[arm-allstar] Mobile Node Tips?

[Doug Crompton]

John,

 The AT&T issue was solved with the addition of node DNS to the hamvoip
code last year. Most any phone hotspot or provider will work. You can also
get dedicated hotspots separate from your phone from most of the providers.

You have several alternative for how to talk to your hotspot. You can use a
radio system or a radio-less system. If you are looking for ready made
complete system the "yellow box" radio nodes that George , WB3DZZ makes
would be ideal. It is a complete node in a box that you only have to supply
12V to. It could be neatly put under or behind a car seat. It would talk to
your phone hotspot via wifi and then connect to anywhere on the allstar
network. The advantage of the radio based node is that you can leave your
car and travel for a distance with a hand held and still use your node.

George is also marketing a complete node that is radio-less. This could be
likened to a mobile radio mounted in a car. It has a mic, speaker, and
connects to 12V. Again it talks to your wifi hotspot but can only be used
in one place.

If you are intending to build one yourself there are individual parts
available to do that. In general if you have a cell signal you can get out
over Allstar. Now days that is a very large part of the country but if you
intend to go into the back woods somewhere you might not have connectivity.

I just started a commercial section on the hamvoip.org website below the
howto section and George's web site link is there.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*


On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 7:14 PM "John (WB5NFC) via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> I'm ready to start on a project I've had on a side-burner for far too
> long: I want to build a mobile-only Allstar node for the car.
>
> If memory serves me correctly, there have been issues reported in using
> ATT as a provider and some work-arounds are available. I'd love to hear
> from those of you who have already traveled down this path in constructing
> and running mobile nodes. I know I've heard several truckers who roll
> full-time with Allstar in the cab. What works? What doesn't?
>
> I have an ATT Unite Pro Hot Spot. Any advantage/disadvantage to using it
> (or something similar) over connection sharing from an iPhone? Is the
> Pi-WiFi adequate for connection (WiFi hotspo/iPhone to the Raspberry Pi)?
>
> I already have a "Pi-portable node" that I pulled from our motorhome
> before I sold it -- but it was primarily used when we were parked, not
> while mobile.
>
> Any/all suggestions appreciated.
>
> John / WB5NFC
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