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MANETs: back from the dead!? The problem is not the hardware, but the software; apparently, nobody can think of a killer application.
by esafak 1y ago
MANETs: back from the dead!? The problem is not the hardware, but the software; apparently, nobody can think of a killer application.
- harporoeder 1y agoThe killer application in this case is ATAK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Team_Awareness_Kit
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- wakawaka28 1y agoIs ATAK even useful to civilians? Is it trustworthy?
- adrianpike 1y agoYes and yes, we've used it for civilian Search & Rescue in tandem with CalTopo.
- gh02t 1y agoI use it for hiking, its great.
- Yossarrian22 1y agoHow do you use it for that?
- BertoldVdb 1y agoIt is an offline moving map with very fancy marker etc support. Seems a good choice for a hiking app?
- gh02t 1y agoCan design then export routes from any geospatial tool like CalTopo, AllTrails, or even WinTAK directly to your ATAK device. Then in ATAK you can use it basically as something like AllTrails on steroids, including offline map caching, route guidance, markers, tracking etc... even geotagged photos. This can be synced across multiple devices among friends using a TAK server. It can also be used for off grid communications and tracking between hikers via something like Meshtastic, which I use fairly regularly with my partner out camping well outside of cellular coverage. ATAK is not necessarily the most intuitive UI, but it's crazy powerful for doing basically anything outdoors.
- kylixz 1y agoIf anyone wants to help make MANETs better with TAK… check out opportunities on ditto.com where the team is building crdts and using them to help enable SAR. Say Turner sent you in your application if it looks interesting. Particularly the FDE role.
- bb88 1y agoMeshtastic has been popular, but relies upon a terrible implementation of a mesh -- and it's vastly oversold on its capabilities. I understand some hams run a meshtastic repeater primarily to convince meshtastic users to become hams.
- ianburrell 1y agoLoRa has tiny bandwidth. Enough for text messaging if not too many people use it. HaLow has lots more bandwidth, 433Mbps max, which allows for proper networking. It can bridge to other networks. But the practical range is only 1km. Also, the radios are expensive while LoRa is cheap.
- nativeit 1y agoI feel like a HAM license is something of an inevitability of my future, although I don’t have any practical need for one. Catching satellite signals in my backyard is a lot of fun.
- bigfishrunning 1y agoI felt the same way a few years ago, and got my license in 2023. I still don't know why, but I don't regret it either. There is a ton to play with in that space, if you're a tinkerer I absolutely encourage you to start studying the license materials. You never know where it'll take you.
- bityard 1y agoI think most hams (myself included) are the type of people whose favorite hobby is collecting more hobbies. Plus, ham radio pairs nicely with tons of other hobbies like electronics, kit building, hiking, solar power, space weather, and (as you say) satellites. I highly recommend it.
- bb88 1y agoThe technician license is honestly "good enough" for a lot of people. Particularly now that the digital voice modes allow people to chat across countries through the internet. DMR/SystemFusion/MMDVM are things you might want to research.