[HamWAN PSDR] Current Site / project status?

[Kenny Richards]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:55 AM <rob at nr3o.com> wrote:

> Interesting viewshed on Caltopo for this site.  Not a lot of coverage, but
> some definitely interesting pockets in the terrain.
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>    1. Covers a good bit of the immediately surrounding Gig Harbor area,
>    but not the marina due south.
>    2. Appears to have “pocket shots” to the following
>       1. Tacoma General
>       2. FWARC tower / Federal Way
>       3. Baldi
>       4. Three Sisters
>       5. Capitol Park
>       6. SW QueenAnne waterfront and hillside
>       7. Gold Mtn
>       8. Buck Mtn
>
>
>
> Definitely some overlap with coverage already provided by Gold and/or
> Buck, but also does definitely fill a few pockets NOT covered by those.
> Coverage in BLUE areas.
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> Maybe it doesn't need to be a full node, but have a single sector and a
> bunch of PtP dishes to link sites?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>
>
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>
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> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *Kenny Richards
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:13 AM
> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Current Site / project status?
>
>
>
> Second proposed site: Gig Harbor @ old AT&T Microwave site
> (47.3938092,-122.5867653)
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>    1. Is this site still an active HamWAN goal/project? *Should be
>    considered proposed until additional follow up is completed.*
>    2. Who is the HamWAN point person / contact? (name, call, phone,
>    email) *Kenny Richards, KU7M, kenny at holenwall.com
>    <kenny at holenwall.com>*
>    3. Who is the Site / interested party contact? (name, call phone,
>    email) *Wayne Shones, AF7WE, AF7WE at outlook.com <AF7WE at outlook.com>*
>    4. What is the current status of implementing HamWAN at this location,
>    if known? *I was contacted by AF7WE in mid-July after one of my HamWAN
>    presentations. His group now has full access to the site and plans to
>    install a repeater(s) at it for their local club. They offered it as a
>    possible HamWAN site. I was going to arrange a site visit in the fall,
>    since installation could happen during the non-summer months.*
>    5. Who is funding the equipment for this site? *Unknown at this time.*
>    6. When does local site access become restricted by weather? *No*
>    7. What other locations and/or projects are on-hold until this site is
>    done? *None that I know of for now.*
>    8. If you are a site owner/sponsor, do you have tower climbers for
>    this site or are they available?  *I don't believe professional
>    climbers are necessary, but this is a 'technical' climb. The tower is ~160
>    feet tall and the ham projects will be the only things on the tower. The
>    Gig Harbor group was still working on installing power and a connex box for
>    hosting equipment, so there isn't a big rush. *
>
>
>
> General question to the group, does this site even make sense to invest in?
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> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 9:37 AM <rob at nr3o.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
>
>
> Earlier in the year there were a number of discussions about additional
> sites coming online to support DMR and other activities.  While we have and
> are accomplishing forward progress on a number of fronts, our “summer of
> opportunity” is coming to a close.
>
>
>
> I would like to find out information and status on the following list of
> sites discussed earlier this year:
>
>
>
>    1. Lookout Mtn
>    2. Gold Mtn
>    3. Buck Mtn
>    4. Rattlesnake Ridge
>    5. Blyn Mtn
>    6. If there are other locations, let me know.
>
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>
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> For each of the sites above, I would like to know the following:
>
>    1. Is this site still an active HamWAN goal/project?
>    2. Who is the HamWAN point person / contact? (name, call, phone, email)
>    3. Who is the Site / interested party contact? (name, call phone,
>    email)
>    4. What is the current status of implementing HamWAN at this location,
>    if known?
>    5. Who is funding the equipment for this site?
>    6. When does local site access become restricted by weather?
>    7. What other locations and/or projects are on-hold until this site is
>    done?
>    8. If you are a site owner/sponsor, do you have tower climbers for
>    this site or are they available?
>
>
>
> The above info will be used to assemble resources and prioritize to
> accomplish as much as possible before our weather windows close for the
> year for the higher-level locations.
>
>
>
> ALL LIST MEMBERS
>
> Please let me know the following if you are able to help at sites
> (obviously depends on calendars):
>
>    1. What sites in the above list are you available/willing to help out
>    with?
>    2. What skills you bring (equipment config, ground crew / general
>    labor, tower climber, etc)
>
>
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>
>
> Thanks all.  Let me know what you can and I’ll do my best to put an update
> together for the various projects.  Please reply to the list for things of
> value to the list.  If not of value to the community feel free to send
> directly to me at rob at nr3o.com
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Salsgiver – NR3O
>
>
>
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