Our Community Supporters
Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated thanks the many organizations for their support of the community wireless network including:
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Thirty4 Interactive
APANA, Adelaide
BETTONG.org
Carrick Hill
Community Information Strategies Australia Inc
Internode Systems
Disability SA - Highgate Park
Linux SA
Parkside Primary School
SA Group Enterprises Inc
Smartwave Wireless & Computer Services
South Australian Packet Users Group SAPUG
South Coast Amateur Radio Club Inc
State Emergency Service - South Australia Enfield Organization
Terrapages
UniSA
The Mawson Centre
The City of Salisbury
The Wireless Institute of Australia
If your organization or business would like to support Air-Stream please e-mail
Affiliated Member to the WIA
More great news for members in 2006…
Members will be pleased to know that our application for affiliated membership to the Wireless Institute of Australia has been accepted and our certificate of affiliation is expected to arrive soon. See information on their website at http://www.wia.org.au/
New WIA Website
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has a new look website with a number of new and useful features including:
- A public information section "Discover Amateur Radio"
- Event calendar
- Bookshop
- WIA affiliated radio club information
APANA
APANA
The Australian Public Access Network Association Inc. (http://sa.apana.org.au or http://sa.apana.air-stream.wan) is a non-profit hobby group for people with a technical interest in networking and maintaining computer networks. Although not an ISP, APANA provides Internet connectivity for its members. As well, APANA has a connection into the Air-Stream wireless network and operates the North Terrace node.
See APANA's wireless setup page
dorkbotadelaide is comming soon...
Local Adelaide mail lists
music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo
dorkbotadelaide-announce = An announcement list for dorkbot-adelaide
dorkbotadelaide-blabber = A discussion list for dorkbot-adelaide
Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club
The Club is small but quite an active group of licensed amateur radio operators. The Club meets twice a month, once for a business meeting and the second meeting is for technical discussion on a specific subject or simply a social chat. In addition there are two "on-air" meetings each month in which members and others call in on a net frequency in one or other of the amateur bands for chat. Why not visit their website...
New Partnership Forged
A new partnership has been forged between Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club (EARC) and Air-Stream Wireless Inc.
On Wednesday 17th January two Air-Stream committee members, Chris Cichon and Paul Ridley, attended an EARC technical meeting as their guest speakers.
The goal of the presentation was to introduce and launch the Air-Stream Network. Along with this launch Chris and Paul explained how the Air-Stream network and can be accessed by EARC members. They also challenged the EARC to think of creative ways their club could further use the Air-Stream network.
The presentation included:
- What is Air-Stream Wireless Inc
- An Overview of the EARC Access Point and where it fits into the Air-Stream Wireless network.
- Air-Stream provided services
- Future network expansion plans
- Questions
- Offical switch on of the EARC PC and network link
One EARC member asked how they may go about securely accessing their home network services from the EARC site. The solution given was to obtain an old PC at their home built containing FOSS to create a router and VPN server. The server would then be connected into their home network and then connected to an Air-Stream access point.
After the presentation everyone moved into the Radio Room next door where EARC was presented with
a computer for its members to explore the Air-Stream Network. This PC was donated by memebers of Air-Stream Wireless Inc and included a wireless access point, CD burner and 17" CRT monitor.
Only Milliwatts instead of Watts
Over the past year the Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club (EARC) call sign VK5LZ have been helping to expand community wireless networks for use by not-for-profit community groups, disability organisations, the open source community and local people on the licence free public park spectrum 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz.
Although the Amateur Radio Club is licensed to transmit at much higher power levels at these frequencies they have choosen to run low power 802.11a & b wireless LAN equipment, enabling the club to participate as an Access Point Node at their site on the Elizabeth Water Tower.
The aim of the community network is empower communities and help bridge the digital divide, by providing very low cost non-profit wireless networks where people can easily share IT resources and communicate.
