The short answer to your Baofeng question is but a question itself since I'm not familiar with it...

If it will work on any repeater, it will work. But one would need to question the stability and sensitivity of those products for use in a repeater.

As you are new, I thought I might direct you to some terminology so you might ask the right questions the right way to get a accurate answer.
And I'm not sure why this is not explained to newbies on any of the websites, perhaps it is and I have not seen it.

Allstar is a network of repeater systems connected by software called app_prt which is a open source software riding on top of asterisk which is also a open source software of a VOIP telephone PBX.

All of these software installations ride on top of various versions of the linux operating system.

It is the app_rpt software that has interface to your radios.
When you connect to the network, you are basically making a VOIP call to other stations via the asterisk PBX.
So your first start (in my opinion) is to get a working model of the computer with software in operation, then worry about how to interface the radios.
You have a lot to learn about this and lucky for you, many have worked hard to make it easier to get it started.
But it does require some knowledge and will to do from many areas.


For a install on a RPi, Here is some reading and tutorials

http://docs.allstarlink.org/drupal/node/170

http://www.qsl.net/w2ymm/dial_howto.html

http://docs.allstarlink.org/drupal/node/75

There is always more than one way to skin a cat. Keep that in mind throughout.

This can be a frustrating adventure depending on your knowledge in computers, the linux OS and radio/repeaters.

Please know that this project is completed entirely by volunteers who do it for the fun of it, donating hundreds if not thousands of hours to it.
And there is always more to be done.

Perhaps one of the Pi users can chime in with better set of instruction/introductions, I use the ACID version...   Good luck

...mike/kb8jnm



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hi all

i need some support:

i have here and Baofeng 888 that has been  mofify with a sound card and a Cheap Chinese Pi clone ,modified so it runs SVXLINK and Echolink.


i need someone that could take a look and tell me if i can modify and used it on Allstar.


thats not me that built it so i dont know what has been done but it is working no1.


Also i got an MSR2000 VHF that i want to modufy for AllStar,,

what interface should i baught?


is there any web site that gaving some help of what need to be done ?



i could exchange anyway this Echolink 888 also for an AllStar since i dont need it,i want to try AllStar.



thanks in advance for your help,it is mostly appreciated

73's

Gervais

VE2CKN