June 22, 2017
Amateur Radio Emergency Data NetworkProvidence, Rhode Island
Michael L. Umbricht W9GYRBrown University Physics
http://aredn.org
Woonasquatucket River, Mar. 30-31, 2010
←W9GYR
Valley Street, downstream from W9GYR
Part 15 WiFi limits
13 cm amateur band2.390-2.450 GHz
AREDN 2.4 and 3.4 GHz channels
5 cm amateur band5.650-5.925 GHz
AREDN 5.8 GHz channels
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing(5, 10, or 20 MHz bandwidth)
Linksys WRT54G hardware
Ubiquiti Networks hardware
← KD1HA
W9GYR
W1OP Toby St.
https://airlink.ubnt.com
http://www.aredn.org/forums/rhode-island
Michael L. Umbricht W9GYR
Contact me:
● twitter: @W9GYR● google: +MichaelUmbricht● email: [email protected]● www: http://fornax.umbricht.org
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June 22, 2017
Amateur Radio Emergency Data NetworkProvidence, Rhode Island
Michael L. Umbricht W9GYRBrown University Physics
Amateur Radio Emergency Data Nework
http://aredn.org
Brown University Physics
https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/
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http://aredn.org
AREDN website.
http://aredn.org
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Mossel Bay Mesh Network
https://mosselbaymesh.co.za/news/
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Woonasquatucket River, Mar. 30-31, 2010
←W9GYR
Valley Street, downstream from W9GYR
The March 30-31, 2010 high water mark was 5.35 feet above the 1% Annual Exceedance level (a “once in a century” flood) at Manton Ave.
Top: Woonasquatucket River behind Atlantic Mills showing mesh node location.
Credit: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
http://www.woonasquatucket.org/galleryOne.php?galleryID=1
Bottom: Valley Street, downstream from Atlantic Mills.
Credit: USGS, FEMA
https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2013/5191/pdf/sir2013-5191.pdf
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New York City Marathon 2016
http://www.aredn.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/pictures/user12/New%20York%20City%20Marathon%202016%20AREDN%20Mesh%20Network%20Status%20-%2020161126.pdf
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Example mesh topology.
Credit: Warren County Radio Club W2WCR
http://w2wcr.org/projects/broadband-hamnet-hsmm-mesh
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Part 15 WiFi limits
Consumer WiFi point-to-multipoint Part 15 rules.
Credit: AIR802
http://www.air802.com/fcc-rules-and-regulations.html
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13 cm amateur band2.390-2.450 GHz
Overlapping channels for 2.4 GHz WiFi.
Credit: Michael Gauthier / Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
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AREDN 2.4 and 3.4 GHz channels
Shared and non-shared channels at 2.4 and 3.4 GHz.
Credit: AREDN
http://www.aredn.org/sites/all/themes/danland/images/slideshows/IMG_2-3_Channels-v5.jpg
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5 cm amateur band5.650-5.925 GHz
Allocations and WiFi channels near 5.8 GHz.
Credit: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2013/evaluation-5350-5470-mhz-and-5850-5925-mhz-bands
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AREDN 5.8 GHz channels
Shared and non-shared channels at 5.8 GHz.
Credit: AREDN
http://www.aredn.org/sites/all/themes/danland/images/slideshows/IMG_2-3_Channels-v5.jpg
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Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing(5, 10, or 20 MHz bandwidth)
Example modulation scheme for 802.11 WiFi.
Credit: Keysight Technologies
http://rfmw.em.keysight.com/wireless/helpfiles/89600b/webhelp/subsystems/wlan-ofdm/Content/ofdm_basicprinciplesoverview.htm
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Martin (Weakley County) TN mesh.
Credit: Roger Elmore KJ4AJP
http://www.utm.edu/staff/relmore/Mesh_Services.gif
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Linksys WRT54G hardware
Linsys WRT54G with omni and directional antennas. (Firmware not maintained and has software bugs; don't use.)
Credit: Michael Umbricht W9GYR
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Broadband-Hamnet website firmware download. (Not maintained; don't use.)
http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/
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OpenWrt command line interface to mesh node screenshot.
https://openwrt.org/
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Broadband-Hamnet firmware web interface screenshot.
http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/
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Ubiquiti Networks hardware
An omni and point to point AREDN 5GHz mesh site feeding a D-STAR repeater.
Credit: Michael Brown KG9DW
http://www.thefarmonline.com/2016/05/ham-radio-mesh-networks-fun-and.html
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ARDEN website firmware download.
http://www.aredn.org/content/software
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AREDN firmware web interface screenshot.
http://www.aredn.org/content/software
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Estimated coverage for an omnidirectional antenna at W9GYR Atlantic Mills, Manton Ave. Olneyville and location of KD1HA on Atwells Ave. Providence. Distance is 2.2 km.
SPLAT! is an RF Signal Propagation, Loss, And Terrain analysis tool for the electromagnetic spectrum between 20 MHz and 20 GHz.
http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/splat.html
Credit: Google Earth
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← KD1HA
View from Atlantic Mills site looking towards downtown Providence and KD1HA node on Atwells Ave.
Credit: Michael Umbricht W9GYR
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View from Atwells Ave. looking towards Olneyville and Neutaconkanut Hill.
Credit: Denis Couture KD1HA
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W9GYR
W1OP Toby St.
Closeup view from Atwells Ave. looking towards Olneyville and Neutaconkanut Hill showing Atlantic Mills and Toby St. hi-rise.
Credit: Denis Couture KD1HA
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Line of sight and elevation profile for W9GYR to KD1HA link. Path is 1 degree up; antenna has 5 degree down tilt.
Credit: Google Earth, DM Antenna Technoogies
http://www.ic72.com/pdf_file/d/122899.pdf
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https://airlink.ubnt.com
Link simulator for W9GYR to KD1HA link. Path is 1 degree up; antenna has 5 degree down tilt.
Credit: Google Earth, Ubiquiti Networks, Inc
https://airlink.ubnt.com
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Signal-to-noise ratio for link.
AREDN firmware screenshot
http://www.aredn.org/content/software
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Current status of wireless nodes with links from Providence Communications to Atwells to Atlantic Mills.
Red: active wireless nodesYellow: VPN tunnel only nodesGreen: planned sitesBlue: potential sites
Credit: Google Earth
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Topology map of wireless links.
olsr-topology-view.pl screenshot
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Providence and vicinity nodes.
Red: active wireless nodesYellow: VPN tunnel only nodesGreen: planned sitesBlue: potential sites
Credit: Google Earth
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Topology map of VPN and DtD links.
olsr-topology-view.pl screenshot
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Current active nodes statewide.
Red: active wireless nodesYellow: VPN tunnel only nodesGreen: planned sitesBlue: potential sites
Credit: Google Earth
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The next hop to Providence Radio Association W1OP.
Red: active wireless nodesYellow: VPN tunnel only nodesGreen: planned sitesBlue: potential sites
Credit: Google Earth
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Potential expansion.
Red: active wireless nodesYellow: VPN tunnel only nodesGreen: planned sitesBlue: potential sites
Credit: Google Earth
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http://www.aredn.org/forums/rhode-island
AREDN Rhode Island discussion forum.
http://www.aredn.org/forums/rhode-island
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Michael L. Umbricht W9GYR
Contact me:
● twitter: @W9GYR● google: +MichaelUmbricht● email: [email protected]● www: http://fornax.umbricht.org
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Michael L. UmbrichtDepartment of PhysicsBox 1843Brown UniversityProvidence, RI 02912