Index

1. Introduction
   1. Project Status
   2. Amateur Radio HSMM Nodes in CN85
   3. Clark County Amateur Radio Club Vancouver, WA USA Digital Group
   4. HSMM Application Software
   5. HSMM Videos
   6. HSMM Presentations
   7. HSMM Articles
   8. Forms, FaceBook, etc.
   9. Books
   10. Links
   11. Europe HamNET
2. HamWAN
3. Hamnet
4. AREDN
5. Networking
6. Signal Path Analysis

Introduction

Below are David, WA9ONY, HSMM project results, work in progress notes, learning, references and resources used on the journey to implement a HSMM network. HSMM covers microwave communications, networking, and other technologies. The three major HSMM technology are Broadband-Hamnet, AREDN and HamWAN. Just like the different communication modes (CW, SSB, FM, FT8, etc.) have their advantages and disadvantages so it true for Broadband-Hamnet, AREDN and HamWAN.

• PSDR HamWAN continues to grow beyond Seattle, WA and now in June 2018 HamWAN has reached parts of Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA. HamWAN may expand further into Portland, OR in 2018 when Oregon HamWAN comes on line. HamWAN uses standard Mikrotik international radios/modems/routers to operate in the 5 GHz ham band above Wi-Fi Part 15 devices.
  
  
• Broadband-Hamnet was active three to five years ago and now you cannot register on the website to see the node map or to post messages to the forum. Broadband-Hamnet firmware for Linksys routers allow experimenting with your own network and allows you to work with microwave communications at a low cost using old Linksys routers.
  
  
• AREDN grew out of Broadband-Hamnet and is active in developing firmware to reprogram commercial radio/mode/routers. AREDN uses special firmware for amateur radio frequencies and to implement mesh node architecture.

My work in process projects is to:

• Build a portable HamWAN station and explore digital high speed communications.
• Determine which type of HSMM networking is used in Portland, OR USA.
  • North part of Portland, OR is covered by Star network by www.HamWAN.org as is shown in the above coverage map.
    • Unfortunately I do not have coverage at my QTH.
• Explore High Speed Multimedia Radio (HSMM) technology.
  • Use two Linksys WRT54GS routers to experiment with 2.4 GHz signals, antennas, power amplifiers, signal path analysis, etc.
  • Use two Linksys WRT54GS routers with www.broadband-hamnet.org firmware to create a small HSMM network at home on 2.4 GHz, FCC Part 97.
• I have not found a operational www.broadband-hamnet.org or www.aredn.org network in the Portland, OR area yet.

HSMM can be implement on amateur radio bands 1.2 GHz and above. Low cost commercial Wi-Fi routers can be used on 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz for amateur radio Part 97 operation. Theres microwave frequencies need line of sight signal path of successful operation.

Possible near by hams to work with on HSMM.

• KD7RYY, Marc is on Hamnet, HamWAN and AREDN in Vancouver, WA (member of Clark County Amateur Radio Club).
• WA7PTM, Steve is on Hamnet in Vancouver, WA (member of Clark County Amateur Radio Club).
• K3RW, Gregory, Vancouver, WA

HSMM ( high speed multimedia ) uses mesh networking and is sometimes called Hinternet or Hamnet.

Amateur radio 13-cm band, 2.4 GHz, is shared with the ISM 2.4 GHz band.

A popular ISM 2.4 GHz usage is IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi.

As a result, some 2.4 GHz routers (Linksys WRT54SG Versions 1-4) that are based on Linux technology can be easy program for amateur radio 13-cm band HSMM operation.

• High Speed Multimedia Radio by Wikipedia.
• No responses to getting signed up to Broadband-Hamnet Forum and Facebook; HSMM-MESH, HSMM-MESH - Oregon and AREDN

Project Status

HamWAN

• Successful tested a portable HamWAN QRT 5 International system at over 10 location on 5.88 GHz that works with the HamWAN Larch Mountain cell site.
  • A distance of 21.1 miles has been archived.
  • Test operation included Internet access, viewing video from a website, IRC, Google Earth, Apple Face Time video and audio, Apple Messages, and Email.
  • HamWAN on Larch Mountain, WA is operational since middle June 2018.
    • Unfortunately I do not have coverage at my QTH because of Livingston Mountain blocks the signals.

• Purchased and tested four used Linksys WRT54GS router from eBay.
  • DD-WRT support WiFi scanning with site survey.
  • Learning how to use DD-WRT.
  • Tested WRT54GS V1 router TX power and with WiFi power amplifier.
  • Downloaded WRT54GS manual and test data from FCC database.
  • Setup WRT54GS router with Linux Ubuntu v14.04 LTS computer.
  • Planning to experiment with Broadband-Hamnet.
  • Read chapter 1, 2 of ARRL High Speed Multimedia for Amateur Radio by Glen Popiel, KW5GP $9.99 Kindle book, 2016.
• Path and link analysis with Google Earth and Radio Mobile Online.
  • Completed a Radio Mobile Online path analysis for Prune Hill, Camas, WA.

• Joined
  • Puget Sound Data Ring
  • Facebook AREDN.
  • Facebook HSMM-MESH.
  • Facebook HSMM-MESH - Oregon.
  • Yahoo! Groups NW-MESH
  • Broadband-Hamnet.
  • Clark County Amateur Radio Club Digital Group

Amateur Radio HSMM Nodes in CN85

The following ham were identified from forums and mode maps.
I am in process of contacting the below hams.

