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When I first got my HamWAN setup (32" reflector w/ a Microtik
router) in February of some year in the past, I aimed it out a 2nd
story window (double-paned glass) to the HamWAM Paine Field
(actually, Snohomish County DEM) node, 5 miles away. Worked fine,
so I mounted the dish on the roof.<br>
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Starting in July, over that month, reception gradually dropped from
good to marginal to non-existent. Reception didn't come back until
the next January. This pattern repeated for the next three years,
at which time I gave up.<br>
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We never did find the cause. Seasonal foliage didn't seem to match
the pattern. <br>
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Good luck!<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2021-05-28 09:51, Jesse Victors via
PSDR wrote:<br>
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Hey everyone!<br>
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HamWAN has been on my radar for a couple months and I wanted to
get connected. I have a couple options.<br>
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1) if 5 GHz can pass through double-paned glass, then I could
point an antenna through the window from my work office in
downtown Seattle, connecting with the hubs nearby or across the
water.<br>
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2) if 5 GHz can pass through tree leaves, I could mount the dish
on the mast holding the center of my HF fan dipole, as shown here:
<a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/kj7yls" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.qrz.com/db/kj7yls</a>
At a height of 30 feet it might be able to connect with Paine.<br>
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3) if 5 GHz can pass through a thin piece of plywood and tree
leaves, I could mount the antenna in my attic. That should be tall
enough to jump over my neighbors house I think.<br>
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Which of these would work? I'm leaning towards the first option.
The second would work but it would just be more logistically
difficult. I believe the third option would suffer significant
signal degradation, yes?<br>
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As far as antennas go, the LHG 5 seems to have pretty good
performance, is within my hobby budget, and should work for the
links that I have in mind, yes? It should also be lighter and more
wind-resistant since its hollow. I should be able to mount that on
a pole, connect PoE, and then work on the routing, correct? If
this is a decent choice, where is a good place to order the
International edition?<br>
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Thanks for any advice with this!<br>
<br>
Jesse<br>
KJ7YLS<br>
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