[HamWAN PSDR] HamWan UpRiver?

[Kenny Richards]

Mark,

Just adding on to Stephen's good suggestion, being able to connect to
HamWAN requires *line of sight,* which means you can physically see the
mountain top where the HamWAN node is located. (using binoculars can help).
You don't have line of sight if the path to the HamWAN node is blocked by
any physical structures (houses, buildings), large piles of dirt
(mountains) or trees, these will all prevent you from getting a HamWAN
signal.

73,
Kenny, KU7M

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 1:03 PM Stephen Kangas <stephen at kangas.com> wrote:

> If I were you, I’d travel to a location right next to and LOS (tower
> visible) of your desired HamWAN sector to confirm that it connects and is
> configured properly, before experimenting farther away where you can’t see
> the tower with your eyes.
>
> Stephen W9SK
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> *From:* PSDR <psdr-bounces at hamwan.org> *On Behalf Of *Mark Hartman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 02, 2021 12:57 PM
> *To:* psdr at hamwan.org
> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] HamWan UpRiver?
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> I have all my equipment but tried in the past to get a signal and there
> seems to be none here where I live.  I tried pointing toward Lookout-Snodem
> but was not able to see any signal.
>
> I tried pointing down toward Triangle but no luck there.  I live near
> Rasar State park.  I can get bounce TV signals off the mountain from
> Bellingham at 180 degrees...  Just wondering if there might be a method I
> haven't tried or a signal detector I could use other than looking at the
> screen to measure signals and figure out if I need boosters or something
> else with higher gain?  Maybe my dish isn't strong enough? I have a
> Mikrotik LHG 5ghz 24.5 dbi dish programmed for our local HamWan.  <-I went
> through all the steps to set up a few times and checked my work...  It's
> not the issue of my  misunderstanding settings.  It is the International
> version not the US.  At least I'm not misunderstanding how to set up the
> Mikrotik.  Pointing it where the signal is precisely is where I'm going
> wrong. There may not be enough signal to be found by the dish.   I've
> re-aligned dish network and directv dishes before and I know it's a very
> precise pointing process.  My question to everyone, Is there a stronger
> version with high gain or a device to check signal strength here?  I am
> limited to how high I can put a pole in the air because I rent.  But I have
> HF antennas and 2 poles about 30 feet in the air.  I have looked at the map
> and it shows the signal is not here or weak.  Just wondering what I could
> do?  N7MWH Mark
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