[HamWAN PSDR] Questions from a newbie

[Randy Neals]

Hi Ross,

>From Bellevue the following 3 sites are most likely.
Open each of these, and click on your QTH. You'll get a path profile which
you are likely familiar with given the graphic in your original email.

Capitol Park
*https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=B8G29LXE
<https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=B8G29LXE>*


*Beacon Tower**https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=BPKMEXHJ
<https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=BPKMEXHJ>*


*Haystack Mountain*


*https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=N5H8KX61
<https://www.heywhatsthat.com/?view=N5H8KX61>Randy, W3RWNBurien, WA*

On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 12:57 PM Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
wrote:

> Ross,
>
> The Capitol Park install is on top of an 11 story building, so the actual
> figure is probably closer to 150’, though I don’t have a precise figure
> handy.
>
> That said, line of sight is quite critical. Some bushes or a tree or two
> in the way is probably workable if the conditions would otherwise be good.
> A forest, buildings or landforms in the way are a serious problem.
>
> At 9 miles away, that 50’ on the Capitol Park side probably isn’t going to
> make a huge difference to your models. So you’ll want what height you can
> get.
>
> I could be mistaken, but I believe Tom ran the coverage models assuming
> the dish goes on the roof of a 2 story house, which explains you seeing
> some coverage.
>
> Nigel
>
> On Jun 19, 2019, at 12:37, Ross Sponholtz <rsponholtz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
> I’m interested in joining the PSDR as a client node, but have a couple of
> questions:
>
>    1. Does anyone know how high above the ground the Capitol Park antenna
>    is? I assumed 100 feet for the below.
>    2. I live in Bellevue, and a small area around my house is light red
>    in the coverage diagram.  Looking athttp://wisp.heywhatsthat.com, it
>    says I need to be 22 feet above the ground to get LOS to capital park. How
>    accurate would you consider this?  Would it be pointless for me to try to
>    set this up if I can’t get up that high? I realize that putting up an
>    antenna/hardware would really tell me this, but I’m somewhat reluctant to
>    invest in the hardware if my chances of success are low.  I suppose I could
>    always create a portable setup if all else fails.<image001.png>
>
>
>
>    1. Are there any other tower locations that would be better for me to
>    look at?  It looks like beacon hill and east tiger won’t work at all.  Any
>    others coming online soon?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Ross Sponholtz
> N9TGX
>
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