February 2015 - PSDR - mailman.hamwan.org

Questions from poking around Cacti view of network?
by Kenny Richards 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

I was going through the graphs/data available via Cacti server and had few questions. 1) What are the Rainier and Tacoma PTP links for on Baldi? Both are showing no traffic recently, are they for future growth? 2) There are three PTP links at Paine I was curious about. I'm guessing the 'Monroe' link is really Bart's client node. But is the Shoreline and 'Bruce' PTP links purpose? The Shoreline link is showing lots of traffic, is that the uplink from the Westin? 3) There seems to be a big hole in the data in the last 24 hours, any idea what happen? Seems to impact all the data sources, so probably something on the server side? Thanks Kenny

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VOTE: Nigel Vander Houwen running for Director
by Nigel Vander Houwen 05 Apr '15

05 Apr '15

Hello, I am announcing my intention to run again for a Director position on the HamWAN Board. The 7 day voting period for my election will begin immediately. I am currently a Director for HamWAN, as well as an administrator for the network infrastructure. I have been a primary force in maintaining the network infrastructure, have completed our contract with the Digital Fortress datacenter facility and have completed the initial installation of a new edge router and server at the facility, in addition to having helped install equipment at our Capitol Hill, Baldi, Paine, and Mirrormont sites. I will continue to push for performance and coverage improvements in the network, and I’d like to see further adoption at EOC facilities as a driver for network use. Each supporting member gets to cast one Yay or Nay vote in my election, or can choose to abstain from voting. As a supporting member myself, I will vote YAY. Please reply on the list with your votes. Thank you, Nigel Vander Houwen

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VOTE: Ryan Turner running for Director on HamWAN
by Ryan Elliott Turner 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Hello HamWAN PSDR group, I'm the founder/president of HamWAN Memphis Metro, and an active member of the HamWAN standards group at large. While I don't share the same network and operations technical experience as some of the others, I do have some skills with marketing, team-building, and strategy. I would like the opportunity to serve on the HamWAN board to represent the other regions that have deployed HamWAN. I'd like the chance to advocate for and work on: - Developing the working-group standards for HamWAN - Promoting the project to the international community - Creating partnerships with sponsoring agencies, specifically in the form of grants - Forming new HamWAN networks in regions with interested sponsoring hams and supporting populations/topographies I am in Memphis, TN, so I will not be able to contribute to any of the physical plant operations in Seattle. I also have little interest in acting as a network operator for the PSDR group, as I already have my hands full with MemHamWAN and frequently ask for help from PSDR. I will provide some different skills to the group, and I would appreciate your vote in favor of me for director of HamWAN. I vote yay in favor of myself :) HamWAN PSDR members, please reply with your votes! Thanks, -- Ryan Turner

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Mailing List Invitation
by Nigel Vander Houwen 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Hello All, We’re working to migrate some of our services away from our current provider to new ones, and one of the changes we’re making is with the mailing lists. We are working on moving to Google Groups on our HamWAN.org <http://hamwan.org/> account, and you should receive an invitation to join the new group. If you wish to continue getting mailing list messages in the future, I recommend that you follow through on that invitation. I will send another message with further details once the switchover has actually been made. For now this is just getting the new group set up, and ready for use. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll be happy to help. Thanks, Nigel VH HamWAN

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VOTE: New annual budget and Cory for another term as director
by Cory (NQ1E) 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Hello, I am running for another term as a director for HamWAN. Over the last year as director I have served as the FCC license trustee for our call sign K7WAN. I have also filled the roles typically associated with a secretary and treasurer by making sure our obligations to the state and federal governments are met as a non-profit organization. My duties also included getting us recognized as an official public charity with 501(c)3 status. As a result, you can now have your employer match your tax deductible donations to HamWAN if they offer that service. This also allows you to support us every time you shop at Amazon by bookmarking this link: http://smile.amazon.com/?tag=hamwan-20 If you are one of the supporting members listed below, please vote YAY or NAY to having Cory Johnson NQ1E serve another one year term as director. In an attempt to keep the amount of vote traffic on this list to a minimum, I would also like to have the directors vote on a new annual budget using this thread. If you are one of the existing directors, please vote YAY or NAY to adopting the annual budget language listed below. The majority of votes received within 7 days of this message will determine the outcome. Thank you, -Cory Johnson NQ1E my votes: NQ1E for director: YAY New annual budget: YAY Annual Budget: ========================================== Up to $200/year may be spent on the liability insurance coverage we need to host our equipment at certain third-party owned sites. Up to $200/year may be spent on internet hosting related expenses such as domain names, server hosting and certificates. Up to $200/year may be spent on miscellaneous administrative fees, including PO box rental as well as other fees required to keep our non-profit filings up to date. This budget replaces all existing ones and does not expire until a new one is approved. As provided in the HamWAN constitution, a separate vote must be held for incurring any other expenses over $100. ========================================== Supporting Members: ========================================== Bart Kus Cory Johnson Benjamin Krueger Daniel Ransom Nigel Vander Houwen Robert Salsgiver Ryan Turner Thomas Sayles ==========================================

