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G3ZHI

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AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« on: February 02, 2020, 12:29:06 AM »

Welcome to AllStarLink!

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

AllStarLink's primary use is as a dedicated computer node wired to your repeater or radio. Connections from Echolink, other VoIP clients and telephone calls are supported. We also have a Java Applet which can be used on older computers to access AllStarLink nodes.

AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes.


the allstarlink page has just been updated

for a full list of the the allstarlink nodes all over the world see

http://stats.allstarlink.org/


world map of allstarlink
http://stats.allstarlink.org/maps/allstarUSAMap.html

you can make contacts on allstarlink using the windows webtransceiver which works using java
it works on the palemoon browser

https://www.palemoon.org/

you can also dial in to the allstarlink system using the telephone network
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K9YLI

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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2020, 08:05:13 AM »

Amateur  radio operators use  Rf from radio transmitters to communicate.
It seems that   allstar  is really  "Amateur internet"    as it uses   phone lines to communicate.

IRLP ,echolink, alstar.  anything that interupts the  RF path is  "amateur something else"
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G4AON

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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2020, 05:23:34 AM »

“ AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes.”
What utter nonsense such a system is... only one person can talk at once. Sadly many seem to think creating these linked up networks is useful, having a local or regional network is far more use.
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K9YLI

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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2020, 08:08:10 AM »

If you have a headset or  speaker and mic  on your sound card  , you don't even need a radio.  No need to put radio between your mouth and ears and the internet.  Get rid of all the  radios involved in  allstar  and  no one would need a license to yak on it.
Amateur Internet..  maybe that  what   AI stands for, not  robots, 
oooh   maybe robots is correct..
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G3ZHI

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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2020, 11:24:42 PM »

many hams enjoy using voip daily
they are quite happy and comfortable at doing so
ham radio will always be evolving and changing
long after we have all gone
not all radio hams today are in a position to use radio
so they access ham radio by voip
who cares how they are getting on the air
all hams are welcome

73 ian g3zhi
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N2ICZ

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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2020, 04:14:14 AM »

Amateur  radio operators use  Rf from radio transmitters to communicate.
It seems that   allstar  is really  "Amateur internet"    as it uses   phone lines to communicate.

IRLP ,echolink, alstar.  anything that interupts the  RF path is  "amateur something else"

Well...the concept of integrating "RF" with TCPIP and earlier packet protocols was good enough for the military with the development of ARPANET,  SATNET and MILNET. I suppose it's good enough for Amateur Radio.  If I'm sitting in my living room on an HT using RF to access another radio (or hotspot) which is using RF to access a wireless router out to the internet....oh wait.  We do that already with DMR and other digital modes along with ALLSTAR and ECHOLINK on the analogue side.  APRS is heavily integrated with TCPIP.  Is APRS not amateur radio? Lighten up, guys.  It's still another way to communicate.
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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2020, 06:36:44 AM »

I like the AllStar network for the flexibility it provides to our local repeater out here in the flatlands where RF linking to anything beyond the next local inactive repeater is not feasible.
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Re: AllStarLink has 18,254 users and 14,185 nodes
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2020, 04:30:29 PM »

At least it doesn't sound distorgital like other modes.
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