July 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: Gold Mtn uplink dish
by Bart Kus 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Hello, I'm planning a visit for Gold Mtn soon, and instead of climbing the tower twice and installing the gear twice like we did on ETiger, I'd like to just take proper hardware the first time. The plan is to do a signal survey from Gold Mtn to various other sites and leave it in place, pointed at the best location. I hope that location is the Westin building, where we have recently installed a new modem roughly pointed @ Gold Mtn. Here's the uplink hardware required for the trip: *Description** * *Price** * *Qty** * *Subtotal** * ARC-DA5830SD1 2ft MIMO Dish @ Microcom $99.99 1 $99.99 Microcom shipping $34.84 1 $34.84 UDR235 RF Armor dish shielding @ RF Armor $99.95 2 $99.95 RF Armor shipping $23.59 1 $23.59 RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM 2W MIMO modem @ Baltic $131.00 1 $131.00 MW-RPSMA-NM-1M RP-SMA Patch Cable @ Baltic $9.95 2 $19.90 Baltic shipping $16.08 1 $16.08 Mounting arm hardware $50.00 1 $50.00 GRAND TOTAL $475.35 We still have left over CAT5 from Tukwila that can be used at this site, so that doesn't need to be purchased. --Bart

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HamWAN Meetup on 19:00 23JUL at AFK Tavern in Everett
by Ryan Elliott Turner 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

So, I'm visiting Seattle and we've gotta meet up. We'll talk HamWANs, IT, amateur radio, video games, food and alcohol, and whatever. WHEN? 7pm July 23, 2015 WHERE? AFK Tavern 1510 41st St, Everett, WA 98201 WHAT? I'll buy a round of drinks for everyone, you'll stay and be social WHY? I want to meet you guys See you soon! PS: reply to me off list with must-do Seattle tourist traps. RT

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VOTE: Breakfix Modem and Router Replacements
by Nigel Vander Houwen 12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

Hello All, We have a couple of devices in the network that have significant issues and need to be replaced. As the cost requires board approval, we will be holding a call this evening, Sunday the 12th, at 7PM Pacific for the board to approve the cost. Anyone is welcome to join the call, and voice your opinions to the board before the board makes their vote. We would like to start promptly at 7PM, so please ensure that if you plan on attending, that you hop on the call a minute or two early. The dial in number is 1-206-805-8861, or if you have a SIP phone on the network, you can dial 8000 to reach the conference line. We will be discussing replacement of the main router at Baldi, replacement of a backbone modem at Haystack which points to Snohomish County DEM, and there has been a proposal to rush order two radios to be installed at our Westin edge, which will replace the one radio pointed at Queen Anne, and add a new radio pointed at Gold Mountain, which would make a good distribution site, which we’ve recently been given permission to install at. Thank you, Nigel Vander Houwen President HamWAN

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