[BryanW1BRI] BryanW1BRI https://community.allstarlink.org/u/bryanw1bri
June 10
Larry;
I already have a working Raspberry Pi up and running with ORP/SVXLink.
The entire repeater is contained in a small ammo box with mobile
duplexer, see attached PDF.
I was able to upload my PDF of my portable repeater project and some
photos of my main EchoLink UHF repeater located in Milford MA as part of
the Greater Milford Amateur Radio Group.
I appreciate the help since nobody else has offered any comments.
My need is pretty basic. Portable repeater (with R_Pi running ALS
instead of SVXLink) on a WiFi network but nothing else, this could be
basically just some hotel WiFi or family member WiFi without any need to
log into a router and setup up anything.
The portable repeater with the R_Pi will have ALS installed and whatever
else node setup is needed, (just a plain Jane ALS node) From what you
mentioned already for outgoing connections I don’t need much else. This
would be the primary need to only support outgoing connections at this time.
At my home QTH (Verzion FIOS 100 Mbps connection) I already run an
EchoLink node (3819) that is setup on a Windows 10 mini Liva PC. My
Verzion router has port forwarding to support this EchoLink repeater
(UDP 5198, 5199 & TCP 5200).
I believe ALS runs on only LInux so this means I can’t run ALS on my
Liva Windows 10 machine.
I just ordered another R-Pi today on Amazon and plan to install ALS on
it and configure it to allow a node, hub, whatever it takes to tie
together the portable repeater and bridge over to my Main EchoLink node
(3819).
The goal is simply to be on my HT within range of the portable repeater
and enter a DTMF command that would connect the portable repeater to my
main EchoLink repeater. If based on what you mentioned I could setup an
allstar server at home to bridge the portable repeater to EchoLink repeater.
(This is what I need to figure out )
I would also like to have the portable repeater operate as a general
AllStarLink public node that I could connect into other AllStarLink’d /
IRLP repeaters, in this case its not important the my main EchoLink node
is not tied in.
Once I come up to speed on ALS I plan on moving the Main EchoLink
repeater over to AllStarLink, probably means I will kill Windows 10 on
the Liva and install some form of Linux, this is a later project hi hi.
(Maybe I can run somekind of Linux VMware on my Windows LIva computer ?)
BryanW1BRI_Portable_Repeater_Project.pdf
https://community.allstarlink.org/uploads/short-url/mIcASyB6VDdPlvEGDYFNPb5bVOg.pdf
(1.0 MB)
Thanks for your patience and help.
Bryan
W1BRI
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[larry] larry https://community.allstarlink.org/u/larry
June 10
Wow… Blew that Bryan.
Hadn’t read all your earlier posts so sorry for the babble.
Larry - N7FM
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[larry] larry https://community.allstarlink.org/u/larry
June 10
Bryan,
If starting from scratch, for better help you need to provide more
information on your intended use of Allstar, your Internet connection
and what you intend to drive with the Allstar feed.
Are you wanting to build an Allstar simplex RF node? Do you intend to
connect Allstar to a Repeater? Possibly construct a no-radio Node with
just a Mic and Speaker not caring about RF broadcast at your end?
Those question will determine what Sound interfaces you should look into.
Are you a builder that constructs things and has simple soldering
skills. Builds cables etc.
What kind of Internet connection is available at your location?
Satellite internet does not perform well due to latency.
I’m not trying to make things complex those answers will determine the
advice of what hardware and how to assemble things.
At a minimum you will need a Raspberry Pi for each location and some way
to interface sound between the Pi and whatever DEVICE you use to pass
audio to and from your Allstar Nodes.
Different USB sound interfaces are available depending on what you
intend to do with the Allstar’s TX/RX at your location. You can modify a
simple USB sound fob. Buy pre-made interfaces. Depends on your building
or plug and play preference.
Commands to utilize Allstar are included in the Allstar software and
nothing to worry about.
Without a better understanding of your end intent. Sorry I couldn’t be
more helpful.
Larry - N7FM
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[BryanW1BRI] BryanW1BRI https://community.allstarlink.org/u/bryanw1bri
June 10
Thanks Larry for the tips and guidelines.
As long as it possible I should be able to figure things out.
However I have no experience with ALS yet so having some good examples
with needed commands would help.
I’m trying figure out what’s needed before purchasing any interface
hardware.
Bryan
W1BRI
[larry] larry https://community.allstarlink.org/u/larry
June 10
Bryan,
Not being the one who gives the best instructions but since no one else
has jumped in …
Many do what you mentioned when using a mobile node while traveling.
Remembering (you can normally connect outbound without port forward)
from a wifi location.
Place an Allstar server at home. Install 2 nodes on it, with one node
being set up as a HUB. Do the port forward on it
Make its audio driver (RXchannel use the pseudo driver) It becomes an
Allstar Repeater or conference connection point.What ever you want to
call it.
When portable connect (dial) your portable node outbound to that Hub
*73XXXXX
If you make the second node on the same home server. (Saves Hardware)
Set that Node to use the USB driver and interface it to your
Repeater/Radio or whatever you intend to talk to and from locally.
Connect the second node ( *73XXXXX) to the HUB. You can then have a full
time link from your current portable location to your home HUB. You will
hear any of the second nodes traffic it receives. Plus any other
station’s traffic that connects to your Hub.
Should you want to connect to another node somewhere else in the world
you can always dial it from your mobile/portable node. You can either
hang up the connection to the HUB to prevent the home node from having
to listen to your other connection or join them all together if you
leave the HUB connected.
Saves all the Monkey motion with DynDNS by using your own HUB as the
central connection point. Being able to have multiple connections is one
of the things that makes Allstar so great.
Is that something like what you were looking for?
Larry - N7FM
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[BryanW1BRI] BryanW1BRI https://community.allstarlink.org/u/bryanw1bri
June 10
Looking for help on having a remote AllStarLink sever or proxy.
My application is setting up portable repeater using a WiFi connection
on the Raspberry Pi /without/ the need to log into a router to make
any changes such as setting up port forwarding such as port 4569.
I would like to host a server (or equivalent) at my home QTH network for
AllStarLink similar to how a proxy is done for EchoLink (java -jar
EchoLinkProxy.jar) which has DynDns alias for QTH WAN IP address and
port forwarding setup for port 4569 and whatever else ports might need
to be setup.
Not knowing the specifics on AllStarLink maybe this doesn’t make any
sense? Maybe setting up a radio-less AllStarLink hub is what is needed.
I browsed the wiki.allstarlink.org http://wiki.allstarlink.org and
can’t seem to find the answer. Also couldn’t find any help on YouTube.
I would think this is a pretty common need to allow portable repeater
with only a basic WiFi connection in locations such as hotels where one
doesn’t have access to router for setting up port forwarding.
Hopefully there is a simple solution but not being an AllStarLink expert
I’m not sure how to even ask the right questions.
Anyone that could provide a link on how to do this would be greatly
appreciated.
Bryan
W1BRI
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