AllStarLink

AllStarLink is a Radio over IP (RoIP) service built on the Asterisk PBX software for (ham) Amateur Radio.

History

AllStar and the AllStarLink network was created by Jim Dixon (WB6NIL) and Steve Rodgers (WA6ZFT).

The software is based upon the app_rpt.c application with supporting applications and channel drivers, collectively referred to as the AllStar sofware. When the AllStar software is configured and loaded into Asterisk, it turns the the open source PBX into a powerful and versatile radio repeater system.

In addition to the ham radio community, the AllStar software has become popular in the GMRS community.^[1]^[2]

In December 2020 a row occurred between the AllStarLink Board of Directors and the volunteers who then ran the AllStarLink network systems. This resulted in a very public split between both groups with the latter eventually forming the PTTLink Network based on the AllStar/AllStarLink network software.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Operation

AllStarLink is run by the non-elected Board of Directors of AllStarLink, Inc., a Florida registered not for profit corporation that is based in California.^[8]^[9]

Daily operations of the AllStarLink network and systems are done by volunteers in the ham radio community.

References

^ "Field deplorable (sic) linked repeater built on AllStar". myGMRS Forums. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "GMRS Linking Overview". New England GMRS. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - December 2020". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - January 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - February 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - March 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - April 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "Detail by Entity - Florida Not For Profit Corporation ALLSTARLINK, INC". Florida Division of Corporations. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "AllStarLink Terms of Use". AllStarLink. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

External links

[1] "Field deplorable (sic) linked repeater built on AllStar". myGMRS Forums. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[2] "GMRS Linking Overview". New England GMRS. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[3] "App_rpt users mailing list archive - December 2020". Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[4] "App_rpt users mailing list archive - January 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[5] "App_rpt users mailing list archive - February 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[6] "App_rpt users mailing list archive - March 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[7] "App_rpt users mailing list archive - April 2021". Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[8] "Detail by Entity - Florida Not For Profit Corporation ALLSTARLINK, INC". Florida Division of Corporations. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[9] "AllStarLink Terms of Use". AllStarLink. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

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