Nice presentation and set-up. Liked the inclusion of the drone. Fair winds and following seas.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@propagating-radio5 ай бұрын
Great video!
@ZPDSurvival4 жыл бұрын
Right on Comms. This channel is doing well. Have a good Christmas. Thank You.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks and Merry Christmas.
@graysenkonnor85923 жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone cares but if you're stoned like me atm then you can watch pretty much all the latest movies on Instaflixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last days xD
@chadlanden37643 жыл бұрын
@Graysen Konnor definitely, I have been watching on instaflixxer for months myself =)
@Aduhwan4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to explain your awesome AREDN setup. You’ve done a great job with your retreat as well. Safe travels to you and your family.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
thanks.
@Kd4stt.4 жыл бұрын
Tm-10 here in Tennessee, thank you for explaining more about ARDINE.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the channel support.
@WH6FQE2 жыл бұрын
I am in the beginning phase of building a mesh network here in Hawaii. I just installed sector antennas up on my roof today, and later in the week we will be installing a dish antenna on another hams roof about 10 miles away pointing to my sector antennas to link them together. Instead of going with AREDN we are building our system from scratch so we have more flexibility with it. I still have a lot to learn about ham radio mesh systems to get all of this set up and start linking other hams around the island into the system.
@Commsprepper2 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@flymedicfire14 жыл бұрын
Amazing my man.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
thank you.
@heathwhittle45144 жыл бұрын
So glad your back! Hope you enjoy Germany! 73, Heath N4TWT
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@IndianaDiy4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@mariofazio60063 жыл бұрын
Very clear explanation of your Aredn nodes. Congratulations on the task done. Mario LU4EOU
@Commsprepper3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@ericb30613 жыл бұрын
Wow Nice job with your network very Interesting
@Commsprepper3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rkaag994 жыл бұрын
Inspirational!!!
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
thanks.
@deniscouture46104 жыл бұрын
Nice job and Merry Christmas! Good luck in Germany! Denis KD1HA
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@Dep-nb5zy4 жыл бұрын
Like your setup. Really enjoy your videos.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
thank you
@roberthoneycutt16393 жыл бұрын
That network is really neat btw
@Commsprepper3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@IndependentNewsMedia4 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@abnegative20144 жыл бұрын
I I wish you were my neighbor. Great video
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment and channel support.
@Sugarsail1 Жыл бұрын
I hope you don't get big wind storms there, that rain catchment system doesn't appear to be on concrete footings of any sort, rot will be the least of your worries if any wind over 50mph comes through. That's a LOT of surface area to catch the wind.
@Commsprepper Жыл бұрын
We often get 50 and over up here. Has not moved an inch.
@i8BBQ4Lunch10 ай бұрын
Great video, one question: In you wall mounted Raspberry Pis you mentioned an email server. What server are you running?
@buzzsah4 жыл бұрын
Solar and wind have been working for me for 6-7 years. I run a 220w solar, 400w turbine, feeding 6, group 31 DC batteries. 5-6 hours a day I run 2 HF bases, 2 mobiles, and 24/7 backup for security system until the 12k generator starts.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
What turbine do you have? I have been looking at them but they don't seem to have good reviews.
@buzzsah4 жыл бұрын
@@Commsprepper It been s long I forgot, its still up and running. I bought it at West Marine, I thought if it can handle the saltwater environment it should last a while. It's only 400w but been holding a charge on my system, in the winter months and stormy low light days and night it helps. At first, I had it on a 40ft tower but found it works better for me/my area/yard 5 ft off my shop roof that is only 12 ft high making it 17ft from the ground and it kicks butt.
@buzzsah4 жыл бұрын
I saw a few bad reviews on others but most were " I have it 40 ft high and it never turns fast" It not always hight, its location.
@buzzsah4 жыл бұрын
kb1vi
@Devin82m4 жыл бұрын
So do you have a solar panel/charger/batteries for every building/node? For instance you said every out building has a phone, but how do you power the phone and the node. As for panels, chargers, and batteries do you make any suggestions? I'm going to get up most of what you have up at our homestead in North Idaho, I want to get some Iron Edison batteries, but will probably only be able to afford on 12 v 100 ah Iron Edison battery (about $1,000 each, not including the electrolyte powder and distilled water). I will most likely also buy a few LifEPO batteries, charger, and Panasonic panels to fill the gap, all that would probably cost as much as a single Iron Edison, of course the Iron Edison batteries basically last forever without memory issues. But I wanted to see what you have found.Thanks for sharing your setup, it helps, I have other priorities currently like finishing out building our food supply which I neglected for more interesting things like radio and firearms.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
My out-buildings can be powered from my main off-grid solar power systems (I also have commercial power).
