I've been using only Version 2 units, mostly because they have the most RAM and work well with the FULL DD-WRT with all the bells and whistles.  

I have strived to get version 2 units for HSMM-MESH, however it occurs to me that since HSMM-MESH has a much smaller footprint than DD-WRT, I may be able to get away with using the other version units that have much less RAM.   Hopefully this is true, because the ver2 units are getting hard to find.

Any input as to what versions work well with HSMM-MESH?

I now have a couple of 7Ah SLA batteries for the portable nodes. These will not last as long as the group 27 batteries but will be more portable. These batteries should last about a day before needing to be recharged. I need to have a field charger or extra batteries to have charged and replace with the discharged ones. I would like to add a solar panel that would keep the node charged and running. It would be nice if it was small enough to still be portable.

73

Jim, KC4BQK

I want to welcome everyone to the River City Meshers. This is where we can talk and plan the Mesh network between Evansville In and Henderson Ky, and any others in the area. We are already off to a good start here!

73

Jim KC4BQK

Contact information for BRAARC - Packet Interest Group (PIG) is:

Website: www.braarc.net

Forums: http://braarc.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php

Please feel free to join our discussion.

Thanks!

Mike

Hi Jim

  Thanks what should I be looking for in the serial number? As you may have guessed things on this side of the river are picking up there are about 1/2 dozen of us playing with nodes and have been doing some range testing. I have a node up at my house now and there is one up at the Red Cross and we have plans for more nodes as we get them built.

73 Danny WB9RIM

Excellent, We're going to need a few between us, hehe!

tell everyone that might be interested.

I am using the WRT54GS v2 as it is best suited as far as I can tell,  and the crystal mod is pretty easy which will allow us to use our frequencies, and keep the riff-raff out.

I'm trying to find as many of the wrt54gs boxes as I can, they're reasonably cheap, between 20 and 50 depending on who is selling, so I'll keep[ finding them, and hopefully you will, and we can get others to, and just get reimbursed for the ones people want, unless they obtain them themselves.

I have access to a crest site, and we could find some others around, it would be great to have coverage all over for things like SOTA, or whatever.   It would really be an asset to SCARES, RACES, NMSAR Support, etc.    With the caliber of people we have around, and this kind of tech, there's no reason we can't have a great and robust system!

Look at the Megalink, best linked-repeater system in the world, and we get to use it every day.

I have been seeing routers listed on Ebay as WRT54G-EU I'm a little confused is this a different model from the WRT54G or are they incorrectly listing some other number on the router as the model number? I don't want to buy somthing listed as say a "WRT54G-EU V2.0" and have it be somthing I can't use.

  Thanks

      Danny WB9RIM

Hello...  We have a small work-group starting here in Big Rapids too.  I'm glad to see some activity here in Mi on the West side.  We have a small collection of nodes set up -- about seven.  We are conducting some testing to determine the best way to deploy nodes locally.  www.braarc.net

We are still learning about uses for the network...

Thanks!

Mike