It seems the most efficient way to provide Digital EmComm to a served agency would be to connect their PCs to an HSMM-MESH node.

Agency staff could use their web browsers to send WebMail over the HSMM-MESH network. However, when it becomes necessary to boost power beyond acceptable Part 15 levels, Part 97 rules apply.

§ 97.115 Third party communications states (in part)

(b) The third party may participate in stating the message where:

    (1) The control operator is present at the control point and is continuously monitoring and supervising the third party's participation;

(c) No station may transmit third party communications while being automatically controlled except a station transmitting a RTTY or data emission. So, my questions are:

- Can these agency created emails be transmitted under automatic control without a control operator "continuously monitoring and supervising"?

- How do control operators meet the requirement to continuously monitor participation of third parties when the third parties are generating emails on their PCs destined to go out over the HSMM-MESH network at power levels exceeding Part 15 limits?

Thanks and 73 Mark KV4I

Log in with putty over 192.168.1.1:2222, have to set static ip of 192.168.1.2.

Thanks to KB8QWN using tfp to upload a firmware before the router boots is easy with these steps.

1. Connect over SSH to 192.168.1.1:2222, from static IP of 192.168.1.2. I used putty.
2. Run the commands:
3. nvram set boot_wait=on
4. nvram set boot_time=10
5. nvram commit
6. Download tfp.exe from the Downloads here.
7. Select 192.168.1.1 and your bin file.
8. In your SSH terminal window run the command, reboot.
9. Switch over to tfp.exe and upload the bin.
10. Green light means you can close tfp.exe and your SSH terminal.
11. Wait a few good minutes and then browse to the routers IP, most likely 192.168.1.1(Linksys default, and DD-WRT)

Figured I would share. Since some may need to boot a more complete firmware for testing stuff.

For instance, my issue thread here about range. Now I know my router is busted or something as DD-WRT provides the ability to test an antenna more visually than the HSMM firmware.

Working on my first HSMM-MESH deployment, I needed to know what was the maximum distance I could hope to accomplish.

Since there's no point in setting up nodes where they couldn't possibly see each other, I wanted to know what was the maximum line of sight.

As Galileo observed, you can only see so far due to the earth's curvature, but how do you determine that distance. Well, I found a tool that answers that question.

Visit http://boatsafe.com/tools/horizon.htm and enter the height of your antenna and the web page will tell you the distance to the horizon.

Of course, you may not be able to see that far due to other factors and if the second node is higher than the horizon you may be able to see further, but for me, it's a useful guide.

73 Mark KV4I

The MESH Visual at http://hsmm-mesh.org/visual-of-a-mesh-network.html shows each node is able to access two or more other nodes each in a different direction. How was this accomplished?

Does each node have a single omnidirectional antenna? two directional antennae on one WRT54G? more than one WRT54G?

Thanks for any insight you can offer.

73 Mark KV4I

All three of mine are up 24/7 with battery backup.  I doubt you will be able to hit any of mine easily. All 3 are running with the stock 54GL antennas, indoors, in a top floor apartment.  There is also a slight hill between our locations along with the usual obstacles.  (trees, buildings, etc.)

I plan, in the next few months, to acquire a few high gain antennas for all my nodes along with moving them higher in the apartment.

73

KF5MFL

I'm on the google map of nodes already, and the node is running pretty much 24/7. However as of right now I'm troubleshooting some range issues and you would have to be pretty close I imagine to link up. Just putting it here that I am active and working to link up with more nodes.

On that note I noticed there are a few nodes nearby, the KF5MFL and SAMC node's are about ~3mi away from my qth and I was curious to see if the operators of those nodes could link up with mine or if they are actively running 24/7. I'd hate to find out I'm working towards linking up and find out the node is currently down or inactive for now. 

http://hsmm-mesh.org/googlemapped-mesh-nodes.html is the map I'm talking about, mine located around the intersection of I-35 and wm. cannon. 

I really dig the whole multimedia mesh network run by HAMs so I would love to see this project explode in popularity and have a rich network of links. SO I will be doing everything I can to help it spread, unfortunately purchasing many nodes and getting permission to install them in spots that bridge current nodes isn't feasible for me and kind of against the point of HAM radio.(IMHO)

So I will be lurking around, trying to fix my nodes range issue, and await for any opportunities to help. BTW I have the svn repo working and compiling builds(i've made a version of the firmware with code customizations)