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AREDN at Hamvention 2019
It is finally here! We are looking forward to seeing you at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio this Friday through Sunday, May 17-19.
We are in booth #1001. We will have a lot of equipment on display, including some of the newest gear from Mikrotik and our fourth supported manufacturer GL-iNet.
In addition to the new hardware, we have made a lot of improvements in the firmware. We want to hear your comments and questions on the recent changes. As always, your ideas help us set the direction for future enhancements.
We will hold some short classes on a variety of topics to help get you started or to extend your capabilities.
Stop by our booth and say hello.
Updated date: Sunday, May 12, 2019 - 11:59
Hamvention® 2019 Theme Promotes Mentoring the Next Generation
Hamvention, the largest annual Amateur Radio gathering in the U.S. and the ARRL National Convention will share a joint theme, “Mentoring the Next Generation” of Amateur Radio operators.
Hamvention will host the 2019 ARRL National Convention in Xenia, Ohio, May 17-19, 2019. The joint announcement was made Nov.1 by Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, Hamvention General Chairman; Rick Allnutt, WS8G, Assistant General Chairman and Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Manager. The location is the Greene County Fairgrounds on May 17 – 19 in Xenia, Ohio.
The AREDN® team and the Miami Valley Mesh Alliance will again be in booth #1001. The team is working ardently to mentor hams about the 21st century applications of mesh networking. We will have a lot of new devices, new firmware enhancements and new ideas to show you. We will again run mini-classes throughout the day to tell you about how to get started and how to use AREDN mesh networking.
For more information see the Hamvention website and the ARRL website.
Look for the AREDN team and the Miami Valley Mesh Alliance when you are there. We look forward to meeting you.
Updated date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 11:48
AREDN Release Notes v3.19.3.0 – 23 March 2019
The AREDN team is pleased to announce the general availability of the latest stable release of AREDN firmware.
Since our last stable release just 6 months ago, the AREDN team has made significant progress. We now fully support 55 devices from three manufacturers, and support an additional 4 devices with some cautions. This diversity of supported equipment enables hams to choose the right gear for a given situation and budget.
Our documentation has been vastly improved. If you haven't seen it recently, please look at the --ONLINE DOCS -- link under the Docs tab on the Main Menu bar. Our documentation is available to download as a PDF so that you can read it offline at your convenience.
- AREDN firmware is now based on the most recent stable version of OpenWRT 18.06.2 released in January 2019. This includes a current version of the Linux kernel. This improvement is significant in that it enables AREDN firmware to benefit from the many bug fixes, security improvements and feature enhancements provided by developers around the world.
- Current AREDN nightly builds can be loaded onto any supported (or ‘in testing’) Ubiquiti device by using the TFTP method. If the version of AirOS is v5.5 or lower, then the AirOS Web Interface may be used to load AREDN. The bootloader provided with AirOS 5.6 and higher will check for official “signed Ubiquiti firmware”...
Updated date: Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 13:08
AREDN Release Notes v3.18.9.0 – 26 September 2018
The AREDN team is pleased to announce the general availability of the latest stable release of AREDN firmware.
This release includes many significant improvements in the underlying OpenWRT code during the last 4 years, from July 2014 to August 2018. It also introduces a major upgrade in OLSR from version 0.6.7 to version 0.9.6.2.
Details of the OpenWRT changes are found at the following links:
OpenWRT 18.6.0 – First Stable Release – July 2018
OpenWRT 18.06.1 Service Release
OpenWRT Version History
List of Changes
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AREDN firmware is now based on the most recent stable version of OpenWRT 18.06.1 released in August 2018. This includes a current version of the Linux kernel. This improvement is significant in that it enables AREDN firmware to benefit from the many bug fixes, security improvements and feature enhancements provided by developers around the world.
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Current AREDN software can be loaded onto any supported (or ‘in testing’) Ubiquiti device by using the TFTP method. If the version of AirOS is v5.5 or lower, then the AirOS Web Interface may be used to load AREDN. The...
Updated date: Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 10:10
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AREDN at Winterfest 2019
AREDN mesh networkers will be at the Winterfest 2019 in Vienna, VA on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The hamfst will be held at the Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus. Click here for directions.
A group led by Damon Schaefer K9CQB will be on hand to demonstrate equipment and answer your questions. Just look for the large AREDN banner at their table. His team plans to populate the booth with several masts bristling with equipment and 2 large monitors, one running an AREDN slideshow and one with a local mesh network for live demonstrations.
Stop by and say hello!
The indoor exhibit space can accommodate 100 vendors and there are 150 paved outside tailgate spaces. Click here for more information.Admission for everyone, vendors and the general public, begins at 6 AM, Sunday. The admission fee is $10. For table and tailgating spaces, see the...
AREDN in February 2019 QST
AREDN Mesh Tunnel via Satellite at Baker 2 Vegas 2018 by Oliver Dully, K6OLI appears in the February 2019 edition of QST. This article is a thorough discussion of setting up the communications system at this large annual event..
Oliver reports that the combination of AREDN mesh and Cell On Wheels (COW) trailers set a positive precedent for the future of disaster communications and the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network.
The full article may be viewed here.
Reprinted with permission, February 2019 QST; copyright ARRL.
QST is a publication of the ARRL: the national association for Amateur Radio™
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