Re: Shari pi4b hat mobile
Hello Kenneth? Have 2 Sharri nodes mobile using Cellular wireless router call inhand 302 from Amazon?
Thank you VE3KFL? ?Tony Kreg
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-------- Original message -------- From: Kenneth R Fowler N4VKF <n4vkf@...> Date: 1/13/23 8:34 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: [SHARI] Shari pi4b hat mobile
Does anyone use their Shari node mobile?? I am looking at ideas to take Allstar mobile.??
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Re: Shari pi4b hat mobile
Ken,
Take a look at my YouTube page you'll see a "very rough" video on my take of SHARI mobile, also my qrz.com page, very easy.
Cheers. Ron VK3ANT.
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-------- Original message -------- From: Kenneth R Fowler N4VKF <n4vkf@...> Date: 14/1/23 10:56 (GMT+10:00) Subject: [SHARI] Shari pi4b hat mobile
Does anyone use their Shari node mobile?? I am looking at ideas to take Allstar mobile.??
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I haven’t yet but a cig lighter usb adapter to power the unit and connected to your phone in hotspot?mode should work just fine.
On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 17:34 Kenneth R Fowler N4VKF < n4vkf@...> wrote: Does anyone use their Shari node mobile?? I am looking at ideas to take Allstar mobile.??
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Does anyone use their Shari node mobile?? I am looking at ideas to take Allstar mobile.??
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Maybe in the Future :
Who can say what the Future Holds..
Rob..
MW1COE / KF0FYC
Thanks for all your comments so far everyone. ? We’re already using a mixture of URI’s, CM108’s, modified USB Sound cards with Baofengs, Wouxuns, Motorola’s and others and we’re trying to move away from all that. The appeal of the Shari, having the onboard RF from the SA818 is that it takes away all that complexity, cabling, power supplies and cost and standardises the equipment for all users. ? It’s an all in one Asterisk solution, like the Shari I’m looking for, but 4m/6m instead of 2m/70cm. I’m quite happy to modify a Shari if I can find a replacement for the SA818, hence my question to the group. ? Hopefully that clarifies the question and keeps us on topic, any ideas anyone? ? ? Daz SA6DAZ
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Apologies for the off-topic responses, are you interested in this unit as a unit that takes in RF from a nearby user and puts them on the internet (Allstar link) or are you looking to craft a node that takes signals off the internet and transmits RF to 'hit' a local 4/6m repeater or nearby simplex operators? In other words, are you looking to create an on-ramp into ASL from an RF device, or an off-ramp from ASL to access RF repeaters/nearby operators?
For an on-ramp a few hundred milliwatts RF output might suffice, but for an off-ramp you'd likely be much happier with a high-watt 4/6m radio and a box like the DINAH (??) that connects to an RPi and a radio with a PM6 connector (like the FT-8900 as someone else mentioned for 6 meters). I am unaware of any 4 meter radios with PM6 connectors.
The reason the VHF/UHF SA818 devices are available is because there were/are sufficient commercial applications for a company to design and produce such a 'part', I don't think there is a corresponding commercial market that caused a manufacturer to design a similar module for either the 4 or 6 meter band.
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On Jan 13, 2023, at 07:25, Daz <darrenjround@...> wrote:
? Thanks for all your comments so far everyone. ? We’re already using a mixture of URI’s, CM108’s, modified USB Sound cards with Baofengs, Wouxuns, Motorola’s and others and we’re trying to move away from all that. The appeal of the Shari, having the onboard RF from the SA818 is that it takes away all that complexity, cabling, power supplies and cost and standardises the equipment for all users. ? It’s an all in one Asterisk solution, like the Shari I’m looking for, but 4m/6m instead of 2m/70cm. I’m quite happy to modify a Shari if I can find a replacement for the SA818, hence my question to the group. ? Hopefully that clarifies the question and keeps us on topic, any ideas anyone? ? ? Daz SA6DAZ
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Thanks for all your comments so far everyone. ? We’re already using a mixture of URI’s, CM108’s, modified USB Sound cards with Baofengs, Wouxuns, Motorola’s and others and we’re trying to move away from all that. The appeal of the Shari, having the onboard RF from the SA818 is that it takes away all that complexity, cabling, power supplies and cost and standardises the equipment for all users. ? It’s an all in one Asterisk solution, like the Shari I’m looking for, but 4m/6m instead of 2m/70cm. I’m quite happy to modify a Shari if I can find a replacement for the SA818, hence my question to the group. ? Hopefully that clarifies the question and keeps us on topic, any ideas anyone? ? ? Daz SA6DAZ
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I think “most” is a stretch, *some* is probably a better characterization. The individual asking the question never mentioned DVSwitch and you wouldn’t be connecting any of those modes via a 4/6M transceiver. ?However that shouldn’t eliminate use of DVSwitch - one would utilize DVS as a bridge between ASL and other networks. ?Now to cross mode from ASL to say DMR well would require something like a BlueDV dongle so you have dedicated AMBEE encoding.
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On Jan 10, 2023, at 4:02 PM, Brad N8PC < bradn8pc@...> wrote:
Yes I know about Shari and how it works. you also have to realize
that most would be running a DVSwitch server on it as well to allow
Digital modes.?
On 1/10/2023 12:24 PM, Jim N6KRJ wrote:
None of that’s relevant for Allstar. ?Allstar is analog
over a digital network - you could theoretically turn any
transceiver into an Allstar node, it’s not limited to UV
frequencies like say DMR, P25, and other all digital
modes.?
