[HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and feasibility of link from my QTH

[Justin Roberts]

As someone who recently purchased the hardware and got a node online, I
purchased the router and radome via amazon. The shipper for the antenna was
scheduled to take upwards of a month. I managed to find it for a little bit
more on eBay with free priority shipping from Lithuania.

The configuration Doug sent is very easy and straightforward to follow.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org> wrote:

> First you need confirm you have line of site access to one of the HamWAN
> sectors (as discussed in this thread).  If you have that access, you will
> need your own client dish:
> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html
> and a way of mounting it.
> Finally, you will need to configure it:
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> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html
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> -Doug-
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:26 PM James Betteley <jabetteley at msn.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Doug. I’ve been a subscriber for some time. Watching, listening since
>> being active on packet in the late 80’s thru 2001. I live in Port Ludlow
>> where I would use The PTN node to connect to the digital world. That node
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>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org> wrote:
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>> We would need your precise address/location to plot line of site vs.
>> obstructions to one of the northern cell sites (Blyn, Lookout,
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>> You can do this yourself using http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html,
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>> SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°,
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>> Blyn: 48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft.
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>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <jeff at jefflaplante.com>
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>>> I'm interested in setting up a new node at my QTH. I would like some
>>> help in determining if my home has a feasible link. I'm in the North
>>> Arlington/Stanwood area. If it is feasible I'll buy the equipment necessary.
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