[HamWAN PSDR] New - not connecting Tiger Mtn
Bart Kus
me at bartk.us
Mon Sep 13 09:13:52 PDT 2021
Great to hear! And if you ever want more speed, it's a simple matter of
just using a larger dish. Welcome aboard, have fun moving packets. :)
--Bart
On 9/12/2021 10:13 PM, Paul Sundquist wrote:
> SUCCESS! Connected to Haystack, sig -79, NF -121, and SNR 42-44 during
> my first adjustment from 25 miles away.
>
> Thanks everyone for all for your help. I was surprised by the
> simplicity and how quick it was to aim. Glad the precision adjuster
> was on the recommended hardware since it make adjusting easy.
>
> I’m very lucky that I can see Haystack through the small unobstructed
> view through the trees. See attached picture.
>
> Now it’s time to explore HamWAN.
>
> -Paul KK7AMW
>
>
>> On Sep 12, 2021, at 9:50 AM, Paul Sundquist <psundquist at foxhill.org
>> <mailto:psundquist at foxhill.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Bart:
>>
>> I finally figured out the hamwan map on the home page and found where
>> the "Haystack Radio Antenna Complex" is located by zooming in. Strike
>> my previous question on coordinates.
>>
>> I mapped out the path profile and it looks good. I'll have to wait
>> till the rain clears up and the roof dries to see if I can reach it.
>>
>> Fingers crossed.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 12:14 AM Paul Sundquist
>> <psundquist at foxhill.org <mailto:psundquist at foxhill.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Haystack was my plan B when I ordered the equipment. I spent a
>> lot of time looking towards Haystack with my binoculars and may
>> have a clear shot from my roof. Visually it appears I can see the
>> gap where Index, WA is located. I can see a valley by observing
>> the mountains on the north side. Further in the distance I can
>> see a glaciated mountain - potentially Glacier Peak.
>>
>> Do you have the Haystack GPS coordinates? I’ll try aiming it at
>> Haystack next.
>>
>> Thanks for your advise. Didn’t expect to learn so much about the
>> mountains visible from my house with this endeavor.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 10:57 PM Bart Kus <me at bartk.us
>> <mailto:me at bartk.us>> wrote:
>>
>> If your GPS data is correct, you may also want to try a shot
>> to Haystack. It looks possibly unobstructed to you.
>>
>> --Bart
>>
>>
>> On 9/11/2021 10:54 PM, Bart Kus wrote:
>>> I'm not sure what's going wrong, but I can verify that
>>> S3.ETiger is running and has 5 clients connected to it. I
>>> suspect you might be aiming at the towers on west tiger
>>> (47.508761°, -121.984954°) and (47.504856°, -121.971615°)
>>> whereas the HamWAN site is on east tiger (47.488172°,
>>> -121.946733°). From your picture, you should see a 3rd
>>> tower or cluster of towers further towards the right, if
>>> that is the case. Google Earth is a good tool to get a
>>> sense of the visuals, since it lets you tilt the world.
>>>
>>> --Bart
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/11/2021 4:58 PM, Paul Sundquist wrote:
>>>> New install on Squak Mountain Issaquah and unable to find
>>>> any signal on Tiger Mountain. I’m 3.5 miles away west and a
>>>> little north of the tower on Tiger.
>>>> Clear line of sight. Please validate with the tower picture
>>>> attached.
>>>>
>>>> Installed the following:
>>>> MikroTik mANT30 PA parabolic dish antenna 5GHz 30dBi
>>>> MTAD-5G-30D3-PA
>>>> Mikrotik BaseBox 5 RB912UAG-5HPnD-OUT 5GHz Outdoor Wireless
>>>> AP Gigabit USB OSL4
>>>>
>>>> Questions:
>>>> Q1) Is the antenna tower on the right in the picture the
>>>> right site?
>>>> Q2) Is the dish assembled correctly? See picture.
>>>> Q3) I was watching the signal strength on the routerboard
>>>> while running "/interface wireless scan 0”. Nothing showed
>>>> up on the terminal session and no signal strength LED’s lit
>>>> up. I moved it left to right and adjusted azimuth each time
>>>> I stopped.
