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New - not connecting Tiger Mtn
by Paul Sundquist 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

New install on Squak Mountain Issaquah and unable to find any signal on Tiger Mountain. I’m 3.5 miles away west and a little north of the tower on Tiger. Clear line of sight. Please validate with the tower picture attached. Installed the following: MikroTik mANT30 PA parabolic dish antenna 5GHz 30dBi MTAD-5G-30D3-PA Mikrotik BaseBox 5 RB912UAG-5HPnD-OUT 5GHz Outdoor Wireless AP Gigabit USB OSL4 Questions: Q1) Is the antenna tower on the right in the picture the right site? Q2) Is the dish assembled correctly? See picture. Q3) I was watching the signal strength on the routerboard while running "/interface wireless scan 0”. Nothing showed up on the terminal session and no signal strength LED’s lit up. I moved it left to right and adjusted azimuth each time I stopped. Q4) How long should you wait to acquire the signal between each time you move it? Q5) Is there anything like the signal strength tones aiming a DirecTV dish? Q6) Any other ideas. My exported configuration is below and I’ve successfully completed every step listed here: https://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configur… <https://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configur…> Thanks for your help! -Paul KK7AMW [admin@KK7AMW-Issaquah] > export # sep/08/2021 16:57:46 by RouterOS 6.48.4 # software id = H1Z0-P9F3 # # model = 912UAG-5HPnD /interface wireless set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=5ghz-onlyn country=no_country_set disabled=no frequency-mode=superchannel radio-name=KK7AMW/Issaquah-Tiger scan-list=HamWAN ssid=HamWAN \ wireless-protocol=nv2 /interface list add name=WAN add name=LAN /interface wireless channels add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 0 degrees (north)" frequency=5920 list=HamWAN name=Sector1-5 width=5 add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 120 degrees (south-east)" frequency=5900 list=HamWAN name=Sector2-5 width=5 add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 240 degrees (south-west)" frequency=5880 list=HamWAN name=Sector3-5 width=5 add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 0 degrees (north)" frequency=5920 list=HamWAN name=Sector1-10 width=10 add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 120 degrees (south-east)" frequency=5900 list=HamWAN name=Sector2-10 width=10 add band=5ghz-onlyn comment="Cell sites radiate this at 240 degrees (south-west)" frequency=5880 list=HamWAN name=Sector3-10 width=10 /interface wireless security-profiles set [ find default=yes ] supplicant-identity=MikroTik /snmp community set [ find default=yes ] addresses=44.24.240.0/20 name=hamwan /system logging action set 3 remote=44.24.244.8 /interface list member add interface=wlan1 list=WAN add list=LAN /ip address add address=192.168.86.53/24 interface=ether1 network=192.168.86.0 /ip dhcp-client add disabled=no interface=wlan1 /ip dns set servers=192.168.86.9 /ip firewall mangle add action=change-mss chain=output new-mss=1378 protocol=tcp tcp-flags=syn tcp-mss=!0-1378 add action=change-mss chain=forward new-mss=1378 protocol=tcp tcp-flags=syn tcp-mss=!0-1378 /ip route add distance=1 gateway=192.168.86.1 /ip service set telnet disabled=yes set ftp disabled=yes set www disabled=yes set ssh port=222 set api disabled=yes set api-ssl disabled=yes /snmp set contact="#HamWAN-Support on irc.freenode.org" enabled=yes location=47.516944,-122.0452 /system clock set time-zone-name=America/Los_Angeles /system identity set name=KK7AMW-Issaquah /system logging add action=remote topics=info add action=remote topics=warning add action=remote topics=error /system ntp client set enabled=yes primary-ntp=44.24.244.4 secondary-ntp=44.24.245.4 /system routerboard settings set boot-device=try-ethernet-once-then-nand [admin@KK7AMW-Issaquah] >

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Connecting to a new tower
by lionelhlvrsn＠gmail.com 12 Sep '21

12 Sep '21

Looking for some guidance. I have been connected to Gold Mountain from my house for about a year, and I have okay coverage. I have a Dynadish 5, which has five built-in LEDs to indicate connection strength. At home, I get one or two LEDs to light up, and I'm able to make calls over Hamwan with a VOIP phone. Today, I took my Dynadish portable, and set it up with good line of site to Paine, Westin, and Beacon. I had all five LEDs lit up when I aimed at Beacon. I had hoped to be able to plug in my VOIP phone and make a test call, but the phone got stuck at "Initializing DNS," regardless of which site I tried. Took it all back home, set it up the same way on my roof, and was talking on the phone in under a minute. My assumption is that I need to re-initialize the Dynadish 5 when I change connection sites. Is this correct? If so, is there an easy way to switch over from one to another, or do I need to open up Winbox and follow the instructions in the "Connect" phase of Client Node Configuration? Or do I need to do something else? I'd like to be able to move from site to site without complications. Any advice/ideas are appreciated. -Lionel K7BIX Hamshack Hotline#: 5670

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] PSDR Digest, Vol 103, Issue 1
by Donald Rotolo 10 Sep '21

10 Sep '21

Disabling PTZ will ensure the masked pixels stay masked. Can that be done remotely? Perhaps better than nothing. Don N2iRZ

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Sunba Illuminati Camera's
by Jamie Hughes 10 Sep '21

