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    • Bullet on 24 dB antenna can reach LGH from San Jose Water EOC. Permanent install is being arranged/scheduled.
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    What is SVWUX?

    SVWUX is a non-profit group in Silicon Valley for enthusiasts of data networking using wireless technologies, providing a forum for discussion and innovation. It is a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the South Bay Community Network, Inc., a California non-profit corporation.

    Current projects include establishing an IP-based Emergency Wireless Network (SCEWN) in Santa Clara County, providing Internet access at the LinuxPicnic, and assisting Stratofox with deploying a communications network in Nevada.

    How do I get involved?

    There are two public forums where you can start to get involved in SVWUX: the monthly meeting and mailing lists. You can also meet SVWUX members and ask questions in the IRC chat or any SBAY Pizza meeting.

    photo: SVWUX and San Jose RACES members test connectivity from the SJ EOC to the SVWUX Los Gatos Wi-Fi repeater


    Recently-modified pages

    See the topic list or full index for a list of all the pages.

    Results from SVWUX web retrieved at 21:19 (Local)

    SVWUX Wireless Network Topology Topology The EWN will be a long range 802.11b/g/n broadband terrestrial microwave network connecting service nodes such as EOC's and ...
    Layer 0 2 Deployment Equipment build out of the EWN. If you have any of the following surplus that you care to contribute (501c3) to the project, please contact Andrew ...
    Quick Info Box This SVWUX news box is intended to be included in other pages. Quick Info Next Meeting Thursday, June 10 @ 7:30pm Location: Electric ...
    a Network Link in Google Earth Two Hospitals.kml: Point your network link to this file. AndrewBrown 2010 05 14
    SVWUX E mail Lists These are SVWUX's e mail lists. The SBAY User Code of Conduct applies to all discussion. User subscribable lists SVWUX The SVWUX discussion list ...
    What EWN means to RACES ARES/RACES drills quickly teach an appreciation for efficient traffic handling. Net control operators routinely sing songs of happiness when ...
    Contact All new contact with SVWUX should be initiated through Craig Anderson who will forward as needed to the appropriate officer. Officers Elected officers ...
    Points for further discussion: We are using a COTS approach to technology development and integration. We want to use very cheap hardware (and lots of it) to provide ...
    Craig Anderson's To Do List This is to keep track of all the things that have been left for him to do so he doesn't have to sort through all his emails trying to figure ...
    Santa Clara City EOC to Layer 42 This page catalogs the status and todo list for our Santa Clara EOC to Layer 42 link build. (X completed Nov 17) Layer 42 Andy ...
    Craig Anderson's To Do List This is to keep track of all the things that have been left for him to do so he doesn't have to sort through all his emails trying to figure ...
    FCC Rules Purpose FCC rules and regulations are often misunderstood and misquoted. To aid in clarifying a lot of the misconceptions surrounding them in regards to ...
    Log of Connection Tests 11 November 2009 LGH to St Garage rooftop, Mountain View 18 dBi panel to identical panel, 15 miles, 18 dBm out at one end, 26 dBm at the ...
    Los Gatos Hills Site This page catalogs the status and todo list for our Los Gatos Hills repeater site. Status Our Los Gatos Hills site is on private property at ...
    California OES Alerts from EDIS SVWUX now has a mail list which forwards alerts from the California Office of Emergency Services (OES). It was already possible to ...
    What EWN means to businesses Businesses have their own contingency plans for disasters and their own means, personnel and equipment for dealing with them, often much ...
    Field Installation Began Friday, 21 August 2009, and continued through Thursday, August 27th. Layer 42 42 X Install 10' mast and antenna X Install, configure ...
    SVWUX Sponsors The following companies and individuals have generously sponsored one or more SVWUX projects through various donations or involvement: $ Layer 42 ...
    Introduction to the EWN The motivation to build an EWN comes from several directions. Select which audience you belong to for the adoption case in your realm. Amateur ...
    What EWN means to Amateur Radio Amateur Radio operators have a right to be proud of their historic contributions to emergency communications over the past century ...
    The Santa Clara Emergency Wireless Network Functional Objectives of SCEWN A. To provide wireless multi megabit IP pathways between the following, sorted by tier ...
    EWN Mission FAQ The Mission of the Santa Clara Emergency Wireless Network SCEWN What are we trying to do? Who is our customer? We have several layers of customers ...
    Wireless Resources Local Downloads Resources Resource Description ERP Calculator \ An online calculator that helps compute ERP/EIRP values ...
    Project Management How you can contribute: i. Look in Hot Zone for questions you can help answer or action items you can help complete. i. Post to the email ...
    Hands On Activity Upcoming Events TBA Ongoing Experiments are ongoing in becoming IPv6 capable and getting various services and apps working over IPv6 in preparation ...
    How to donate to SVWUX SVWUX is organized as a Special Interest Group of the South Bay Community Network, Inc, a 501(c)3 non profit California corporation. The corporation ...
    August 14, 2009 Meeting Summary Reported on results of L42 SJCEOC test and upcoming build schedule. SJCEOC has allowed us to move our current dish and future ...
    SVWUX Meeting Information Time 1st Thursdays of the month from 7:30PM to 9:30PM. The room we usually use at Google has conference call in capability. If for some ...
    Networking Resources IPv6 EWN is intended to support IPv6 as soon as possible so all nodes can be completely routable. In anticipation of that, SVWUX is advocating ...
    Making EWN Site Recommendations The EWN seeks to carefully catalog and map all site proposals so we can move on them at the most strategic place and time. This catalog ...
    Setting up a Gateway What is a gateway? In the SVWUX network design, a gateway is an end node that shares a locally connected Internet connection with other users ...
    Choice of radio technology The consensus in our meetings seems to be that we possess inadequate expertise to make an informed decision on which band or technology ...
    Network FAQ Do we need an amateur radio ("ham") licence to communicate with the EWN? No, but you really really ought to at least consult someone who does. SVWUX ...
    42 View toward SJCEOC from Layer42 rooftop. We believe it is over the building in foreground and between the two sets of trees. View towards Alum Rock ...
    Site Surveys Photos from various potential node sites to potential targets. SJCEOC to Layer 42 Layer 42 lies between the left smoke stack and the tall tree further ...
    Survey of San Jose Water tank sites Craig Anderson and Andy Brown checked out several water tower sites June 12, 2009, at Regnart Canyon, Upper North side and Alum ...
    June 11, 2009 Meeting Minutes Range Test Report: Results of last Saturday's test was discussed but already covered in a previous email, minus my lessons learned. ...
    Project Decision Log This area attempts to document the project decision ladder so that as conditions change, decision history can be reviewed and revised as appropriate ...
    SVWUX meeting 4/9/2009 Andy introduced a new meeting methodology, capturing objectives, questions, and action items Our overall objective is to be able to ...
    EWN Site Directory Active Sites Site Name Band Device dBm dBi Vector Coordinates Los Gatos Hills g Linksys OpenWRT ...
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