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WinBox V3.18 will not log in to two new BaseBox 5 Intl V6.18.
by David Haworth 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

WinBox V3.18 will not log in to two new BaseBox 5 Intl V6.18. Login: admin Password: WinBox hangs with message Logging in... I have reset one of the BaseBox 5 Intl with no results. I have tried WinBox V3.18, V3.17, V3.16, V3.15, V3.14 and V3.13. BaseBox 5 is connected to an antenna. Using Dell Windows 8.1 laptop with CAT 6A cable connected directly to BaseBox 5. No router or hub is being used. Using MAC or IP Address 192.168.88.1 has no affect. Board info form WinBox: RB912UAG-5HPnD IE will not connect to http://192.168.88.1 Both BaseBox 5 make a short funny sound before making the one beep, long delay, two beeps. The beeps are similar to the QRT 5 power on. The QRT 5 does not make the short funny sound. The Dell works fine with a QRT 5 Intl. http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2a What do you recommend to try next to get WinBox to work with the two BaseBox 5. Best Regards David Haworth, WA9ONY

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Oregon HamWAN Organizing Conference this Saturday
by Kenneth Tolliver 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

There is an Organizing Conference for Oregon HamWAN this Saturday, Nov 10th, 9-Noon at the Milwaukie Stake Center of the LDS Church at 8331 Cason Road, Gladstone OR 97027. Anyone that is interested is invited. Come and help us get our Plan together. Flyer is attached. Ken Tolliver K7ICY 503-544-7945 ktolliver(a)hotmail.com

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Signal Strength Needed for Internet Connection.
by David Haworth 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

What signal strength is needed for Internet connection with Larch Mountain cell site? During my experiments on doing a site survey of HamWAN Larch Mountain cell site at 71.9 miles I received the signal in the -80s but I could not connect to the Internet. For details of the routerOS terminal log of 71.9 miles connection see. http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2b <http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2b> Best distance for Internet connect at 0.99 Mbps download and 1.67 Mbps upload is 43 miles with a signal in -74. http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2a <http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2a> My site survey map is at http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2 <http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P2> 73 David WA9ONY

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Oregon and Washington HamWAN
by Scott J. Burrows 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hello, I'm curious, do the PSDR folks in Seattle have a plan for integrating both Oregon and Washington into their existing HamWAN network? I have talked to folks within Washington State about their costing estimates and deployment strategies of their HamWAN initiative. The proposed effort discussed deploying HamWAN technology both for the Northern and Southern routes of the state. Earlier this month, the Clark County ARES/RACES group submitted a "2019 Grant Request Proposal" to the Clark Regional Emergency Service Agency to build out a prototype client station at the county EOC. Also, the folks in Oregon have secured a large grant (possibly $30,000 dollar) for HamWAN and will be discussing HamWAN deployments this year. They are organizing teams for fund raising, network administration, site installation, mentorship, and strategic planning. Much of the talk in the IRC group has been about technical suggestions for minor technical problems. I have not encountered any serious discussions about large implementation efforts in expanding the HamWAN network, although perhaps that is occurring via another method. The Memphis, Tampa Bay, and British Columbia seem to be small regional implementations in distant states/provinces. However, I have not seen any serious discussions about statewide strategic and tactical implementations of HamWAN (i.e. Washington and Oregon). In my experience, technology folks get fixated on the nuts-and-bolts of the network technology and forget about strategic leadership, management, and formal documentation. Much of the PSDR website has not been updated in years. I regularly hear comments at digital meetings where folks are interested in HamWAN, but are waiting for more specific information. This makes large scale deployments extremely difficult if you have to email the HamWAN Network Operations folks every day, assuming they have time to respond. I understand that the HamWAN folks in Seattle are busy with day jobs and unable to respond immediately to all questions. However, if the PSDR leadership team was to reach out to the larger audience, I am sure they will find many talented folks to help with most aspect of HamWAN. Hopefully this message will not be considered slamming the HamWAN folks in Seattle. Please don't shoot the messenger. The technical folks (Tom Hayward and Nigel Vander Houwen) have been extremely responsive and helpful. I respect the vision and work that PSDR volunteers have done to date. If you talk to your customer base, you might be surprised the help you may get. Thanks Scott, N7DOD