@survivalcomms4 жыл бұрын
Two way cat cam ! That is a very comprehensive system. Do you know the approximate current draw for your system when in an idle state ? Thanks for sharing !
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
I do not know the amps and I need to get that done. I keep putting the meter in the truck and forget to check the amps when up there. I will get this done today.
@roberthoneycutt16393 жыл бұрын
What drone are you using?
@Commsprepper3 жыл бұрын
In this video I was using my Phantom 3
@mikemcdonald51474 жыл бұрын
Glad to see videos from you again. I know its winter but looks like a lot of dead scrub on your mountain. I would cut and clear all that nasty looking stuff and plant some fruit and nut trees.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
That's where the deer are.
@tacticalchef33694 жыл бұрын
Based on your original video, I put together a multinode mesh network on BBHN with a pile of off the shelf routers I had. Is there any interoperability between the two networks? What features made you switch?
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
www.arednmesh.org/content/aredn-and-bbhn-compatibility#comments I did not switch. Just tried something new.
@theheavydangler18874 жыл бұрын
That box gives me anxiety
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Yeh.... I need to clean it up. It started out neat but went down hill as I kept making wiring changes.
@maxey831123 жыл бұрын
Commsprepper, my names jared k7jsp im setting up a AREDN system for my town and I love that power monitor network card you are using, do you have a model # or company name for that?
@Commsprepper3 жыл бұрын
It's a Lambda NU NetControl NC-240 card. I got it off of eBay but I am not seeing them there.
@maxey831123 жыл бұрын
@@Commsprepper Oh ok I appreciate it sir, thanks for the content.
@troynichols80264 жыл бұрын
Low light or IR cameras? What brand and model are you running on the cameras? (KE6VNI)
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
FOSCAM
@yankey44 жыл бұрын
Brother would you share the link to the card your using for the volts and relays? Would be a lot of help for me. Thanks and God Bless..
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
On ebay - Voltage Monitor Plus 2 Relay Output Controller Internet /LAN 12VDC 1100W [NC240]
@yankey44 жыл бұрын
@@Commsprepper Thank you brother..
@Devin82m4 жыл бұрын
Another question, what website was that with all the links to your cameras and all that. Also, can strangers access that? I ask because I would like to do the same, but I don't want it public, which is one reason I've stayed away from ARDEN.
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
arednmesh dot org. Your AREDN nodes are not/not private and are open to all Amateur radio operators (that's the nature of the Amateur radio service).
@Devin82m4 жыл бұрын
OK, yeah, that's what I thought being a ham myself. So why bother? I mean you can setup a standard WiFi mesh network using line of site directional antennas at the same frequencies and it will be private. Not to mention there are mesh network projects out there with firmware for radios. I would rather setup something more private, but similar to your design.
@daa34174 жыл бұрын
Devin82m Your solution requires the internet to remotely access the ‘retreat’, ARDEN works independently of the internet if need be. So no mater the condition of internet service at the retreat or locally where he is, those services can still be used. When you think about it all the actual control functions are behind a password and all someone could do is see some readings not a huge security risk. On the issue of security what most people do is NOT security, just hop on shodan and try stuff with the default credentials it’s SCARY how often people simply do not change these things, the setup shown in this video is much more secure than that...
@boscou24 жыл бұрын
Wow cool ! So does all that still work when the internet is down ?
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@maxprepper91264 жыл бұрын
What happens if the retractable arm jams? EMP hardened?
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
I walk up an open it manually. Not EMP hardened.
@davidjaye7104 жыл бұрын
AWESOME..I wanna be like you when I grow up...do you have a parts list and drawings for all this?...
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
I do not have drawings.
@hxFubar4 жыл бұрын
What no auto feeder for the cat food and water? lol
@Commsprepper4 жыл бұрын
I ran out of time.
@hxFubar4 жыл бұрын
@@Commsprepper Next time. Be careful, they place will take over and not need you anymore. haha