Again,
http://www.allstarlink.org 
On Feb 3, 2014, at 4:48 AM, Albert Sanchez <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> So where do I find out more about All Star?
> A.S., wa7fxb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: IRLP question
> 
> 
>> Just to expand on this a bit, while IRLP does allow you also to connect =
>> to Echolink, you can=92t have connections to both at once, or, for that =
>> matter, to more than one IRLP node at a time. Asterisk (and the All Star =
>> Link), on the other hand, will allow you to connect to as many nodes of =
>> either kind as your bandwidth will allow, at the same time. Case in =
>> point, I=92m often connected to two Echolink nodes in Texas, along with =
>> Jim=92s All Star node, and we all talk together.=20
>> On Feb 2, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Jim Kutsch, KY2D <[log in to unmask]> =
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Albert and all,
>>> I second Buddy's comments. I had an IRLP node running here for several =
>> years
>>> then I took it down and put up AllStar Link. No, that's not DStar. =
>> AllStar
>>> is another RoIP (radio over IP) technology. The big advantage, as =
>> Buddy
>>> said, is that's it's both open source, you get all the source, and you =
>> can
>>> connect to other networks if you wish. For example, my AllStar node, =
>> number
>>> 2396, is all accessible via EchoLink as KY2D-R.
>>> =20
>>> To your other question, yes a totally blind person can run/administer =
>> either
>>> IRLP or AllStar. However, if you aren't familiar with Linux at all, =
>> it's
>>> just a bit easier if a sighted person is available during the initial
>>> install. Otherwise, you have to do a remote install of IRLP or AllStar =
>> on
>>> your Linux box. Once the Linux system is up, you can do everything via =
>> login
>>> from some other PC that has a screen reader. There are hardware cable =
>> sets
>>> available for most radios you may to build into a simplex node but if =
>> you
>>> have a repeater, some custom wiring may (or may not) be needed.
>>> =20
>>> 73, Jim
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 11:46 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: IRLP question
>>> =20
>>> You can, but if I were you, I=3D92d go for All Star Link instead. Much =
>> =3D more
>>> open, and less concerned about interconnecting with other things, =3D =
>> i.e.
>>> IRLP doesn=3D92t allow you to connect to anything else at the same =3D =
>> time as
>>> you=3D92re connected to IRLP nodes, unless you=3D92ve got an =3D
>>> =3D93experimental=3D94 node, which may or may not allow yu to connect =
>> to =3D other
>>> IRLP nodes. Cost to get started is similar, if not slightly 
>>> less.=3D20=3D=
>> 
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> http://www.allstarlink.org is where you=3D92ll want to find out =
>> more.=3D20 On
>>> Feb 2, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Albert Sanchez =3D =
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>> =20
>>>> Hi List!
>>>> I'm certain that this topic has been discussed in the past here but 
>>>> I=20=
>> 
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> can't remember the thread. I'm interested in finding any totally =
>> blind=20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> list members who run and maintain an IRlP system.  We don't have 
>>>> IRLP=20=
>> 
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> here in this part of Carolina and I would like to remedy this.
>>>> Best 73's
>>>> Albert, WA7FXB
>>>> PS. I understand that I would need a Linux computer, something I am =3D=
>> 
>>> not =3D3D
>>>> familiar with. Is there screenreading software for Linux? A.S.