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Puget Sound Project Status update (sites)
by Rob Salsgiver 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Back on 8/21 I sent out a request for info regarding the following sites that were discussed earlier this year: 1. Lookout Mtn 2. Gold Mtn 3. Buck Mtn 4. Rattlesnake Ridge 5. Blyn Mtn 6. Added since initial email: a. Mt Constitution b. Gig Harbor c. SnoCo SERS Granite Falls (possible – next year candidate) To date I’ve only received responses for the following locations: 1. Buck Mtn – in process w/Kenny. (info in other threads) 2. Gig Harbor – time TBD, not weather critical (Kenny) 3. Rattlesnake – Any day now. Priority project for DMR support before the weather changes. Being coordinated between Rob Ghatham AF7PR and Tom for tech support. Equipment funded by Rob AF7PR. Climber needed. 4. Lookout – Weather limiting by end of October? Rob Chatham AF7PR is the site contact. Rob S willing to coordinate. Equipment BOM in review between Bart and Scott Honaker. SnoDEM potential assistance with hardware (hoops exist to jump through). This site has significant regional improvements it could offer into Skagit/Whatcom/Island counties. Ready immediately per Rob AF7PR but we have to schedule the timing and resources. I’m working to schedule a site visit to survey. Need to know from others what PTP links we are looking to do here and develop BOM. I have received no information regarding Blynn or Gold, and have very little on Constitution. Given the short remaining season and available help, I recommend we hold Blynn until next year. What remains for Gold? CLIMBERS NEEDED. We are extremely limited for climbers at this time. Our existing climbers have been tapped for time, particularly as they have also been “on the hook” for building/configuring the equipment as well. I am willing to build and configure equipment (others are welcome as well). We MAY be able to get short windows from our current climbers if the rest is done, but we really need MORE climbers. Let me know if anyone is willing to do the climbing work, whether you are certified and/or have your own gear. If you have any additional info on the above projects, please let me know. At a minimum I would like to see us get Rattlesnake, Lookout, and Buck done in the next 30 days before the snow flies. There are other low-elevation projects to keep us busy this winter. Thanks, Rob Salsgiver – NR3O

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Client node
by B.J. Guillot 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

In between the rain this weekend, I did some more testing with HamWAN from my home in Marysville. My "test stand": * MikroTik RB912UAG5HPnDOT * Altelix AD5G30M2 antenna kit * 10 foot mast on a small 3 foot tripod, from deck of backyard I was able to get a connection (do some pings, visit some http sites), but it was a bit intermittent with the wind swaying the dish on the mast. If I decide to mount permanently, I'll need to find a way to attach the top part of the mast near the house to minimize the movement. Best results were: [admin@N7CS] > /interface wireless scan 0 Flags: A - active, P - privacy, R - routeros-network, N - nstreme, T - tdma, W - wds, B - bridge ADDRESS SSID CHANNEL SIG NF SNR RADIO-NAME ROUTEROS-VERSION A RT B 64:D1:54:95:C4:7F HamWAN 5920/5/an -71 -124 53 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S1 A RT B 64:D1:54:6A:65:A8 HamWAN 5900/5/an -83 -123 40 K7WAN/SnoDEM-S2 -- [Q quit|D dump|C-z pause] As the wind would blow, the SIG numbers would jump into the -90's for a moment and then come back. Ping times to google.com were between 90-500+ ms. I'll keep doing some experiments with different placements to see if I can get an improved signal when I can find a sunny weekend. In the meantime, just wanted to say thanks to the all the people that have been answering my questions over the past few months. Regards, Burt J. Guillot, N7CS

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Technical info about hamwan
by Ron van Herk 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Hi, My name is Ron and I work with Cybermedia Television BV of The Netherlands. I am intrigued by the system you have set up and wonder if I could talk to anyone about, as I have some questions about the setup… Would it be best to chat on the irc channel? Best regards, Ron Cybermedia Television BV Elandstraat 108 2901 BK Capelle aan den Ijssel The Netherlands Phone: +31-(0)10 30 700 21 Mobile: +31-(0)6 143 272 35 Skype : ronaht The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information. This email is for discussion purposes only and doesn’t not represent binding arrangement unless expressly stated therein. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. CyberMedia Television BV cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which may arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Please note that CyberMedia Television BV may monitor, analyse and archive email traffic, data and the content of email for the purposes of security, legal compliance and staff training. CyberMedia Television BV is a limited company registered in the Netherlands with Company Registration No. 63937093.Registered Office: Elandstraat 108 , 2901 BK Capelle aan den Ijssel , The Netherlands

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Haystack SDR unreachable for 3 days
by David Haworth 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Hi, Haystack SDR was working fine last weekend. http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P1d <http://www.stargazing.net/david/sdr/HamWAN.html#P1d> For the past three days Haystack SDR This site can’t be reached http://44.24.241.55:8073/ is unreachable. Has Haystack SDR URL changed? 73 David WA9ONY

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Larch Mnt Uplink Node
by Scott J. Burrows 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Hello, does the Larch Mnt site have an Uplink Node? The online network engineering documentation indicates ask to be an Uplink Node, and if approved, assigned PtP IP pair and OSPF password. The Larch Mnt site does have a single sector antenna. Scott, N7DOD

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Certificate
by B.J. Guillot 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Sorry again for the basic question... Is the LoTW certificate only needed for the HamWAN admin portal, or is it needed to utilize the HamWAN network itself? i.e., is using the HamWAN admin portal actually needed for a client node setup? (i.e., will a DHCP connection work just fine, and is the portal just for static IP assignment?) I'm a bit unclear from the setup instructions on exactly what I'm supposed to do with the certificate after installing it into the older Opera browser. I wasn't sure if I'm also supposed to install it somewhere into the Mikrotik modem configuration. When I try to go to the admin portal page I still get the "Uh oh, it looks like there's something wrong with your certificate." error message even in the older Opera 12.16 browser with 0-bit SSL for authentication enabled and LoTW certificate imported (after removing the invalid root CA). I don't know if I need to first "register" the certificate with someone, or if the portal will sense it's the first time I've tried to use that certificate and automatically create a new account. Regards, Burt J. Guillot, N7CS

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