KP4MD/L AllStar Node

Why Use AllStar?

• Licensed radio amateurs can access and participate in nets via AllStar equipped repeaters when outside their RF coverage area.

• Existing analog FM radios can access the AllStar network through equipped repeaters and simplex nodes.  

• AllStar uses open source non-proprietary software and hardware.

• AllStar's VoIP technology offers natural voice clarity superior to that of the synthesized sound of digital voice modes like C4FM, DMR & D-Star.

• Internet connectivity enables repeater linking when needed for wide area and emergency communications.

• AllStar micronodes such as SHARI or ClearNode offer a practical and economical solution to use a handheld radio around the home and for apartment or office-bound members with antenna limitations.

The KP4MD AllStar Simplex Node Use and Guidelines

Guidelines for Node Use

• 1. Listen to check if the node is already in use.  Do not interrupt conversations in progress.

  2. Key your transmitter and identify yourself when you access the node.

  3. Announce your intentions if you plan to connect or disconnect with another node.

  4. Limit links to the minimum time necessary.

  5. Remember to disconnect any links you have made before you sign off.

If the AllStar node hears you it will respond with a squelch tail and courtesy tone.

To Connect to another AllStar node:

• 1. Key your transmitter and enter *3 ##### where ##### is the AllStar node number you wish to connect to. (Use *2 ##### if you only wish to monitor the other node)

  2. If the link is successful, the node will respond with "Node _____ connected to KP4MD", otherwise it will respond "Node _______ connection failed"

  3. Once connected, anything that you transmit will be heard at the other node and vice versa.

  4. If you connect to additional nodes, you will link all the connected nodes together, therefore please close each of your node connections before you log off.

  5. Do not link hubs together, otherwise you could unintentionally link an unwieldy number of users together.

If in doubt about the connection status of the KP4MD AllStar node, you can send *70 or click this link for a report.

To Disconnect from a Node:

Easiest: *10 to disconnect from the last known node or *76 to disconnect from all linked AllStar nodes

To disconnect from a single AllStar node Enter *1 ##### where ##### is the AllStar node number you wish to disconnect.

Again, please be certain to close all connections before you log off the node.

To Connect to an EchoLink node via AllStar:

Enter *3 3 and then the EchoLink Node number padded out to six digits with leading zeros, i.e., to connect to EchoLink Test server node #9999 dial (*3 3 009999).

To disconnect the node, dial *76 or *1 3 + node, that is (*1 3 009999).

Current KP4MD AllStarLink Node Connection Status

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