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

[Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ)]

Thank you all for the help. It looks like I can make a link work from my
place to Blyn. I'll order the antenna and radio.

[image: hamwan_Blyn_to_km6isj.png]
Jeff

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:12 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week
>
> https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:54 PM James Betteley <jabetteley at msn.com> wrote:
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>> Thank you to the group. I’ll get at this.
>>
>> Jim - N7ING
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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:
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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:
>>>
>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html
>>>
>>>
>>> -Doug-
>>>
>>> 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 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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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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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)).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can do this yourself using
>>>> http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html, to map the path from your
>>>> house to one of those sites.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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>
>>>> wrote:
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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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