If you are near the Rexburg Idaho area, please feel free to use my repeater. BYU Idaho students have priority use.

For more information about the construction of the node, please refer to my short AllstarLink Node Construction write-up.

Basic commands

• *70 -- To check the status of the node (See if the node is connected to other nodes)
• *806 -- Disconnects connected nodes. Do this before connecting a new node.
• *1 [node number] -- Disconnects a specific node number
• *3 [node number] -- Connects to a node number (DO NOT CONNECT TO A NODE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING FROM ALL OTHER CONNECTED NODES)

A Few Common nodes

Before you connect to the nodes bellow, Don't forget to disconnect from other nodes (*806).

To connect to BYU Provo, you would hold your PTT button and then type " *3536263 ". When you let go of the PTT, you should hear a beep and then a voice that says "Node 536263 Connected!".

• Node 46079 : Sky Hub Repeater System
• Node 55770 : T.R.A.S.H Repeater system
• Node 27834 : El Paso Texas Amigo Link Repeater System
• Node 552150 : KB7DFP Repeater Twin Falls, Idaho
• Node 276651 : El Paso Texas WB5LJO 220 Repeater
• Node 48752 : South Coast Reflector
• Node 2560 : The WIN System
• Node 47057 : BYU Hawaii Repeater
• Node 536263 : BYU Provo Repeater

Rules of Use

1. Be courteous to other users of the system -- If it seems like it could be a bad idea or would interfere with others, DO NOT DO IT.
2. Do not make more than one connection at a time
3. Listen before you call.
4. Enjoy and share the system. It is open to anyone!
5. Refrain from connecting to long nets without prior permission from KI5TLZ.
6. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE: Use common sense!

Why only one node connection at a time?

Many other allstar networks prohibit multiple connections from connected nodes. We could unintentionally connect 2 repeaters and be broadcasting a net from a small Alabama repeater out to the entire state of New Mexico (Yes, I speak from experience). The owners of the other nodes can BAN our node from connecting to theirs if we cause too much of a ruckus.

To check the status of the node, click the picture at the top of the page. It should show the current connections in the node.

The Repeater

The KI5TLZ Repeater is hombrewed from the following parts:

• Transmitter: Motorla CDM1550-ls+ 400mhz Tranciever
• Reciever: Motorola Radius M130 (GM300 Family)
• Controller: Raspberry Pi 4b running Allstarlink 3
• Audio Interface: Masters Communications RA-25
• Duplexer: Decibel Products Transceiver Duplexer
• Antenna: Homebrew 1/4 Wave Ground Plane Antenna