The EASIEST ALL STAR Node Interface - With Integrated Radio & Sound Card

Here we take a look at one of the easiest methods to setting up an ALLSTAR node. This interface has an Allstar Compatible Soundcard AND Radio, all on one easy to configure board.
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[@MAGNETAR-187]

I am what technical but when I watched this video just to set it up I think this is so complicated just to set it up! I wish good luck to people around the world that are willing to play with this. It just shows the many technical stuff you can do with a simple Raspberry Pi 3+.

[@dxscotland5901]

Oh my days all the haters are out in force 🤣 This hobby has something for everyone and communication is the main thing and some folks don’t have the luxury of towers etc .Modes like this are perfect for such folks!

[@David-km8in]

Hi Matt, I was listening on Hubnet the day you were on air testing your new node. You sounded very good. I was listening on my new Openspot4 Pro cross moding from YSF on my Yaesu FT70. All the best David M0DUU

[@africantwin173]

Downside is that you need a proxy server, or cloud. Cuzz without port forwarding on 5G, not one ham can call you. Also Hamvoip needs to make a image with Raspbian OS.

[@RNMSC]

I'll have to check one of the meshtastic antennas that I got to see if it will work well at the frequency I end up setting mine adapter with. I'm a bit curious as to why the team doing the dev didn't integrate a USB Hub in the box so that the device would only need a single interface on the Pi. It's not critical, but with the spacing they have set up, it obstructs the Ethernet interface on Pi4 and 5 systems. Yes you can connect those via wifi, but since both offer PoE options, that's broken unless you use a pair of extension cables. Though there are lots of hubs on the market that one might be able to use as well, just think it would have been nice if it was integrated into the device.

[@freemandrew]

I'd be very tempted to dissect the provided antenna to find out what's going on in there.

[@3v068]

So when are we going to get a ringway manchester x techninds collab?

[@digitalmediafan]

I think Andy would be jealous🙃

[@jackofalltrades1206]

Great video and I know I am being thick, but where will I find the windows utility for setting up the device please?

[@Verklunkenzwiebel]

Asterisk's voice (She's called Allison).. All Asterisk voip engineers know her :D

[@JediBuddhist]

Top Banana.! Thanks again. Great channel.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thank you too!

[@neiltaylor6825]

Remember there is no filter before the antenna, so probably kick out loads of crap. I may be wrong but I can't see no filtering

[@pen25]

this would have been awesome if it was able to use the pi header instead of usb.

[@russellzauner]

Well now I need one RISCV based.

[@neiltaylor6825]

Where did you buy the antenna from Matt? These units are a clone of the early shari i think

[@TechMindsOfficial]

The antenna shown in the thumbnail is just for the thumbnail. Not entirely sure if its even resonant on uhf. However, I think you can get little, angled antennas like this for UHF and VHF from places like ebay or amazon. Cheers

[@WATTYUK]

If I change the 1998 node to mine and give it a password the blue bar with all the nodes vanishes and it doesn't allow me to login

[@TechMindsOfficial]

There must be a step you have missed.

[@WATTYUK]

@@TechMindsOfficial 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 my node number supermon stops displaying anything and the only difference my image is using 6.2.2+

[@migalito1955]

While the technology that one connects together, a bit like hot rodding a car in the 60's, is cool beans. I can't say here in the States repeater use whether direct or via IP appeals to me due to some pretty horrible behavior on repeaters. Maybe you Brits are more civilized, hope so none the less & enjoy.

[@PaulTaylor1]

I like it, but it's not going to look very neat on my shelf. 😔

[@jamess1787]

Put it in your cupboard then 😅

[@RNMSC]

I'm adding rack mounting tabs to mine so it and the pi take up 1U of my relay rack.

[@thomasdukes7698]

Ive set up atleast a half dozen or so of these on networked GMRS repeater networks over the years.

[@thomasdukes7698]

Using hamvoip

[@RNMSC]

working on establishing a GMRS repeater up near a rural bike trail, lake and wildlife preserve. Are you configuring these repeaters with allstars controllers, simply providing an out of band control option for these repeaters, or simply using one of these devices with the repeaters to provide a linking option to other GMRS repeaters in the network? I'm OK with any of these options but somewhat interested in setting up a hamvoip node, either standalone or networked, to act as a controller. Among other things I understand that one of the options is to establish a PL or CTCSS tone as an 'emergency' tone that if received allows someone monitoring for that to filter out the traffic that's not emergency traffic.

