PART 3: Idiot’s Guide To Building An Allstar Node - Pi Configuration! - Amateur Ham Radio 2E0BMT

Here is my idiots guide to building an Allstar Node - Part Three.
To entre the competition, please click here: • Allstar Node or Kit Fr...
Massive thanks to K1GMM: • How to Setup Supermon ... such a helpful video for Supermon making sense of www.hamvoip.org
I’m not an expert, I’m an idiot. If you want to see the experts, please check these guys out:
Peter Kendall G7RPG - / mrpknuts
Scott Nimmo - www.allstarsetup.com
David KB4FXC - www.hamvoip.org
In this video, I set up the Raspberry Pi.
73!

[@kennethausten]

I started this 3 years ago. After dancing two sound cards i became Ill and. Abandoned project. Ended up learning about the NHS instead Hi 9 weeks inside , was interesting, i adapted plus the smart phone provided ham radio due to all these nodes with echolink. NHS has wireless access , once setup, it will work at any hospital in Wales.. After my Aorta valve replacement,i am back to normal. Only just beginning to get back to my past projects. Did get the hot spot pi star working well with dmr. I have 2 spare pi and a pi4. Cm108 audio board still have. Thanks for your info.

[@cattleman1]

Awesome videos, also, I love your library, I can recognize many of them in my library. Keep up the great work, be blessed!

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Thank you. 73

[@wassman27]

Great walkthrough!!! Keep it coming Personally I skip the port forwarding and public IP config, prefer not to have my network open to hackers. Unlikely to get hacked but why risk it. Drawback is nobody can connect to my node but I can connect outbound.

[@stewartrv]

If you download Belena Etcher (free) it will write the images without having to unzip them at all, also it is available on Mac and Linux too. You could also use a higher power USB power supply (like RaspPi one and cut off the end and connect to RaspPi via GPIO and Radio via diodes too if you wanted. Just get a USB supply capable of 3A to be sure to have enough current. The advantage of 12v in is it also works in a car with Cigar lighter power or at home using 13.8v PSU.

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Hi Ben I have completed the above i get the supermon page showing my node etc but it doesnt ask me to log in ? any ideas-thanks

[@RadioRevG5REV]

If you go to youripaddress/supermon there should be login button top left...

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Hi Ben - When I look at the G7RPG Hubnet node I notice when the ip address is added it goes straight to a different interface control panel do you know how - Thanks .Andrea's

[@RadioRevG5REV]

I guess Peter has spent time re writing a user interface that is more user friendly and eye catching. Sorry I can't help with that one!

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Thanks Ben

[@WATTYUK]

Do you have the exact image you are using please as the one I have is superman 6.2.2+ and I've followed 2 guides yours included and as soon as you change 1998 to your node number supermon stops displaying anything and the only difference my image is using 6.2.2+. Thank you

[@barbsblogs1563]

Hi Ben great set of videos and you have inspired me to have a go at making one iv got all the bits now and have started the build but a quick question do you have to change the IP address from dynamic to static and can you leave the port at 222 ? I’m just at the stage where I’m go to power up the pi Dave thanks 🙏

[@RadioRevG5REV]

You can use dynamic ip. Port 222 is the normal one. The reason I use static is that then the dynamic ip refreshes it might move, and can take time to track down again!

[@brianreay4104]

Hi Ben, a very good series of videos. A question, if I may. Can the software / system deal with changing IP addresses automatically- perhaps by using a dynamic DDNS service? You seem to manually enter your IP address which suggests this wouldn’t work. 73 Brian G8OSN

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Yes, you can. The only issue with a Dynamic IP is that when you go to log into supermon the IP may have changed, but if you listen on boot up, the node gives out the IP address. I use static so I can save all the settings and bookmark supermon, but you can go dynamic.

[@mikebowman7002]

Will be a good project to build. Thanks 73s Mike KA8IIM

[@trauts14]

your tutorials are great. i am stuck, and need assistance. can you recommend a forum in which i can seek assistance?

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Will a Raspberry pi3b work ?

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Yes, they are what I usually use.

[@leekasen6441]

Power. You can use a power cable from your mobile to power the pi for programming reasons, but not to run the system. This saved on shorting the I out causing a dead pi.

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Good tip!

