Greetings fellow Allstarlink members, Since this subject kind of came up regarding one of the 4 allstarlink.org registration servers being down I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone that all of this technology we enjoy as Allstarlink node owners does not just happen without cost. As John pointed out in his previous email there are over 3000 Allstarlink nodes now registered. This is certainly a milestone accomplishment and a testament to Jims dedication to this project. Once again I am reposting this email which is very similar to last year with the hopes that we as the amateur community can step forward and support our hobby, mainly the app_rpt and Allstarlink.org technology that we all enjoy today. As many of you that are new to app_rpt you might NOT know. The creator of app_rpt and the Allstarlink network has never charged or asked for financial support to keep the system going for the use in amateur radio. He has never charged users money to be a part of app_rpt or for use of the 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 a node. Another understated fact is that there are monthly costs associated with keeping things running smoothly for the system. These costs are for server collocation, domain certifications and so on, amounting to roughly $200 per month. Jim has been paying these monthly fees from donations, but mostly 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 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 thank 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 his technology on a daily basis for free. 73 Marshall - ke6pcv Node 2065, 2066, 29147, 29148, 29149, 29947, 29948, 29949
Well said, and I will be making my annual contribution as well. Thanks again to everyone that makes this all possible. 73 KA4EPS Sent from my iPhone, Lu Vencl
On Dec 4, 2013, at 4:15 PM, "Marshall Oldham" <ke6pcv@cal-net.org> wrote:
Greetings fellow Allstarlink members,
Since this subject kind of came up regarding one of the 4 allstarlink.org registration servers being down I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone that all of this technology we enjoy as Allstarlink node owners does not just happen without cost. As John pointed out in his previous email there are over 3000 Allstarlink nodes now registered. This is certainly a milestone accomplishment and a testament to Jims dedication to this project.
Once again I am reposting this email which is very similar to last year with the hopes that we as the amateur community can step forward and support our hobby, mainly the app_rpt and Allstarlink.org technology that we all enjoy today.
As many of you that are new to app_rpt you might NOT know. The creator of app_rpt and the Allstarlink network has never charged or asked for financial support to keep the system going for the use in amateur radio.
He has never charged users money to be a part of app_rpt or for use of the 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 a node.
Another understated fact is that there are monthly costs associated with keeping things running smoothly for the system. These costs are for server collocation, domain certifications and so on, amounting to roughly $200 per month. Jim has been paying these monthly fees from donations, but mostly 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.
At the top of this webpage just slightly down there is a PayPal donate button.
In the spirit and season of giving, lets all 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 thank 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 his technology on a daily basis for free.
73
Marshall - ke6pcv Node 2065, 2066, 29147, 29148, 29149, 29947, 29948, 29949
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I want to add that I am eternally grateful to Jim and the rest of you folks on Allstar who allow me to connect back to the USA to my old friends there using my Allstar node. It makes my Amateur Radio experience that much better. There is a place in the PayPal payment system to make a monthly contribution by clicking the box for monthly. This may allow you to pay a smaller amount per month for the amazing benefit that we receive from Allstar that totals to a larger contribution. $5.00 per month on PayPal will make a much bigger difference over the course of the year and may be relatively painless. It may even be cheaper than the Vente chocolate latte with granola topping sold at Starbucks. 73, Eric 4Z1UG Allstar node: 28422
Eric, Well said! Kind of puts everything into perspective considering that most folks don't even blink an eye at a daily $5.00 cup of coffee at Starbucks! :) 73 Marshall - ke6pcv From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Eric Guth Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 3:16 AM To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] AllstarLink Support I want to add that I am eternally grateful to Jim and the rest of you folks on Allstar who allow me to connect back to the USA to my old friends there using my Allstar node. It makes my Amateur Radio experience that much better. There is a place in the PayPal payment system to make a monthly contribution by clicking the box for monthly. This may allow you to pay a smaller amount per month for the amazing benefit that we receive from Allstar that totals to a larger contribution. $5.00 per month on PayPal will make a much bigger difference over the course of the year and may be relatively painless. It may even be cheaper than the Vente chocolate latte with granola topping sold at Starbucks. 73, Eric 4Z1UG Allstar node: 28422
That's really cool. I appreciate it. I have one humble request however. Since I am soooo busy and its soooo easy to get confused with Paypal poo-poo, if any of you decide to make a recurring donation like that, *PLEASE* make it for an amount that is not EXACTLY $5.00. That way, I wont get it confused with autopatch subscription payments. A couple pennies difference (like $4.95 or something will be enough to make it easily identifiable). Thanks Jim (attempting not to be more confused) From: ke6pcv@cal-net.org To: eric@efratnetworks.com; app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:35:13 -0800 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] AllstarLink Support Eric, Well said! Kind of puts everything into perspective considering that most folks don't even blink an eye at a daily $5.00 cup of coffee at Starbucks! :) 73Marshall - ke6pcv From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Eric Guth Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 3:16 AM To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] AllstarLink Support I want to add that I am eternally grateful to Jim and the rest of you folks on Allstar who allow me to connect back to the USA to my old friends there using my Allstar node. It makes my Amateur Radio experience that much better. There is a place in the PayPal payment system to make a monthly contribution by clicking the box for monthly. This may allow you to pay a smaller amount per month for the amazing benefit that we receive from Allstar that totals to a larger contribution. $5.00 per month on PayPal will make a much bigger difference over the course of the year and may be relatively painless. It may even be cheaper than the Vente chocolate latte with granola topping sold at Starbucks. 73, Eric 4Z1UGAllstar node: 28422 _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users
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Eric Guth -
Jim Duuuude -
Lu Vencl -
Marshall Oldham