[Commotion-discuss] Geting funding for a wireless mesh project

[sp2ong at wp.pl]

Hi,

I will be following with this subject because we have starting built Mesh
network base on openwrt and olsrd v1 for hamradio in Poland. We have use
Mikrotik RB411, RB112, TP-Link WR740, Ubiquiti like Nanostation2, M2 and
WA5210G.

We have in a few cities running small local mesh networks. Distances
average between nodes are about 1 - 3  and more kms.

We use frequency below 2400 Mhz where we have our bandplan for hamradio and
we can use channel width 5 or 10 Mhz.

But we have observer low speed in transfer for example in many cases we
have 250 kBs  in hwmode 11G between 1 hop nodes

We have try tune wireless parameter like distance (ACK Time), RTS, Frag but
without big improvement

It will be nice to read any advice and suggestion.   We have try use
internal antenna in Ubiquiti devices but we have try use external like
yagi, Biquads, AMOS (sector home made antenna
http://www.qsl.net/yu1aw/ANT_VHF/Amos_Ant/amos_antennas.htm )


 Best regards

Waldek

2015-05-27 21:54 GMT+02:00 <dpeel at vtlink.net>:

> We're working on a pilot wireless mesh project in a downtown low income
> area in a small town in northern Vermont. We're doing pretty well with our
> own resources so far including some donated equipment, but if we are to
> involve very many residents we will need more money to provide free routers
> as most people here are not able to afford it themselves. We've thought
> about becoming a non-profit but that looks really complicated! We also
> thought about looking for an organization that is already a non-profit
> under which we could work to apply for grants. Or we could try
> crowdfunding? Does anybody have any insights or suggestions? Thanks--Diane
>
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