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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Scott: <div>The Cascade Amateur Radio Society (CARS); Washington Co. ARES; and Clackamas Co. ARES are working on installing our first HamWAN Node at the KGON Stone Henge Tower in Portland by OHSU. We have worked out the Site costs to a very reasonable level and have much of the equipment purchased. The down side of this site is that we have to use a certified Tower Climber to do our installation. We almost have the $$ for that. Once we do, we will be installing 1. A Distribution Node-- with three 120 degree Sector Antennas; 2. A Backbone Node with Beams to Salem, Mt. Scott, North, and probably to Clackamas County. We are operating as a Committee of CARS-- The Oregon HamWAN SIG. This makes donations usually tax deductible through CARS's 501c3 status. CARS keeps separate sub-ledgers for the SIG. </div><div><br></div><div>I look forward to working jointly with your group to bring HamWAN to the Portland area. Our goal is to get a site up and running so Hams will be able to try it out and see something tangible. Then we will work on building it out as needed. The Backbone is planned to eventually connect with the Puget Sound Group near Baw Faw, Washington and bring it down to Albany/Dallas, Oregon. That will help them and us. But, first we just need to get it up and running. </div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to discuss HARC's plans. It probably makes sense to join both of our groups efforts. Whatever gets it going.</div><div>If fact, joining with the various local MESH groups also, might be the way to build a "Critical Mass" quicker. </div><div><br></div><div>Ken Tolliver</div><div>K7ICY</div><div>K7ICY@ARRL.net <br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling"><br></div></div> </div></body>
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