[HamWAN PSDR] Updated Client Hardware Recommendations?

[Edward Cukiernan]

It looks like the relevant line I missed was "this requires a Mikrotik
802.11a/n modem (their 802.11ac modems cannot do 5 or 10 MHz channels)"

I hope others learn from my lesson and don't assume that just because the
modem was used elsewhere in hamwan it would be suitable for a client node.

Thanks for the quick reply,
--Eddie

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 7:53 AM, Ed Morin <edmorin.jr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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