If a path between Spokane and Omak WA can be figured out, We (BC Interior HamWAN) can work on getting a RF path from Kelowna BC as well to provide some additional redundancy. On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Dan Ransom, PE via PSDR <psdr@hamwan.org> wrote:
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*
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-----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
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