[HamWAN PSDR] Extending into EWA via the southern route

[Chad Smith]

Mesh is big in Orange CO.

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On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:36 AM, George Migliarini <gmigliarini at cox.net>
wrote:

> Any group in Orange Country, California...
>
> George Migliarini AC6RB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of S. Aberle
> Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 8:00 AM
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Extending into EWA via the southern route
>
> This is my first post to the group, so please go easy on me.
>
> There has been a lot of email about using existing ham repeater sites for
> extending HamWAN coverage into Eastern Washington.  What if a loop could be
> created that would enable access by over a dozen EOCs, with another half
> dozen within a half mile of being line-of-site?
>
> Here is the potential loop of radio sites (in order):
> . Capitol Peak  -  coverage of Olympia
> . Davis Peak    -  coverage of Vancouver & St. Helens
> . Red Mountain
> . King Mountain
> . Klickitat County EOC
> . Simcoe Butte
> . Rattlesnake Hills Lookout     -  coverage of Yakima
> . Jump Off Joe  -  coverage of the Tri-Cities
> . Cabbage Hill  -  coverage of Walla Walla and Pendleton
> . Black Mountain
> . Coalfire plant, Boardman
> . Juniper Point -  coverage of Goldendale
> . Mt. Defiance  -  coverage of Hood River
> . KOIN Tower    -  coverage of Portland and Beaverton
> . Boistfort Peak        -  coverage of Centralia & Chehalis
>
> The attached page shows lat/long/elev. data (as best I could determine
> based
> on published location information and using caltopo to plot the viewsheds).
> It cross references the EOCs which could be served.
>
> Although I haven't checked the line-of-site paths, it may also be possible
> to link the Tri-Cities with Spokane.
>
> Yes, I know this is ambitious, and there may be a myriad of obstacles to
> overcome, including site access limitations and prohibitive costs, but at
> least this offers a plausible vision.
>
> 73,
> Steve, WA7PTM
>
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