September 2020 - PSDR - mailman.hamwan.org

For those times you have to use a zip tie
by Bart Kus 14 Sep '20

14 Sep '20

Hello, We tend to use proper cable cushion/hanger hardware on towers, but in other places a zip tie is sometimes needed. We had a ton of zip ties pop off before, and always see them breaking off when climbing towers with ties. Luckily Mr.Project Farm has released a zip tie comparison video today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMfOwPuN0Ao I found it really informative, and you may too, if you're into such obscure things like performance of zip ties in outdoor environments and their failure modes under load. --Bart

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*****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN
by Steve - WA7PTM 12 Sep '20

12 Sep '20

Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service agencies (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are connected to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter and those figures would help. Thanks, Steve

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] PSDR Digest, Vol 91, Issue 4
by Dick Illman 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

Jefferson County EOC and East Jefferson Fire Rescue tested HamWAN ok. Waiting for COVID permission for final installation. 73 Dick Illman On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 12:00 PM <psdr-request(a)hamwan.org> wrote: > Send PSDR mailing list submissions to > psdr(a)hamwan.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > psdr-request(a)hamwan.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > psdr-owner(a)hamwan.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of PSDR digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN (Steve - WA7PTM) > 2. Re: *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN (Stephen Kangas) > 3. Re: *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN (Nigel Vander Houwen) > 4. Re: EmComm via HamWAN (Steve - WA7PTM) > 5. Re: EmComm via HamWAN (Ethan Schoonover) > 6. Re: *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN (Doug Kingston) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:50:16 -0700 > From: Steve - WA7PTM <psdr-list(a)aberle.net> > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > Message-ID: <ddcee8a3-9d0a-93b0-0907-3448ef87c595(a)aberle.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service agencies > (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are > connected to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter > and those figures would help. > > Thanks, > Steve > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:57:10 -0700 > From: "Stephen Kangas" <stephen(a)kangas.com> > To: "'Puget Sound Data Ring'" <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > Message-ID: <0a1c01d68864$f9dfa8e0$ed9efaa0$(a)kangas.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I don't have a list, but can inform you that the North Bend ARES Team has > two volunteers already with HamWAN client connections to the new > Rattlesnake Mountain HamWAN cell site installed this past June 2020. > Myself W9SK with a fixed antenna at my home QTH, and another member KI7IRL > with a portable antenna for field deployment. I have an antenna on order > to also add another portable HamWAN node for field activations, with an > idea proposed to create a WiFi mesh simultaneously between a growing number > of NBAT emcomm volunteers who purchase antennas that can be linked to > HamWAN. We are in conversation with our primary served agency, City of > North Bend, for funding and approval to install a client node at their EOC > site, and hope to get that funded when the City figures out their new > budget changes (resulting from revenue reductions due to current Covid > effects on local businesses). > > Stephen Kangas W9SK > Public Information Officer > North Bend Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team (NBAT) NB7AT > North Bend, WA (CN97) > stephen(a)kangas.com > 425-503-9876 > > NBAT is an all-volunteer non-profit serving the City of North Bend during > emergencies and public service events. > When all else fails…Amateur Radio > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PSDR <psdr-bounces(a)hamwan.org> On Behalf Of Steve - WA7PTM > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:50 AM > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > > Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service agencies > (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are connected > to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter and those > figures would help. > > Thanks, > Steve > _______________________________________________ > PSDR mailing list > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:59:57 -0700 > From: Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel(a)nigelvh.com> > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > Message-ID: <AE99A47B-1A9A-4152-AA75-5A1A8DE538D3(a)nigelvh.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > We’re also at Camp Murray, Snohomish County Department of Emergency > Management, Seattle EOC, and probably more that I’m forgetting or unaware > of at the moment. > > Nigel > > > On Sep 11, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Stephen Kangas <stephen(a)kangas.com> wrote: > > > > I don't have a list, but can inform you that the North Bend ARES Team > has two volunteers already with HamWAN client connections to the new > Rattlesnake Mountain HamWAN cell site installed this past June 2020. > Myself W9SK with a fixed antenna at my home QTH, and another member KI7IRL > with a portable antenna for field deployment. I have an antenna on order > to also add another portable HamWAN node for field activations, with an > idea proposed to create a WiFi mesh simultaneously between a growing number > of NBAT emcomm volunteers who purchase antennas that can be linked to > HamWAN. We are in conversation with our primary served agency, City of > North Bend, for funding and approval to install a client node at their EOC > site, and hope to get that funded when the City figures out their new > budget changes (resulting from revenue reductions due to current Covid > effects on local businesses). > > > > Stephen Kangas W9SK > > Public Information Officer > > North Bend Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team (NBAT) NB7AT > > North Bend, WA (CN97) > > stephen(a)kangas.com > > 425-503-9876 > > > > NBAT is an all-volunteer non-profit serving the City of North Bend > during emergencies and public service events. > > When all else fails…Amateur Radio > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PSDR <psdr-bounces(a)hamwan.org> On Behalf Of Steve - WA7PTM > > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:50 AM > > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > > Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > > > > Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service agencies > (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are connected > to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter and those > figures would help. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > > PSDR mailing list > > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PSDR mailing list > > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:20:06 -0700 > From: Steve - WA7PTM <psdr-list(a)aberle.net> > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] EmComm via HamWAN > Message-ID: <696b8d67-3a4b-e5e9-74f2-9a0f4c969a2f(a)aberle.