl</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.pa7lim.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/peanutDashboard.png" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-2428" src="http://www.pa7lim.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/peanutDashboard.png" alt="" width="1202" height="940" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; vertical-align: middle; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Transcoding</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">The DSTAR transcoding between peanut and DSTAR is done via DVSI AMBE3000 chips. I received some free AMBE3000 devices during my development in BlueDV. Many thanks to:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Complete solution:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">XLX reflector club : <a href="https://reflectorloversclub.jimdofree.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://reflectorloversclub.jimdofree.com/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Solution that need AMBEServer on Raspberry PI:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">NWDR : <a href="http://nwdigitalradio.com/products/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://nwdigitalradio.com/products/</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box">DVMEGA : <a href="http://www.dvmega.nl/dvstick30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.dvmega.nl/dvstick30/</a></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">DSTAR</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">If you are new to DSTAR, the peanut project will give you a first impression to the world of digital HAM radio. The Peanut project will provide some reflectors but not all. If you want to make the next step, check out these nice ICOM radio’s ( <a href="http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/dstar/dstar/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">ICOM</a> ). If you do not have a local repeater, you can run your own hotspot ( DVMega, ZUMspot or MMDVM_HS) at home.</p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Things to know</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">You do not have to disconnect to change a room! Just keep connected and select a room.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Peanut for Android is using port 5678 TCP and 6667 UDP to the internet. it is NOT needed to open ports  from the internet to peanut device.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">You do not need an AMBE3000 for peanut to do DSTAR. I am transcoding it for you.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Do not use Peanut to interlink other systems!</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Peanut is beta. Use it at your own risk.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">There is no iPhone version of Peanut. Apple does not support experimental projects.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Runs very nice on an Inrico TM-7 or other network radio’s</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Do not drive and Peanut. Always watch the road!!</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">The app does not work in the background anymore!!!</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">You can also use Peanut on Windows with an DVAP. ( use an analog radio )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">I am not a company! I write code when I return from work and mostly at night.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">DSTAR reflector admins can add their reflector when they have an AMBE3000 server with ThumbDV or DVStick30. Complete solution is from Japanese XLX team.</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:normal;color:inherit;margin:1em 0px 0.5em;font-size:24px;border:0px none;padding:0px">Challenges now</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">The Peanut was build as a concept. I never expected this interest.  Now I am facing the following challenges.</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;border:0px none;padding:0.5em 0px 0.5em 1.5em"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Spend more time with my family</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Rewriting the transcoder software so it can also runs on Linux in a datacenter ( now only Windows ).  ( done )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Make the master more scale-able and run it on multiple datacenters to minimize the latency. ( working on. Tested now with 3 masters )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Android app is now written in C#. I am completely rewriting the Android app to Java now. This is a lot of work. 80% is done now. Writing the app in Java gives me the opportunity to add more features and debug better. The app is almost finished now and a few users are testing it. Hope to deploy soon! New features like, BT, PTT key learning, portrait mode support. ( done )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Write a Windows version ( done )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Add DMR <img class="emoji" alt="🙂" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11.2.0/svg/1f642.svg" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px none; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: -0.1em; margin: 0px 0.07em; padding: 0px; display: inline; box-shadow: none; width: 1em; background: none;"> ( almost done )</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px none;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px">Connect a radio to peanut Windows</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Sometimes I post some new things or updates in the Peanut facebook group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2017908268317595/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(120,61,152);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2017908268317595/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Thanks to<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"> Yoshi JH1TWX</span> and <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Andre PD1AEU</span>. Both spend a lot of time testing and admin the project.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Keep in mind.. It is experimental! I am writing this software for fun and have no commercial intentions. Peanut is only for HAM amateurs!</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">Have fun experimenting!</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;border:0px none;padding:0px">David PA7LIM</p></div></div>