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VOTE: East Tiger Mountain Hardware
by Bart Kus 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Hello, East Tiger Mountain has been on the air for about a month now. It was partially setup with test hardware, since we weren't sure it would work. This test hardware is not appropriate for running the site on a permanent basis. For example, the dishes don't offer enough shielding, so they interfere with each other. Because of this, we've had to keep the ETiger-SnoDEM link offline. Here is the list of permanent hardware that would go @ ETiger. We have a trip planned for July 11th to deploy it all. *Description** * *Price** * *Qty** * *Subtotal** * ARC-DA5830SD1 2ft MIMO Dish @ Microcom $99.99 2 $199.98 Microcom shipping $60.66 1 $60.66 UDR235 RF Armor dish shielding @ RF Armor $99.95 2 $199.90 RF Armor shipping $40.61 1 $40.61 RB921UAGS-5SHPacD-NM 2W MIMO modem @ Baltic $131.00 2 $262.00 MW-RPSMA-NM-1M RP-SMA Patch Cable @ Baltic $9.95 4 $39.80 Baltic shipping $16.03 1 $16.03 GRAND TOTAL $818.98 I've also donated a server for ETiger out of my own pocket, so that'll be getting installed on July 11th as well. Microsoft should be making a matching donation of at least $340 for it in the next quarterly reimbursement cycle. We have a cash balance of $882.75 in the bank, $162.97 in PayPal, and an unknown balance (~$400) on the CC that needs to be paid still. Key Bank has locked us out of the CC due to us canceling the checking account there, so we're trying to get access again. --Bart

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] PSDR Digest, Vol 31, Issue 11
by Dave Speed 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

It worked well for me. Great job! Dave K7DLS *******************************

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Live video stream from Field Day 2015 on Mercer Island, WA
by Bart Kus 27 Jun '15

27 Jun '15

1. Start VLC 2. Press Ctrl-N 3. Paste in this URL:http://video.seattle.hamwan.net:8080/video.mpg 4. Wait up to a minute for the stream to buffer --Bart

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East Tiger Mountain cell site on the air
by Bart Kus 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

Hello, We put a new cell site on the air this weekend. It's @ East Tiger Mountain, and radiating @ 240 degrees (Sector 3) only. It's linked directly to the Tukwila datacenter, and has a second link to Snohomish DEM ("Paine"), but that's not yet configured for routing. This site is 1500ft higher than our existing Mirrormont site, and will serve to replace it. It's superior location and superior connectivity are a double-win. Mirrormont has been re-configured to be on the Sector 2 frequency temporarily so as not to conflict, but will go off the air at some point in the near future. If you're in the coverage area try to give it a go and report back! --Bart

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Anybody have single mode fiber termination tools?
by Bart Kus 10 Jun '15

10 Jun '15

Hello, Does anyone have the tools to put connectors on single mode fiber? (cleave, epoxy, polish, test) --Bart

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Anybody have single mode fiber termination tools?
by Kenneth Tolliver 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

If you cant find someone local, I know a Fiber Comm tech here in Portland(actually I think he owns the company). Id assume he can do most fiber related things but only if it can be done from here. If its something that can be mailed that might work. Ken T K7ICYTIGARD OR503 544 7945 Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4 Active™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Bart Kus <me(a)bartk.us> Date: 06/09/2015 5:47 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Anybody have single mode fiber termination tools? Hello, Does anyone have the tools to put connectors on single mode fiber? (cleave, epoxy, polish, test) --Bart _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR(a)hamwan.org http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr

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My talk from Dayton 2105
by Bryan Fields 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

The hamradionow guy the videos of the 2015 TAPR forum at Dayton up. Thought it may be of interest to the group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAzkSP2nt0M&feature=youtu.be&t=85 73's W9CR -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice 727-214-2508 - Fax http://bryanfields.net

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HamWAN via passive reflectors
by Bart Kus 06 Jun '15