Vancouver, WA.

• KD7RYY has 2 ARDEN nodes and HamWAN.

• N7DOD has ARDEN nodes and a portable HamWAN.
• KW7B BBHN Forum.
• KG7GCQ BBHN Forum.

Clark County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) Vancouver, WA USA Digital Group

CCARC Digital Group meets once a month.

September 15, 2018 meeting.

• Below is KD7RYY and N7DOD discussing N7DOD's 5.88 GHz HamWAN setup that he uses for portable operation.
  
  

August 18, 2018 meeting.

• Below is KD7RYY first generation HamWAN setup that he used for portable operation.
  
  
  
  
  
• Below is N7DOD showing two HamWAN setups that he was working on.
  
  

HSMM Application Software

Once the router is connected to the network it is time to do useful activities such as file transfers, VoIP, etc. This is the Application layer of the OSI model.

HSMM Videos

• Mesh Networking Over Ham Radio, HSMM Broadband Hamnet by KJ4YZI at 2018.
• Episode 176 High Speed Networks on UHF and Microwave from HamRadioNow by David Bern, W2LNX at 2014 DCC.
• High Speed IP Ham Radio by Bryan, W9CR At Dayton 2015.
• IPv6 In Amateur Radio by Bryan, W9CR At Dayton 2015.
• Hamnet Mesh: Consider the Possibilities - Demonstration by Bryan, W9CR at Dayton 2015.
• 900 MHz Ham to Ham HSMM Link by Bryan, W9CR.
• Legally build a 60 Watt WiFi Link - 2.4 GHz and EIRP, Hak5 1515 by Hak5.
• Point to Point Pineapple Mesh Continued, Hak5 1516.1 by Hak5.
• Point-to-Point WiFi Nodes - OpenWRT Config, Hak5 1517.1 by Hak5.

HSMM Presentations

• High-Speed Amateur Radio by Bryan Fields, W9CR.
• HSMM-Mesh by Gary J Takis, K7GJT and Don Peter, ND7P.
• HSMM-Mesh by WN8U in 2013.
• High Speed Mesh Networking and Amateur Radio presentation by Brian Mileshosky N5ZGT and Ed James, KA8JMW.
• High Speed Microwave Network for Amateur Radio by Glen Popiel, KW5GP.
• Experimenting with High-Speed Wireless Networking in the 420 MHz Band by David Bern, W2LNX at 2012 DDC.
• WiFi/Mesh Networking information by Santa Clara County ARES/RACES.
• SEA-PAC
  • 2014 HSMM-Mesh 101: An Introduction by Scheirman, Scott W7SLS (No presentation posted).
  • 2014 HSMM-Mesh 202: Adding Services by Steve Aberle, WA7PTM.
  • 2014 HSMM-Mesh 303: Networks and Routing by Heaton, Brian KY9K (No presentation posted).
  • 2013 I'm MESHing, Now What? by Black, Curt WR5J.
• IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs by Shyam Parekh.
  • EECS 122 - COMMUNICATION NETWORKS by Shyam Parekh.2007

HSMM Articles

• High-Speed Wireless Networking in the UHF and Microwave Bands by David Bern, W2LNX and Keith Elkin, KB3TCB at 2014 DCC.
• Experimenting with High-Speed Wireless Networking in the 420 MHz Band by David Bern, W2LNX at 2012 DDC.
• An Old Buzzard's Guide to Getting Started with HSMM-Mesh by Alex AI2Q 2014.
• HSMM Using Part 15 Wireless Ethernet Devices For Amateur Radio by Steve Lampereur, KB9MWR.
• What is HSMM Microwave Radio? by John Champa, K8OCL.
• ARRL High-Speed Digital Topics Introduction.
• HSMM PDF articles from the archive.org.

Forms, FaceBook, etc.

Networking with other to learn how to do HSMM.

• www.broadband-hamnet.org Forum. (Cannot registration, broken URL for two weeks)
• FaceBook.
  • HSMM-MESH.
  • HSMM-MESH - Oregon.
  • AREDN.
  • Northern Illinois Amateur Data Networks.
  • PSDR Puget Sound Data Ring archive.

Books

• ARRL High Speed Multimedia for Amateur Radio by Glen Popiel, KW5GP $9.99 Kindle book, 2016.
• Mesh Networking using Broadband Hamnet why and how by Jim Sanders AG6IF $3.99 Kindle book, 2015, 2016.
  • Small 44 page book.
  • Info on Hamlet and AREDN
• Wireless Networking in the Developing World, Third Edition 2013.
• Free computer networking book list Computer Networks and Communications.
• The TCP/IP Guide.

Links

• High Speed Multimedia Radio by Wikipedia.
• HSMM info.
• Browse the list Mesh links by N8GMQ.
• Mesh links PDF by KB3TCB.
• Broadband-Hamnet by MyHAMcallsign.com
• Integrating HSMM-MESH into an existing network by From Ohio Packet

Europe HamNET

Name & Status	Network	Information
HamNET Europe HamNET	Map	Very large network in Europe.