[HamWAN PSDR] Client node

[Lee Chambers]

I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD .  Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path?

Lee 
Ki7ss

> On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <bj.guillot at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In between the rain this weekend, I did some more testing with HamWAN  from my home in Marysville.
> 
> My "test stand":
> * MikroTik RB912UAG5HPnDOT
> * Altelix AD5G30M2 antenna kit
> * 10 foot mast on a small 3 foot tripod, from deck of backyard
> 
> I was able to get a connection (do some pings, visit some http sites), but it was a bit intermittent with the wind swaying the dish on the mast.  If I decide to mount permanently, I'll need to find a way to attach the top part of the mast near the house to minimize the movement.
> 
> Best results were:
> 
> [admin at N7CS] > /interface wireless scan 0
> Flags: A - active, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme, T - tdma, W - wds, B - bridge
>        ADDRESS           SSID                      CHANNEL                     SIG   NF SNR RADIO-NAME                     ROUTEROS-VERSION
> A RT B 64:D1:54:95:C4:7F HamWAN                    5920/5/an                   -71 -124  53 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S1
> A RT B 64:D1:54:6A:65:A8 HamWAN                    5900/5/an                   -83 -123  40 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S2
> -- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]
> 
> As the wind would blow, the SIG numbers would jump into the -90's for a moment and then come back.  Ping times to google.com were between 90-500+ ms.  I'll keep doing some experiments with different placements to see if I can get an improved signal when I can find a sunny weekend.  In the meantime, just wanted to say thanks to the all the people that have been answering my questions over the past few months.
> 
> Regards,
> Burt J. Guillot, N7CS
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