[HamWAN PSDR] Extending into EWA via the southern route

[Darcy Buskermolen]

If a path between Spokane and Omak WA can be figured out, We (BC Interior
HamWAN) can work on getting a RF path from Kelowna BC as well to provide
some additional redundancy.

On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Dan Ransom, PE via PSDR <psdr at hamwan.org>
wrote:

> Steve,
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> Please add to the vision Pullman, Colfax, and Moscow, ID with a node at
> Kamiak Butte; and Clarkston, WA/Lewiston, ID with a node at the canyon rim.
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> 73,
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> *Dan Ransom, PE*
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of S. Aberle
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 8:00 AM
> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr at hamwan.org>
> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Extending into EWA via the southern route
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> This is my first post to the group, so please go easy on me.
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> There has been a lot of email about using existing ham repeater sites for
> extending HamWAN coverage into Eastern Washington.  What if a loop could be
> created that would enable access by over a dozen EOCs, with another half
> dozen within a half mile of being line-of-site?
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> Here is the potential loop of radio sites (in order):
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> • Capitol Peak           –  coverage of Olympia
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> • Davis Peak –  coverage of Vancouver & St. Helens
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> • Red Mountain
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> • King Mountain
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> • Klickitat County EOC
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> • Simcoe Butte
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> • Rattlesnake Hills Lookout –  coverage of Yakima
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> • Jump Off Joe          –  coverage of the Tri-Cities
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> • Cabbage Hill          –  coverage of Walla Walla and Pendleton
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> • Black Mountain
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> • Coalfire plant, Boardman
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> • Juniper Point          –  coverage of Goldendale
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> • Mt. Defiance          –  coverage of Hood River
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> • KOIN Tower            –  coverage of Portland and Beaverton
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> • Boistfort Peak         –  coverage of Centralia & Chehalis
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> The attached page shows lat/long/elev. data (as best I could determine
> based on published location information and using caltopo to plot the
> viewsheds).  It cross references the EOCs which could be served.
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> Although I haven't checked the line-of-site paths, it may also be possible
> to link the Tri-Cities with Spokane.
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> Yes, I know this is ambitious, and there may be a myriad of obstacles to
> overcome, including site access limitations and prohibitive costs, but at
> least this offers a plausible vision.
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> 73,
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> Steve, WA7PTM
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