>>>> Q4) How long should you wait to acquire the signal between
>>>> each time you move it?
>>>> Q5) Is there anything like the signal strength tones aiming
>>>> a DirecTV dish?
>>>> Q6) Any other ideas. My exported configuration is below and
>>>> I’ve successfully completed every step listed here:
>>>> https://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html
>>>> <https://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%0D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>> -Paul KK7AMW
>>>>
>>>> [admin at KK7AMW-Issaquah] > export
>>>> # sep/08/2021 16:57:46 by RouterOS 6.48.4
>>>> # software id = H1Z0-P9F3
>>>> #
>>>> # model = 912UAG-5HPnD
>>>>
>>>> /interface wireless
>>>> set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=5ghz-onlyn
>>>> country=no_country_set disabled=no
>>>> frequency-mode=superchannel
>>>> radio-name=KK7AMW/Issaquah-Tiger scan-list=HamWAN ssid=HamWAN \
>>>> wireless-protocol=nv2
>>>> /interface list
>>>> add name=WAN
>>>> add name=LAN
>>>> /interface wireless channels
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 0
>>>> degrees (north)" frequency=5920 list=HamWAN name=Sector1-5
>>>> width=5
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 120
>>>> degrees (south-east)" frequency=5900 list=HamWAN
>>>> name=Sector2-5 width=5
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 240
>>>> degrees (south-west)" frequency=5880 list=HamWAN
>>>> name=Sector3-5 width=5
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 0
>>>> degrees (north)" frequency=5920 list=HamWAN name=Sector1-10
>>>> width=10
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 120
>>>> degrees (south-east)" frequency=5900 list=HamWAN
>>>> name=Sector2-10 width=10
>>>> add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 240
>>>> degrees (south-west)" frequency=5880 list=HamWAN
>>>> name=Sector3-10 width=10
>>>> /interface wireless security-profiles
>>>> set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik
>>>> /snmp community
>>>> set [ find default=yes ] addresses=44.24.240.0/20
>>>> <http://44.24.240.0/20> name=hamwan
>>>> /system logging action
>>>> set 3 remote=44.24.244.8
>>>> /interface list member
>>>> add interface=wlan1 list=WAN
>>>> add list=LAN
>>>> /ip address
>>>> add address=192.168.86.53/24 <http://192.168.86.53/24>
>>>> interface=ether1 network=192.168.86.0
>>>> /ip dhcp-client
>>>> add disabled=no interface=wlan1
>>>> /ip dns
>>>> set servers=192.168.86.9
>>>> /ip firewall mangle
>>>> add action=change-mss chain=output new-mss=1378
>>>> protocol=tcp tcp-flags=syn tcp-mss=!0-1378
>>>> add action=change-mss chain=forward new-mss=1378
>>>> protocol=tcp tcp-flags=syn tcp-mss=!0-1378
>>>> /ip route
>>>> add distance=1 gateway=192.168.86.1
>>>> /ip service
>>>> set telnet disabled=yes
>>>> set ftp disabled=yes
>>>> set www disabled=yes
>>>> set ssh port=222
>>>> set api disabled=yes
>>>> set api-ssl disabled=yes
>>>> /snmp
>>>> set contact="#HamWAN-Support on irc.freenode.org
>>>> <http://irc.freenode.org/>" enabled=yes
>>>> location=47.516944,-122.0452
>>>> /system clock
>>>> set time-zone-name=America/Los_Angeles
>>>> /system identity
>>>> set name=KK7AMW-Issaquah
>>>> /system logging
>>>> add action=remote topics=info
>>>> add action=remote topics=warning
>>>> add action=remote topics=error
>>>> /system ntp client
>>>> set enabled=yes primary-ntp=44.24.244.4
>>>> secondary-ntp=44.24.245.4
>>>> /system routerboard settings
>>>> set boot-device=try-ethernet-once-then-nand
>>>> [admin at KK7AMW-Issaquah] >
>>>> <IMG_2932.jpeg>
>>>> <IMG_2931.jpeg>
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>>>>
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