Excellent Talk on AllStarLink

During the week, we had an excellent talk, which focused mainly on ASL3, how it can be used, and the network’s advantages.

What is AllStarLink?

• It is a network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations, and hot spots that are accessible to each other via Voice over Internet Protocol.
• Runs on a dedicated computer (including the Raspberry Pi) that you host at your home, radio site or computer centre.
• It is based on the open source Asterisk PBX running our app_rpt application.
• App_rpt makes Asterisk a powerful system capable of controlling one or more radios.
• It provides linking of these radio “nodes” to other systems of similar construction anywhere in the world via VoIP.

Following on, let’s look at:

AllStarLinks Use:

• Its primary use is as a dedicated computer node connected to your repeater or radio.
• Connections from Echolink, other VoIP clients and telephone calls are supported.

What Attracted Members to this?

• The Ability to build something that was Raspberry Pi based.
• To be able to operate using a simple standard FM Radio.
• Audio Quality
• To be able to join to other nodes
• You can access via RF, SIP, IAX, mobile and desktop apps
• There is just one network
• There are many networks 🙂

How Do I Use AllStarLink

1. Via an FM repeater that is AllStarLink enabled. …
2. Via a local micro-node that is purchased by a HAM operator to join the AllStarLink network.
3. Via PC/Mac software that allows you to connect directly to a node. …
4. Via a mobile app such as DVSwitch Mobile to connect directly to a node.

Useful Links for Additional Information

1. https://kits4hams.com/ – Makers of the SHARI PI Node
2. https://allstarlink.org/ The Home Page.
3. https://allstarlink.github.io/ The Manual

A SHARI PI Node constructed by one of our members

This shows the SHARI PiHatU and contains a Raspberry Pi 5 running ASL 3

Details from Kits4hams about this node https://kits4hams.com/shari-pihat-52pi-case-using-a-pi5

For Details of a build, see Click Here