[App_rpt-users] Allstar Link Support

[Marshall Oldham]

Greetings fellow Allstar link members, 

I am writing this email with the hopes that we as the amateur community can step forward and support our hobby, mainly the app_rpt
and allstarlink technology that we all enjoy today.

As many of you might NOT know, the creator of app_rpt and the allstarlink network has never charged or asked for financial support
to keep the allstarlink system going.

He has never charged users money to be a part of the allstarlink network, nor has he ever made any profit off of specific hardware
sales for the allstarlink network. 
Through the years he has put in a great deal of time and dedication along with his exceptional talents to make app_rpt and the
allstarlink network the great VOIP technology that it has become today.   No other VOIP technology in the amateur radio community
can even compare to the technology, features and capability that is offered for free to anyone wishing to setup there own
allstarlink node.  

Another unknown fact is that there are monthly costs associated with keeping things running smoothly for the allstarlink system.
These costs are for server collocation, domain certifications and so on, amounting to roughly $175 per month.  Jim has been paying
these monthly fees out of his own pocket.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could all pitch in and help him to at the least cover these
monthly costs for this coming year?  

I am proposing that we all donate to this cause via PayPal at the following URL. 

https://allstarlink.org/

At the top of this webpage just slightly down there is a PayPal donate button.

In the spirit and season of giving, lets all do our part to try and help out with the financial side, so we can continue to use and
enjoy this great technology that we have all come to know and love!

I would also like to say thanks to Jim, WB6NIL for all the many hours of work and support that he and others have donated to this
hobby so that the amateur community at large can benefit and enjoy the use of this technology on a daily basis for free. 

73

Marshall - ke6pcv
Node 2065, 2066