[K3PZN-List] MESH Networking presentation at Monday night's meeting

[Curt Milton via K3PZN-List]

The MESH net meeting was very successful 

    - very high attendance    - potential to energize the club with a interesting and useful project    - potential to allow many members to participate to further a useful capability
While the actual, best use capabilities may not be absolutely clear, in plugging ham radio links into the internet, and allowing familiar hardware items to be used for this interface, it could offer profound impact.  

Our presenters from Frederick County were 'off the charts' in practical knowledge and enthusiasm.  

One presenter left enough hardware for us to get a link on the air!  N3SB is coordinating the club in this action.  We have several hams with significant knowledge that can jump in on this project, and at least one with candidate hardware to plug in.  

My own feeble thoughts -- best to locate mesh net RF in places that can readily host the computing resources.  It would seem that tall buildings are more natural than towers in this regard, especially when they are sited in high spots.  It would also seem that these links can be much cheaper in hardware than repeaters.  what we don't want is a resource taking gobs of volunteer IT time, but perhaps a modest network will not take much to sustain it.  

73 CUL Curt 


     On Thursday, April 16, 2015 11:11 PM, Ray Wright <kb3vwk at gmail.com> wrote:
   

 just got back in town how did the MESH presentation go

ray


On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Steve Beckman <n3sb at qis.net> wrote:

> Folks;
>
> There will be a presentation on MESH networking by Mike Barrett K3MMB and
> Keith Elkin KB3TCB at Monday night's CCARC meeting.  Come on out this
> Monday April 13 and learn something new!
>
> 73; Steve, N3SB
>
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