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====== Allstar & Echolink ======

** Revisiting Allstar with Node 48148 for 2024 **

===== Node 48148 =====

I've set up an Allstar node/gateway - in place of the Svxlink node I did yesterday [[public:miscellany:radio:2024:svxlink|]]


|Platform|Rapsberry Pi|
|Interface|CM108 Soundcard|
|Radio|FT-8900|
|Frequency|144.9125 MHz|
|Monitor|[[http://gm4slv.plus.com:42111/supermon/link.php?nodes=48148|Supermon]]|
|AllStar | [[http://stats.allstarlink.org/stats/48148]]|


It turned out to be not too difficult, as I already had all the correct working configs from [[public:miscellany:radio:dormant:gm4slv_allstar| the last time]] I used Allstar, so I was able to copy them onto the new SD card image and have a working node straight from boot up!

==== Editing the image ===

I downloaded the most recent V2.0 beta image for Raspberry Pi here : [[http://downloads.allstarlink.org/ASL_Images_Beta/Raspberry_Pi2_3_4/asl-2.0.0-beta.6-kc1kcc-20210324-rpi-armhf.img.zip | 2.0.0-beta.6]]

Once I had the ''img'' file unzipped I thought it would be fun to try and add my config to the image //before// writing it to the SD Card. I had enough information [[public:computers:rpi_image| here]] to show me how to mount an image as a block device (ie disk). Once that was done I could simply copy any files onto the mounted image and then unmount it. The image could then be ''dd'' to the SD card in the usual way.

So I retrieved the last set of config file backups and copied all the ''*.conf'' files that go in ''/etc/asterisk'' into the mounted image device i.e. to ''/mnt/etc/asterisk/''


Unmount the image from the filesystem ''sudo umount /mnt''


Then

''sudo dd if=my_new_image.img of=/dev/mmblblahblah bs=4M''

and wait.

==== It's alive ====

Once written I put the CD card into the Pi. Booted up, and heard my callsign ID on the radio - it worked, without having to go through the rigmarole of a new install configuration.

I SSH'd in via the DHCP address it had been given, and to change the IP to a static one I checked the peculiar name of the Ethernet interface: ''enxb827eb6f9954'' and edited ''/etc/dhcpcd.conf'' to use a static IP address on this device. Using ''eth0'' didn't work, as the interface wasn't called ''eth0''

<code bash>
# Example static IP configuration:
interface enxb827eb6f9954
static ip_address=192.168.21.109/24
static routers=192.168.21.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.21.1 8.8.8.8
</code>

Reboot again, and now I can SSH via the correct static IP address

==== Next Steps ====

  * Add my own user (don't want to use the built in ''repeater'' user)
  * Add myself to the necessary groups (sudo etc.)
  * change the hostname from ''repeater'' -> ''asterisk''
    * remember to edit ''/etc/hosts'' as well as ''/etc/hostname''
  * set timezone to ''Europe/London'' 
  * Check the RX/TX levels/deviation with ''/usr/sbin/simpleusb-tune-menu '' - the levels were spot on due to using the same setup, and the same config. files as the previous incarnation.
  * Enable Echolink by editing ''/etc/asterisk/modules.conf'' to load the Echolink Module (last time I'd disabled it)
  * Copy any necessary ''allmon2'' files to ''/var/www/html/allmon2/''  & set up ''allmon2''
  * Port Forward on router:
    * ''UDP/4569''
    * ''UDP/5198''
    * ''UDP/5199''
  * All working...!

==== First QSO ====

 * I was called on Echolink by ''G0RAS'' while I was out walking the dogs. We had a good chat, so that was a good test that it's all working 
===== Section Two =====

FIXME


  * some macros as configured in ''/etc/asterisk/rpt.conf'' for quick connect/disconnect

  * <key>*</key><key>5</key><key>3</key><key>1</key>

<code bash>

[macro]

11 = *141223# ; disc. hubnet
21 = *241223# ; monitor hubnet
31 = *341223# ; transceive hubnet


12 = *12197# ; disc Freedom Net
22 = *22197# ; monitor Freedom Net
32 = *32197# ; transceive Freedom Net

13 = *129332# ; disc Alaska
23 = *229332# ; monitor Alaska
33 = *329332# ; transceive Alaska

;14 = *154383# ; disc CQ North
;24 = *254383# ; monitor CQ North
;34 = *354383# ; transceive CQ North

;191 = *140894# ; disconnect hubnet Echo
;391 = *340894# ; connect hubnet echo

;192 = *13009999#       ; dis echolink echotest
;392 = *33009999#       ; con echolink echotest


</code>

--- //John Pumford-Green 07/04/24 10:03//


===== Further Information =====

/*
  * config files (private)
    * Asterisk {{ :private:asl_48148.tar |}}
    * Allmon2 {{ :private:allmon2.tar |}}

*/

{{tag>radio allstar echolink}}

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