[K3CAL] Workgroup for Mesh Networking

Mon May 5 00:16:50 EDT 2014

I'm interested in seeing what the capabilities of this network are.  And at what distances.  Will attend a workgroup just for info at this time.  Would host a node in CRE if needed.

David Hardy      
davehardy0101 at aol.com

KB3RAN

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Long <karl_g_long at hotmail.com>
To: k3cal <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, May 3, 2014 11:41 pm
Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Workgroup for Mesh Networking

Eric,

I was pleasantly surprised to see your node at the meeting, since I had not previously been aware that you had one, nor that you were interested in our mesh project.

I would like to welcome you to CARA and to the mesh group. 

I was not surprised to see the number of nodes present. I expected more because at least two people did not bring their nodes to the meeting. Between them, they could have brought at least five more nodes.

The mesh activity and interest within CARA, and the Calvert County ARES group has been growing slowly over the past 9 months.  At our last ARES meeting, we had five nodes connected. As a result of that demonstration, at least three people acquired and set up nodes.  Since Keith (KB3TCB) was coming to our May 1st meeting, I encouraged everyone to bring their nodes.  As a result we had five members, with a total of nine nodes and several advertised services.  This is not counting the nodes that Keith brought.

I appreciate your offer to handle the organizational issues.  I also appreciate your interest in experimenting.  Since here in Calvert County we have rolling hills with elevation differences between sea level and 200' or so above seal level, with lots of forests, we need to validate the projections for non-line of sight links links between nodes. 

We also need to continue planning and developing a mesh network including fixed nodes, (usually, but not always a someone's house), and portable nodes that can be deployed for emergency communications or events.

Please add me to your list. I would definitely like to be part of the discussions and experiments.

Karl G. Long
KG1L

Owings, MD

Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 12:20:51 -0400
From: eric at christensenplace.us
To: k3cal at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [K3CAL] Workgroup for Mesh Networking

I was pleasantly surprised at the number of people who put together a mesh node and brought them to the meeting last night.  I'm hoping there is additional interest in this mode of communications after last night's meeting.  To that end, I, in addition to Jim K3UGA, would like to start a Mesh Network Working Group so we can experiment more and perhaps start thinking/planning/organizing a system where we can then play and experiment more.

If you are interested please reply to this message so I'll know who and how many would like to experiment.

73,
Eric W4OTN/3

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