[HamWAN PSDR] Updated Client Hardware Recommendations?

[Ed Morin]

You can't use that model for standard HamWAN node access because it only
does 20 and 40 MHz channels.  You need the RB912UAG-5HPnD-OUT
<https://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-BaseBox-RB912UAG-5HPnD-OUT-Outdoor-Wireless/dp/B00GA0DMDQ/>model
that supports 5 and 10 MHz channels.  The 921 is an awesome modem often
used for backhaul links, but unfortunately incompatible with the standard
HamWAN client access model.  Since I'm somewhat of a "noob" myself at this,
I'm sure one of the seasoned guru's will jump in to correct any
misinformation I may have blathered.  ;-)

This is a page worth studying a bit on client access gear.

http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Edward Cukiernan <ecukierman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Does anyone have experience with the RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM
> <https://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM-NetMetal-integrated-802-11ac/dp/B00N9ZIA5A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477628043&sr=8-1&keywords=RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM>
> modem? I was hoping to ask for configuration advice as I tried to set up a
> new client node.
>
> In particular I am getting an "unsupported channel" error when I tried to
> enter the 6 hamwan channels. From poking around in the UI it looks like the
> part it is complaining about is using a 5 or 10 mhz width. (I'm inferring
> this because the UI is happy enough for me to set a 20mhz width.)
>
> If you are curious how I chose that one it is because I saw it mentioned
> in a previous thread as being proposed to add to Baldi.
>
>
> Thanks,
> --Eddie
>
> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Don,
>>
>> I’m not sure what specific other hardware you were having a hard time
>> finding. I haven’t seen anything about the 5SHPn being discontinued, and it
>> is available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com
>> /MikroTik-RBMetal-5SHPn-Routerboard-OUTDOOR-WIRELESS/dp/B00ADRZGOK
>>
>> The normal grid dish we recommend has been getting harder to find, but
>> the ARC dishes should be available via other distributors, like Streakwave.
>> https://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=ARC-DA5830SD1
>>
>> If you do go the ARC dish route, since it’s a dual polarity dish, and our
>> newer sites are dual polarity, you may want to consider the RB912 modem
>> instead of the 5SHPn https://www.streakwave.c
>> om/itemdesc.asp?ic=RB912UAG5HPnDOT which will support dual polarity.
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2016, at 11:00, VA7 KOC <va7koc at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> For the last couple of days, I've been trying to chase down some client
>> radio hardware as recommended by our club here in Victoria, BC as well as
>> the recommendation at HamWAN.org <http://hamwan.org>.  It seems that all
>> of the radio products have been discontinued and are therefore out of stock
>> at multiple distributors.  Originally I was looking at the Mikrotik
>> Metal 5SHPn but failing that, I started working through the rest of the
>> list with no joy.
>>
>> Is there an updated list or alternative products that people have been
>> using?  I'd rather purchase based on experience vs. a spec sheet, so any
>> advice is appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Don MacLeod
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