[HamWAN PSDR] [HamWAN Deploy] SnoDEM repair mission

[Rob Salsgiver]

Bart,

 

I have a full SitePro harness but I’m not a climber – at least not for jobs like this.  Harness was new 2 years ago and has been used maybe 8-10 times.  

 

I also have SnoDEM on my calendar and plan to be there.  Sunday/Mother’s day may be a problem though.

 

Rob

 

From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Bart Kus
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 11:46 PM
To: HamWAN Deploy; Puget Sound Data Ring
Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] [HamWAN Deploy] SnoDEM repair mission

 

It's been a couple days since I posted the call for volunteers, and the replies have started to slow down, so it's probably a good time for a snapshot.  I'm tracking the volunteers in the following spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wrbdvsOdrj-lRLBx00X5ieEzF1J2R8HRacm7nCUA1Gs/edit?usp=sharing

We're really short on climbers, and a little short on volunteers for Sunday.  I can't climb Sunday since I'll have my kid with me, and need to look after her.  I can do ground crew work though.

If I've missed your email somehow and you don't see yourself on the spreadsheet, please let me know.

Thanks,

--Bart

On 4/26/2018 12:58 AM, Bart Kus wrote:

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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