721st Mechanized Contest Battalion - User contributions [en]

Mesh Networking

2020-03-22T22:14:38Z

KD2EVR: /* Logistics */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[https://www.arednmesh.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.arednmesh.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap2.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Current Sites===
*83 Fire Washington Boro '''Complete 12/10/2016'''
*WC Tech roof
**Nanostations facing East & West
*KD2EVR QTH (Washington Boro)
*K2FN QTH ?

===Prospective Sites===
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**Omni antenna w/ Rocket radio
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*Lopatcong FD #2

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==
===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) https://arednmesh.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2020-03-22T21:58:23Z

KD2EVR: /* Potential Node Sites */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[https://www.arednmesh.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.arednmesh.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap2.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Current Sites===
*83 Fire Washington Boro '''Complete 12/10/2016'''
*WC Tech roof
**Nanostations facing East & West
*KD2EVR QTH (Washington Boro)
*K2FN QTH ?

===Prospective Sites===
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**Omni antenna w/ Rocket radio
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*Lopatcong FD #2

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) https://arednmesh.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2018-09-08T15:01:05Z

KD2EVR: /* Introduction */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[https://www.arednmesh.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.arednmesh.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap2.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro '''Complete 12/10/2016'''
*WC Tech roof '''Complete 11/10/2017'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**Omni antenna w/ Rocket radio
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*Lopatcong FD #2
**K2FN Kevin Murray

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) https://arednmesh.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2018-09-01T16:05:20Z

KD2EVR:

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.arednmesh.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap2.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro '''Complete 12/10/2016'''
*WC Tech roof '''Complete 11/10/2017'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**Omni antenna w/ Rocket radio
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*Lopatcong FD #2
**K2FN Kevin Murray

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) https://arednmesh.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2017-11-11T02:50:01Z

KD2EVR: /* Potential Node Sites */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro '''Complete 12/10/2016'''
*WC Tech roof '''Complete 11/10/2017'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**Omni antenna w/ Rocket radio
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*Lopatcong FD #2
**K2FN Kevin Murray

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2017-06-22T15:31:19Z

KD2EVR: /* Potential Node Sites */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html?lat=40.761042&lon=-74.986557&z=13 Warren County view of official AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro - '''Complete 12/10/16'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**3-4 Nanostations?
**Single omni + Rocket?
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**<s>Stand-alone solar power req'd?</s>
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-12-14T21:59:00Z

KD2EVR:

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro - '''Complete 12/10/16'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**3-4 Nanostations?
**Single omni + Rocket?
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**<s>Stand-alone solar power req'd?</s>
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)
*Toughcable Pro Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable 1000ft spool
**~50ft at 83 Fire
*Shielded RJ45 Connectors 50pcs
**2 at 83 Fire

===Wish List===
*More Nodes
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-12-14T21:55:24Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Inventory */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro - '''Complete 12/10/16'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**3-4 Nanostations?
**Single omni + Rocket?
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**<s>Stand-alone solar power req'd?</s>
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 at 83 Fire
**1 available
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, 83 Fire, 1 available
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-12-14T21:51:20Z

KD2EVR: /* Action Items */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro - '''Complete 12/10/16'''
*76 Fire Washington Twp.
**Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave
*Montana Moutain Tower
**3-4 Nanostations?
**Single omni + Rocket?
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**<s>Stand-alone solar power req'd?</s>
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 slated for 83 Fire
**1 at WC3T
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, WC3T & 83 Fire
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-11-29T18:40:08Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Inventory */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Scheduled Sat 12/10/16 w/ Camoratta for roof access
*Montana Moutain Tower
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*76 Fire Washington Twp. Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave?

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
**1 at KD2CXC
**1 at KD2EVR
**1 slated for 83 Fire
**1 at WC3T
*5x Nanobridge M2 ([https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet])
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
**KD2CXC, WC3T & 83 Fire
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-11-29T18:31:13Z

KD2EVR: /* Applications and Services */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*IP Camera Video feeds
**Weather/Smoke spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
*Field-deployable nodes
**http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
**Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Scheduled Sat 12/10/16 w/ Camoratta for roof access
*Montana Moutain Tower
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*76 Fire Washington Twp. Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave?

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*5x Nanobridge M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-11-29T18:05:31Z

KD2EVR: /* Potential Node Sites */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Scheduled Sat 12/10/16 w/ Camoratta for roof access
*Montana Moutain Tower
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
*76 Fire Washington Twp. Pleasant Valley Rd.
**Washburn Ave?

