Bay Area Mesh: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:36, 6 March 2023

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

Antennas - Recommended antennas (for when the radio doesn't come with one)
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
Cables - Recommendation for cabling to use, especially outside
Cameras - Recommended cameras
Commercial WISPs - Local commercial WISPs which often share locations
High sites - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at
Maps - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them
Network Time Protocol - Using and provide network time on the mesh
Phones & PBX - Phone and phone systems for the mesh
Power-over-Ethernet - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
Radios - What radio should I buy?
Solar - Solar powered nodes

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

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 *[[Phones & PBX]] - Phone and phone systems for the mesh
 *[[Power-over-Ethernet]] - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
-*[[Radios]]
+*[[Radios]] - What radio should I buy?
 *[[Batteries and Solar|Solar]] - Solar powered nodes