[@PhilG8PJH]

Hi there, is the push button switch push to make or push to break? Thanks, Phil G8PJH

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Push to make.

[@mal9137]

Well I have been following and understanding the build so far, until......all the flicking between different computer inputs, port selection etc. I thought I was OK at using computers, but watching this made my head spin. Are you naturally good at programming etc. or was this a tough nut to crack for you in your build?

[@wrxs1781]

Mal, as you commented this was to fast to follow, but from what I saw it is overcomplicated, and don't us a PC with your banking information. The build I will complete, but going the way as explained on the video is not something a work from home guy would take a chance on. Any comments would be appreciated.

[@mk1tina]

When you log in to supermon at the end of the video and click on your node you get a load of buttons.. I dont get any.. any idea where the fault is?. Thanks. Mark.

[@RadioRevG5REV]

You need to log in (using admin, password the click login (don't press return, it doesn't work). Once logged in, you will see all the buttons.

[@mk1tina]

@@RadioRevG5REV done that but no change. It displays station details like CPU Temperature, but no buttons at the top that u had to control the node

[@mk1tina]

Apologies I can now see supermon hasnt logged in correctly. Hmmm

[@RadioRevG5REV]

@@mk1tina if you get stuck, I'm happy to grab a session on your PC and help configure it. Just drop me an email. 73

[@mk1tina]

@@RadioRevG5REV thanks. I'll ping u an email

[@garyihussey7262]

Great work Ben! Really enjoying your informative video's.👍 Gary, VK6WCH

[@rolandramos]

Hi, i have a raspberry pi 2 and it has a usb wifi dongle. how do i configure for it to connect to my wireless router? Thansk de DW8CFR Philippines

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Sorry, I don't know. If you look on Google it seems that not every WiFi dingle is Linux compatible, and an old article by hamvoip recommends two dongles in particular. Once installed, it's a simple case of going into putty, and setting up the SSID and Password then restarting. Hope that helps.

[@rolandramos]

@@RadioRevG5REV thanks for the reply. İll get around it and in case i can't have the connection via wifi dongle attached to it, it would be best to have the LAN cable attached to it.

[@clintonhunter6821]

It looks like I cannot set up a static IP address for my raspberry pi because I have spectrum, are there options for this scenario?

[@RadioRevG5REV]

I'm not too sure on this. The static IP is helpful, but not necessary. The only issue with a dynamic IP is that if the Pi is issued a different IP next time, then the port forwarding would need re doing. I would Google 'setting up a static IP when using xyz' where xyz is the make of your router. Let me know how you get on.

[@stewartrv]

Before you attach the Radio I guess you could run this as a wireless node right?

[@RadioRevG5REV]

In theory, but you would need a speaker and mic attached somehow... thanks for watching!

[@stewartrv]

@@RadioRevG5REV I assumed you'd still need the CM108 or similar USB soundcard adapter for that. I might hive it a try, not sure how to use the PTT yet though.

[@RadioRevG5REV]

@@stewartrv yes. My CM108 video will be uploaded later. 73

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Just gone up. Enjoy

[@darl2775]

Way to Fast Sounds great what little I could stay up with.

[@AllanCookg7vqv]

Hi From Allan, Can you please do another video on how to setup the Raspberry PI, you are going to fast for me, and maybe other out there De ALLAN g7vqv

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Hi Allan. I could, but a quicker way would be to watch this video again, but click on the settings and watch it on a slower speed... or watch it then pause at each section. Hope that helps.

[@AllanCookg7vqv]

@@RadioRevG5REV thanks I'll try that thanks again.

[@jay-rus4437]

Seems like those initially involved with AllStar do not approve of HamVoip. Ugly little relationship

[@lare5853]

Build, 5*. Programming, WAYYY too fast. My brand new desktop should take lessons.

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Sorry! You are the second person to point out that I was moving too fast. I might do another video going slower. In the mean time, you can slow the speed down using the settings, or pause the video and go step by step. Apologies again. 73

[@W9CR]

Love how you're condoning software piracy.

[@RadioRevG5REV]

Software piracy? Tell me more... I was unaware of that. But if you tell me more I can look into this...

[@W9CR]

@@RadioRevG5REV John David McGough stole all the code to allstarlink and is distributing it illegally. He has destroyed a great free software project, and is a fraud who created nothing.