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3.4 GHz Ubiquiti NanoStation as well as a VHF antenna at the SAR Cache on Tudor Road in East Anchorage. Tom Plawman (KL4RQ), Bill Laxson, (KL7IPO), me (KL5T), and most importantly, our bucket truck operator and exterior installer Zach, descended on the facility at about 1:00 pm. KL7IPO graciously supplied the bucket truck and…
An “Alaska” forum has been created on the AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network) website for discussing MESH networking in Alaska. If you are interested in MESH networking, this is a great place to get info and help. Here’s a direct link to the Alaska forum: https://www.arednmesh.org/forums/alaska The AREDN website forum is very active with new…
On Thursday, January 17, Sid Atwood (KL7SID) and I visited the Anchorage Senior Activities Center to repoint the 3.4 GHz Ubiquiti NanoStation. We had installed that node quite some time...
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)? You’ve probably heard of it. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR? You might have heard of him. You may have even dabbled with APRS. Maybe you found it...
I had an experience tonight that provided me with a little amazement. It spoke to the robustness of the AREDN MESH networking protocol, equipment, and capabilities. Here’s my little story....
NOTE: Please see below. We had some problems with the form attached to this previous post, so I you submitted the form, we probably didn’t get it. We’re taking a different...
There’s a great opportunity for our Raspberry Pi enthusiasts to take on an important and interesting project for the club. If successful, it might be something that many of our...
Today, Richard Tweet, KL2AZ, and Kent Petty, KL5T, installed MESH gear at Anchorage International Airport’s former Fire Station 2 building. This facility lies just to the northwest of the intersection...
A recent need was noted to improve APRS digipeater coverage throughout the area. To help support that need, KL5T fired up his Kantronics KPC3+ TNC driving an Alinco DR-1200 2-meter...
We’ve conducted a review of APRS activity in the Anchorage / Mat-Su Valley areas. The review included analysis of activity directly detected on the KL7AA-10 Digipeater / I-Gate located on...