[HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and feasibility of link from my QTH

Thu Aug 27 22:04:06 PDT 2020

You might want to check and see about this? Any obstructions including
trees will poor to no signal.

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On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:58 PM Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ) <
km6isj at jefflaplante.com> wrote:

> Thank you all for the help. It looks like I can make a link work from my
> place to Blyn. I'll order the antenna and radio.
>
> [image: hamwan_Blyn_to_km6isj.png]
> Jeff
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:12 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week
>>
>> https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:54 PM James Betteley <jabetteley at msn.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you to the group. I’ll get at this.
>>>
>>> Jim - N7ING
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Justin Roberts <w6udf at snars.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> As someone who recently purchased the hardware and got a node online, I
>>> purchased the router and radome via amazon. The shipper for the antenna was
>>> scheduled to take upwards of a month. I managed to find it for a little bit
>>> more on eBay with free priority shipping from Lithuania.
>>>
>>> The configuration Doug sent is very easy and straightforward to follow.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> First you need confirm you have line of site access to one of the
>>>> HamWAN sectors (as discussed in this thread).  If you have that access, you
>>>> will need your own client dish:
>>>>
>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html
>>>> and a way of mounting it.
>>>> Finally, you will need to configure it:
>>>>
>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Doug-
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:26 PM James Betteley <jabetteley at msn.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Doug. I’ve been a subscriber for some time. Watching, listening
>>>>> since being active on packet in the late 80’s thru 2001. I live in Port
>>>>> Ludlow where I would use The PTN node to connect to the digital world. That
>>>>> node doesn’t seem to be there any longer.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you advise how I can gain connectivity to a node in your network
>>>>> and thus access a bbs for mail?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim N7ING
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We would need your precise address/location to plot line of site vs.
>>>>> obstructions to one of the northern cell sites (Blyn, Lookout,
>>>>> SnoDEM(Paine)).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You can do this yourself using
>>>>> http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html, to map the path from your
>>>>> house to one of those sites.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We need to update the Sites page to have the cell site coordinates for
>>>>> you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°,
>>>>> -122.244374°) on a 150ft tower
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Blyn: 48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Lookout: (I don't have this location)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -Doug-, KD7DK
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <jeff at jefflaplante.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm interested in setting up a new node at my QTH. I would like some
>>>>>> help in determining if my home has a feasible link. I'm in the North
>>>>>> Arlington/Stanwood area. If it is feasible I'll buy the equipment necessary.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for you time,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jeff (KM6ISJ)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Jamie Owens
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Thanks,
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