06 Jun '15

Hello, Today I participated in a HamWAN field test for the upcoming Field Day event @ Luther Burbank park. During the testing, a couple very interesting working RF paths surfaced. Here is the most impressive one: We had setup a dish at the northern tip of Luther Burbank Park, and aimed it at downtown Seattle (around Columbia Tower). We picked up a signal from Baldi-S1! The measured distance (time of flight measurement) was 67km. This means the RF was bouncing off of downtown Seattle and heading all the way out to Baldi by Enumclaw! The data throughput measured was about 1.2Mbit each way average, peaking at 1.5Mbit. We moved the dish atop the hill at the park, pointed it at Baldi through a narrow opening in the closer hill ridges, and did a follow-up test. The measured distance (time of flight measurement) in that direct test was 56km: an 11km difference! The measures aren't very accurate, so the 3km error compared to real physical distance is within the expected error range. Keep in mind that 3km is only 10 microseconds in terms of RF signal flight. Feeling inspired by this astounding Baldi result, we decided to test a reflected RF path to the Capitol Park cell site: We pointed the dish at a random hillside across the water from Luther Burbank, and picked up Capitol Park @ up to -73dBm. Bouncing off this hillside we got 3.5Mbit download and 5Mbit upload speeds to the Internet. I guess the lesson here is: If you don't have a direct path to a HamWAN cell site, perhaps you can try playing with some indirect reflected paths to get connected! --Bart

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East Tiger sector ready to roll
by Bart Kus 28 May '15

28 May '15

Hi All, So we've been changing SKUs for a while as we evolve, and I happen to think this particular config (attached) is kinda sexy, so I thought I'd share it with y'all. My only concern is about possible water ingress around the connectors. That whole assembly is a Ubiquiti AM-5G19-120 <https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/airmax-sector-antenna/> antenna with a WaveGuard Shield AM5G19/AM2G15-120 <http://waveguardwireless.com/?product=waveguard-am5g19am2g15-120-2> radiation shield, topped off with a RouterBoard RB912UAG-5HPnD <http://routerboard.com/RB912UAG-5HPnD> modem inside an RF Elements StationBox S Carrier Class <http://www.rfelements.com/en/products/radio-enclosures/stationbox-s/> all-metal chassis. Phew, that's a lotta words! --Bart

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Any suggestions for a good shallow-depth server?
by Bart Kus 27 May '15

27 May '15

Hi all, I've been trying to get my grubby little hands on a server for East Tiger. The physical layout of that site demands we use a shallow depth (1/2 depth) server. There are surprisingly few servers out there that are both shallow and offer some kind of hardware RAID and KVM control with virtual media. I've identified a couple: 1. Dell R210 ii * 1U * 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series) * Max 32GB RAM * 2HD (non-hot-swap) * Stock H200 RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC, no option to enable HD write cache), but it can take an H700 controller. * KVM not typically installed, but inexpensive DRAC6 cards available ($15) * Kind of expensive for what it is 2. HP DL320e G8 * 1U * 1CPU (E3-12##v2 series) * Max 32GB RAM * 2-4HD depending on chassis (hot-swap) * Stock B210i RAID controller is poopy (no BBWC/FBWC), but it can take a P222 controller. * KVM via iLO4 integrated standard * Expensive Given the timing, I've gonna deploy a server I have in stock, but it's really awful: 1. Rackable based on Intel S5000PSL motherboard * 2U * 2CPU (really old Xeon 5148) * 16GB RAM installed (32GB max, FBDIMM required) * 4HD (hot swap) * NO RAID controller, and no room in the chassis to install one either. * NO KVM (there is an add-on, but it's $170. It may or may not fit the chassis.) * "Free!" since it's in my inventory and I'm trying to either sell the servers off or put them to good use. Since this is going up on a mountain top inaccessible for 1/2 the year, it's really nice to have the KVM ability in case something goes wrong or you need to do troubleshooting (just had to use KVM today to work on some of our ESXi hosts), and the RAID is nice in case a drive dies or develops a bad sector. Anyway, do any of you have any suggestions for any other small servers I may not have considered yet? --Bart

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