almost got the PTT working

kill.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+killall ssh.sh

main.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import pigpio
 import time
 import datetime
 import asyncio
+import os
 
 PTT_IS_ON = 0
 
@@ -11,20 +12,63 @@ pi = pigpio.pi()
 # button pin
 pi.set_mode(10, pigpio.INPUT)
 
+async def run_command(*args):
+    """Run command in subprocess.
+
+    Example from:
+        http://asyncio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subprocess.html
+    """
+    # Create subprocess
+    process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+        *args, stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+    )
+
+    # Status
+    print("Started: %s, pid=%s" % (args, process.pid), flush=True)
+
+    # Wait for the subprocess to finish
+    stdout, stderr = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(process.communicate())
+
+    # Progress
+    if process.returncode == 0:
+        print(
+            "Done: %s, pid=%s, result: %s"
+            % (args, process.pid, stdout.decode().strip()),
+            flush=True,
+        )
+    else:
+        print(
+            "Failed: %s, pid=%s, result: %s"
+            % (args, process.pid, stderr.decode().strip()),
+            flush=True,
+        )
+
+    # Result
+    result = stdout.decode().strip()
+    asyncio.sleep(5)
+    
+    # Return stdout
+    return result
+
 async def button_press(gpio:int, level) -> bool:
+    global PTT_IS_ON
     while True:
-        print("a")
         if(pi.read(gpio)!=0):
             PTT_IS_ON = 1
         if(pi.read(gpio)==0):
             PTT_IS_ON = 0
-    asyncio.sleep(.5)
+        await asyncio.sleep(.5)
 
-async def ptt():
+async def main():
     asyncio.create_task(button_press(10, pigpio.EITHER_EDGE))
+    global PTT_IS_ON
     while True:
         if PTT_IS_ON == 1:
-            print("HEEEEEE")
+            while PTT_IS_ON == 1:
+                await run_command("./ssb.sh")
+        else:
+            await run_command("./kill.sh")
+        await asyncio.sleep(.5)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.run(ptt())
+    asyncio.run(main())

modulations/ssb.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Pin logic
 #selecting pin
 
-GPIO=26
+GPIO=19
 
 # "Prepare" it, whatever that means, I just copied it from SO
 if [ ! -d /sys/class/gpio/gpio${GPIO} ]; then
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio"${GPIO}"/direction
 #(while true; do cat sampleaudio.wav; done)
 
 while true; do
-  	if [ 1 == "$(</sys/class/gpio/gpio"${GPIO}"/value)" ]; then
+  	if  1 == "$(</sys/class/gpio/gpio"${GPIO}"/value)" ]; then
+		arecord -q -f cd -r 44100 -c2 -D hw:0,7 -t raw | csdr convert_i16_f \ | csdr fir_interpolate_cc 2 | csdr dsb_fc \ | csdr bandpass_fir_fft_cc 0.002 0.06 0.01 | csdr fastagc_ff \  | sudo sendiq -i /dev/stdin -s 96000 -f "$1" -t float
 
 		# REMOVE THIS
-		echo "Not pressed"
 
   	else
+		echo "Not pressed"
 
 # do arecord -l or arecord -L to find your audio card and change hw:0,7 to the corresponding value
-		arecord -q -f cd -r 44100 -c2 -D hw:0,7 -t raw | csdr convert_i16_f \ | csdr fir_interpolate_cc 2 | csdr dsb_fc \ | csdr bandpass_fir_fft_cc 0.002 0.06 0.01 | csdr fastagc_ff \  | sudo ./sendiq -i /dev/stdin -s 96000 -f "$1" -t float
 # maybe i just need to extract this command and put it in a subprocess... 🤔
 
 	fi

ssb.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+counter=1
+arecord -q -c1 -d 100 -t wav | csdr convert_i16_f \ | csdr fir_interpolate_cc 2 | csdr dsb_fc \ | csdr bandpass_fir_fft_cc 0.002 0.06 0.01 | csdr fastagc_ff \  | sudo sendiq -i /dev/stdin -s 96000 -f 430000000 -t float e6 -l
+