# I'm stumped, where to now?

**URL:** <https://community.allstarlink.org/t/im-stumped-where-to-now/17611>\
**Category:** AllStarLink\
**Tags:** new-users\
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/im-stumped-where-to-now/17611 "2020-09-25T22:08:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![wb6rfv](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/9fc29f/32.png) [@wb6rfv](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/wb6rfv)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/im-stumped-where-to-now/17611/1 "2020-09-25T22:08:16Z")

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OK, I’m completely stumped as to where to go from here. I walked through the entire registration process, got my node number/password, downloaded the R-Pi image and ran through the setup instructions. Everything seemed to go fine until I got to the radio part. To be honest, I was thinking that Allstarlink is similar to echolink, but just running on a dedicated app. But I’m missing the whole part of how you connect to the network. Do you need a radio? What radios can you use? Is it possible to run/connect/talk without a radio, similar to Echolink? Sorry, I’m not at all understanding how this works or how to get into the network. Thanks in advance and 73,  
Dave  
WB6RFV

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