[HamWAN PSDR] Link to Metro Vancouver/BC

[Bart Kus]

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Hi Tyler,

Thanks for reaching out.  I had a brief look at VECTOR Radio's website 
(https://vectorradio.ca <https://vectorradio.ca/>) to learn about the 
project, but didn't get a good sense of the overall idea.  Can you 
describe the project's intentions / focus / use cases / intended users / 
etc?  I'd be especially interested in learning how it differs from 
HamWAN.  You also mentioned it'll be (or is?) configured differently, so 
I'd be interested to hear the technical details there.

In terms of a link to that location, it looks pretty low level, so it's 
not ideal as a hub for Canadian re-distribution.  You're of course free 
to use the north-pointing sector and associate with that, but we're 
hoping to use our north-facing dish (not installed yet) to link into a 
network with good coverage/distribution, that aligns with our project 
goals (emcomm / hammy service).

How does VECTOR Radio differ from BCWARN?  Do the two networks cooperate 
/ exchange data?

--Bart


On 8/13/2019 12:40 PM, Tyler Martin via PSDR wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Since the installation at Lookout Mtn is underway (or complete?) Could 
> we look at establishing a PtP link to one of our sites in Metro 
> Vancouver? We have a brand new Firehall nearing construction 
> completion in the next month or so and the Fire Department is offering 
> us space on the roof. The site will have direct LoS to Lookout Mtn. We 
> also have the funding at this very moment to purchase the equipment 
> needed for both ends of the connection.
>
> VECTOR Radio is currently working on deploying our own network similar 
> to the PSDR, but will be using our own configuration, so we could drop 
> in a HamWAN configured radio to link up to PSDR, and a router to be 
> the gateway between our networks.
>
> The site address is 3090 Kerr Street, Vancouver BC.  It's about a 45 
> Mile link.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- 
> Tyler Martin
> _____________
> VECTOR Radio
> VA7TPM
>
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