[arm-allstar] Linking AllStar with SvxLink

[Doug Crompton]

Mike,

 A couple of ideas that might work.  Why not have a fixed node somewhere
that has Internet be the node everyone connects to and then connect that
node to the actual physical repeater site via the hotspot or other means?
There is nothing special about everyone connect to the site and in fact
with a more limited connection like a hotspot it would be better to have
only one connection to the site.

A hotspot would work but also explore the possibility of a wifi link to the
site. Ubiquity makes great inexpensive links that would bring Internet to
your site from a fixed site that has Internet. Perhaps someone from your
club would volunteer to make their Internet available. It would have little
impact on someone’s high speed Internet.  It would cost about $150 for
BOTHJ ends and you would have no recurring cost like you would with a
hotspot.

Two examples. As long as you have good line of sight they should work to as
much as 10 miles or more.

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoStation-locoM2-2-4GHz-Outdoor/dp/B00DCNRTAG

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoBeam-High-Performance-airMAX-NBE-5AC-Gen2-US/dp/B0713XMHH9/ref=pd_sim_147_6/131-3949763-5412550


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:22 PM "Mike Sullivan via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> All, I am helping one of the neighboring clubs get an Allstar/Echolink node
> set up on their tower so we can link to them for our nightly nets (we
> alternate days). Their tower site has limited internet options, so we are
> exploring what we had previously, and use a cellular hotspot for connecting
> to the internet. Unfortunately, I know app_rpt does not support Echolink
> Proxy, which is what we had to use to enable users to connect without
> problems.
>
> Has anyone ever experimented with using SvxLink, either on the same Pi or a
> separate Pi with a second interface as a local node and have them linked
> that way? I know it's a roundabout way to do it, but I can easily set up an
> Echolink Proxy, and we also have issues with direct connection to our own
> Echolink, usually the first time will give an "Un-authorized" message, so
> we may look at this option ourselves.
>
> Mike Sullivan KN4IMU
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