[HamWAN PSDR] Gold - Buck PtP Update

[Doug Kingston]

Thanks to all for the work on this link!

-Doug-

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 7:59 PM Kenny Richards <richark at gmail.com> wrote:

> With the help of Rob-NR3O and Mike-N7NFY, a nearly 12 month old to-do item
> was finished today. We were able to complete the installation of the
> Buck.Gold PtP, so the Buck site is no longer dependent on the link to
> Capitol Park.
>
> On my last visit to Buck, I installed a PtP dish and pointed it at Gold
> using one of the Gold sectors. The plan was to install the Gold PtP last
> summer, but the list of work items for the Gold visit exceeded our time and
> no real mount point was available. The plan was to go back up with the
> necessary mount and install the PtP, but it never happened and winter came.
>
> This morning the crew got onsite around 9:30am and we proceeded to lift
> the new mount in place and install the dish/radio for the Buck.Gold PtP
> link. The installation actually went pretty painless, I was able to eyeball
> the alignment enough to get the initial connection even. The final signal
> strength wasn't wonderful (~62 I think), but I know the Buck side needs
> some biological interference removed on the next trip. (which we have
> permission todo) The dish is mounted on the north facing side of the tower
> at ~90 feet(?). I was able to run the CAT5 along an existing path, so no
> additional cable cushions were even needed.
>
> https://www.ku7m.net/drop/Buck.Gold.PtP.jpg
>
> I'll get to work adding the new radios to Cacti tomorrow, along with the
> Rattlesnake and Blyn radios.
>
> NOTE1: I don't have a portable label printer and didn't think about
> pre-printing one for the CAT5 in the rack for the new radio. I 'made' a
> label with some scrap paper, magic marker and a zip tie.
>
> NOTE2: There was a complete 921netmetal and dish in the building at Gold.
> I have a bad feeling I bought it last summer for the Buck.Gold link, left
> it onsite when we weren't able to get it installed and  completely forgot
> about it. HamWAN purchased a new one last month for this link, so I'll
> confirm what happened with Doug and donate it to his stock....
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
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