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Tennessee Technological Network & Community · W4BWW · Est. 2025
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Tennessee Technological Network & Community
A volunteer-built, RF-linked statewide backbone for hams who want to ragchew, build, break things, and fix them. No dues. No politics. Open spectrum. Real hardware.
// Elmer the Elmers — passing real RF knowledge to the next generation
◉ LIVE · NODE 65392
9
Sites
—
Connected
65392
Hub Node
TTN NET
446.1500/446.1500 PL 88.5 · Chattanooga · WB4SKY|
53.8500/52.8500 PL 107.2 · Cookeville · K4CP|
53.7300/52.7300 PL 107.2 · Memphis · WA4ADT|
145.3300/144.7300 PL 107.2 · Middleton · KW4ME|
ALLSTARLINK HUB · NODE 65392 · HUB.TTN.RADIO|
NO DUES · NO POLITICS · OPEN TO ALL LICENSED HAMS|
TTN · EIN 41-2680033 · TN 501(c)(3)|
ELMER THE ELMERS — PASS IT ON|
446.1500/446.1500 PL 88.5 · Chattanooga · WB4SKY|
53.8500/52.8500 PL 107.2 · Cookeville · K4CP|
53.7300/52.7300 PL 107.2 · Memphis · WA4ADT|
145.3300/144.7300 PL 107.2 · Middleton · KW4ME|
ALLSTARLINK HUB · NODE 65392 · HUB.TTN.RADIO|
NO DUES · NO POLITICS · OPEN TO ALL LICENSED HAMS|
TTN · EIN 41-2680033 · TN 501(c)(3)|
ELMER THE ELMERS — PASS IT ON|
Chattanooga
WB4SKY
, TN 25ft
446.1500/446.1500PL 88.5
● LIVE
Cookeville
K4CP
Cookeville, TN 170ft
53.8500/52.8500PL 107.2
● LIVE
Memphis
WA4ADT
Memphis, TN 25ft · Grid
53.7300/52.7300PL 107.2
● LIVE
TTN
W4BWW
New Market, TN · Solar Primary
TBD
● LIVE
Beaver Ridge, Knoxville
, TN
TBD
◐ BUILD
TN
New Market, TN 120ft · Solar, Generator
TBD
◐ BUILD
Holcomb
, MS 64ft · Solar Primary
TBD
○ PLAN
Middleton
KW4ME
, TN 100ft · Solar Hybrid
145.3300/144.7300PL 107.2
○ PLAN
Sneedville
, TN 25ft
TBD
○ PLAN
Mission
The Technological Community
PILLAR 01
Elmer the Elmers
A teachers lounge for the advanced technical crowd. Preserving duplexer tuning, RF propagation, tower work, and repeater-building knowledge — the tacit stuff that goes silent key with the old guard if we don't capture it now.
PILLAR 02
Freedom to Tinker
Protecting the right of every licensed ham to experiment, break things, and build on open RF systems — without commercial gatekeeping, club politics, or a dues card to prove you belong.
PILLAR 03
Decentralized Resilience
A self-healing, outage-proof 6m backbone that routes around damage — RF-only when the internet fails. No single point of failure. No commercial dependency. Built by engineers, for engineers.
"The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." — TTN doesn't wait for permission to communicate.
Network
Phase 1 Sites — 9 Sites
| Site | Callsign | Location | Frequency | AllStar | Tower | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | WB4SKY | Chattanooga, TN | 446.1500/446.1500 PL88.5 UHF base 52.5100/52.5100 PL88.5 6m Remote | 627860 / 627861 | 25ft | ● LIVE |
| Cookeville | K4CP | Cookeville, Cookeville, TN | 53.8500/52.8500 PL107.2 | 625410 | 170ft | ● LIVE |
| Memphis | WA4ADT | Memphis, Memphis, TN Grid | 53.7300/52.7300 PL107.2 | 40245 | 25ft | ● LIVE |
| TTN | W4BWW | TTN, New Market, TN Solar Primary | 65392 / 1900 | ● LIVE | ||
| Beaver Ridge, Knoxville | Beaver Ridge, Knoxville, TN | TBD | TBD | ◐ BUILDING | ||
| TN | TN, New Market, TN Solar, Generator | TBD | TBD | 120ft Rohn 25 | ◐ BUILDING | |
| Holcomb | Holcomb, MS Solar Primary | TBD | TBD | 64ft | ○ PLANNED | |
| Middleton | KW4ME | Middleton, TN Solar Hybrid | 145.3300/144.7300 PL107.2 2m Repeater | 450320 / 450321 | 100ft | ○ PLANNED |
| Sneedville | Sneedville, TN | TBD | TBD | 25ft | ○ PLANNED |
Roadmap
Three-Phase Build
1
PHASE 01 · ACTIVE
Rapid Coverage
NOW — 2026
- TTN 501(c)(3) chartered — Tennessee nonprofit, EIN 41-2680033, Control #002066298
- W4BWW Piedmont hub operational — 4 ASL nodes, 120ft Rohn 25, solar primary, 6m/10m/2m/440
- ttn.radio portal launched — Custom PHP portal with live AMI polling, node DB, admin panel
- ARDC Phase 1 grant submitted — $55,567 requested for tower/solar/repeater hardware
