Hi Michael, Good question, and worthy of some discussion and clarification. Every node has an Amateur Radio Callsign, and we follow the rules as listed in Part 97. The station node is usually under re

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Try this: https://willamettevalleymesh.net/getting-started/ We have embedded the link to the video on our web page. Thanks for the notice of the bad link. AREDN moved it to a new YouTube channel. 73,

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Congratulations to Jason N7IME and the crew in Polk County! We now have two new nodes on the Willamette Valley Mesh with good coverage into Dallas and solid links over to the Salem/Victor Point area.

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From the AREDN website: AREDN Radio Selection "Steve KC0EUW produced a short video to help you select the right AREDN mesh radio for your needs. He explains the use of the Supported Platform Matrix to

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The AREDN developers just completed an online conference on October 25, 2020. The have created a YouTube channel with videos on a variety of interesting topics related to mesh networking. See: AREDN C

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If you would like to see other AREDN mesh activity via a regular web browser... There is a group in Yakima WA with a live mesh map showing their AREDN mesh network. http://ka7hak.thatip.net:7773/meshm

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From https://www.arednmesh.org/, this posting "AREDN® Overview on YouTube Steve AB7PA just released a YouTube video that he produced to explain the basics of establishing an AREDN mesh network. In jus

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Hi Jason, I uploaded these to the files sections. Nice job on the proposal and analysis using Radio Mobile Online.\! Other users on the mesh may benefit from the content and scope of this mesh project

Hi Walt, So far, all of our devices have been individually purchased or donated. For new devices, the easiest way to purchase is via the AREDN supported device matrix table. Clicking the link loads th

Hi Jason, In Dallas, the most likely signals on Ch 177 10 MHz come from K7RTL-ROCKM5A-XW-5A5B (Hopewell Sector aiming SW), or W7RGM-NSM5-XW-7CB4 (aiming North to Hopewell). Note the final four charact

Hi Jason and others installing tunnels, Yes, AREDN firmware tunnels requires a managed switch with VLAN1 member ports being tagged for mesh devices and untagged for the WAN port. VLAN2 is used for con

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Hi Jason, Great Idea! We have existing services on the mesh which can help; we can install and even develop other solutions. The first thing we can do is Share Files; use our mesh web servers to store

Hi Brian, Take a look at the Files section here in this forum. --> Read the beginners guide and the spreadsheet comparing devices. Search the messages here for discussions relating to our equipment. C

HI Cliff, Welcome to the mesh! We tried a variety of simulation tools, but have found that the first step is to determine line of sight (LOS) from the area you want to operate to another access point.

Hi Nate, There isn't a station in the Canby area yet. We haven't had a chance to site survey looking for signals from our sector and Omni access points located in Hopewell, West Salem SW from the area

Hi Crittenden, Thank you for offering your help, too. The mesh grows stronger with every additional station. Please read the previous posts where I reference the hardware requirements. As you are loca

Hi Caius, Your connection information appears correct. You will be searching for K7CVO-GSRMC-M5 on Ch 180 and 5 MHz bandwidth using WiFi scan. If your radio is set to the same SSID (BCARES-5-v3), it w

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Hi Roger, KG7BZ has powered down his mesh station in preparation for a possible evacuation. We need to find you another tunnel server account, probably in Linn County. Anyone who is currently operatin

Hi Walt, From within the mesh network, connected nodes number about 83 currently. The mesh is functioning. The web-based mesh map comes from the Newberg K9RCP server. It update all its map information

Benton County has joined the Willamette Valley Mesh network! It is a milestone when adjacent Counties connect by mesh, especially when these areas are separated by the Willamette River. Benton County

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