[HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: Gold to Buck PtP Link Hardware Request

[Kenny Richards]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 6:41 PM John C. Miller <kx7jm at jmit.com> wrote:

*Warning: I am not a board member and certainly don't speak for the group
as a whole. Personal opinions...*


> I ask because in January of this year I had inquired about the status of
> north-facing sectors on Blyn, and was told this by Rob Salsgiver:
>
> "John, Your timing is good.  We are beginning to discuss projects and
> sites for the upcoming year and Blyn is definitely on the radar. "
>
> This led me to assume (perhaps wrongly) that there was some sort of
> central planning process undertaken by the PSDR board that informed the
> deployment of limited resources toward expansion of the PSDR "patch" of
> HamWAN.
>

One of the lists I mentioned is maintained by Rob and it may be the most
complete, but I'd hesitate to consider it the only one. As it turns out the
limited resources of the group isn't money at the moment, but people's
time.


>
> And I suppose this leads to a corollary question: How are the funds that
> are donated to PSDR allocated to the various PSDR projects that different
> groups have on their lists?
>

Different groups ask for funding, just like I did. Assuming the request is
valid and the individuals have the necessary resources (which is still
pretty complicated), the requests tend to be approved based on my
experience. Not all deployments are funded directly by HamWAN though and
don't go through this process. As an example I personally funded all the
equipment for Buck and 'donated' it too HamWAN. So there was no request for
that installation.


> I'm appreciative of all the volunteer hours of effort and resources that
> go into operating and growing PSDR / HamWAN, *wherever* they may be
> focused.  These all invariably serve to enhance the value and usefulness of
> the PSDR network overall.
>

I know this will probably rub some people the wrong way, but since the
limited resource is people's time, the people doing the work tend to have a
wide discretion on what projects happen. All of us will have different
motivations for a particular project.

Thanks
Kenny





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> John C. Miller
> john at jmit.com
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> ---- On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:53:59 -0700 *Kenny Richards
> <richark at gmail.com <richark at gmail.com>>* wrote ----
>
> John,
>
> I know of several different lists, but a single master one hasn't ever
> been maintained. Many of the projects are 'owned' by small groups and we
> stay out of each others way. (ie. Lookout was something Rob and I drove
> last summer, Bart has taken on Rattlesnake this year, Doug owned the CPark
> upgrade and I hope to finish the Buck install with the trip to Gold, etc.)
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 6:51 AM John C. Miller <kx7jm at jmit.com> wrote:
>
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>
> Great!
>
> Do we have a proposed list of other HamWAN expansion activities?
>
> Thanks.
>
> John kx7jm
>
>
> ---- On Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:19:29 -0700 *Kenny Richards
> <richark at gmail.com <richark at gmail.com>>* wrote ----
>
> NOTE: I was informed that requests to spend money need to be posted to the
> PSDR reflector, as well as the BoD/NetOps per the bylaws. The board was
> favor of the purchase, but I'm reposting for wider input or concerns.
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
>
> ----Original Request-----
>
> BoD,
>
> I would like authorization to purchase the required hardware to complete
> the second PtP link for the Buck Mnt site, specifically the Gold Mnt side.
> When we did the Buck installation, a second PtP dish was put in place and
> pointed at Gold. (Using one of the sectors to align)  The plan was to get
> the Gold side installed last summer, but the Lookout installation took
> priority. Now that we have access to Gold again, I'd like to finish the
> project. (currently Buck is fed by a link to CPark installed when that site
> was overhauled last summer)
>
> The dish/radio I had set aside for this was used for the recent
> Rattlesnake installation, so I need to purchase another. Using the figures
> Bart quoted, the following will need to be purchased. I believe I have
> enough ToughCable in the garage for the project. Rob has already acquired
> the pieces to create a mount.
>
> Existing Inventory Estimate: RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM modem
> 1
> $150
> $150
> Existing Inventory Estimate: mANT30 2ft microwave dish
> 1
> $120
> $120
> Existing Inventory Estimate: Sleeve30 2ft microwave dish isolation kit
> 1
> $100
> $100
>
>
> Thanks
> Kenny
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