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Hello,<br>
<br>
We've been super busy with getting physical hardware up and on the
air, so we could use some help in terms of end-user testing of these
sites. One project member <a
href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8174/2013-07-28%2014.04.10.jpg">recently
did a really great test</a> of the Everett site from a northern
Camano Island location. He got signal strengths suggesting
full-speed service was available that far out, near Stanwood, about
21 miles away from the Everett site. We did not have time to do
more detailed testing.<br>
<br>
I'd like to get more data points like this collected, and I'd like
people to start being connected 24/7 so that we may measure
reliability and such. If you are "near" Everett (if you can call 21
miles away near!), or near Capitol Hill, then there is a site for
you to test! Hopefully after this weekend, if you're near Enumclaw
all the way out to Tacoma, there'll be a site you can try connecting
to. The <a
href="https://www.hamwan.org/t/tiki-index.php?page=Sites&structure=HamWAN">Sites
wiki page</a> has been updated with the coverage maps of each
sector antenna at each site. That's the best way to figure out if
you're covered, so check it out!<br>
<br>
We don't have the plug-n-play solutions ready to go yet, so you'll
need to get help from others who are on the network already to
configure your modem. IRC channel #HamWAN on the irc.freenode.org
network has been a good place for this kind of support. You can
also use the <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org">psdr@hamwan.org</a> mailing list (email
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:psdr-join@hamwan.org">psdr-join@hamwan.org</a> to join).<br>
<br>
BIG FAT DISCLAIMER: The network stack is nowhere near final config,
so as alpha testers, you will not be experiencing the network as it
is intended. There are plans to make the cyberspace stuff run much
more smoothly, but we're focusing nearly 100% of our time on
hardware deployment this summer.<br>
<br>
--Bart<br>
<br>
PS: Please be respectful with the replies, as I've cross-posted this
to 3 lists. Don't spam all 3 lists with discussion. Pick one list
to reply to and stick with it. Thank you! :)<br>
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