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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I, along with another of our North Bend ARES Team hams, purchased our antennas from EuroDK, which we found to be both *<b>much</b>* faster delivery (3-5 days via FedEx from order placement) and less expensive than suppliers here in the US (most of whom were quoting a couple months back-order and 40-50% higher price). I bought the LHG 5 and my buddy bought the SXTsq 5 (both international, ie not US versions), both are working well. Here’s a link to that supplier which you may wish to compare: <a href="https://www.eurodk.com/en/products/antennas">https://www.eurodk.com/en/products/antennas</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen W9SK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> PSDR <psdr-bounces@hamwan.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamie Owens<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 27, 2020 9:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and feasibility of link from my QTH<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week <br><br><a href="https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA">https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:54 PM James Betteley <<a href="mailto:jabetteley@msn.com">jabetteley@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thank you to the group. I’ll get at this. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jim - N7ING<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Sent from my iPhone </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Justin Roberts <<a href="mailto:w6udf@snars.org" target="_blank">w6udf@snars.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>As someone who recently purchased the hardware and got a node online, I purchased the router and radome via amazon. The shipper for the antenna was scheduled to take upwards of a month. I managed to find it for a little bit more on eBay with free priority shipping from Lithuania. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The configuration Doug sent is very easy and straightforward to follow. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM Doug Kingston <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>First you need confirm you have line of site access to one of the HamWAN sectors (as discussed in this thread). If you have that access, you will need your own client dish:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html" target="_blank">http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>and a way of mounting it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Finally, you will need to configure it:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html" target="_blank">http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configuration.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-Doug-<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:26 PM James Betteley <<a href="mailto:jabetteley@msn.com" target="_blank">jabetteley@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>Hi Doug. I’ve been a subscriber for some time. Watching, listening since being active on packet in the late 80’s thru 2001. I live in Port Ludlow where I would use The PTN node to connect to the digital world. That node doesn’t seem to be there any longer. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can you advise how I can gain connectivity to a node in your network and thus access a bbs for mail?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Jim N7ING<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Sent from my iPhone </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br>On Aug 27, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Doug Kingston <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>> wrote:<br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We would need your precise address/location to plot line of site vs. obstructions to one of the northern cell sites (Blyn, Lookout, SnoDEM(Paine)).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You can do this yourself using <a href="http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html" target="_blank">http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html</a>, to map the path from your house to one of those sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We need to update the Sites page to have the cell site coordinates for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#333333'>SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°, -122.244374°) on a 150ft tower</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#333333'>Blyn: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lookout: (I don't have this location)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-Doug-, KD7DK<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <<a href="mailto:jeff@jefflaplante.com" target="_blank">jeff@jefflaplante.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm interested in setting up a new node at my QTH. I would like some help in determining if my home has a feasible link. I'm in the North Arlington/Stanwood area. If it is feasible I'll buy the equipment necessary.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for you time,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeff (KM6ISJ)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><br>PSDR mailing list<br><br><br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><br><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><br>PSDR mailing list<br><br><br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><br><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><br>PSDR mailing list<br><br><br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><br><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>PSDR mailing list<br><br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>PSDR mailing list<br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>PSDR mailing list<br><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jamie Owens<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>