Baofeng UV-5R Mod for Allstar & IRLP Nodes (Ham Radio)
There are many options for node radios. I fell the Baofeng UV-5R is the best option because: The process is very simple to setup. If you decide to put the radio back in service, you can without much work ( reconnect the speaker wires ).
I know the UV-5R Handheld does cost a little more than the 888 but, the end result is much cleaner. The wire harness from the DMK URI to the HT is a Plug-n-Play harness.
The only thing that needs done is remove a resister and add a short 30ga jumper wire.
Remove resistor 5:40
Jumper wire 5:52
Wire harness Pinouts 7:30
**** Parts List for Allstar Node *****
USB interface
http://dmkeng.com/URI_Order_Page.htm
Baofeng UV-5R - just do a search
https://www.amazon.com
Raspberry PI 3
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3055
*** IRLP ***** ( I haven’t setup my IRLP node yet )
http://irlp.net/
**** Software installed in my Allstar Node *****
https://hamvoip.org/
If you want to contact me you using the Allstar node number 47457, my callsign is KC3KPC