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== Goals == |
== Goals == |
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== Getting Started == |
== Getting Started == |
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*[[Code of Conduct]] |
*[[Code of Conduct]] |
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*[[Maps]] - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them |
*[[Maps]] - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them |
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*[[Videos]] - Helpful videos |
*[[Videos]] - Helpful videos |
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− | *[[Antennas]] - Recommended antennas (for when the radio doesn't come with one) |
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*[[Band Plan]] - How the spectrum is allocated in various areas of the Bay |
*[[Band Plan]] - How the spectrum is allocated in various areas of the Bay |
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*[[Bandwidth Consumption]] - Bandwidth consumption of various classes of applications |
*[[Bandwidth Consumption]] - Bandwidth consumption of various classes of applications |
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*[[Batteries and Solar|Batteries]] - Recommended batteries for off-grid and battery backed-up nodes |
*[[Batteries and Solar|Batteries]] - Recommended batteries for off-grid and battery backed-up nodes |
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+ | *[[Bay Area Backbone]] - high performance, internet capable, microwave network |
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*[[Cables]] - Recommendation for cabling to use, especially outside |
*[[Cables]] - Recommendation for cabling to use, especially outside |
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*[[Cameras]] - Recommended cameras |
*[[Cameras]] - Recommended cameras |
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* [[Commercial WISPs]] - Local commercial WISPs which often share locations |
* [[Commercial WISPs]] - Local commercial WISPs which often share locations |
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* [[Company sites]] - Businesses hosting nodes and extending the network |
* [[Company sites]] - Businesses hosting nodes and extending the network |
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+ | * [[Email]] - Internal mesh email |
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+ | * [[Netbox]] - Network documentation |
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* [[High sites]] - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at |
* [[High sites]] - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at |
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*[[Maps]] - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them |
*[[Maps]] - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them |
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+ | *[[Marketing]] - Marketing materials |
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+ | *[[MeshChat]] - A chat program design just for AREDN |
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*[[Network Time Protocol]] - Using and provide network time on the mesh |
*[[Network Time Protocol]] - Using and provide network time on the mesh |
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*[[Phones & PBX]] - Phone and phone systems for the mesh |
*[[Phones & PBX]] - Phone and phone systems for the mesh |
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+ | *[[Bay Area Mesh Phone Exchange]] - Local Phone exchange for SF Bay Area. |
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*[[Power-over-Ethernet]] - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet |
*[[Power-over-Ethernet]] - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet |
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*[[AREDN on Proxmox|Proxmox]] - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox |
*[[AREDN on Proxmox|Proxmox]] - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox |
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*[[Radios]] - Which radio should I buy? |
*[[Radios]] - Which radio should I buy? |
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*[[Batteries and Solar|Solar]] - Solar powered nodes |
*[[Batteries and Solar|Solar]] - Solar powered nodes |
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+ | *[[Services]] - I'm on the mesh .. what next? |
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+ | *[[Supernodes]] - Linking AREDN meshes across the world |
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+ | *[[Tower Climbing]] - Information about tower climbing |
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*[[Winlink general and specific help|Winlink]] - General and specific help info. |
*[[Winlink general and specific help|Winlink]] - General and specific help info. |
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− | *[[Bay Area Backbone]] |
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− | *[[Supernodes]] |
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==Past Projects== |
==Past Projects== |
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==Communications== |
==Communications== |
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+ | *[[AREDN Community Slack|Slack]] |
