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

[Jamie Owens]

This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week

https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:54 PM James Betteley <jabetteley at msn.com> wrote:

> Thank you to the group. I’ll get at this.
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> Jim - N7ING
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Justin Roberts <w6udf at snars.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> The configuration Doug sent is very easy and straightforward to follow.
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org> wrote:
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>> 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>
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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
>>> doesn’t seem to be there any longer.
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>>> Can you advise how I can gain connectivity to a node in your network and
>>> thus access a bbs for mail?
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>>> Many thanks.
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>>> Jim N7ING
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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,
>>> SnoDEM(Paine)).
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>>> You can do this yourself using http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html,
>>> to map the path from your house to one of those sites.
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>>> We need to update the Sites page to have the cell site coordinates for
>>> you.
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>>> SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°,
>>> -122.244374°) on a 150ft tower
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>>> Blyn: 48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft.
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>>> Lookout: (I don't have this location)
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>>> -Doug-, KD7DK
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>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <jeff at jefflaplante.com>
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>>>> Hello,
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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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>>>> Thanks for you time,
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>>>> Jeff (KM6ISJ)
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Thanks,
Jamie Owens
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