[HamWAN PSDR] Mikrotik DynaDish 5 + Beacon Hill

Darcy Buskermolen darcyb at gmail.com
Fri Aug 23 10:22:14 PDT 2019


we do short shots, (~5 miles) with both DISC and SXT's which have really
small install profiles

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:01 AM j sweeney <jms at swny.io> wrote:

> That .2 mile shot might be an interesting opportunity to try out a
> Mikrotik LDF 5 if you want a deployment that is a bit stealthier / looks
> more like a standard satellite TV setup.
>
> https://mikrotik.com/product/rbldf_5nd
>
>
>
> On 23 Aug 2019, at 09:41, Jake Visser <visser.jacob at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the confirmation Doug – much appreciated.
>
> Yeah the international version is a tad hard to get here it seems… Baltic
> Networks stocks it – and its cheaper than amazon right now, but with
> shipping it wont get here before I head off on a trip… so its going to be a
> couple weeks till I can get it up it seems.  The one I ordered off amazon
> is going back today (advertised as international, opened the box and its
> -us).
>
> I might actually order a couple… according to haywhatsthat, I have LOS to
> Cap Park (although trees might be an issue..), Haystack (although its
> 30miles), and Baldi (35miles…) as well as a 0.2mile clear shot to Beacon.
> Ill see what I can get connected to here 😊
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org>
> *Sent: *Thursday, August 22, 2019 11:42 PM
> *To: *Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Mikrotik DynaDish 5 + Beacon Hill
>
> Beacon is fully operational on all sectors.
>
> The DynaDish is a great option particularly with your clear line of sight,
> but be sure you purchase the international version so that you can access
> the amateur frequencies we use on the sectors.
>
> We may get back to you on the peering option...
>
> -Doug-
>
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:25 PM Jake Visser <visser.jacob at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> So I just moved into a new place on Beacon Hill and looking setup a link
> to Hamwan. I have clear LOS to Beacon Hill apartments from my radio tower,
> where it looks like there might be some sectors… so 2 questions:
>
>
>
>    1. Are the sectors on Beacon Hill live? – the website indicates they
>    might be under construction?
>    2. Mikrotik DynaDish 5 – its on the recommended hardware list (and
>    would be my preference), but the spec sheet says it tops out at 5875MHz;
>    while the config on the website shows use up to 5920 (with the lowest being
>    5880). So… datasheet wrong by chance? Or should I just be looking at using
>    something else.
>
>
> I have a hytera rd622i here that will probably be my next project.. so
> hoping to get it up online and use HamWAN as a backup link to PNW Digital’s
> servers [also have my own peering and a few other things here that I am
> happy to contribute to the cause if its wanted/needed -
> https://bgp.he.net/AS396388
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>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Jake
> KJ7IKM
>
>
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