10 Sep '21

Good morning, I was notified yesterday that in order for my camera to remain at a site, that I would need to mask certain areas. Upon adding a mask, I discovered a bug were the mask doesn't cover the target area, it simply blocks pixels on the screen. Meaning that turning the carna camera exposes the area you might try to mask. I filled a support ticket with Sunba to be advised that they are discontinuing the line and that if I needed a quick resolution that I would need to upgrade to the newest product. The firmware is you up to date. Just sad based on the cost of the camera and labor to hang it. Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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EMcom vehicle setup
by Jason Linz 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Hello from North Dakota Earlier this year I purchased an Ambulance to set up for emcom as well as camping. As I am in North Dakota there is no HamWAN system in place. I do hope to travel to surrounding states so I would like to incorporate some highspeed data in the setup. I would like to put a wireless access point in for local connectivity for cameras. Has anyone tried to set something up like this? Also I have thought for a few years about building a HamWAN cell site to allow access around town. I am still looking at roof tops to think if I can find something that could work. A lot of pieces to find and put together so any info would be appreciated. Thank you Jason Linz ND0JL

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] "r2" Version Supports all Three Band Widths - MikroTik QRT 5ac 5GHz outdoor flat panel 24dBi antenna
by Donald Rotolo 18 Aug '21

18 Aug '21

Channel bandwidth is different from channel tuning. One is occupied spectrum, the other is transmit frequency. 73, Don N2IRZ -----Original Message----- Dear PSDR List Members, HamWAN's PDF comparing various devices shows the QRT 5 ac: http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware/anten… However, on the webpage http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html it states: "Avoid Mikrotik's 802.11ac modems. These are incapable of tuning the 5 and 10 MHz channels used by HamWAN and are therefore incompatible." It is not unusual to find outdated material relating to electronic devices, and I think this is the case here, so I thought it best to check with the manufacturer. Below is the response from MikroTik Support confirming that the new version of the QRT 5 ac also supports 5 and 10 MHz band widths because of a new chipset in the "r2" revision. Just need to make sure you don't get the old version. 73 Alan WX7L

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"r2" Version Supports all Three Band Widths - MikroTik QRT 5ac 5GHz outdoor flat panel 24dBi antenna
by Alan Dieringer [WX7L] 16 Aug '21

16 Aug '21

Dear PSDR List Members, HamWAN's PDF comparing various devices shows the QRT 5 ac: http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware/anten… However, on the webpage http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html it states: *"Avoid Mikrotik's 802.11ac modems. These are incapable of tuning the 5 and 10 MHz channels used by HamWAN and are therefore incompatible."* It is not unusual to find outdated material relating to electronic devices, and I think this is the case here, so I thought it best to check with the manufacturer. Below is the response from MikroTik Support confirming that the new version of the QRT 5 ac also supports 5 and 10 MHz band widths because of a new chipset in the "r2" revision. Just need to make sure you don't get the old version. 73 Alan WX7L From: Rūdolfs P. (Jira) <support(a)mikrotik.com> Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 4:33 AM Subject: MikroTik support #[SUP-57126]: Question about QRT 5 ac To: <WX7L(a)westseattlearc.org> —-—-—-— Please REPLY ABOVE THIS LINE ^ (for faster response, use our support portal <https://help.mikrotik.com/servicedesk/>). Hello, Apologies for the delayed response. QRT 5ac is quite a unique situation. After additional investigation regarding the support of 5/10Mhz channel-width, I can say that, if you buy the router today, it should support these channel-widths. It has two public revisions, where the newer one (/r2) has a different wireless chipset (QCA-98*9*2) that supports these channel-widths when compared to the old one (QCA-98*8*2). To make sure you are getting the right one, you can ask the distributor to ensure that you will have the *r2* revision, which can be found on the box/case label at the end of serial number, for example - A13B0DXXXXXX/0XX/*r2*. I will make sure to update the Web description of the QRT 5ac, as it currently shows that it has QCA-9882 wireless chip and the older one is long discontinued. Best regards, Rūdolfs P.

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Baldi maintenance
by Tom Hayward 14 Aug '21

14 Aug '21

The Baldi site will go down for less than an hour between 9 and noon this morning while we swap out a UPS. Tom KD7LXL

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Larch Mountain
by Phil Marquis 27 Jul '21

27 Jul '21

I am going to attempt to construct a radio linking me with the node on Larch Mountain. Is the radio there capable of MIMO operation? I can get an older Microtik Metal 5SHPn but I know it's not MIMO capable. I am located 13 miles directly West of Larch mountain, pretty well line of sight. Recommendations or advice? Phil - K6HSV

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A non-line of sight connectivity vendor replied
by Kingsley G. Morse Jr. 25 Jul '21

25 Jul '21

I asked GNS Wireless, RadioLabs and FreeWave Tech. if their gizmos could reliably communicate between a.) A HamWAN antenna on Lookout Mountain and b.) computer users living in a treed neighborhood roughly a mile away. Greg Corey at FreeWave Technologies replied "We specialize in long-range, non-line of sight connectivity for industrial processes. We can most likely achieve a link to the locations you described but the connection speed would be very slow. Our maximum throughput is around 1.5Mbps for a single point-to-point link. Generally speaking, this isn't going to be fast enough for general home internet usage." The others didn't reply. I hope that helps, or is at least interesting. Comments welcome. So, Kingsley -- Time is the fire in which we all burn.

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