March 2016 - PSDR - mailman.hamwan.org

Report from Mike and Key Electronics Show and Fleamarket
by Daniel Ransom 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

We had lots of interest for the HamWAN project at the Mike and Key Electronics Show and Fleamarket. I had a grid dish on my table at the Puyallup hamfest this year. I answered lots of questions and I distributed 40 fliers to interested hams. Here are some of the comments: - "How do you stay in line for Part 97?" - Upon seeing the MikroTik QRT-5: "Wow, I didn't know it could be so easy, look so nice!" - "What kind of Ubiquiti equipment do I use?" (the MikroTik brand is not well known with hams in our region) - "Okay, line of sight, I am going to take a look this afternoon!" - "How much does it cost? Where can I buy the equipment?" (Flytec sells the QRT-5 cheap on Amazon) - "How do you guys fund this project?" Many were very excited to see and touch the three configurations that I showed: - Integrated, flat-panel MIMO antenna/radio/modem - MIMO radio/modem with a dedicated panel antenna - Grid dish with single-channel radio/modem A handful asked for path plots. Tom, you should see some requests coming from people who join the mailing list in the next few days. Some were curious about a north sector at Tiger Mountain. Thanks for your help on the tri-fold brochures, Nigel. These were a BIG hit at the hamfest. 73 from Dan at K7MM

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Quarterly Board Call
by Nigel Vander Houwen 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Hello All, I wanted to send out a reminder here with access details regarding the quarterly board conference call we have coming up. The call will take place this upcoming Monday, April 4th at 6:30 PM Pacific time. (The monday two days from now). The board members will meet to discuss the current state and vote on any decisions necessary for the org. Members are welcome to dial in and listen, and I make a point of asking for general feedback on things being discussed before the board makes a decision. You can join the conference call at the org’s conference line at 1-206-805-8861. If anyone has things they would like to have brought up on the agenda, please reach out to me and I’ll be sure to include them. Currently, the agenda stands at: Voting to reimburse Bart for the modem HamWAN has acquired from him, at at cost of $130 Discussion regarding adjusting the constitution to allow for board members to make reasonable spending decisions without needing to gather the board for a call, which are presently limited to less than $100, not even covering the expense of a single modem or antenna. Thanks, Nigel Vander Houwen

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Damage report, Mr.Sulu
by Bart Kus 06 Apr '16

06 Apr '16

So, we're taking a beating. This wind+rain storm has caused an outage on our QueenAnne<->Haystack link: QA-Haystack It's also taken down our ETiger<->SnoDEM link: ETiger-SnoDEM And the Baldi site has lost power for several short periods throughout the day today. There are generators on-site, but the UPS there is dead, so it causes brief outages as power switches over. I'm not sure if we're on generators or not @ Baldi right now, but it's up at least. Now, even though we're taking this beating, I'm pleased to report that none of these link failures have caused any parts of the network to become disconnected. We are still routing 100% of HamWAN! On the down side, we just burned through all our redundancy, and the next link to go down will cause an outage somewhere. --Bart

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VOTE: Tukwila NetMetal5 modem
by Bart Kus 31 Mar '16

31 Mar '16

Hello, Recently Nigel went and replaced the failing modem that links Tukwila with Baldi. I gave him one of my personal new modems for this. This saved HamWAN the cost of shipping delays and costs. I'd like to get paid $130 for it. I'm abstaining from voting due to the CoI. --Bart

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VOTE: NetMetal 5 replacement modem for ETiger
by Bart Kus 29 Mar '16

29 Mar '16

Hello, We have ETiger->SnoDEM modem die over the winter. I suspect water ingress into the PCB, but it's hard to tell. We can go replace it on Wednesday next week by the looks of it. So we need 1 RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM modem which comes to $153.20 shipped from Streakwave. My vote is Yay. --Bart

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Westin-ESXi going down
by Bart Kus 19 Mar '16

19 Mar '16

On-site doing maintenance. Expect some intermittent issues until I send the all-clear. --Bart

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HamWAN deployments
by Bryan Fields 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

I'm giving a talk at the TAPR forum again this year. I'd like to switch it up and get more specific to HamWAN and showcase some of the regional deployments. If you run a network substantially similar to HamWAN (need not be certified) I want to bring some attention to it. I'd like to have 1 or 2 slides on your network and include a general coverage map, contact info for your org/mailing lists/key stuff you do with it/etc. Anything else you want me to share that's cool and of interest to the attendees works too. I can take this in Powerpoint or even some bullet points and graphics so I can lay it out. I'll release my slides for review a week or two before Dayton once they are done. My goal is to show HamWAN is the superior path forward, not the BBHN mesh. 73's -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice 727-214-2508 - Fax http://bryanfields.net

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Service Impact Notice
by Nigel Vander Houwen 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

Hello All, Just wanted to send out a quick notice here. We’ve had a failure at our Seattle edge router, which we’re still investigating. In the meantime, our Tukwila edge router is still providing connectivity, but you may notice higher latencies or issues reaching things. If you find things you can’t reach, please let me know, as we’d like to make sure the redundancy is working, while we’re working to resolve the issues we’re investigating with the Seattle edge router. Nigel

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Tri-Fold Brochure for Your Review
by Daniel Ransom 04 Mar '16

04 Mar '16

Please review and provide your astute (and other) comments for the tri-fold brochure here: https://github.com/K7MM/hamwan-branding/blob/cd1f6bbeb2ffa1c38cd48a7f2f8701… . 73 from Dan at K7MM

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VOTE: Board Elections
by Nigel Vander Houwen 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

Hello All, It’s that time of year again. The current set of directors’ appointments will be expiring in about a week, so it’s time to hold elections again. Any supporting member is eligible to vote, or if they so choose run for a position on the board. Each supporting member may cast one vote in each directorship election. The current list of supporting members is as follows: Ryan Turner Cory Johnson Nigel Vander Houwen Robert Salsgiver Daniel Ransom Bartlomiej Kus Benjamin Krueger Allen Johnson Clifton Gurlen I have spoken with my current fellow board members, and they have generously offered to run again and continue serving if elected, so we’ll also use this email to take care of the three current elections. Supporting members, please vote for each of the following. Please reply on the list with your votes. Cory Johnson - Cory has graciously kept track of HamWAN’s financial and legal needs over his time with HamWAN, and I have greatly appreciated his help. Ryan Turner - Ryan runs our Memphis sister network, and has been a driving force in outreach promoting HamWAN, and is also greatly appreciated. Nigel Vander Houwen - I have served for the past year as President, worked with our providers, and am a network administrator helping with the day to day operations of the network. As I am a supporting member, I will vote as follows: Cory Johnson: Yay Ryan Turner: Yay Nigel Vander Houwen: Yay Voting is open for Cory, Ryan, and myself for 7 days, after which the final result will be decided by the majority of votes cast. If any of the above mentioned supporting members would like to participate on the board, please announce your intention on this list, and your 7 day voting period will end 7 days after your announcement. There are no limits on board members, and we have a minimum of three. Board members duties are not time intensive, and mostly consist of attending the quarterly board conference calls, voting as needed on expenses, and assisting HamWAN in whichever other ways your time and or skills/knowledge allow. Thank you all, and I look forward to another great year with HamWAN. Nigel Vander Houwen

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