# Looking for beta testers **URL:** \ **Category:** Third-Party Apps\ **Tags:** asl3, beta, development\ **Created:** [April 29, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526 "2026-04-29T04:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/1 "2026-04-29T04:58:46Z")
Hey all, KD8JKK here. Node 46369 out of Willoughby Hills OH. Short version of how this started: a bad storm earlier this year got me back into ham radio after years away. Found the local repeaters pretty dead, ended up back on EchoLink, someone told me AllStarLink was bigger now, went looking for a Windows client, found nothing modern. So I built one. QSO One is a cross-platform client for both AllStarLink and EchoLink. Windows and Android are ready now, iOS, macOS, and Linux are coming. It supports full Node Mode and Web Transceiver Mode on AllStarLink. Node Mode registers as an actual ASL node on the network with no Raspberry Pi, no radio interface board, no weekend of Linux configuration. The IAX2 implementation covers the full calltoken exchange, correct LAGRQ/LAGRP keepalive per RFC 5456, and a cascade system that tries Node Mode first and falls back to WT Mode when needed. EchoLink supports direct and proxy connections with full GSM audio. Both modes have full DTMF support. Nodes running HamVOIP firmware have known compatibility issues we are actively working on. Standard ASL3 nodes work correctly. Node Mode on cellular is being worked on but it's hard due to NAT. WT Mode and full EchoLink work fine on cellular. I'm looking for real AllStarLink operators who know the network and can tell me when something is wrong before we launch in May. If you're interested, DM me or check out [qso1.net](http://qso1.net). 73 de KD8JKK ---
**Author:** ![KK6RQ](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kk6rq/32/3511_2.png) [@KK6RQ](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KK6RQ)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/2 "2026-04-29T06:50:28Z")
Def interested in trying your Android version. Will your Node Mode support incoming connections? It not even something I think I even necessarily care about but have always been aware it wasn't supported on DVSwitch's Node Mode. ---
**Author:** ![W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/w6el/32/3070_2.png) [@W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/W6EL)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/3 "2026-04-29T15:10:45Z")
Will it be open source? ---
**Author:** ![N5LSN](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n5lsn/32/2454_2.png) [@N5LSN](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N5LSN)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/4 "2026-04-29T18:38:59Z")
Looks like it's a paid app, and even has a subscription. ---
**Author:** ![W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/w6el/32/3070_2.png) [@W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/W6EL)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/5 "2026-04-29T22:45:17Z")
Ahh ok. Well, count me out. I ditched Windows and shareware a long time ago. Ham radio needs more open source, not less. If the author chose to open source the IAX2 portions, that would show some wonderfully good will towards the community. —E de W6EL ---
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/6 "2026-04-29T23:25:38Z")
It is something I would definitely like to test. You can email me at [gbpacks@gmail.com](mailto:gbpacks@gmail.com) if you would like to test it out. ---
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/7 "2026-04-29T23:27:32Z")
The app will eventually be paid, yes. The app cost is much less than building a physical node, though, which was kind of the point of building it. The subscription is for extra features not necessary for the apps intended functionality as an allstarlink node bundled with a modern echolink interface. The subscription is not necessary, in other words. ---
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/8 "2026-04-29T23:29:50Z")
I'll be 100% honest, since I am trying to fairly compensate myself for the work, open sourcing raises questions as to how I would profit if anyone else can rebuild it. I know that sounds terrible, but to be totally up front- I am currently disabled. I saw an opportunity to do two things- 1. Save hams money in relation to building a node and 2. Make money from offering this solution, while also having an app that will add future functionality (so long as I can eat and keep the lights on). Does that make sense? ---
**Author:** ![W2DB](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@W2DB](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/W2DB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/9 "2026-04-30T12:51:44Z")
Very interested. Currently using IAXRPT for access from Winders and Linux(under WINE) GeorgeC W2DB ---
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/10 "2026-04-30T21:34:42Z")
Thanks, George. Reach out to me at my email- [gbpacks@gmail.com](mailto:gbpacks@gmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/w6el/32/3070_2.png) [@W6EL](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/W6EL)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/11 "2026-05-01T21:30:44Z")
Hi Frank, Sorry about my rather crass reply earlier. Sometimes I get on that soap box and it's hard to find my way down... It sounds like you are creating something really neat and I wish you the best with it. I always encourage practitioners of our hobby to look inside our equipment and see how things work, and I like to think this extends to software and protocols as well as hardware. And I get it, it's not practical for every piece of software to fall into my ideals. I purchase software now and then and I too use an iPhone filled with proprietary mystery software. Anyway, I hope the app works out well and we get more people on the air! 73, --E de W6EL ---
**Author:** ![KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kd8jkk/32/4858_2.png) [@KD8JKK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KD8JKK)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/12 "2026-05-02T18:53:17Z")
I appreciate that! If you'd like to test it out yourself, you can now directly sign up for the beta at [qso1.net](http://qso1.net). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.allstarlink.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/42700284e201b031bd667c3f63bbae05a74b3104.png) [@system](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/13 "2026-05-03T20:17:43Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://community.allstarlink.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/42700284e201b031bd667c3f63bbae05a74b3104.png) [@system](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/looking-for-beta-testers/24526/14 "2026-05-07T00:51:03Z")