I have been using the Wigle Android app for a while now but wanted to build a Kali/Raspberry/Kismet device. I have a spare Raspberry Pi3B and GPS unit so just needed a battery pack and some USB WiFi dongles.
First attempts were recorded to USB memory stick but later replaced by configuring the device as an access point and using SSL to login and retrieve files.
Bit more work today tinkering and tiding up the flight cases.
I have replaced and combined the Radio Cabinet and the Radio Bag with flight cases.
The cabinet took up a lot of space and was near impossible to move around due to weight. I can now divide the equipment, and weight, up into several flight cases. Change is frequent and its now a lot easier to move the cases around and modify the configurations etc.
The current three sections are Mesh, Radio and Network. “Mesh” at the top has the AREDN Node and the Raspberry Pi Servers and the Mesh Mikrotik Router. “Radio” in the middle has the SIMOCO radios and the Yeasu FT-857D. “Network” at the bottom has the Main Mikrotik Router, the Dev Servers and the switches.
I have switched off nearly everything locally. Disappears as soon as aerial is disconnected so isn’t internal or coming through the power lines. Arrrgh !
Not as easy as I first thought receiving NOAA images. Going to need more fiddling I think.
Needed a new, bigger hole in the ceiling to feed the many new coax cables through to the loft.
No more do I have to poke coax through the ceiling and then solder the plugs back on !
Just need to remove the old coax runs and fill the smaller holes.
Power terminals fitted. The thinking is that Anderson connectors can be disconnected from the PSUs and then plugged in to the battery leads for off grid use.
Going to need some sort of cable management out the back here.
The mic holder fits quite well here I think. I really like the layout of it all.
Currently they are just meshing with the node in my truck.
Replaced the firmware on a couple of Ubiquity Nano Stations with the latest AREDN software.
I needed a go box of mesh stuffs that could be deployed quickly and contain some PIs, an access point and an AREDN node.
I am quite fond of the Really Useful Box series and have a number of them with project parts and tools in etc. So I choose a 9L box to try and fit some bits in.
AREDN MESH node boxed up with a couple of PIs. One VoIP Server and one Intranet/File Server. Space for one more coming.
Also includes a Wi-Fi access point. The Mikrotik RouterBoard is running The Dude Server and also allows some MESH to Local Network traffic routing.
I have always wanted an ammo battery box, so it was time to build one. Requirements were a volt meter, USB charging socket and connections for radios etc.
