December 2022 - PSDR - mailman.hamwan.org

Recommended Donation
by Jamie Hughes 22 Dec '22

22 Dec '22

Dear HamWan Management team, I am looking for a recommended donation amount. The Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club has used HamWan as its primary internet connection now for 18 or so months for our repeater and camera. I was hoping we could be given some guidance as to what you would recommend. We apricate the efforts of Dylan in getting us setup. 73 (Ham radio way of saying Best Regards), Jamie Hughes WA7JH President / Public Information Officer / Repeater Committee Chair, KCARC Public Information Officer, ARRL - Western Washington Section Email: president(a)kcarc.org<mailto:president@kcarc.org> Phone: (360) 340-8886<tel:+13603408886> Kitsap County Amateur Radio Club<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcarc.…> PO Box 2268 Silverdale, WA 98383 [cid:image001.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210]<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kc7z.o…> [cid:image002.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210]<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>[cid:image003.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210]<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> [cid:image004.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210] <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…> [cid:image005.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210] <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…> [cid:image006.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210] <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> [cid:image007.png@01D9155D.9EC2D210]<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmile.ama…>

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stream.westin.hamwan.net got an upgrade
by Bart Kus 21 Dec '22

21 Dec '22

Hello, Our video streaming service got completely redesigned and is now available at the same address as before (http://stream.westin.hamwan.net/) Some notable improvements: 1) Multi-browser support! The old design would only run on Chrome. This redesign should be compatible with all modern browsers, including those on mobile devices. Please let me know what doesn't work, as I'm sure there are some combinations of tech that fail. 2) Audio support! Where the cameras have capabilities, audio is being streamed along with the video. Cameras that don't have microphones stream silent audio. The mic on ptz.haystack appears to be broken as it's buzzing. 3) Better reliability! The new implementation responds to stream / connectivity errors in real-time. The old implementation would wait an hour or more before doing self-heal and bringing video back online. The javascript video player is also resilient to brief problems. It stalls for a bit and then skips forward in time after the problems are gone, all automatically. And just like the old site, all of this is happening without any transcoding that can degrade quality. What you see are the raw camera feeds. The lack of transcoding also means low CPU load, so we can add many more cameras here. Please give this new system a whirl and let me know if there are any problems or missing features that the old system had which are important still. Thanks, --Bart

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FCC Rules
by Jonathan Dorminy 16 Dec '22

16 Dec '22

I am trying to experiment with making a link on the 10 GHz band, the problem is that I think I am trying to do something prohibited by Part 97. On the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, pulse emissions are allowed, however, they are prohibited on the 10 GHz band, the band I want to use. My question is, is the OFDM modulation used in 802.11n considered pulse, or spread spectrum by the FCC? I have done extensive searching online and I have found conflicting answers. If you can answer this question, I would greatly appreciate it. 73, Jonny Dorminy/KN4LGM

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Client Hardware Recommendation
by Brooke Burdick 03 Dec '22

03 Dec '22

Hello, I would like to connect to the Triangle Mountain site. Please send me your recommendation for client hardware. My home station is located west of Coupeville: 48.23724607340578, -122.75712568687796 Thank you, Brooke Burdick KJ7EMP 425.273.0271

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