Hamshack Hotline Wiki

Courtesy Brad, N8PC

To create a private node for Hamshack hotline on ASL3

1 ssh into your ASL3 Node make sure to use sudo for the following commands(unless your in super user mode)
2 sudo asl-menu
3 select Menu option # 1 Node settings
4 select Menu option # 1 Allstar Node setup
5 select A to add a Node
6 type in a private node number (anything from 1999 to 0001) I like to use 1995
7 next select # 4 HUB w/no radio
8 enter Callsign of the node or repeater
9 now click on Update Node 1995
10 you will not need to ener a node password
11 you should have the following:

- 1 Node number : 1995
- 2 Node password :
- 3 Node callsign : Your_Callsign
- 4 Radio interface : No radio interface or HUB node
- 5 Duplex type : 2
- 6 Post node status : No
- 7 Node access list : Open
- 8 Interface Tune CLI

12 select Back with arow keys
13 select #2 Restart Asterisk
14 select #4 Update IAX port ( make a note of it you will need it later )
15 select <Back>
16 select <Exit Main Menu> and Yes to exit

Now at the Bash shell prompt we will do the following:

cd /etc/asterisk
nano iax.conf

type in the following or copy and paste:

[hh-your_callsign] ;Data here must match data on the next line
username=hh-your_callsign ;Data here must match data on the previous line
type=friend
context=hhphone
host=dynamic
auth=md5
secret=my_secret_password
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
transfer=no

CTRL-X to exit
Y to save and press Enter

nano extensions.conf

insert the following: We are still using 1995 as the node number

[hhphone]  ;This MUST MATCH the "context=" parameter you used from iax.conf file
exten => 1995,1,answer()
exten => 1995,n,Playback(rpt/node)
exten => 1995,n,SayAlpha(12345) ; <-- Change the '12345' to your PUBLIC node number
exten => 1995,n,Playback(rpt/connected)
exten => 1995,n,rpt(1995|P)

CTRL - X to exit
Y for Yes and press enter to save it
reboot for changes to take effect.

You have offically setup your private node with no text messaging for Hamshack Hotline.
Now follow the steps in the Wiki page to create your Dial string and go to the Help desk and create a ticket for an RF Node number - Be Patient as this does take time.

Note: You will NOT see who is connected or hear the connection. This is normal.

You will see on your allmon3 or Supermon dashboards when someone Keys up on Hamshack Hotline when Connected to your node. With this setup you can drop the node if a person is creating problems and reconnect it at a later time.