At PACIFICON 2010, I attended a talk given by Jason Spense, KG6RGF "Reviving the HSMM Hinternet" and came out of it really motivated to get into building some HSMM-MESH nodes.

Earlier this month, there was a terrific Webinar given by the very active HSMM group down in Texas.  Since then I've flashed a WRT54Gv2 with the 0.4.1 Firmware and I'm about to flash another one, which then, according to Arlo Guthrie, makes it a conspiracy. 

I've also picked-up four Ubiquiti Bullet 2HP's in hopes of being able to some day use them with this firmware, and until then, use them for a backbone or two.

If you're in the Bay Area, or for that matter, anywhere in the region, it would be great to hear from you, and maybe we can get this network built!  I'm also very interested in setting up portable and mobile nodes for experimentation. No doubt there are already a few of your probably quite a bit further along than I am.

How about linking some nodes up at SFBAY area clubs during Field Day??

By the way, have any of you thought about the fact that most of the time, with HSMM, we're operating at QRPp levels.  Make sure you mention that next time someone says "that's not ham radio."  I tell you this because I'm going to tell you something else:  "72" is what often QRPers say to one another in QSOs and correspondence; much the same way '73' is often used by hams in general.  Therefore:

72/73!!
Jack, K6JEB
http://www.k6jeb.com/

PS - Greetings to any folks from the W6BB Ham Club at the University of California, Berkeley!

Hi Rob,

Is the Mt. Tam node on the air? Any plans to post it to the map on here?

Do you happen to know of anyone else with nodes on the air but not listed on the map?

A couple friends and I are planning to build up the HSMM-MESH network in the south bay and Fremont area over the next few months. With any luck we will get other hams and clubs in the area to join us on the air.

 Check out the discussion here:

http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/hsmm-mesh-forums/view-postlist/forum-11-sfbay-area/topic-787-saratoga-fremont-san-jose-mesh-network-plans.html

James KH2SR

I just got my node online.  I'm in Pittsburg, CA.  I put it on the map. Sadly I'm not picking up any other nodes in the area. I'm using the ver 3 firmware on a Ubiquiti Bullet M2 with a vertical.