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
I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD . Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path? Lee Ki7ss
On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <bj.guillot@gmail.com> wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR@hamwan.org http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr
Lee, I can’t say 100% for sure, but the specs I found on my initial look aren’t encouraging. The US version is locked to 5170-5250 and 5725-5835. International version indicates it is usable from 5150-5875. The frequencies you want to be able to hit on our sector antennas are 5880, 5900, and 5920. The International version >MIGHT< be able to go further that what is listed on the site, but that would be the determining factor. What I found was located at https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD One of the other guys might have more hands-on experience with it that could tell you more, but that’s what I was able to locate. Rob / NR3O From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Lee Chambers Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 7:23 PM To: Puget Sound Data Ring Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Client node I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD . Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path? Lee Ki7ss On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <bj.guillot@gmail.com> wrote: 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 _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR@hamwan.org http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr
Thanks. I have the version that doesn't have 1US after the part number, so it's the International version. Guess I'll give it a try. 73. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 7:40 PM Rob Salsgiver <rob@nr3o.com> wrote:
Lee,
I can’t say 100% for sure, but the specs I found on my initial look aren’t encouraging.
The US version is locked to 5170-5250 and 5725-5835. International version indicates it is usable from 5150-5875. The frequencies you want to be able to hit on our sector antennas are 5880, 5900, and 5920. The International version >MIGHT< be able to go further that what is listed on the site, but that would be the determining factor.
What I found was located at https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD
One of the other guys might have more hands-on experience with it that could tell you more, but that’s what I was able to locate.
Rob / NR3O
*From:* PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] *On Behalf Of *Lee Chambers *Sent:* Sunday, October 28, 2018 7:23 PM *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Client node
I have a Microtik Sextant G-5HPnD . Will it work with the HamWan, assuming a clear path?
Lee
Ki7ss
On Oct 28, 2018, at 6:17 PM, B.J. Guillot <bj.guillot@gmail.com> wrote:
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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