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− | *[https://aredncommunity.slack.com/ Slack] |
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*[https://groups.io/g/sfwem sfwem@groups.io] |
*[https://groups.io/g/sfwem sfwem@groups.io] |
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== Working Groups== |
== Working Groups== |
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*[[BAM Weekly Working Group]] |
*[[BAM Weekly Working Group]] |
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− | *[https://www.sfwem.net/ Main website] |
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− | *[https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/detailsPage?ein=851574594&name=San%20Francisco%20Wireless%20Emergency%20Mesh%20Inc.&city=San%20Francisco&state=CA&countryAbbr=US&dba=&type=CHARITIES,%20DETERMINATIONLETTERS,%20EPOSTCARD&orgTags=CHARITIES&orgTags=DETERMINATIONLETTERS&orgTags=EPOSTCARD IRS] |
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− | *[[Meetings]] |
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− | *[[Grants]] |
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− | *[[BAMBoard|Board]] |
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− | *[[Non Profit Documents|Documents]] |
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− | *[[Marketing]] |
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== Other Meshes == |
== Other Meshes == |
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*[[East Bay Public Safety Microwave Network]] (formally the Lafayette Police Department) |
*[[East Bay Public Safety Microwave Network]] (formally the Lafayette Police Department) |
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*[[Sierra-Lassen-Plumas Interoperability Network (SLPnet)]] |
*[[Sierra-Lassen-Plumas Interoperability Network (SLPnet)]] |
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+ | *[[WB6ECE Repeater Group]] |
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== AREDN== |
== AREDN== |
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*[https://arednmesh.readthedocs.io/ AREDN Documentation] |
*[https://arednmesh.readthedocs.io/ AREDN Documentation] |
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*[http://github.com/aredn/ AREDN GitHub] |
*[http://github.com/aredn/ AREDN GitHub] |
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+ | The Bay Area Mesh is made possible in part by the [[Bay Area Mesh Inc]] 501(c)(3) non-profit. |
Latest revision as of 09:51, 6 December 2024
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 Bay Area residents and save lives during disaster situations
Getting Started
- AREDN Beginners Guide
- Code of Conduct
- Maps - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them
- Radios - Which radio should I buy?
- Tools - Helpful information and tools
- Videos - Helpful videos
Resources
- Band Plan - How the spectrum is allocated in various areas of the Bay
- Bandwidth Consumption - Bandwidth consumption of various classes of applications
- Batteries - Recommended batteries for off-grid and battery backed-up nodes
- Bay Area Backbone - high performance, internet capable, microwave network
- Cables - Recommendation for cabling to use, especially outside
- Cameras - Recommended cameras
- Commercial WISPs - Local commercial WISPs which often share locations
- Company sites - Businesses hosting nodes and extending the network
- Email - Internal mesh email
- Netbox - Network documentation
- High sites - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at
- Maps - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them
- Marketing - Marketing materials
- MeshChat - A chat program design just for AREDN
- Network Time Protocol - Using and provide network time on the mesh
- Phones & PBX - Phone and phone systems for the mesh
- Bay Area Mesh Phone Exchange - Local Phone exchange for SF Bay Area.
- Power-over-Ethernet - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
- Proxmox - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox
- Radios - Which radio should I buy?
- Solar - Solar powered nodes
- Services - I'm on the mesh .. what next?
- Supernodes - Linking AREDN meshes across the world
- Tower Climbing - Information about tower climbing
- Winlink - General and specific help info.
Past Projects
- Link Quality Management
- Network Storms
- S11 / S22 sweeps on 5ghz antennas RAW data
- SFWEM GitHub
- Alameda Emergency Services (OES)
- Red Cross
Conferences
- Pacificon - Annual pacific coast HAM conference by MDARC
- SCALE - Southern California Linux Conference (with a HAM presence)
- BayCon - Annual meeting of the BayNet Amateur Radio Club in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Hamvention - The world's largest Amateur Radio Convention
Communications
Working Groups
Other Meshes
- North Bay Mesh
- South County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (SCARES)
- Southern California Mesh
- MDARC Mesh Network
- Willamette Valley Mesh
- Rhode Island Emergency Mesh Network
- Maine Ham Radio Mesh Network
- Oklahoma City Mesh
Other Networks
- East Bay Public Safety Microwave Network (formally the Lafayette Police Department)
- Sierra-Lassen-Plumas Interoperability Network (SLPnet)
- WB6ECE Repeater Group
Historic Networks
AREDN
Non-Profit
The Bay Area Mesh is made possible in part by the Bay Area Mesh Inc 501(c)(3) non-profit.