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

[Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ)]

Yes, I'm a little concerned about this hill. I don't know the site, is this
hill cleared by the elevation of the sector antenna?

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On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:04 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You might want to check and see about this? Any obstructions including
> trees will poor to no signal.
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:58 PM Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ) <
> km6isj at jefflaplante.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Jim - N7ING
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Justin Roberts <w6udf at snars.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you advise how I can gain connectivity to a node in your network
>>>>>> and thus access a bbs for mail?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim N7ING
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Doug Kingston <dpk at randomnotes.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°,
>>>>>> -122.244374°) on a 150ft tower
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blyn: 48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lookout: (I don't have this location)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Doug-, KD7DK
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <jeff at jefflaplante.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for you time,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jeff (KM6ISJ)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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