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*5x Nanobridge M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-10-18T14:56:43Z

KD2EVR: /* Background/Reference */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*5x Nanobridge M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===LOS Link Checking Tools===
*https://airlink.ubnt.com/
*http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-10-18T14:42:38Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Types */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*5x Nanobridge M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna or Omni
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**WARNING - The "M" in the Ubiquity nomenclature is important. For instance, a "Nanostation 2" is an older device and not usable - you want a "Nanostation M2"
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-10-06T14:53:58Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Inventory */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*5x Nanobridge M2 [https://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanobridgem/nbm_ds_web.pdf Datasheet]
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-10-04T23:08:04Z

KD2EVR: /* Potential Note Sites */

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Node Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-10-04T17:05:05Z

KD2EVR:

==Introduction==
*Portions of the ISM bands including 2.4GHz and 5GHz, commonly used for Wifi, overlap with ham bands.
*Smart folks have created custom firmware for commercial wifi/wisp hardware that allows them to act as "nodes" in an automatically-configuring fault-tolerant mesh network.
*It started with the then very common Linksys WRT54G routers but has since moved up to some seriously robust outdoor-rated equipment made by Ubiquity.
*You can do anything with it that you could do over an ordinary LAN - as long as you conform to the Ham regs.
*Hams can use
**More power
**Higher gain
**Some frequencies not available to the general public.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
**Weather spotting
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Objectives==
It was proposed that providing IP phone service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.

==Potential Note Sites==

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

[http://usercontent.aredn.org/K/5/K5DLQ/livemap.html AREDN live map]

===Action Items===
*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John to talk w/ Mr. Metroke
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
**Can we get a temporary one up somewhere?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst

===Most wanted list===
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
*NJ
** N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
*** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
**KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South
*PA
**Paxinosa Rd. Easton
***KB3MXP Schwartzman, Daniel M - email on QRZ - KD2EVR to contact
***K3HKZ ADAMS, CHARLES F
***N3TAN CIACCIO, RAYMOND V
***W0RSJ Murphy, William T
***W3DKV CARRON JR, LAWRENCE P
***KB2WFR LOKEY, PAUL E
**N3LWY FRANKENFIELD, DAVID J Morgan Hill, Easton

==Logistics==

===Hardware Inventory===
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

===Wish List===
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

==Background/Reference==
===Site Requirements===
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

===Hardware Types===
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

===Node Software===
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

Mesh Networking

2016-09-29T16:39:31Z

KD2EVR: /* Wish List */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
***Panel?
***Battery?
***Fabricated stand / cinder blocks / etc?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
* N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
*KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*IP Phones
**https://amzn.com/dp/B015YNST1O
**https://amzn.com/B00KNU2TRE
*IP Cameras
**https://amzn.com/B01HTYW2Q4
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Battery Chargers
**https://amzn.com/B0051D3MP6
*Solar charger controllers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-09-19T20:34:11Z

KD2EVR: /* Introduction */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

See this brochure for a good overview:
[http://www.aredn.org/aredn-advantage The AREDN Advantage]

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
***Panel?
***Battery?
***Fabricated stand / cinder blocks / etc?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
* N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
*KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-09-05T18:22:02Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Inventory */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**KA2PBT Rob / WA2SME John
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
***Panel?
***Battery?
***Fabricated stand / cinder blocks / etc?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
* N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
*KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*2x DC-input 4-port POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-09-01T16:36:40Z

KD2EVR: /* Phase Two */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**Contact?
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
***Panel?
***Battery?
***Fabricated stand / cinder blocks / etc?
*23 Fire Harmony
**KC2VGY Kyle?
**KC2WCQ Robert Mohr
**KC2SJU Brain Unangst
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**KC2SJT Michael Unangst
**KC2SJU Brian Unangst
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
* N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
*KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-09-01T16:02:27Z

KD2EVR: /* Phase Two */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

*83 Fire Washington Boro
**Rob to talk w/ Camoratta
*WC Tech roof
**Contact?
**Stand-alone solar power req'd?
***Panel?
***Battery?
***Fabricated stand / cinder blocks / etc?
*23 Fire Harmony
**Contact?
*21 Rescue Belvidere
**Contact?
Hams w/ favorable QTH - need introductions
* N2WVW William Kober - Kobers Truck Parts edge of Montana Mountain
** Interesting guy: http://www.arrl.org/soapbox/view/5777
*KC2VGS Charles Nyland - Cemetery Hill Rd. w/ view to South

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-26T18:25:40Z

KD2EVR: /* Applications and Services */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
*Public event coverage
**http://orange-arrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Orange-Report-June-2015-V4.pdf (starts on page 15)
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-23T17:46:37Z

KD2EVR: /* Phase One */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.
*Field Day site?
*Hill 721 in Blairstown with a view of Rt. 94?
Need to trial two radios at one site facing different directions to see if separate frequencies are needed.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-23T01:51:24Z

KD2EVR: /* Node Software */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interoperate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T23:10:22Z

KD2EVR: /* Wish List */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Solar chargers
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T23:04:26Z

KD2EVR: /* Applications and Services */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones http://www.trevorsbench.com/portable-mesh-node-with-voip-and-wifi/
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T23:00:53Z

KD2EVR: /* Applications and Services */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones
*Video feeds
*Text chat http://www.trevorsbench.com/meshchat-messaging-for-mesh-networks/
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T22:55:38Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware Inventory */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones
*Video feeds
*Text chat
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors
*3x WRT54G Router nodes
*1x TP-link travel router (access point into mesh)
*2x Cisco ATA 186-11-A Analog telephone adapters (not known if they will work w/ mesh)
*1x Raspberry Pi w/ Camera (IP camera setup)

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:41:34Z

KD2EVR:

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network.

