@lckrohjr

that all sounds very cool, Chip. And many of those services are things I am thinking about (e.g., packet, TAK, VoIP). I may be reaching out with questions at some point.

I'm still trying to figure our the level of activity here in the Denver-Boulder area. It does not seem like there are a lot of rf nodes on the map. I may have to start with a tunnel to another node.

@orv

@bud_t Sooooo....I'm doing a talk on AREDN on 11/15/25 at the York County, PA, EMA building. I'll be talking about why we need a network, equipment, network development, and maintenance. I'm going to ask if they can record it.

I'm in the process of setting up an #AREDN network in south central Pennsylvania. I have RF nodes on Blue Mountain, three miles north of the City of Harrisburg.

My home AREDN nodes offer a lot of services. TAK (3 versions), EmComMap, TeamTalk5 for teleconference, BPQ32 connections (Packet Radio BBS), cameras, VoIP/PBX telephone services, and software repositories.

@orv is the subject matter expert on AREDN. I am using (i.e. stealing) a lot of his material for the first hour. The second half of my talk is going to be geared towards how to set up, where to set up, and why we should set up a network.

California has several good setups. Eastern Pennsylvania has and continues to build out a network. I'm working to build up central and western Pennsylvania. Maryland, DC, and Virginia hams are getting involved.

I think the biggest reason to start building out AREDN networks is built on the increasing level on internet outages. We need a separate, standalone network to support and supplement emergency management / public safety organizations.