[HamWAN PSDR] Potential cell site

[Andrew Musselman]

Thanks a lot Rob; I'll send my address off-list, will appreciate any help.

If anyone closer has gear to lend I'll be happy to use it; otherwise I will
hit you up some time for yours.

Best
Andrew

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 22:54 Rob Salsgiver <rob at nr3o.com> wrote:

> Andrew,
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> I did a quick look with CalTopo and it looks like Beacon Hill doesn’t
> quite work for the coordinates you gave.  Gold you are right on the edge
> on.  It appears as though you might be right on or over a ridge.  With a
> bit more accurate positioning I can get a better idea for sure on Gold.
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> On the plus side, you appear to be right in a patch that gets lit up by
> Capitol Park.  If someone closer to you doesn’t have some gear that you can
> test with, let me know.  I have a grid combo I can loan you for testing,
> but I’m clear up in Granite Falls.
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> If you can shoot me an address, tighter GPS, and/or a height at your
> location I can get a better picture for you and send you a couple of pics.
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> Cheers,
>
> Rob Salsgiver – NR3O
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> *From:* PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] *On Behalf Of *Andrew
> Musselman
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 2, 2019 9:12 PM
> *To:* psdr at hamwan.org
> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] Potential cell site
>
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> Hi, I'm just reading up on HamWAN and considering getting connected. I see
> I'm in a reddish zone surrounded by white on the coverage map now and am
> wondering if my property would be a good place for a new cell/link site.
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> I'll have to do some tests to see, but I might have line of sight to Gold
> Mountain, and might be able to see Beacon Hill from a roof. I'm at
> approximately 47.569,-122.399.
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> Let me know if you have any recommendations on how to proceed; I don't
> want to invest in gear unless I know I'll be able to make it work.
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> Thanks!
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> Best
>
> Andrew
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>
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> Andrew Musselman
>
> KI7KQA
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