Steve, Please add to the vision Pullman, Colfax, and Moscow, ID with a node at Kamiak Butte; and Clarkston, WA/Lewiston, ID with a node at the canyon rim. 73, Dan Ransom, PE Station K7MM Secretary/Treasurer <mailto:k7mm@arrl.net> k7mm@arrl.net West Sound Amateur Radio Club, N7IG <http://www.n7ig.org/> www.n7ig.org | <http://www.wsarc.club/> www.wsarc.club 2336 Steamboat Loop E Port Orchard, WA 98366 (509) 330-6398 <http://www.wsarc.club/> -----Original Message----- From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] On Behalf Of S. Aberle Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 8:00 AM To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Extending into EWA via the southern route This is my first post to the group, so please go easy on me. There has been a lot of email about using existing ham repeater sites for extending HamWAN coverage into Eastern Washington. What if a loop could be created that would enable access by over a dozen EOCs, with another half dozen within a half mile of being line-of-site? Here is the potential loop of radio sites (in order): . Capitol Peak - coverage of Olympia . Davis Peak - coverage of Vancouver & St. Helens . Red Mountain . King Mountain . Klickitat County EOC . Simcoe Butte . Rattlesnake Hills Lookout - coverage of Yakima . Jump Off Joe - coverage of the Tri-Cities . Cabbage Hill - coverage of Walla Walla and Pendleton . Black Mountain . Coalfire plant, Boardman . Juniper Point - coverage of Goldendale . Mt. Defiance - coverage of Hood River . KOIN Tower - coverage of Portland and Beaverton . Boistfort Peak - coverage of Centralia & Chehalis The attached page shows lat/long/elev. data (as best I could determine based on published location information and using caltopo to plot the viewsheds). It cross references the EOCs which could be served. Although I haven't checked the line-of-site paths, it may also be possible to link the Tri-Cities with Spokane. Yes, I know this is ambitious, and there may be a myriad of obstacles to overcome, including site access limitations and prohibitive costs, but at least this offers a plausible vision. 73, Steve, WA7PTM
