GoKits

On March 23rd, 2019 we supported the annual B2V Relay Cup race. We tested our mesh field deployment capabilities and had 4 mesh stations at Stage 9:

1) Early Warning (Mile Out)
2) Mesh Repeater (Rocket with Altelix Omni)
3) 200m Warning
4) Stage 9 Comm Tent

Everything was configured for 5.8 GHz.  We used only one channel without any problems, but we did have nodes pre-configured as a cross-channel repeater, had that proven to be necessary.

This isn't a traditional GoKit but I wanted to show this and get any feedback. I'm calling this whole setup (which may expand into an app) OMSAT - Open Mobile Situational Awareness Tool Kit.

I wanted to share my first attempt at a “Go-Kit” for Aredn Mesh equipment.  This is very much a work in progress, but I thought sharing it here in it’s current form might solicit a little advice, and maybe give some ideas to other newbies like myself that are just getting started with Aredn.

With time to kill with CoVid-Stay-at-Home, I decided to rebuild my Stanley Go-Box.  I had a couple of objectives for this iteration:

(1) Incorporate a dedicated laptop computer
(2) Incorporate a dedicated Raspberry Pi
(3) Incorporate a managed network switch
(4) Improve flexibility by incorporating a patch panel
(5) Incorporate a MikroTik hAP router/radio and a Grandstream VOIP phone.
(6) Configure the Bo-Box as a desktop workstation - plop it on the table, open the lid, connect the cables, and get to work.

I posted this as a reply on another thread, but I'll list it separately also.

I have basic GoKit in a 22" Toolbox I purchased at Walmart.  This is my 3rd time (Ver 3.0) doing this and previously used a 20" box that just needed a bit more room.

This is my second iteration of a Go-Box for my AREDN Mesh equipment.  It is actually two boxes - one as a "base" node and the second as a "remote/bridge" node.  I had several goals in mind when building these units:  (1) a kit that can have all (or almost all) of the necessary components together in one place, (2) easy setup of an AREDN node at a special event or emergency deployment, (3) be able to experiment with the hardware in my home without having cables and power supplies all over.  The base system is housed in a Stanley roll-around tool chest from Home Depot ($29!!).  It looks to be

Welcome to the GoKits Sub-Forum

We started this sub-forum to share the creative ideas bubbling up all over the AREDN community. This area is meant to capture your experiences with making mesh node GoKits for portable, temporary deployment. PLease post your advice, pictures, construction methods and bills of materials for portable mesh nodes
We'll start off with a recent post from Mark N2MH and his new best friend Stanley.