[HamWAN PSDR] SnoDEM repair mission / sectors

[Scott Honaker]

Can you get me details on what you ordered for our site?  I'd like to see
if I can fund this hardware.  Perhaps just some of it.  That would free up
your hardware for another site.

Scott N7SS

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 4:19 PM Rob Salsgiver <rob at nr3o.com> wrote:

> Bart / all,
>
> I had talked a while ago to Bart and some of the others about upgrading
> the SnoDEM sectors to MIMO.  I procrastinated due to working on repeater
> problems and other items and didn't get them ordered until today, but they
> are ordered.
>
> 1) (3) complete sectors with shields, stationbox, and modems
> 2) (3) additional shields to go with the existing sectors and modems I
> already have here at the house.  (1) of those sectors is already allocated
> to the Haystack repair mission.  This will leave (2) complete sectors in my
> "stock" here at the house.  If not used for other projects, may get
> allocated to a hospital or other site shortly.
>
> I'm hopeful it will all arrive with enough time that I can do programming
> / configs ahead of time.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Bart Kus
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 12:58 AM
> To: HamWAN Deploy; Puget Sound Data Ring
> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] SnoDEM repair mission
>
> Hello,
>
> SnoDEM is in need of some repairs:
>
> 1) Gold.SnoDEM modem is dead, needs to be replaced.
> 2) All the wiring is flailing in the wind since the zip ties broke
> (https://imgur.com/a/wkghAp0).  Cables need to be properly supported,
> with cable ladder clamping hardware.  However, this was our second site,
> and we used cable that was too thick to be compatible with tower cable
> cushions, so....all the cabling has to be replaced with proper diameter
> cable.
> 3) The dishes are not shielded, so they pick up way too many local
> signals, and each other.  Every dish has to be lowered to the ground,
> radome removed, and shield kit bolted on, then raised up again,
> re-attached, and re-aimed.
> 4) Optionally, the sectors may be upgraded to MIMO.  This is still TBD.
> 5) Optionally, the last dish may be installed, bearing north for Lookout.
>
> This will require at least 2 climbers on the tower, and a bunch of
> ground crew to help with cable hoisting and dish shield replacement.
> Each shield will probably take 1 hour to replace, since they have so
> many bolts.
>
> I'm wondering who would be available and willing to help on the 12th and
> 13th of May.  You don't have to do both days, so let me know your
> day-by-day availability if you can help.  Please hit Reply and not Reply
> All, to minimize list spam.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Bart
>
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