Jay Taft, K1EHZ, writes:Merrimack Valley Amateur Radio Association is planning to establish a 5 GHz mesh network at NEAR-Fest on May 2-3, 2025. The club also has a table in the Vendor building. Stop by to learn more about AREDN [Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network] deployments in New Hampshire, or just to say hello.
Purpose of the NEARFest 5 GHz network:
- Train our club members in using AREDN ad hoc networks in the field
- Give ALL interested hams an opportunity to learn more about AREDN
Two ways to explore AREDN at NEARfest:
1. Smartphone or other browser device
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- TeamTalk conferencing:
- Install the TeamTalk app on your smartphone in advance from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Set up TeamTalk on phone
- Open the Server List by clicking + in the upper right
- Name = N1MVA TeamTalk
- IP = 10.162.135.114
- TCP Port = 10333
- UDP Port = 10333
- Username = ham
- Password = ham
- Nickname = your callsign
- Click Save
- When you arrive at NEARFest
- Logon to the N1MVA-AREDN wifi with password nearfest
- Click Connect next to the N1MVA TeamTalk server you created
- Talk and message with others on the channel
- Citadel email server
- Logon to the N1MVA-AREDN wifi with password nearfest
- Type localnode:8080 into a browser to access a node
- Click on the square grid (mesh) in the upper left margin
- Look over routers listed for the Citadel server link
- Click the link
- Register for an account – User name = your first and last name and callsign, password of your choosing.
- Explore the program and send me a message if you like
- NOTE – Email is local only, no internet
- TeamTalk conferencing:
2. Bring AREDN equipment to join the 5 GHz network
- Radio configuration:
- Firmware – a very recent nightly build with babel routing
- Channel 160
- Bandwidth 20 MHz
- Radio purpose setting – Mesh
- There will be several omni-directional antennas on site to access with any type of antenna
Hope to see you at NEAR-Fest!
73,
Jay K1EHZ