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