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

[Doug Kingston]

One option is to have someone with some portable gear come and test
reception at your site before you invest.  Anyone in his area have a
portable setup?

-Doug-

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:28 PM Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ) <
km6isj at jefflaplante.com> wrote:

> 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?
>
> [image: Screen Shot 2020-08-27 at 10.25.49 PM.png]
>
> 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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>>>> --
>>>> Thanks,
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