As Randy Mentioned at the meeting last night he has acquired a lot of Cisco SPA 504 ip phones. Each club member can have one phone for free, they are $15 to non members. They are fully supported by Hamshack Hotline and our Meshphone System. All phones have been tested and are fully functional with some minor cosmetic wear.

You can purchase one: 

12 Volt Power Supply - 2.5 Amp Standard (12V 2.5A DC) Adapter https://a.co/d/fhxbC11

You can power it off of 48v POE some of you may already have these devices or you can purchase one:

DSLRKIT Gigabit 48V 30watt PoE Injector Adapter Power Over Ethernet 802.3at af UBNT AP 1000Mbps https://a.co/d/2Pq1eeN

If you want to use it on hamshack hotline you just need a power supply and a wired internet connection.

If you want to use it on our Meshphone System you will need to setup a AREDN node.

List of supported hardware is available here: https://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix

There are several cheaper options however we would not recommend the gli net options ourselves and some other friends have experienced issues with killing it with the software up date and just general quality issues with the port. If you choose to go this route we cannot provide support for loading the software.

Our recommendation is available here:

MikroTik hAP ac lite Dual-concurrent Access Point (RB952Ui-5ac2nD-US) https://a.co/d/acipdNz

So you might ask why would you invest the extra money in an AREDN node?

Well first of all you get to play with th3 AREDN microwave technology, although currently the nodes will be linked via internet, when we move to phase 3 of the HamWAN plan you will be able to access the network via rf in most places with some small equipment investments. Which means local numbers will be available even when the internet or power is out (provided you have a way to power your own gear). 

Our Meshphone Server is trunked to Hamshack Hotline this means you can dial any Hamshack Hotline number and any hamshack hotline user can dial you.

We can provide local support if your phone is on the local mesh we can access it to help troubleshoot or set it up.

The Meshphone Server is maintained by club members.

I hope this answers many questions please contact me if you would like an extension on the meshphone server.

As Randy stated him, harmen and myself all have phones at this time so if you are interested in one please contact who you are closest too.