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Hack Weekend 2015

Hack Weekend 2015

Aim

A weekend where the UKHASnet community come together to push forward the development of the network - the aim is to have a particular focus to work towards. The most popular projects appear to be where we create a link between two places using self-sufficient repeater nodes.
Suggested aims
- Link Southampton to Isle of Wight
- New Forest Bridge

Details

Location - Southampton
- Chosen due to focus of people working on UKHASnet projects
- currently looking for possible venues, need to allow soldering/3d printing
Date - TBD
- ideally in the summer with max solar for nodes and good weather for field work

Timetable

Saturday - building and construction
Sunday - Field testing, installing nodes, and by the evening establishing the link.

Suggested aims

Southampton -> Isle of Wight

Installation of nodes down the solent e.g. at Southampton Sailing Club
Allows range testing over water
Will probably need directional antennas

Possible node sites would need to ask
- Southampton Sailing Club
- Calshot Activities Centre
- Cowes (IofW)
Would need to get permission to install the nodes, as hopefully they are self sufficient and unobtrusive there shouldn't be any problems

New Forest Bridge

Create a link from Southampton to Bournemouth
Would need multiple nodes in the New Forest
Would need to get permission from the Forestry Commission
- Go via educational team, would be collecting data, perhaps downlink to visitors centre
- Would probably need prototype nodes in advance to get permission

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