The Water Tower AP at Elizabeth is back on the boil
The Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club (EARC) call sign VK5LZ has their main repeater and club located at a 45 metre high water tower in Elizabeth. Work is now back on the boil to install a BGP Router and 802.11b APs and also establish high speed 802.11a Backbones to Northfield, Uleybury and Para Hills.
For information about the project, connecting up or being involved contact our northern project team Chris Cichon or Ryan Roberts.
More information about: the Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club
MAGIC2010
At our August meeting we where fortunate to have Professor David Powers talk about an exciting world robotics competition being held here in Adelaide.
Flinders University in the MAGIC 2010 Challenge
A consortium led by Flinders University with the support of leading defence contractor Thales is one of only six (and the only team from Australia) to have been short-listed for the final from an international field to take part in a global war games challenge.
Sponsored by the US and Australian Departments of Defence, the Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge, or MAGIC 2010, aims to develop super-smart robots that can work together to complete a task that involves multiple robots working together to accurately reconnoitre an urban environment, identifying and neutralising targets such as mines or improvised explosive devices.
TerraPages
Air-Stream Wireless will begin working with TerraPages to develop a new node and IP database for the wireless community providing detailed street level map information and directions.
This is a very exciting opportunity as TerraPages is a leading Australian Web Mapping company who deliver innovative and integrated map solutions via online Web interfaces.
Their Powerful TerraPages server platforms will deliver fast online maps and geospatial services direct to our Web site and designated APs across Adelaide.
For more information visit the website at terrapages.com
The Australian Network for Art and Technology
The Australian Network for Art and Technology brokers the synthesis between art and culture, science and technology.
ANAT the peak network and advocacy body for media artists working in screen, sound, installation, performance, literary and networked arenas; creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, innovation, research and development both nationally and internationally. Please visit their website for more information http://www.anat.org.au/
Call for public wireless new media project proposals
Applications close Friday 26th May 2006
The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) has been commissioned by the Adelaide City Council to investigate creative ways to make use of wireless technology in public spaces. An opportunity exists to develop a project with an emphasis on interactive and engaging uses of wireless technology.
ANAT is now seeking brief project proposals from artists of all disciplines as individuals or collaborations. ANAT is particularly interested in projects that provide opportunities for direct interaction with the audience, and encourage exploration and discovery of public space.
Submissions will be assessed competitively with three short listed proposals to be awarded a fee of $200 each. In consultation with the artist(s), one proposal will form the basis of an application to fund the development and presentation of a project. Unsuccessful proposals will be returned to the artist(s).
Please email to receive an Artist’s Brief with more details. Proposals must be submitted by Friday 26th May.
For examples of recent wireless projects and general wireless information please see links at: anat-thinktank.blogspot.com/
Wireless Networking Arts Think Tank Tuesday 2nd May
ANAT has set up a blog and has gathered some background information on other wireless projects, wireless organisations and general wireless info.
Please see: http://anat-thinktank.blogspot.com/
Event: http://www.air-stream.org.au/art_thing_tank
The Entertainment Technology Center
At the entertainment technology center they train artists, engineers and producers by putting them in pressure situations where they can learn how to work with others.
Students learn that they are not the king of the hill, that their skills are best exploited when people from other disciplines are present to put together a much bigger and much more ambitious project than they could do with a single discipline team.
The Serval Project
At our July members meeting we where very privileged to have Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen as our guest speaker to talk to us about his exciting new project using off-the-shelf smart phones that operate on an open source platform called Android and yes it uses wireless too.
This mobile platform has allowed for the integration of Asterisk and wireless mesh systems used in the Village Telco Project with Paul's own software, DNA (‘Distributed Numbering Architecture’) to create the Batphone an exciting, revolutionary new concept that will change the way we view communications.
Thirty4 Interactive - Thank You
Our thanks go Thirty4 Interactive who through their generosity and support of Air-Stream Wireless have donated a server and are providing an opportunity for hosting and experimental peering.
Thirty4 Interactive is an exciting new business model with a unique approach to solving business needs through a full range of IT business services including reliable collocation, website design and online marketing systems.