<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks. I have the version that doesn't have 1US after the part number, so it's the International version. Guess I'll give it a try. 73.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 7:40 PM Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com">rob@nr3o.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_6672587323715263605WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Lee,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Rob / NR3O<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] <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<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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?<u></u><u></u></p><div id="m_6672587323715263605AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Lee <u></u><u></u></p></div><div id="m_6672587323715263605AppleMailSignature"><p class="MsoNormal">Ki7ss<u></u><u></u></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" target="_blank">bj.guillot@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My "test stand":<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">* MikroTik RB912UAG5HPnDOT<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">* Altelix AD5G30M2 antenna kit<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">* 10 foot mast on a small 3 foot tripod, from deck of backyard<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best results were:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-p1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-stretch:normal"><span class="m_6672587323715263605gmail-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""><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Burt J. 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