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

Fri Aug 28 15:20:36 PDT 2020

The mANT30 is just an antenna, and fully covers the frequencies used by
HamWAN.  Its modems you need to be careful about due to frequency
restrictions.

-Doug-

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:11 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Correct, for the modem.. I got that off amazon and was assured by the
> seller that it will work anywhere.. meaning it was not region locked and
> that was indeed the case.
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> That link I posted was for the antenna/dish alone, there is no differences
> there, ISPSUPPLIES has them in stock and they shipped next day, and it
> arrived within a few days
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> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 9:21 AM Stephen Kangas <stephen at kangas.com> wrote:
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>> Jamie, I looked at the data sheet for that mANT30 antenna and it spec’s
>> maximum of 5.875 GHz, which looks like a model for the US that is limited
>> by FCC for Part 15 WiFi band.  The client nodes seem to be operating at 5.9
>> and 5.925 GHz, therefore you need to order the “international” AKA “Rest Of
>> World”, AKA “non-US” version that extends to cover the ham band freq used
>> by HamWan.  This is true for any of the antennas sold that can be used for
>> WiFi, such as the 5GHz MikroTik models.  This is apparently why all of the
>> US suppliers I checked have to special order the ROW version and quoted me
>> 2-3 mos, and why we wound up going to a European reseller (you still have
>> to select the correct non-US version when ordering from them as well).
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>> Stephen W9SK
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>> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *Jamie Owens
>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2020 9:12 PM
>> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and
>> feasibility of link from my QTH
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>> This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week
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>> 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.
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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:
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>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html
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>> and a way of mounting it.
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>> 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
>> 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)).
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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>
>> 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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