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AREDN Equivalent for VHF / UHF

But in my opinion, we need an equivalent to AREDN that can operate on VHF / UHF bands. Blending some of the elements from above:

• Use our “awesome transmit power” levels, like 25 / 50 watt transmit power

• Use our ability to operate on multiple bands simultaneously, such as 50-54 MHz, 144-148 MHz, 222-225 MHz, and 440-450 MHz.

• Mesh networking, especially cross-band, such as MOP, IP400, and Net/ROM.

• Use repeater technology and coverage, such as SuperPeater.

• Achieve reasonable speeds for narrow channels such as VARA FM, up to 100 kbps such as New Packet Radio.

• Use TCP/IP (IPv4 initially, and eventually IPv6) to interoperate with AREDN.

• Universally implement AX.25 Version 2.2.

In suggesting all of the above, it seems to me that Amateur Radio needs at least one coherent, consistent, interoperable “network strategy” in the mid-2020s and beyond.

I’m going to call it ARDNET - Amateur Radio Data Network.

See Zero Retries 0250 - Networking, Networking, Networking for additional context.