==Applications and Services==
*IP phones
*Video feeds
*Text chat
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:38:45Z

KD2EVR: /* Site Requirements */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network. Applications for this network are virtually unlimited and include:
*IP phones
*Video feeds
*Text chat
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf
*HF/VHF radios on site not likely to be a problem
**scroll down http://www.tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:27:32Z

KD2EVR: /* Site Requirements */

==Introduction==
Amateur radio mesh networking uses off the shelf commercial wifi hardware strategically located and loaded with special firmware. Each mesh “node” automatically configures to route traffic to its destination by the most direct series of nodes. If a node goes off the air or a new node appears, the system automatically adjusts. There is no central hub or controller and no need to manually configure routes.
The mesh itself is only a network. Applications for this network are virtually unlimited and include:
*IP phones
*Video feeds
*Text chat
*File transfer
*Hosting intra-net web sites
Capabilities such as these could prove invaluable to emergency services in a situation where, for instance, the internet, cell phones and land lines are not available.

Temporary nodes can easily be deployed to provide a video feeds along a parade or marathon route, for instance.

==Initial Ideas==
*It was proposed that providing IP phones service connecting multiple fire stations would be well-received.
*W2SJT VHF repeater site
**LOS to most other potential sites
**Save it for when we have more experience?
*Belvidere Ambulance Squad to Harmony Firehouse (to WC3T in Nazareth PA?)
*Roof or Warren Tech to Washington Boro Firehouse and/or K2FN

==Phase One==
We've already experimented with nodes that are relatively near each other so the next step could be to temporarily create a more complex network over longer range where some nodes can not see all the other nodes.

==Phase Two==
Semi-permanent installation at a few of potential sites.

[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KYPxJhXX45McCodg6ZuRD0ZT6Mg&hl=en&usp=sharing Google map of potential sites and links]

==Site Requirements==
*Strictly line-of-sight
**Even tree leaves can attenuate the signal
*Nodes mount to 1.5" dia vertical pipe
*Outdoor rated, shielded CAT5 cable provides POE power and wired connectivity to site services
*Power is 12-24VDC
**AC input power supply
**Batteries
***Float charged backup
***Solar/Wind/etc.
*Multiple nodes at one site
**Probably need to be on different channels
***http://tim-yvonne.com/ham/mesh/array/index.htm
**Two nodes can be linked directly ethernet port to ethernet port
**More than two need a network switch
***http://www.aredn.org/content/device-device-linking-dtdlink
***https://www.scc-ares-races.org/mesh/doc/D2D_Linking_BBHN_Ubiquiti_v150504.pdf

==Hardware==
*All started with Linksys WRT54G router
*Mostly superseded by Ubiquiti outdoor-rated units
**Dual-chain devices are preferred
***Nanostation - 60 degree beam width
***Nanobridge - narrow beam
***Rocket - up to 120 degree sector antenna
**Single chain
***Bullet
***Airgrid
*Compatibility
**WARNING - Ubiquiti devices with V5.6 or later factory firmware must first be downgraded to V5.5 before flashing mesh firmware
**http://broadband-hamnet.com/which-hardware-to-use.html
**http://www.aredn.org/content/supported-platform-matrix
*[http://ae5ca.com/?p=74 Your first BBHN node should be a NanoStationM2]

==Node Software==
*Broadband-hammnet (BBHN)
**originally named High Speed Multi-Media (HSMM) http://broadband-hamnet.com/
**Still supports WRT54G router
*Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) http://aredn.org/
**Spun off from BBHN
**More active development
**More descriptive and "professional" sounding name when approaching agencies
**Dropped support of WRT54G
*HSMM-Pi https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi
**Install script for Raspberry Pi
**Probably works on other Linux PC's as well
Good news as that all current versions still interpenetrate so far.

==Hardware Inventory==
Courtesy of KD2EVR
*4x Nanostation M2
*5x Nanobridge M2
*3x AC-input POE Injectors

==Wish List==
*Outdoor shielded CAT5 cable
**https://amzn.com/B008L143VW
*Shielded Connectors
**https://amzn.com/B009XE6JY0
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8PZ8
*Grounding wire
*Lightening arrestors
**[https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/ETH-SP/ETH-SP_QSG.pdf ETH-SP]https://amzn.com/B00R20OIAY
*More Nodes
*POE Injectors (with and without AC power supply)
**https://amzn.com/B00SU9DNDY
**https://amzn.com/B00NTTHLRO
**https://amzn.com/B00HXT8LPW
*CAT5 Patch Cords
*Managed and Unmanaged network switches for linking multiple nodes at the same site
*Gel-cells for temporary nodes
*Site Access!

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:20:14Z

KD2EVR: /* Wish List */

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:07:54Z

KD2EVR: /* Phase Two */

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:02:57Z

KD2EVR:

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T19:00:47Z

KD2EVR: /* Hardware */

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T18:54:09Z

KD2EVR:

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T18:35:26Z

KD2EVR: was too wordy

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T18:18:10Z

KD2EVR: /* Initial Ideas */

Mesh Networking

2016-08-21T17:46:09Z

KD2EVR: begin initial brain-dump