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > I guess I should have listed the agencies I know about, and then asked > for additions. Please, no home stations at this time. > > Here is the list I have: > State: EMD at Camp Murray, WSDOT SW Region, Washington Veterans Home > EOCs: Snohomish County, Seattle, Federal Way, and Colwood (BC) > Hospitals: Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, > Evergreenhealth Monroe Medical Center > Red Cross: Victoria (BC) > > Steve > > > Nigel Vander Houwen wrote on 9/11/20 10:59 AM: > > We’re also at Camp Murray, Snohomish County Department of Emergency > Management, Seattle EOC, and probably more that I’m forgetting or unaware > of at the moment. > > > > Nigel > > > >> On Sep 11, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Stephen Kangas <stephen(a)kangas.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I don't have a list, but can inform you that the North Bend ARES Team > has two volunteers already with HamWAN client connections to the new > Rattlesnake Mountain HamWAN cell site installed this past June 2020. > Myself W9SK with a fixed antenna at my home QTH, and another member KI7IRL > with a portable antenna for field deployment. I have an antenna on order > to also add another portable HamWAN node for field activations, with an > idea proposed to create a WiFi mesh simultaneously between a growing number > of NBAT emcomm volunteers who purchase antennas that can be linked to > HamWAN. We are in conversation with our primary served agency, City of > North Bend, for funding and approval to install a client node at their EOC > site, and hope to get that funded when the City figures out their new > budget changes (resulting from revenue reductions due to current Covid > effects on local businesses). > >> > >> Stephen Kangas W9SK > >> Public Information Officer > >> North Bend Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team (NBAT) NB7AT > >> North Bend, WA (CN97) > >> stephen(a)kangas.com > >> 425-503-9876 > >> > >> NBAT is an all-volunteer non-profit serving the City of North Bend > during emergencies and public service events. > >> When all else fails…Amateur Radio > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: PSDR <psdr-bounces(a)hamwan.org> On Behalf Of Steve - WA7PTM > >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:50 AM > >> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > >> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > >> > >> Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service agencies > (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are connected > to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter and those > figures would help. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Steve > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PSDR mailing list > >> PSDR(a)hamwan.org > >> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PSDR mailing list > >> PSDR(a)hamwan.org > >> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PSDR mailing list > > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:22:13 -0700 > From: Ethan Schoonover <es(a)ethanschoonover.com> > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] EmComm via HamWAN > Message-ID: > < > CAK3eu+R4P-y2WwXx6ca9Cw_fbM4p-YynsjhVDZ2BdiozKbMJvQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Apologies if this was already posted to the list, but seattleacs.org is > also connected (and are responsible for the Seattle EOC connection). > > Ethan W7ZOO > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 11:20 Steve - WA7PTM <psdr-list(a)aberle.net> wrote: > > > I guess I should have listed the agencies I know about, and then asked > > > > for additions. Please, no home stations at this time. > > > > > > > > Here is the list I have: > > > > State: EMD at Camp Murray, WSDOT SW Region, Washington Veterans Home > > > > EOCs: Snohomish County, Seattle, Federal Way, and Colwood (BC) > > > > Hospitals: Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, > > > > Evergreenhealth Monroe Medical Center > > > > Red Cross: Victoria (BC) > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > Nigel Vander Houwen wrote on 9/11/20 10:59 AM: > > > > > We’re also at Camp Murray, Snohomish County Department of Emergency > > Management, Seattle EOC, and probably more that I’m forgetting or unaware > > of at the moment. > > > > > > > > > > Nigel > > > > > > > > > >> On Sep 11, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Stephen Kangas <stephen(a)kangas.com> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> I don't have a list, but can inform you that the North Bend ARES Team > > has two volunteers already with HamWAN client connections to the new > > Rattlesnake Mountain HamWAN cell site installed this past June 2020. > > Myself W9SK with a fixed antenna at my home QTH, and another member > KI7IRL > > with a portable antenna for field deployment. I have an antenna on order > > to also add another portable HamWAN node for field activations, with an > > idea proposed to create a WiFi mesh simultaneously between a growing > number > > of NBAT emcomm volunteers who purchase antennas that can be linked to > > HamWAN. We are in conversation with our primary served agency, City of > > North Bend, for funding and approval to install a client node at their > EOC > > site, and hope to get that funded when the City figures out their new > > budget changes (resulting from revenue reductions due to current Covid > > effects on local businesses). > > > > >> > > > > >> Stephen Kangas W9SK > > > > >> Public Information Officer > > > > >> North Bend Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team (NBAT) NB7AT > > > > >> North Bend, WA (CN97) > > > > >> stephen(a)kangas.com > > > > >> 425-503-9876 > > > > >> > > > > >> NBAT is an all-volunteer non-profit serving the City of North Bend > > during emergencies and public service events. > > > > >> When all else fails…Amateur Radio > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > > >> From: PSDR <psdr-bounces(a)hamwan.org> On Behalf Of Steve - WA7PTM > > > > >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:50 AM > > > > >> To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > > > > >> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] *****SPAM***** EmComm via HamWAN > > > > >> > > > > >> Does anyone have up-to-date figures on how many public service > agencies > > (EOCs, fire departments, hospitals, Red Cross offices, etc.) are > connected > > to HamWAN? I am preparing an article for the ARRL E-Letter and those > > figures would help. > > > > >> > > > > >> Thanks, > > > > >> Steve > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> PSDR mailing list > > > > >> PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > > > >> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > >> > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> PSDR mailing list > > > > >> PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > > > >> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > PSDR mailing list > > > > > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > > > > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PSDR mailing list > > > > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > > > > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr > > > > -- > Ethan Schoonover > es(a)ethanschoonover.com > Tw: @ethanschoonover <https://twitter.com/ethanschoonover> > IG: @ethan_schoonover <https://www.instagram.com/ethan_schoonover/> > WWW: http://ethanschoonover.com >

