[HamWAN PSDR] HUB mobile hamwan with WiFi hotspot working

[Robert Edmiston]

Answer to q2: I don’t have unobstructed views to any hamwan sites. It’s just one drawback to not being living on the water or on a hill. So, I’m constrained to mobile use until I can talk one of my community members to let me install it permanently on a tall structure. I’m hopeful and probing locally for sites that overlook Lake Washington.
Bob 

> On Oct 15, 2017, at 10:18 AM, Tom Hayward <tom at tomh.us> wrote:
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> Great work! I've used a TL-MR3020 myself. It's a nice tool to have in the bag. I've done "HamWAN portable" with essentially this same kit in a backpack while hanging off a tower--the wifi makes it possible to use a cellphone to check signal strengths while aiming a dish.
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> For those who don't have one already, I'd recommend looking at the mAP https://www.balticnetworks.com/mikrotik-map-lite-2-4ghz-magnetic-dual-chain-indoor-ap.html. It doesn't handle cellular modems* like the TL-MR3020, but it is tiny, can run directly off 12V (PoE injected), and comes with the full Mikrotik Router OS so you can do advanced routing stuff if needed.
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> * Mikrotik has some cellular modem support via USB, but I haven't tried it on the mAP... It might be possible.
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> Do you have any plans for a permanent installation? I know one thing I don't want to have to deal with during a disaster: setting up a HamWAN link.
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> Tom
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>> On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Robert Edmiston <kg7ucl at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I got my hamwan link Working from the historic Madison Park ferry dock in Seattle to Haystack with 1.8mbps down and 3.8 up. Then connected to a tplink WiFi hotspot and sent Winlink email from a laptop and email from an iPhone. Pretty darned happy with this new super power. Thanks Puget Sound Hamwan volunteers.
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>> Bob E. KG7UCL
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