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Paine routing was broken, is fixed now
by Bart Kus 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Hello KD7IYT and AE7Q, We had a sector router misconfigured at the Paine site. When KD7IYT joined the network, it tried to route default gateway out his LAN (it pulled DHCP, which it should never do). The situation's been fixed now. --Bart

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VOTE: Tukwila radio purchase
by Bart Kus 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Hello, We have Tukwila wired up from the network side, and now it's time to install the RF side! This is an Internet peering site. It's too low to be useful as much of a cell site. It will (hopefully) provide fresh connectivity to two locations: Baldi and Haystack. The Baldi link looks a lot more likely than Haystack. Amazon is building a new tower in Seattle, and that'll cut our Westin / Hay connectivity which presently feeds Haystack. Here's what's needed to finish out Tukwila: Streakwave: 2 ARC-DA5830SD1 <http://reseller.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=ARC%2DDA5830SD1&eq=&Tp=> dishes @ $99.00/ea = $198.00 1 TC-Pro <http://reseller.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=TC%2DPro&eq=&Tp=> shielded CAT5 @ $127.65/ea = $127.65 1 RFA-RJ45-100 <http://reseller.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=RFA%2DRJ45%2D100&eq=&Tp=> shielded RJ45 ends 100pk @ $28.45/ea = $28.45 1 Shipping @ $95.33 = $95.33 Baltic Networks: 4 RP-SMA plug to N-Male 1 Meter RF Patch Cable @ $9.95/ea = $39.80 1 Shipping @ $15.20/ea = $15.20 Bart Kus Inventory Sale to HamWAN: 2 RB912UAG-5HPnD-OUT @ $75/ea = $150 1 5ft heavy duty tripod with pre-mounted feet @ $50/ea = $50 1 Shipping @ $0.00/ea = $0.00 HomeDepot / Lowes 1 Misc mounting hardware (pipes, unistrut, u-bolts, cement blocks, zip ties, etc) @ $100/ea = $100 1 Shipping @ $0.00/ea = $0.00 Grand Total: $804.43 Our present balance is $940. Since I am one of the vendors here, I am abstaining from voting due to the conflict of interest. --Bart

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Board Elections
by Nigel Vander Houwen 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Hello All, It has been a year since we last held elections for the HamWAN Board of Directors. As such, it is time to once again elect directors. Any Supporting Member may be a director, and only Supporting Members have votes in the Director elections. The list below are our current Supporting Members as defined by the Constitution. Bart Kus Benjamin Krueger Daniel Ransom Nigel Vander Houwen Robert Salsgiver Ryan Turner Thomas Sayles To the people listed above, if you would like to participate in the HamWAN Board of Directors, please announce your intention to run to the mailing list. The voting period is open for 7 days, and the result is determined via simple majority. Each supporting member gets one vote in an election. Each director election is separate. As such if both “Joe” and “Bob” run for directorships, every supporting member gets to vote yay or nay in each of their elections. There are no defined limits on the number of directors the organization may have, and we require at minimum, three directors. Directors are expected to be available to respond to organization needs in a timely manner, usually via E-Mail. As with all humans, we expect people to have busy schedules. If you feel like your schedule will prevent you from participating in discussions regarding the operations of the HamWAN organization, please consider that before choosing to run for a directorship. Thank you, Nigel Vander Houwen, Director HamWAN

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