<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Your not wanting much. So we need an elevated location that can also house a un-weather proof amp? :-). I need to think about this, is there a reason we can't use hard line ? I may have a 35 foot run of 1/2 inch that just needs a N connector put on one end. Still not great at 6ghz, but better then LM400.</div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Oct 16, 2013, at 10:54 PM, Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us">me@bartk.us</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Good stuff! Try to grab it from a
place where we might leave a dish, and house a
yet-to-be-weather-proofed amplifier. *Short* runs of LMR400 might
be OK, but the attenuation/ft is really high @ 6GHz. The
amplifier looks a little like this, and it makes noise when it
runs:<br>
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We'll dangle a 5SHPn modem with a 20dB attenuator off the RF INPUT
port, and then attach the antenna to the RF OUTPUT port. We'll
have to turn down the power on the radio to just +20dBm so as not
to saturate the amplifier. It only needs about 0dBm for full
+40dBm output.<br>
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--Bart<br>
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picture really sucks, since it was taken free hand with my
iPhone, but it sort of give you an idea of the shot to the
radio towers. This is taken from my front yard, the red
'dots' are the lights on the towers to keep planes from flying
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<div class="gmail_default">It is suppose to be clear tomorrow,
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<div>I would be lying if I said the location wasn't a big
part of why we picked the house. :-)<br>
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On Oct 16, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Steve <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:stevewa206@gmail.com" target="_blank">stevewa206@gmail.com</a>>
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<div>Dang... Can I move into your place Kenny? :)
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Got pix of the towers from your location?
When might I be able to come over and inspect
the situation in person?<br>
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I have line of sight to the radio towers on
cougar. I'm about 3 miles as the crow
flies...<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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Is there anyone on list who lives close to
Cougar and has a clean line of sight to
it? Issaquah highlands, Sammamish
plateau, etc? I'm looking for a volunteer
to point some equipment @ Cougar towers
from a nearby ground location. We'll
leave it installed for 2-4 weeks to run
the experiment.<br>
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Oh, and the experiment has to do with
scatter communications, utilizing radio
towers as reflectors. You'll get a 30dBi
dish and a 10W 6GHz amplifier for a
whopping 10kW EIRP. It'll send out
beacons with your callsign, and we'll try
to pick them up around the Puget Sound.<br>
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Fun times!<br>
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Let me know if you can help,<br>
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--Bart<br>
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