Mesh Networking
Anything and everything to do with high speed mesh networking
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Worldwide AREDN Mesh Network Metrics
Most of you are probably aware of our Anchorage ARC AREDN Mesh Network. The network is a very important part of our EMCOMM effort and other amateur activities. Examples include:...
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AREDN Mesh 5.8 GHz Sector Antenna Added at Anchorage Hillside South Site
A 5.8 GHz Mikrotik MANT19S 120-degree sector unit was added to the AREDN Mesh arsenal at our Anchorage Hillside South site yesterday. It is aligned due west with 120 degrees...
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South Central Simplex Net Tonight
Don’t forget about the South Central Simplex Net (SCSN) tonight. The SCSN is held every Wednesday at 19:00L (7:00 PM), local Alaska time. The purpose of the Net is to...
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RSOC AREDN Mesh Link Re-established
A rare failure of a mesh node (the only one we’ve ever had) took down the 5.8 GHz mesh link from the RSOC to the old Fire Station 2 (FS2)...
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AREDN Mesh 5.8 GHz Sector Antenna Added at Site Summit
A 5.8 GHz Mikrotik MANT19S 120-degree sector antenna has been added to the AREDN Mesh arsenal at Site Summit late last week. It is bore-sited to 310 degrees with 120...
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VARA FM Winlink RMS Coming Soon Coming to South Central Alaska
The Anchorage ARC is installing a new Winlink VHF RMS (Rado Mail Server) but this RMS will be operated as a VARA FM station instead of using traditional Packet 1200...
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AREDN Mesh Network “MeshChat” Logins Added to South Central Simplex Net
There will be a new addition to the South Central Simplex Net tonight. Remember, the net starts at 1900L on 146.52 FM. Check-ins will be taken on a function called...
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AREDN Mesh Node Flashing Clinic Follow-up
Due to snowpocolypse, I needed to delay the AREDN Mesh Node Flashing Clinic until tomorrow, Sunday, November 12 at 11:00 Alaska time. I’ll demonstrate flashing a Mikrotik node and a...
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AREDN Mesh Node Flashing Clinic
We have acquired several pieces of Mikrotik 5 GHz gear we need to configure to use on our Anchorage AREDN Mesh network. “Flashing” these units to install the AREDN firmware...
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UPDATE – Call For Expertise/Assistance – Linux/Raspberry Pi
Update posted by: Kent Petty, KL5T Date 2/11/2022 Thanks to help from Eugen (KL3RR) and Mike (KL3HY) this afternoon we solved the issue with a very important addition we’ve been...