- 10-15 initial 6m FM sites online — AllStar nodes + commercial Internet links
- AllScan URI201 remote base active — David Gleason URI201 v1.2 for W4BWW remote base
- Full 6m backbone linked — All Phase 1 sites interconnected via AllStarLink
- Standardized tower site agreements — Template covering liability, access, power, no-cost hosting
- Automated telemetry dashboard — Solar volts, battery %, load amps, temp — live at ttn.radio
- ARRL Foundation grant — $5,000 education grant — October deadline
2
PHASE 02
RF Linking
2026 — 2029
- Replace Internet links with RF backbone — 900MHz / 1.2 / 2.4 / 5.8GHz enterprise-grade P2P dishes
- True mesh topology — Multiple redundant paths per site, self-healing
- Digital voice interfaces — DMR bridges on major hubs — FM + M17 + DMR
- ARES / RACES coordination — TTN as recognized supplemental EmComm asset for Tennessee
- Winlink gateway integration — Select sites with Winlink capability
- ARDC Phase 2 grant application — RF backbone hardware funding
- Nashville / Middle TN link — Extend backbone west — Cumberland Plateau crossing
- Memphis corridor node — West Tennessee anchor site
- Sovereign AI nodes at each site — VLAN-isolated compute, Open WebUI, model-agnostic stack
- AREDN mesh integration — RF mesh VLAN per site, Proxmox VM router bridges to AREDN
3
PHASE 03
Zero Internet
2029+
- Zero commercial Internet dependency — Every link is dedicated Part-97 RF. No ISP required
- Adaptive mesh rerouting — Outage-proof — ARDEN or HAMWan integration
- Statewide + regional coverage — 6m analog + DMR/digital. Every county reachable
- Open to all licensed amateurs — No dues for basic access — core principle maintained
- Elmer program — training curriculum — Elmer the Elmers — build infrastructure that teaches
- Annual TTN hamfest / buildathon — Community gathering + hands-on build event
Team
100+ Years Combined RF Experience
W4BWW
Bobby Whitaker
TN
📍 New Market, TN
Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech. TWRA Radio Tech. Runs the Piedmont hub — 120ft Rohn 25, solar primary, 4 ASL nodes. Driving force behind TTN infrastructure!
Site: TN · TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
KW
KW4ME
Eric Pullen
Middleton
📍 Middleton, TN
Software developer and AllStar node operator. Leading Middleton solar and 6m build. Building sovereign AI infrastructure independently.
Site: Middleton · TTN · ASL: 450321 450320 65392 1900
WB
WB4SKY
Sam DeLay
Chattanooga
📍 Chattanooga, TN
Licensed Professional Engineer. TVA Solar and Strategic Research (ret.). Disaster response experience. Chattanooga remote base host.
Site: Chattanooga · TTN · ASL: 627861 627860 65392 1900
KC2CBD
Dale Miller
Cookeville
📍 Cookeville, TN
Site: Cookeville · TTN · ASL: 625410 65392 1900
WA
WA4ADT
Danny Efnor
Memphis
📍 Memphis, TN
Long-time repeater trustee and 6m AllStarLink group operator. Deep institutional knowledge. Memphis area expansion lead.
Site: Memphis · TTN · ASL: 40245 65392 1900
KE
KE4WX
Mike Honeycutt
Sneedville
📍 Sneedville, TN
Retired electrical engineer. Remote base host and site lead. Mentoring new builders joining the TTN project.
Site: Sneedville · TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
KB
KB4REC
Joe Meighan
Beaver Ridge, Knoxville
📍 Knoxville, TN
Established repeater trustee on Beaver Ridge. Former TN Wing Commander, Civil Air Patrol USAF Auxiliary.
Site: Beaver Ridge, Knoxville
K5
K5VD
Vaughn Doerner
Holcomb
📍 Holcomb, MS
Millwright and field engineer. Mississippi site lead with solar primary system expertise.
Site: Holcomb
KI
KI4IIV
Frank Collins
TTN
Site: TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
KK
KK4GGK
Daniel Headlee
TTN
Site: TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
N2
N2KEJ
Steve Turner
TTN
Site: TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
W5
W5DJR
David Manuel
TTN
Site: TTN · ASL: 65392 1900
AllStar 65392 · New Market TN
No membership. No dues. A valid license and a radio. Connect from anywhere via AllStarLink node HUB.TTN.RADIO.