¶ San Luis Obispo AREDN Mesh Wiki
The San Luis Obispo (SLO) Mesh offers a resilient, high speed digital communications network that is run by licensed ham radio operators. The mesh can be used to support existing emergency communication systems and add increased capabilities and services for the San Luis Obispo Emergency Communications Council (SLOECC) Communications Facilities, local volunteer amateur radio operators, and other users of the mesh. The mesh is setup as a regional Intranet, capable of providing many IP based service that you might find on the internet but in a local, offline format, with the ability to be connected to the internet for long range connections as needed.
Many of the links below redirect to the San Francisco Bay Area Mesh Web Site, as there are several well written guides and resources already available on that wiki.
This Wiki is dedicated to help document the technical details of the SLO County AREDN Mesh (AREDN805).
¶ Goals
- Education, Research & Mentorship of the Amateur Radio Community on digital network technologies.
- Reliable, fault-tolerant networks that support multiple simultaneous applications for drills and disaster situations
- Scalable network that allows for current userbase and future growth and expansion
¶ Getting Started
- Getting Started with AREDN
- Maps - San Luis Obispo County AREDN nodes and the connections between them
- Radios - Which radio should I buy?
- Videos - Helpful videos
- Additional Resources
¶ Backbone Access Sites
The following is a list of sites hosting backhaul and sector access points that can be used to access the network via RF. Select the site closest to you to view coverage maps and frequency information nearest you. If your area is not yet covered please contact [email protected] for more information. There may be alternative methods to get you connected to the mesh, or we may be able to help add additional coverage in that area.
- Williams Hill - Bradley
- Ranchita - San Miguel
- W6RR Radio Ranch - Paso Robles
- Tassajara Peak - Atascadero
- Cuesta Peak - SLO/Santa Margarita
- Clark Valley - Los Osos
- Pismo Heights - Pismo
- Tepusquet Peak - Santa Maria
- Union Square Plaza - Santa Maria
- Orcutt Hill West - Nipomo
- Harris Grade East - Orcutt
- Gravel Peak - Lompoc
- Santa Yenez Peak - Santa Barbara
¶ Services on Mesh
¶ SLO PBX
There is a PBX currently hosted at Clark Valley (Los Osos). More details can be found at SLOPBX
¶ Cameras
There is a camera server currently hosted at Gravel Peak where one can view current snapshots and today/yesterdays time-lapse footage. More details can be found at AREDN-Cameras
¶ Monitoring
There is a Grafana network monitoring instance currently hosted at Clark Valley (Los Osos). More details can be found at SLO-Grafana
¶ Messaging
There is a Mattermost Chat server currently hosted at Clark Valley (Los Osos). More details can be found at SLO-Mattermost
¶ AllStarLink Repeater Linking
There are several repeaters that are currented linked via AllStarLink/Asterisk via the AREDN network. More details can be found at SLO-ASL
¶ Winlink Packet
The network currently supports Winlink packet capability over TCP/IP. More details can be found at SLO-Winlink
¶ Communications
- Slack
- Discord
- Telegram
- Email: [email protected]
¶ Some Other Notable Meshes
- North Bay Mesh
- South County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (SCARES)
- Southern California Mesh
- MDARC Mesh Network
- Willamette Valley Mesh
- Rhode Island Emergency Mesh Network
¶ Neighboring Microwave Networks
¶ Historic Networks
¶ AREDN Links
¶ Non-Profit
The San Luis Obispo County Mesh is made possible thanks in part to several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations: