Bay Area Mesh

Goals

• Education, Research & Mentorship of the Amateur Radio Community on digital network technologies.
• Rapid ad-hoc communication deployments during disasters and emergencies.
• Reliable, fault-tolerant networks that served agencies can protect San Francisco residents and save lives during disaster situations

Helpful Information

• Code of Conduct
• Maps - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them
• Tools - Helpful information and tools
• High sites - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at

Projects

• Band Plan
• Bay Area Backbone
• Bay Area Backbone Monitor
• Cameras
• Lafayette Police Department / Lamorinda Network
• Link Quality Management
• Network Time Protocol
• Phones & PBX
• Radiation monitoring
• Sierra-Lassen-Plumas Interoperability Network (SLPnet)
• South County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (SCARES)

Past Projects

• Network Storms
• Air Quality

Conferences

• Pacificon - Pacific coast HAM conference
• SCALE - Southern California Linux Conference (with a HAM presence)

Other Communication Channels

• Slack

Working Groups

• BAM Weekly Working Group

Non-Profit

• Main website
• IRS
• Meetings
• Grants
• Board
• Documents

AREDN

• Main AREDN website
• AREDN Documentation