[HamWAN PSDR] Confirming Client Hardware page is current

Mon Jun 28 18:50:41 PDT 2021

The lhg5 hp xls works fine with hamwan most of the client radios connected
to hamwan in central bc are of the lhg series. Just make sure you dont get
the ac or usa versions.

On Mon., Jun. 28, 2021, 18:44 , <carl at n7kuw.com> wrote:

> What “downtown” do you work, Seattle?  There are two sites in Seattle, one
> on Capitol Hill and one on Beacon Hill. Chances are you could connect to
> either/both of those.
>
> Haystack is at 47° 48’ 33.24” N, 121° 45’ 2.83” W
>
> Carl, N7KUW
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> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *Jesse Victors via
> PSDR
> *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2021 6:03 PM
> *To:* psdr at hamwan.org
> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Confirming Client Hardware page is current
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> Hi Jon!
>
> I'm in a very similar boat and I'm glad that you opened this thread. I
> live up in Mill Creek but I work downtown. I considered pointing to Gold
> Mountain from the downtown office, but I think I might have a far better
> chance pointing at Haystack Mountain from my place. I'm still a little
> challenged in identifying the exact direction and verifying line-of-sight,
> in part because I'm not 100% certain on the exact GPS coordinates of
> Haystack. Maybe someone else has them on hand.
>
> Anyway, I'm currently comparing hardware, same as you. I'm going 21 miles
> or so, but I'm going to put it on a pole so weight and cost matter. I'm
> currently caught between the high-gain DynaDish and the LHG line. I've
> gotten thoughts from this mailing list and the Cascada Radio group on
> Slack, and I just haven't decided yet.
>
> The Client Hardware list is a fantastic way to get started, but I'm not
> sure if its current, as some of the links no longer work, and its missing
> some MikroTik dishes, such as the full LHG line that can be seen on
> https://mikrotik.com/products/group/wireless-systems
>
> For example, the Client Hardware page links to this LHG dish:
> https://www.streakwave.com/mikrotik-rblhg-5nd-5ghz-lhg-24-5dbi-802-11an-2x2-row
> which has 24.5 dBi gain. However,
> https://www.streakwave.com/mikrotik-rblhg-5hpnd-xl-5ghz-lhg-27dbi-802-11an-2x2-row
> seems like a higher-gain version and in the description it says:
>
> "We are adding two new models to our LHG product family, the LHG HP5 (high
> power) and LHG XL HP5 (extra large, high power).The LHG XL HP5 has a bigger
> 27dBi antenna with 630mW TX output power, designed to reach up to 40km in
> point-to-point setups at full speed."
>
> Both the HP5 and the XL HP5 seem to have better wind handling due to their
> grid pattern, but I don't know if they support MIMO. I searched LHG XL
> HP5's product page on https://mikrotik.com/product/RBLHG-5HPnD-XL without
> success, but I'm new to this so perhaps someone else can advise about this.
> Anyway, I think both should be added to the page to help with a full
> comparison.
>
> As I said, right now I'm also considering the DynaDish listed here:
> https://www.streakwave.com/mikrotik-rbdynadishg-5hacd-5ghz-dynadish-23dbi-802-11ac-outdoor-row
> but I'll wait for the word in MIMO support in the LHG line before I decide.
> Since you're working over similar distances, it might be useful to do these
> comparisons too. I know KG7SXF has hit Haystack with a DynaDish 5 on a pole
> at similar distances, so that works at least!
>
> Anyway, best of luck!
>
> Jesse
> KJ7YLS
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> -------- Original Message --------
> On Jun 28, 2021, 3:28 PM, < n7jww at westseattlearc.org> wrote:
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> Hi Carl,
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>
>
> Thanks for reaching out.
>
>
>
> I am 3 blocks west of California in West Seattle. That puts me about 90’
> below the ridge so I have a difficult time hitting anything to the east. I
> have good luck with UHF to the tower at Myrtle but I do not have true line
> of sight. I do have an unobstructed view to the west so I was thinking Gold
> Mountain would be my best bet. Gold Mountain is about 19 miles due west of
> me.
>
>
>
> Jon aka N7JWW
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> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *carl at n7kuw.com
> *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2021 3:09 PM
> *To:* 'Puget Sound Data Ring' <psdr at hamwan.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Confirming Client Hardware page is current
>
>
>
> I think mostly, but more important question for you is: Where are you, and
> what HamWAN site(s) do you want to try to connect to.  Do you have true
> line of sight?  Given that information, we (many/any of us) may be able to
> offer suggestions that might best serve your use case.
>
> Carl, N7KUW
>
>
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> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *
> n7jww at westseattlearc.org
> *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2021 2:38 PM
> *To:* psdr at hamwan.org
> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] Confirming Client Hardware page is current
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I’m new at this, and I was perusing the Client Hardware page (
> https://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html).
> I didn’t see any timestamps. Is the information posted there current?
>
>
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Jon aka N7JWW
>
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