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There could be a central transmitter to cover campus, with mesh nodes used around campus as just receivers, but coverage could then be filled in with mesh nodes around homes.
There could be a central transmitter to cover campus, with mesh nodes used around campus as just receivers, but coverage could then be filled in with mesh nodes around homes.
A central server would detect CTCSS, using this to trigger the transmitters, and would mix all CTCSS-present audio streams.


== Mesh Nodes ==
== Mesh Nodes ==


Pi!
Pi!
=== Option 1: Using RTL-SDRs ===


1st antenna -> rtl-sdr -> rtl_fm -> audio streaming to central server
1st antenna -> rtl-sdr -> rtl_fm -> audio streaming to central server


audio from central server -> PWM TX -> 2nd antenna
audio from central server -> PWM TX -> 2nd antenna
=== Option 2: Using soundcards + Baofengs ===
baofeng -> soundcard -> audio streaming to central server
audio from central server -> soundcard -> baofeng

Latest revision as of 23:55, 2 May 2015

This is a draft of a Mesh Repeater Idea.

There could be a central transmitter to cover campus, with mesh nodes used around campus as just receivers, but coverage could then be filled in with mesh nodes around homes.

A central server would detect CTCSS, using this to trigger the transmitters, and would mix all CTCSS-present audio streams.

Mesh Nodes

Pi!

Option 1: Using RTL-SDRs

1st antenna -> rtl-sdr -> rtl_fm -> audio streaming to central server

audio from central server -> PWM TX -> 2nd antenna

Option 2: Using soundcards + Baofengs

baofeng -> soundcard -> audio streaming to central server

audio from central server -> soundcard -> baofeng