73,?
Jim
DMR does not work below 72 Mhz due to bandwidth.? I
would assume P25 and NXDN are in the same boat.
On 1/9/2023
10:07 AM, Daz wrote:
Hi all, first post...
I represent a small group of users who would love to
have Shari nodes that run on 6m/4m instead of 2m/70cm,
is that possible at all, do they exist?? I know the
Shari uses an SA818 which doesn't cover these
frequencies but does anybody have any ideas where we
can start??
73's
Daz
SA6DAZ
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I'm not sure how common that really is - I know over a half-dozen SHARI owners, some running multiple units, and none are running DVswitch.
I'm sure there are lots of people running DVswitch, but "most" might be a stretch...
Most users I know run a SHARI specifically to hit an analog club repeater they can't reach from home (HOA restrictions, distance from repeater, etc.).? Ken, N2VIP
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On Jan 10, 2023, at 21:37, Brad N8PC <bradn8pc@...> wrote:
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Yes I know about Shari and how it works. you also have to realize
that most would be running a DVSwitch server on it as well to allow
Digital modes.?
On 1/10/2023 12:24 PM, Jim N6KRJ wrote:
None of that’s relevant for Allstar. ?Allstar is analog
over a digital network - you could theoretically turn any
transceiver into an Allstar node, it’s not limited to UV
frequencies like say DMR, P25, and other all digital
modes.?
73,?
Jim
DMR does not work below 72 Mhz due to bandwidth.? I
would assume P25 and NXDN are in the same boat.
On 1/9/2023
10:07 AM, Daz wrote:
Hi all, first post...
I represent a small group of users who would love to
have Shari nodes that run on 6m/4m instead of 2m/70cm,
is that possible at all, do they exist?? I know the
Shari uses an SA818 which doesn't cover these
frequencies but does anybody have any ideas where we
can start??
73's
Daz
SA6DAZ
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I used a URI connected to a Mac Mini running Debian/ASL for a
while, until that system died a few weeks ago, just before I went
on vacation. I had a Yaesu HRI-200 connected to the other side of
the URI to provide an analog Allstar to WIRES x bridge, which
could have just as easily been a Yaesu mobile radio as well, since
they have the same pin-out.
I just bought a cheap used Intel NUC fifth generation Core I3
($50 on Ebay) to replace it. Saw a bunch of HP thin clients for
about the same price. With something like a DINAH, a DRA or a URI,
you can use any number of radios.
On 1/10/2023 12:16 PM, Jim N6KRJ wrote:
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I have a friend who has a 6m node. ?It’s not a SHARI. He
uses a HP or Dell thin client computer running Linux and
AllstarLink with a masters communications DRA along to
connect a 6M transceiver.?
NR9V has recently also published something similar which
should be translatable to 4/6M applications - just swap a
capable radio.?
Overall both of these solutions work better (and can be
cheaper) than going SHARI route given scarcity of Pi’s.?
Hi all, first post...
I represent a small group of users who would love to have
Shari nodes that run on 6m/4m instead of 2m/70cm, is that
possible at all, do they exist?? I know the Shari uses an
SA818 which doesn't cover these frequencies but does
anybody have any ideas where we can start??
73's
Daz
SA6DAZ
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Yes I know about Shari and how it works. you also have to realize
that most would be running a DVSwitch server on it as well to allow
Digital modes.?
On 1/10/2023 12:24 PM, Jim N6KRJ wrote:
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None of that’s relevant for Allstar. ?Allstar is analog
over a digital network - you could theoretically turn any
transceiver into an Allstar node, it’s not limited to UV
frequencies like say DMR, P25, and other all digital
modes.?
73,?
Jim
DMR does not work below 72 Mhz due to bandwidth.? I
would assume P25 and NXDN are in the same boat.
On 1/9/2023
10:07 AM, Daz wrote:
Hi all, first post...
I represent a small group of users who would love to
have Shari nodes that run on 6m/4m instead of 2m/70cm,
is that possible at all, do they exist?? I know the
Shari uses an SA818 which doesn't cover these
frequencies but does anybody have any ideas where we
can start??
73's
Daz
SA6DAZ
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DINAH is "plug and setup" with the FT-8900 quad band radio (10m - 6m - 2m - 70cm).? Just plug the provided 6 pin miniDIN cable into the miniDIN jacks on DINAH and the FT-8900.
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I have a friend who has a 6m node. ?It’s not a SHARI. He uses a HP or Dell thin client computer running Linux and AllstarLink with a masters communications DRA along to connect a 6M transceiver.?
NR9V has recently also published something similar which should be translatable to 4/6M applications - just swap a capable radio.?
Overall both of these solutions work better (and can be cheaper) than going SHARI route given scarcity of Pi’s.?
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Hi all, first post...
I represent a small group of users who would love to have Shari nodes that run on 6m/4m instead of 2m/70cm, is that possible at all, do they exist?? I know the Shari uses an SA818 which doesn't cover these frequencies but does anybody have any ideas where we can start??
73's
Daz
SA6DAZ
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Repeater Builder has a device called a "RIM Alinco" that attaches to the back of any of the older monoband Alinco radios, which, I believe, includes a 6M mobile -? | | ? | Jason Johnston
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On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:20 AM Ken N2VIP < ken@...> wrote: Take a look at the other offerings from :
DINAH - connects to a radio w/ 6 pin DIN connector
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