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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lee,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can’t say 100% for sure, but the specs I found on my initial look aren’t encouraging. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>What I found was located at <a href="https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD">https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rob / NR3O<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lee Chambers<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 28, 2018 7:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Puget Sound Data Ring<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Client node<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD . Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path?<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Lee <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Ki7ss<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <<a href="mailto:bj.guillot@gmail.com">bj.guillot@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In between the rain this weekend, I did some more testing with HamWAN from my home in Marysville.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My "test stand":<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>* MikroTik RB912UAG5HPnDOT<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>* Altelix AD5G30M2 antenna kit<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>* 10 foot mast on a small 3 foot tripod, from deck of backyard<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best results were:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'>[admin@N7CS] > /interface wireless scan 0</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'>Flags: A - active, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme, T - tdma, W - wds, B - bridge</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'> ADDRESS SSID CHANNEL SIG NF SNR RADIO-NAME ROUTEROS-VERSION</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'>A RT B 64:D1:54:95:C4:7F HamWAN 5920/5/an -71 -124 53 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S1</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'>A RT B 64:D1:54:6A:65:A8 HamWAN 5900/5/an -83 -123 40 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S2</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-p1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal'><span class=gmail-s1><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'>-- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]</span></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As the wind would blow, the SIG numbers would jump into the -90's for a moment and then come back. Ping times to <a href="http://google.com">google.com</a> 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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Burt J. Guillot, N7CS<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>PSDR mailing list<br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>