[@thomasdukes7698]

@@RNMSC I use hamvoip running on a Pi 3B+. Its connected to the Octane network. Hamvoip is also a used to connect to Allstar. I should have said nodes. My repeater uses the same hamvoip software but uses a RIM lite. The nodes use the Radio/soundcard in the video.

[@RNMSC]

@@thomasdukes7698 I found ways of getting raspberry Pi's during the drought, Mostly by being prepared to buy whatever was available when I found one in store. So I have a collection, including a 3b+ or several (I also have some that I drove 3d printers with for years tsome of which can be repurposed) For a test setup, I have a repeater module that simply plugs into a couple of handheld radios, and a couple of type accepted radios that I can turn into a repeater with a duplexer that I'm waiting on. Antenna on a 20' poll already, and solar for power. Long term I do want to get a more professional and remotely managable setup. As I'm not living full time there, and this setup I won't leave unattended longer than it takes to go into town for a bit of shopping and promotion of the repeater..(If I head to the casino to see a movie, the repeater gets powered down. At least until I have someone else available who can locally monitor/maintain it. But having an astrisk node on a Pi there, and one of these devices set up to connect when I'm local, seems like a reasonable long term plan. Not ideal, but better than nothing, I think. That said, yeah, I'm going to need to work out the interfaces, which will probably have to wait till I find some type accepted for part 95e radios that will do more than 5 watts. That's research work. :-)

[@confuseatronica]

hey now

[@che59v]

Radio simulation, using the internet as an antenna, so much for a once proud wireless hobby, nevertheless a great video, now going back to real radio work.

[@Ei2iP]

Certainly not my bag, whatever happen the days of just calling out on a vhf/uhf repeater!

[@dxscotland5901]

Those days are long gone and computer to computer have taken over.ft8 has taken over the world 😂

[@RNMSC]

Hey, go for it! Who knows, maybe there's someone listening who will rag chew with you. Or maybe not, and all you've verified is that the repeater you can reach still has a functioning controller. Or does it? I've worked with repeaters that have wire-wrapped control interfaces (with far more features than you'll find on many of the "modern" repeater controllers) through repeaters using Allstars nodes as their repeater controller. I'm kind of in favor of losing the elletist analog only folk from the repeater if that means I have the opportunity to interact with millions of other amateur operators with other interests, some of which I may share. I'm not saying that allstars is perfect. I'm in general agreement with operators who will argue that if you're primary communications method is using the Internet, then your backup communications option shouldn't be using the Internet. Or if not the Internet, whatever you're primary option is, say cellular networking. But if you're arguing that it shouldn't even be an option, I'd argue that neither should you have a phone patch on your repeater, and those have been around since long before the start of the Internet. The fact that an allstars user can link up their HT to a repeater that's not in range, doesn't make for bad amateur radio. Though there are others with other opinions on the subject. And I'm OK with that.

[@shawnriddle8830]

im confused!

[@DavidS-iw4ei]

HamVoIP NO THANKS

[@PaulRichardson_Canada]

That system setup gave me Whipple's disease.

[@KA9DSL]

Could do the same thing with my cell phone, so can my unlicensed niece.

[@Pahrump]

Ok, so were you here just to boast, Sad Ham?

[@xxmrrickxx]

LOL, yeah when I see Salmon anglers when I’m hiking I always shout down to them that Walmart sells it for $9.86/lb.

[@KA9DSL]

@@xxmrrickxx When I'm driving on the highway and CBer asks for a radio check, I tell them that it's $29.95 at Walgreens for a radio check.

[@RB01138]

​@@Pahrump they're a sad ham for supporting the use of cellphones? I don't get it.

[@PaulTaylor1]

Are you actually that tedious, or is it just an Illinois thing?

[@msaie]

Hi, @techmindsofficial. I am planning to buy a raspberrypi. Which one would you recommend 3, 4, or 5? Thanks

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Pi3b is perfectly fine for an AllStar node.

[@radiotests]

Whyb would you want to buy an inferior knockoff pirated bootleg SHARI for the similiar price as the original made by Ham for Hams? Come on gentleman, lets have loyalty for those who serve us. Their different SHARI nodes can be bought complete with RPI too. They have tested the knockoff versions and show a page with details of these sorry quality pirate versions.

[@radiotests]

The original SHARI from Kits4Hams says this.... "A fully assembled and tested SHARI is $90 (UHF and VHF). We build and test your kit for you. You are still responsible for proper operation in the amateur radio service."

[@FireRescue884]

Some don’t want to be a sadham, kits for hams is the leader in the sadham community. I and many others have no intention of getting a ham license, and they won’t sell to those without a ham license. I own 4 of these running 4 different nodes and never had a problem with them, they work great.