[HamWAN PSDR] Client node

[Rob Salsgiver]

Lee,

 

I can’t say 100% for sure, but the specs I found on my initial look aren’t encouraging. 

 

The US version is locked to 5170-5250 and 5725-5835.  International version indicates it is usable from 5150-5875.  The frequencies you want to be able to hit on our sector antennas are 5880, 5900, and 5920.  The International version >MIGHT< be able to go further that what is listed on the site, but that would be the determining factor.

 

What I found was located at https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD

 

One of the other guys might have more hands-on experience with it that could tell you more, but that’s what I was able to locate.

 

Rob / NR3O

 

From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Lee Chambers
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 7:23 PM
To: Puget Sound Data Ring
Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Client node

 

I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD .  Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path?

Lee 

Ki7ss


On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <bj.guillot at gmail.com> wrote:

In between the rain this weekend, I did some more testing with HamWAN  from my home in Marysville.

 

My "test stand":

* MikroTik RB912UAG5HPnDOT

* Altelix AD5G30M2 antenna kit

* 10 foot mast on a small 3 foot tripod, from deck of backyard

 

I was able to get a connection (do some pings, visit some http sites), but it was a bit intermittent with the wind swaying the dish on the mast.  If I decide to mount permanently, I'll need to find a way to attach the top part of the mast near the house to minimize the movement.

 

Best results were:

 

[admin at N7CS] > /interface wireless scan 0

Flags: A - active, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme, T - tdma, W - wds, B - bridge

       ADDRESS           SSID                      CHANNEL                     SIG   NF SNR RADIO-NAME                     ROUTEROS-VERSION

A RT B 64:D1:54:95:C4:7F HamWAN                    5920/5/an                   -71 -124  53 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S1

A RT B 64:D1:54:6A:65:A8 HamWAN                    5900/5/an                   -83 -123  40 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S2

-- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]

 

As the wind would blow, the SIG numbers would jump into the -90's for a moment and then come back.  Ping times to google.com were between 90-500+ ms.  I'll keep doing some experiments with different placements to see if I can get an improved signal when I can find a sunny weekend.  In the meantime, just wanted to say thanks to the all the people that have been answering my questions over the past few months.

 

Regards,

Burt J. Guillot, N7CS

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