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In my area I use the Orlando700 which is starting to really pick up and down Hutchinson Island / Stuart area I use the Hobe Sound 600 & Ft Pierce 575. It is unfortunate, the 575 is no longer interconnected with other repeaters do to the FCC rules BS changes - but still fun to keep in touch w family & friends in the area.

Does anyone know if Asterisk can be modified to act as a node between two locations - I have a server that I can host it on / use it as a registration server. What I am looking to is set one node at one location and another node in a second location or even as a mobile node in a vehicle as so it can be used for personal communications - of course anyone could pick up transmissions in the area of the node and that is not a problem at all. Thanks for any info, I think it would be a fun project.

"alexd51 : All you need is a radio with a sound card, an antenna and cable, a raspberry Pi and internet access and you have a node in your house connected to the network that you can move around to other nodes to participate in any net's." Being mostly located in Central FL near UCF, I am actually one looking into this. I understand that MyGMRS is using Asterisk for this purpose... and with that I would be able to use my HT around my home and neighborhood on my own Node and hear the Nets, etc as it would be connected to the MyGMRS National Network. That said, I see there are others such as the Lone Wolf Network which I think is also connected to the MyGMRS network albeit that is were it gets a bit confusing as to what Node and system would better serve my needs. If I am understanding this right, the MyGMRS network is building a network such as like the amateur radio East Coast Reflector *dotcom with many ways to enter the system, which I would think is the way to go as GMRS gets more popular and as it does I would bet apps like Echolink could be modified for GMRS use, etc. Any advice on what worked for others regarding personal nodes? Equipment *Radio w sound card* used and so forth would greatly be appreciated and surely helpful to others over here. Thanks guys and 73