[HamWAN PSDR] Madison Park Seattle HAMwan node?

Tue Oct 3 14:29:07 PDT 2017

Note that the LHG-HP5-US is not on the list, but the RBLHG-5nD is. You can
see the differences in the datasheet:
https://www.streakwave.com/mmSWAVE1/Video/LHG_hp5xl.pdf
The reason it's not on the list is because no one has had a chance to test
it because it's not available yet. Once it's available someone will need to
try it to see if it works. With other models, the -US versions have been
locked out of the ham band and not usable with HamWAN. This would be my
primary concern.

Tom

On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Robert Edmiston <kg7ucl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Correction.  My order with Streakwave for the super lightweight LHG-HP5-US
> dish was canceled because, according to them, it's new and won't be in
> stock until early 2018. So, I had to go with the heavier and 3x more
> expensive RB911G5HPnDQRT square flat antenna/router combo.   Both were on
> the recommended hardware lists so I expect it'll work just as well.  After
> a successful proof of function, I will likely order the lightweight dish
> anyhow.  I could have ordered it from Latvia, but shipping is $35 and a
> money wire transfer comes with another $35 fee and who knows how long it
> would take to arrive.  I expect to be ready to try out a test in a week.
> Cheers and thanks for all the great info on the hamwan website.
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Robert Edmiston <kg7ucl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the info, I've ordered a MikroTik LHG HP5 unit which has
>> the dish and router in one.  It's not the most sensitive of their
>> offerings, but it's affordable enough for an experiment to just buy on my
>> own dime, and it's light enough to move around easily.  Let me know if this
>> is a bad choice.  After it gets here, I'll try out your online
>> documentation to see if I can connect without having to pester anybody.
>> Thanks for putting this Puget Sound Ring together, I'm super excited to get
>> involved and contribute.
>> Bob Edmiston, KG7UCL
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:26 PM, John D. Hays <john at hays.org> wrote:
>>
>>> And there are people who will help out, if needed.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bob,
>>>>
>>>> We have a list/comparison of compatible options. Please note that
>>>> Ubiquiti devices WILL NOT WORK on HamWAN. Mikrotik and Ubiquiti offer
>>>> different protocols NV2 vs AirMax, and HamWAN is built on NV2, so it’s
>>>> Mikrotik only.
>>>>
>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%2
>>>> 0Hardware.html
>>>>
>>>> Some of those options, like the Poynting grid antenna are difficult to
>>>> find these days, but there are a number of good options there. Once you
>>>> have a setup, we also provide instructions for getting it configured.
>>>>
>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20N
>>>> ode%20Configuration.html
>>>>
>>>> And of course you can post here on the mailing list, or join us on chat
>>>> http://webchat.freenode.net/?nick=HamWAN..&channels=%23HamWAN
>>>> <http://webchat.freenode.net/?nick=HamWAN..&channels=#HamWAN> for
>>>> additional info/help.
>>>>
>>>> Nigel
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 2, 2017, at 15:56, Robert Edmiston <kg7ucl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>> Thanks for the quick response. That would be super if I could reach the
>>>> Haystack site.  Our little community would be quite cut off without power
>>>> in the event of an earthquake or even something as common as a heavy snow.
>>>> My hub team is investigating solutions for emergency comms beyond feebly
>>>> attempting to use voice to convey ICS-213 forms.  It sounds like you have
>>>> something great working already and I'd love to see if it could work for
>>>> us.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to see if it would work at all, with minimal investment. We
>>>> have a community council with funds to buy equipment if a proof of concept
>>>> test works out.  What would be your recommended kit for seeing if we could
>>>> make contact? From your online PowerPoint docs, I've read that the Microtik
>>>> hardware is super hard to configure, but that the Ubiquiti is far easier to
>>>> set up for people who are not network transport layer engineers.
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Tom Hayward <tom at tomh.us> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bob,
>>>>>
>>>>> What is your goal? Your location on the west side of the lake should
>>>>> be well covered by the Haystack site (at 4000' above Sultan). This
>>>>> will give you routing to all other HamWAN users.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom KD7LXL
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Robert Edmiston <kg7ucl at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Hi there. I'm Bob Edmiston, emergency hub radio lead for the Madison
>>>>> Park emergency hub. From a propagation perspective, the waterfront
>>>>> communities around Lake Washington have more in common with each other than
>>>>> their respective cities due to line-of-sight challenges. Waterfront
>>>>> communities share the luxury of direct line-of-sight radio communications,
>>>>> especially well suited to hamwan frequencies.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > My neighborhood on Lake WA falls in the hamwan shadow of the
>>>>> Washington Park hill, but we are line of sight to Kirkland and cougar
>>>>> mountain. Who could I speak with about the possibility of testing
>>>>> connections from Madison Park to the Eastside?
>>>>> > Bob Edmiston
>>>>> > KG7UCL
>>>>> > 425-985-4182
>>>>> > Madison Park HUB
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