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  Raspberry Pi and Asterisk PBX Coming for the MESH

  We’re stepping forward on the Anchorage MESH network with a needed enhancement.  We’ll be building and configuring a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone system for the network which will allow...

  By Kent Petty Published August 17, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

• Working Wednesday Agenda, 8/16/2017

  Working Wednesday tonight.  It’s 1728L and some folks are here.  See you there too? Agenda per TJ, KL7TS: WORKING WEDNESDAY – 2017.08.09 1).  SNIPER’S NET CHECK-IN:  1800 to 1820 2). ...

  By Kent Petty Published August 16, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

• AARC Board Meeting Tonight (Wed, August 15, 2017)

  Monthly AARC Board of Directors meeting this evening at Hope Community Resources, 540 W. International Road, Anchorage.  The Board meets in the second floor, south conference room.  Talk in frequency...

  By Kent Petty Published August 15, 2017 Board Meetings

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  3 Local Winlink RMS Stations Active and on the MESH

  The AARC MESH network continues to evolve.  We now have three Winlink RMS stations that are integrated into the local MESH Post Office system. These include: 144.98 MHz        KL7AA-10             1200...

  By Kent Petty Published August 11, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

• Big Turn Out for Working Wednesday – THANKS!

  Wow!  Big turnout tonight at working Wednesday!  We didn’t get a firm count, but best guess is that we had at least 13 folks present, plus our trusty mascot, Tally...

  By Kent Petty Published August 9, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

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  Working Wednesday Agenda, 8/9/2017

  WORKING WEDNESDAY – 2017.08.09 1).  SNIPER’S NET CHECK-IN:  1800 to 1820 2).  SENIOR CENTER FIND CUSHCRAFT A3 BOOM-TO-MAST PLATE FIND CUSHCRAFT ASSEMBLY MANUAL 3).  FLASH RADIOS WITH FUP 04 VX8-DR...

  By Kent Petty Published August 9, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Equipment, Working Wednesday

• Winlink Post Offices, Local Portals, and Message Syncronization

  Big news!  It looks like we’ve potentially solved the question of how to synchronize our local RMS Gateways on the Winlink system.  It’s a solution based our mesh network and...

  By Kent Petty Published August 3, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

• AARC is Live on Twitter!

  We are live on Twitter! OK, we’ve actually had a Twitter account for quite some time, but we really haven’t done much with it.  However, we now have the account...

  By Kent Petty Published August 2, 2017 Public Service

• Corporate Donation Programs Really Help the AARC!

  As many of you may know, as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, we are continually looking for ways to earn cash to help fund continuing operations and new projects. We have...

  By Kent Petty Published August 2, 2017 Fundraising

• ARES E-Letter talks about ICS, STEM, AREDN and Grants

  Info from KL7TS on July 19, 2017 ….. If you’re an ARRL member, you can edit your profile to receive ARRL email (“e-letters”) about subjects of interest. This week’s ARES...

  By Kent Petty Published August 2, 2017 ARES, DX, Mesh Networking, Public Service