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AllStarLink
FoundersJim Dixon (WB6NIL) and Steve Rodgers (WA6ZFT)
PurposeAmateur Radio Network / Software
WebsiteHomepage / Wiki

AllStarLink is a Radio over IP (RoIP) service built on the Asterisk PBX software for (ham) Amateur Radio.

History

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AllStar and the AllStarLink network was created by Jim Dixon (WB6NIL) and Steve Rodgers (WA6ZFT).

Diagram that explains how the app_rpt.c software works for turning Asterisk into a radio repeater

The software is based upon the app_rpt.c application with supporting applications and channel drivers for dedicated hardware originally based on the Tormenta ISA card[1][2][3][4][5], collectively referred to as the AllStar software. When the AllStar software is configured and loaded into Asterisk, it turns the open source PBX into a powerful and versatile radio repeater system.[6][7][8].

The Tormenta ISA card was originally sold as the Digium T400P and E400P by Mark Spencer's company Linux Support Services of Alabama, the predecessor of Digium.[9]. 

  "Hmm.. Sounds like somebody has designed a truly crappy card. Everything is allowable in the name of being cheap, I guess ;)" - Linus Torvalds[10]

In addition to the ham radio community, the AllStar software has become popular in the GMRS community.[11][12]

In December 2020 a falling out occurred between the AllStarLink Board of Directors and the volunteers who then ran the AllStarLink network systems. This resulted in a very public split between both groups with the latter eventually forming the PTTLink Network based on the AllStar/AllStarLink network software.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Operation

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AllStarLink is run by the non-elected Board of Directors of AllStarLink, Inc., a Florida registered not for profit corporation that is based in California.[20][21]

Daily operations of the AllStarLink network and systems are done by volunteers in the ham radio community.

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome To Zapata Telephony!". Zapata Telephony. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ "LKML.ORG". lkml.org. 5 February 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. ^ "BSD Telephony of Mexico". BSD Telephony of Mexico. 2000. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Rpt_Flow.pdf" (PDF). Zapata Telephony. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Jim Dixon Astricon 2009 Interview". Bryan Fields YouTube Channel. 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ^ "AllStarLink". k4sip. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Building an Allstar Link Hub". www.qsl.net. 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ^ "RasLink: A Distribution For The PTTLink Network". JL Applied Technologies. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Digium :: Let There Be Telephony". Digium. 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. ^ "LKML.ORG". lkml.org. 5 February 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Field deplorable (sic) linked repeater built on AllStar". myGMRS Forums. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  12. ^ "GMRS Linking Overview". New England GMRS. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  13. ^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - December 2020". Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  14. ^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - January 2021". Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  15. ^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - February 2021". Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  16. ^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - March 2021". Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  17. ^ "App_rpt users mailing list archive - April 2021". Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Mismanagement of AllStarLink". Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "HamWars: Allstarlink vs PTTLink". Retrieved 15 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Detail by Entity - Florida Not For Profit Corporation ALLSTARLINK, INC". Florida Division of Corporations. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  21. ^ "AllStarLink Terms of Use". AllStarLink. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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