"Mesh-Net" Info

Club Mesh Net Project
Basics to set up your own Mesh node!
Raspberry Pi PBX project
Winlink Pi-Gate server

Setting up a Ubiquiti  Radio  on  "AREDN" Mesh net  - Video

 Thanks Ham Radio 2.0!    a lot of good info !
***Skip to time index 7:30 min if you wish to skip the intro dialog

ARDEN.....      Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network       


***Jump to 12:58 min into the Video to skip the Intro!   *Please watch the entire Seminar video, its well worth it!

Resources and sites:

Some examples of antennas!

Converted Direct-TV dish with M2 Bullet and Bi-quad antenna        

Ubiquiti type equipment
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Article:
by Eliot Phillips
Home-brew Compact 6dBi Collinear Antenna

This page details the construction of an easy-to-make collinear 360 degrees omni-directional, vertically polarized, antenna for 802.11b/g wireless networking. The antenna is very robust and compact, and has a gain of approximately 5-6dBi.

From "MARTYBUGS.NET"
How-To: Build a WiFi bi-quad dish antenna
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 found this great "How to" article that show how to
modify an old Direct TV dish and make a great 2.4 ghz beam for Wi-fi or a MESH NET system.

My Home Built 8db Collinear antenna
from the above plans!

using #14 copper wire,
20 inches of 1/2" SCH200 PVC,
a Bulkhead panel mount "N" coupling,
1 cap, 1 coupling, and 1 "blind end" plug,
my cost was around $5
DIY
Co-linear Omni antenna

Article:
Mount a WiFi Antenna on a Satellite Dish
November 19, 2014    by Hakr

A nice Double Bi-Quad for even more gain!
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A great antenna that you can use with a "Dish" reflector and have super gain!
Use an "N" type connector and mount on a "Ubiquiti Bullet" or other type of radio!