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AllstarLink

AllStarLink is a network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via Voice over Internet Protocol.

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AllStarLink runs on a dedicated computer (including the Rasperry Pi) that you host at your home, radio site or computer center. It is based on the open source software

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Current Versions of Software

ASL 3

Hamvoip

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Asterisk PBX application

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.

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What is a node?

Radios can range in size from a repeater radio to

a low power radio integrated into a node.

A node allows you to connect to other nodes

in the AllStarLink network.

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What is a node?

Nodes take the form of an inexpensive

Raspberry Pi computer or

a PC running the Linux operating system.

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What is a node?

Radios can range in size from a repeater

radio to a low power radio integrated into

a node. A node allows you to connect to

other nodes in the AllStarLink network.

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What is a node?

A node, in simplest terms, is a computer that

connects to the AllStarLink network. Nodes

typically have an RF radio interface as well as

an internet connection.

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What do you need to access the node?

Any Analog FM Radio

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Allstar is a means of conversing with digital voice over the internet from an FM amateur hand held radio to another Allstar node anywhere in the world.

It provides direct amateur to amateur call and connection to nets including some connected to FM repeaters.

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DTMF Commands

Prefix Description

*1 Disconnect from link.

*2 Connect to node in Rx only mode.

*3 Connect to node in Transceive Mode

*4 Command Mode for controlling node

*5 User-defined macros

*6 User defined functions, such as autopatch

*7 Connection Status / Other Functions

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DTMF Commands

Prefix Description

*8 User defined functions

*9 User defined functions

*0 User defined functions

*A User defined functions

*B User defined functions

*C User defined functions

*D User defined functions

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*70 Announce all connected nodes�*76 Disconnect all nodes�*82 Very inefficient way to find out the current time

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Live Node Count

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Node Map

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