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WA Wildfires
by Nigel Vander Houwen 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Hello All, I wanted to share a quick note about how some HamWAN users who were viewing the camera feeds this morning and spotted a small fire that had started. They reported it to the DNR, who thanked them for the first report they’d gotten on the fire, and they’ve sent a team to try and keep it small and under control. It’s estimated currently at around 50 acres, south-east of Enumclaw along highway 410. https://twitter.com/wsdot_traffic/status/1303424422397710336 <https://twitter.com/wsdot_traffic/status/1303424422397710336> Thank you to the folks who saw it this morning, helped the authorities with the report, as well as all the team involved in the install & maintenance of the network so we can have these awesome capabilities like multiple high resolution cameras available at several of our sites. I hope everyone is staying safe with the current fires and smokey conditions around the northwest! Thanks, Nigel

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] WSDOT SW Region now on HamWAN
by Marc Lacy 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Excellent news! 73 de KD7RYY Marc

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Cameras
by Jamie Hughes 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Hello PSDR team, I have seen that you guys are putting cameras at the different sites. Do you guys record these? Also what camera's do you recommend? Jamie Hughes WA7JH Phone: (360) 362-4575<tel:+13603624575>

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WSDOT SW Region now on HamWAN
by Steve - WA7PTM 07 Sep '20

07 Sep '20

On Thursday, September 3, 2020, a MikroTik RBDynaDishG-5HacD (Intl.) was installed at the Southwest Region offices of the Washington State Department of Transportation in Vancouver (45.6603, -122.5595). They are seeing an uplink speed of 9.7 Mbps and a downlink speed of 29.2 Mbps to the Larch Mountain site. The WSDOT/WSP building has a backup generator and a dedicated ham radio communications room. The next steps will be to set up a computer to do Winlink across the HamWAN link, and configure a VoIP phone. Steve, WA7PTM

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