Announcement Manager for ASL3 – Updated Release
Hello everyone,
I’m pleased to announce an updated release of Announcement Manager for AllStarLink Version 3 (ASL3).
This was built in late 2025 and debuted by Freddie Mac on his Hamradio Crusader youtube channel. This is the 'official' announcement for it here on ASL forum.
This web-based tool makes it easy to create, upload, schedule, and manage audio announcements on your ASL3 node. It works with all versions of Supermon through Supermon 8 and Allmon3 v1.9.1.
Key Features
- Generate announcements using Piper TTS (native ASL3 support)
- Upload your own MP3 or WAV files
- Schedule announcements with flexible cron options (including non-standard schedules such as “second Tuesday of the month”)
- Choose local playback (your node only) or global playback (your node + all linked nodes)
- Test audio directly from the web interface
- Works on Raspberry Pi, Dell Wyse, and other x86_64 / ARM64 systems
Important Warning
You have the ability to play announcements locally on your node or globally across all connected nodes.
Please use this wisely. Misuse of global playback can cause unwanted interference on linked systems. It is your responsibility to operate courteously.
Installation
Bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/asterisk/local
cd /etc/asterisk/local
sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n5ad/announcement-manager/refs/heads/main/announcement_manager.sh
sudo bash announcement_manager.sh
Follow the on-screen prompts. The installer is idempotent (safe to re-run).
Full documentation and source code:
Special thanks to KD5FMU (Freddie Mac / Ham Radio Crusader) whose original scripts inspired this project.
Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are welcome—either here or on the GitHub issues page.
73,
N5AD
James