Welcome to the Arizona Mesh Organization Home Page.
Here you will find information about our club, meetings, weekly net and how to join via Ham Club Online...
Here you will find information about our club, meetings, weekly net and how to join via Ham Club Online...
The Arizona Mesh Organization was established in September of 2019 and by December of that same year we had been granted our 501 (c) (3) non-profit status and became incorporated.
Our history goes back to around 2016, when Steve Estes KB7KWK and Larry Fort AB7C started talking about Broadband Ham-net (BBHN). They started with a few Linksys routers and some waterproof boxes and established a connection at about four miles. Later on John Groseclose WX4LTG who lives in Scottsdale and was about fifteen miles away was able to connect to Steve. Not long after this they heard about the group in Austin Texas and Ubiquiti WIFI equipment and the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN).
Arizona Mesh Organization is a group of Arizona Amateur Radio Operators. Our mission is to build an effective Off-Grid Mesh Network, using it to benefit our communities through public service. Our goals for the network are to be able to assist as needed with public service events and emergency communications; Furthering the community's education in the areas of amateur radio and mesh networking and assisting with the advancement of technology, and of course socialization. 2020 has proven that being able to stay socially connected, while still remaining socially distant has become increasingly important and brings us up to December of 2020. Arizona Mesh has grown to 51 club members, 141 nodes with 310 links and rapidly growing.
We would love to have you join us and it's a lot of fun! Please see the contact and meeting sections below for more information on Joining the Arizona Mesh Organization and Best Wishes in 2021.
Board Meetings: Are held on the First Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM via "Zoom Meeting". They run approximately two hours. If you would like to attend one of our board meetings please contact the AMO Club President at least 24 hours prior to the meeting for the Zoom information: president@arizonamesh.org
Club meetings: Are held on the Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Due to Covid-19 and restrictions here in Arizona, our club meetings are being held via "Zoom Meeting". If Your not a member please contact the AMO Club President for the Zoom information: president@arizonamesh.org
AMO Mesh Weekly Nets: Are held on the other Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM on the Superstition ARC linked repeaters: 147.120 and 449.600 and the WB7TJD- L Echolink node.
Are you interested in learning more about the AMO / SuperARC Mesh Information Network and what we are doing? Then Check out the information below:
The Arizona Mesh Organization has moved our mail list over to Google Groups. We also combined our effort with the Superstition ARC. This allows you to control how you receive your email. Not a member? The process to Subscribe or Unsubscribe is very easy for you to control.
Your Pay Pal Receipt is your record for your Donations...
Metro Phoenix Mesh Radio Group is provided to share information on the Amateur Radio use of microwave mesh networks in the greater
Phoenix, AZ area. We are currently supporting BBHN and AREDN firmware using OLSR routing on both 2.4 and 5.8 GHz.
radio nodes.
Download and Check out the AMO Club Flyer. Lots of input from the Officers and Board Members went into writing this document. Revised December 6th, 2020
Download Arizona Mesh Organization Flyer
This is partly why we should all be getting our FEMA CERTS. It will certainly help in the future: Former FEMA Administrator Advocates Using Mesh Networks for Disasters
Former Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, KK4INZ, encouraged the use of mesh networking to help empower volunteers during natural disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires. During a keynote at the International Wireless Communications Expo's (IWCE) Virtual Event, Fugate noted "By building these types of networks, you can put people back into communication and put people to work where they're needed." He encouraged public safety agencies to work with local amateur radio groups and commercial providers to create solutions that can build these mesh networks when the main network goes down. [See the August 2020 issue of the ARES Letter for a story on how mesh networking is gaining traction in Ohio - Ed.] .-- FEMA Disaster Emergency Communications News Clippings and Topics of Interest Vol. 9 Issue 16, August 16-31, 2020.
For those of you that are interested in participating in the various public service events or in emergency situations, most groups like the Maricopa Emergency Communications Group & the Red Cross require you to have certain FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) certifications. Everyone who is interested in taking these classes will need to first establish their own FEMASID number, which you can get from the link below:
