Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS) now active on the AllStarLink Network

Image:  Lady Slipper Repeater Site  (Click on image for large view.)

AllStarLink is a network of Amateur Radio repeaters, remote base stations and hot spots accessible to each other via Voice over Internet Protocol. AllStarLink runs on a dedicated computer (including the Raspberry Pi) that you host at your home, radio site or computer center. It is based on the open source Asterisk PBX running our app_rpt application. App_rpt makes Asterisk a powerful system capable of controlling one or more radios. It provides linking of these radio "nodes" to other systems of similar construction anywhere in the world via VoIP. 

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I can now report that PEARS has installed an AllStar Node at the Lady Slipper Repeater site on the 21 April 2025.  Thanks and appreciation must go to Kevern ZR2BK who undertook the task to enlist PEARS to the 10606 listed world wide nodes.  Kevern ZR2BK and Rory ZS2BL installed Node 62997 at the Lady Slipper site and connected to the ZS1I Hub in Mossel Bay.  Your's truly assisted with final audio reports and it was not long before the node emitted the clear and great audio AllStar is known for. 

Particulars of the PEARS Node:

Node:  62997

Node ID: ZS2PE

Frequency:  145.700 Mhz

Tone:  88.5 hz

Location:  Lady Slipper, PE

Country:  South Africa

Affiliation:  Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society (PEARS)

 

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Yesterday the 22 April 2025 at 16h30 we had the privileged to talk to Chris ZS2AAW during the "Sonsakspan Net" via the Network.  It was great to hear Chris who is well known for establishing the year 2000 Linked Repeater Network way-back then.  Chris is today involved in the Cape Linked Repeater Network and also the maintenance of the various repeaters in the Eastern Cape.  The PEARS AllStar node preformed well and the audio quality was great.

Finally:  I know that there were others that assisted Kevern ZR2BK behind the scene to get the PEARS node up and running.  Many thanks to each and every one of you, however a big thank you to Kevern who undertook this project and made it a reality.  Well done Kevern!!

The ZS Link Network Group welcomes PEARS to the AllStarLink Network in South Africa!