BCWARN is the British Columbia Wireless Amateur Radio Network. We are currently constructing a wireless data network to link amateur radio groups, EOC's and ESS organizations in communities around British Columbia. The network ultimately connects these groups by way of Pactor3 data on HF radio, vhf/uhf packet radio, D-Star digital voice and data and high speed microwave data links.
The BCWARN infrastructure includes and supports:
Electronic Mail via WinLink (over 2.4ghz microwave, AX.25 packet radio and Pactor3)
D-Star Digital voice and data
VoiceOverIP using Asterisk private branch exchange (PBX) open source telephony switching technology
- File sharing
- Remote printing and facsimile
Video conferencing & instant messaging
- General commodity internet access (just like at home or work...)
BCWARN currently has affiliation with a number amateur radio organizations in the lower mainland including but not limited to:
VECTOR / E-Comm / City of Vancouver - http://www.vector.comm.sfu.ca/
Vancouver Coastal Health - Emergency Communications - http://www.vch.ca/
Telephone Pioneers Amateur Radio Club / Telus - http://www.tparc.org/
NWARC / City of New Westminster - http://www.nwarc.org
Burnaby RCMP / City of Burnaby / BARC - http://www.ve7bar.org
Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club / City of Coquitlam - http://www.ve7scc.com
Port Coquitlam Emergency Preparedness Communications / City of Port Coquitlam - http://www.epcom.ca/
British Columbia Frequency Modulation Association - http://www.bcfmca.bc.ca
BCWARN Components
Voice-over-IP Telephony
Recent Activities
SFUtoSSI Our latest long path test from Mount Bruce on Salt Spring Island to Burnaby Mountain was a success. Take a look at the short video showing just how well and how fast this link performed.
SFUtoSeymour From SFU (the root node) to the Wi-Lan repeater on Seymour Mtn and beyond. -- In this case V. Island
Network_Working_Group The Network Working group has been carrying out regular meetings to discuss and plan network developments.
