Phone home

ET phone home. Or in this case HAMs from the JLPVA ARC (Jerry L Pettis Veterans hospital
radio club.) The HAM radio club at the Loma Linda veterans hospital, has been working on
a project to get voice over ip phone system set up.

Finnaly, it is being put into use in the VA Radio room. This VOIP system or "mesh" system, was set up by the clubs technical advisor Larry Anderson W6LAR.

Mesh network consists of a didgital phone, wireless router, and a dish antenna. With that you can
set up your own private network.

The Loma Linda VA radio club has links set up in the radio room at the hospital, as well as 3
other members houses. To use the system you have to have it set up on the other end.

Once set up you can do everything from make phone calls to go on the internet all with minimal
cost. In order to use the mesh system, you have to be licensed as an amature radio
operater.

When all else fails this system is able to continue working to get communications through. For more information regarding The Loma Linda VA Radio Club or the mesh network, contact Larry Anderson W6LAR on the 445.340 repeater.