[arm-allstar] Web page update and Donations

[Joe Mc]

Here is a  ASL to DMR Bridge how to at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN50Csr29eAprBu7eKA0Bfa2XUcsXw5iktY1Ey-Qjkg/edit?usp=sharing
and a email group for it at https://dvswitch.groups.io/g/allstarlink. I
do't have any more info than that.Good luck and Merry Christmas. 73 K8STN

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 9:25 AM "Robert Forest via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Thank you all for all that you do. Can't wait to see what's coming.
>
> BTW still wishing for a DMR bridge.
>
> 73 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year de K4VL
>
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 12:27 AM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org wrote:
>
> >  In brief we have added a DONATE link and icon icon on the hamvoip.org
> web
> > page along with much of the following text as latest news.
> >
> > Many exciting things have happened in 2018 in the HAMVOIP community. We
> had
> > over 100 online updates adding many features, bug fixes, and general
> > improvements to the code. There have been over 22,000 downloads of the
> > image just this year. We added IRLP, greatly enhanced Supermon, added DNS
> > node lookup which greatly enhances the efficiency and timeliness of node
> > lookups and before the end of the year we will have all updated users on
> > the HAMVOIP registration server with the added advantage of private node
> > lookups. Our registration server is built from the ground up to work
> > efficiently and will be able to handle the expanding loads as Allstar
> users
> > grow. We now have server presence in Wilmington NC, Dallas TX, Los
> Angeles
> > CA, Denver CO, Chicago IL, and Secaucus, NJ.
> >
> > Again in 2019 we plan many improvements and updates to the code
> including a
> > brand new channel driver significantly improving the radio interface
> > capabilities, support of the PC platform and the Rock64. We will be
> > introducing a “Pi farm” located at on of our very high bandwidth data
> > centers allowing users to rent space on a Pi and manage it remotely. We
> > will be introducing some really significant changes to the code this year
> > with a complete rewrite and overhaul scheduled for release. We also have
> > many smaller items on our list including the continual updating of the
> code
> > base and a few nagging problems are on the list of things to do such as
> > going to non-blocking streaming when using archive audio and Broadcastify
> > thus eliminating the annoying hangs when these services stop responding.
> > Also fixing the Allstar and Echolink code so audio hangs to not occur
> > during connections and fixing the experimental IRLP nodes which never did
> > work correctly.
> >
> > Along with all this we are encountering out of pockets expenses for our
> > servers and development which are amounting to about $500 a month or
> $6000
> > a year. I know many of you have asked about donations in the past and we
> > decided until we became a firmly established entity we would not accept
> > them. The time has now come that we really need some community support to
> > meet our goals so we are putting a paypal donation icon on this web page
> to
> > accept donations. We plan to limit donations to the amount required in
> any
> > given year and we will inform you of the current donation totals to date
> > from time to time. You can use the donation icon on the web page to take
> > you directly to the paypal site or if you prefer you can go to the paypal
> > site on your own and use the address -  hvdonate at hamvoip.org  to donate.
> >
> > HAMVOIP is not a 501c3 organization and due to the new tax laws in most
> > filing cases your donation would not be deductible even if we were a
> > non-profit.
> >
> > Thank you for your past and continued support of HAMVOIP. We look forward
> > to providing you the best service possible in the coming year. Have a
> great
> > holiday and a very Happy New Year!
> >
> > The HAMVOIP team
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