[arm-allstar] Allstar on an HT

[David McGough]

Hi Dan,

Yes, I second Doug's comments: A pair of Baofeng 888 will make a fantastic 
"backyard" repeater.

As already mentioned, most of these inexpensive HT's don't have 
discriminator audio available at all. But, hardware COS signaling is 
obtainable inside the radio without much effort. And, at the price of 
the 888 radio, dedicating them to tasks (like a little repeater) won't 
break the bank!

73, David KB4FXC



On Sun, 20 Mar 2016, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar wrote:

> Dan,
> 
> The easiest radio to mod is the Baofeng 888. The howto is on the hamvoip.org web page. These radios sell for as cheap as $13 on Amazon. Many have used that radio including myself and they work well. The UV5R and other Baofeng's have also been modified and there are links out there on how to do it.
> 
> I do not recommend using DSP when you have or can have COS available although I know some have.  I have commented on that before so I won't go into it again. It just does not work well at this time on the small boards and sometimes really not that well on PC's.
> When you said portable I am guessing you mean wireless Ethernet also. Again this is very possible. See the wireless howto. I know several people that have mobile nodes that work successfully as long as you have a phone or car that supplies a hotspot.  
> 
> If you have any further questions on this I would be glad to answer.
> 
> 73 Doug
> WA3DSP
> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> 
> 
> > To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> > Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 13:44:59 -0400
> > Subject: [arm-allstar] Allstar on an HT
> > From: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> > CC: dan at ozment.net
> > 
> > Over the past week (with some help from Doug Crompton) I was able to get my
> > first Allstar node going.  It's still considered to be in "test" mode right
> > now, but hopefully soon we will have it connected to one of our repeaters
> > and in its permanent home.
> > 
> > I think I mentioned on the list last week how easy the setup was using Doug
> > Crompton's (et al) instructions on
> > http://crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/.  The instructions are
> > well written, complete, and very easy to follow.  I had a problem with my
> > setup, and Doug quickly helped me realize I left out the COS pin when I made
> > the cable for my URI and FT-8800R.  If I had made the cable correctly in the
> > beginning the node would have come up the first time I ran through the
> > configuration script.   So, thanks to Doug and team for putting together a
> > great set of documentation!
> > 
> > I would like to set up a "portable" Allstar node using an HT for personal
> > use, field use, testing, demos, etc.   I have several options on hand for
> > the HT (Baofeng UV5R, Wouxon UV8D, and a Kenwood TK-250G - all of which, by
> > the way, seem to use a similar connector and pinout).   But, none seem to
> > have COS.   
> > 
> > The mistake that Doug helped me find in my original configuration was that I
> > didn't have COS connected to the URI.   Can I live without COS or is there a
> > way to simulate it?   The folks at
> > http://arsrepeaters.com/USB_AllStar_Adapters.php has a configuration the
> > website says will work with the radios I have.  I wonder how they are
> > handling COS.   
> > 
> > I have a friend who uses an arsrepeaters.com device for an Echolink node
> > station, and he swears by the device and the people who sell/support it.
> > Anyone have experience/advice on using their Allstar device?  Trying to
> > decide if I can do what I want with another URI of if I should go the
> > arsrepeaters route...
> > 
> > Thanks for any advice.   73...
> > 
> > Dan
> > W4DTO
> > 
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