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Second dish/radio with same credentials
by Ric Merry 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

As spring comes upon us young men start thinking about...portable HamWan ops. I have a second new dish and radio I've never set up. Can I use the same credentials I have on my residential dish? If I have success with my full size Micro-Tik as a portable I may be tempted to trade someone for a more portable size. Ric Mount Vernon WA

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Cleanup work at Blyn - need a volunteer
by Doug Kingston 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

Daniel Stevens is available again to do some tower work for us clearing our equipment off DNR sites. He has availability over the next few weeks to do some of this. We need 1 volunteer to go with him to Blyn (or meet him there). He estimates 6 hours (4 hrs travel, 2 hrs climbing). He is reasonably flexible on timing. Is there someone on this list that could assist Daniel on a mutually convenient date in the near future? (if it matters, he can take 1 passenger with him) Thanks for your time on this. -Doug-

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VOIP phone recomendations
by Ric Merry 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

My previously reliable SNOM 821 seems to have died. When I plug it in to power I get all the lights on but no display. I tried the holding down the # key at re-boot to no avail. I'm now looking for another phone. I'd like one that's inexpensive, refurbished are OK. I'll also need someone, preferably an admin, that can help me get it set up on my HAMwan network. What makes and models are others out there using? Thanks in advance. Ric Merry, K7ITE

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RANCID with mikrotik?
by Bryan Fields 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Are you all running this up there? I've had it working on Rancid 3.7 and then some update to mikrotik caused it to stop. I'm seeing the errors below. > executing mtlogin -t 90 -c"system package print detail without-paging;system routerboard print;system license print;export" mt1.lkld.flscg.org > mt1.lkld.flscg.org: missed cmd(s): all commands Funny this is executing the mtlogin command above on it's own works. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net

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FYI - Lookout RouterOS updates
by Rob Salsgiver 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

FYI RouterOS has been updated on all Lookout devices, which were rebooted during the process. All devices are back online. If you have a client or site device that connects at Lookout, please check them and let me know if there are any problems. Cheers, Rob Salsgiver - NR3O

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State EMD interested in HamWan usage
by John Cornelison 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

State EMD Director sent out a January update at 1105 this morning. On the last page of the update is the following, with my highlighting. * Logistics is aware of certain amateur radio equipment being removed from DNR towers and is engaged with partners to identify potential impacts to emergency communications. We are requesting that, as an EOC, if you rely solely on amateur equipment on DNR towers and/or if the removal of this equipment will have impacts to your communications; please inform us at LSC.wa.mil.gov. We will work with state partners to address any issues we are made aware of. - John KE7KDQ www.VashonEOC.org <http://www.VashonEOC.org>

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Lookout issues
by Tom 28 Dec '21

28 Dec '21

I lost signal a couple days and assumed it was snow on my dish. (Although being accused of being crazy, I hesitated stomping around the roof in the snow) It just came back on, so I am wondering if it was an issue at my end after all? Are there any graphs we can watch to see where the flow stops? Tom VA7TQB (50kM NNW from Lookout)

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Lookout offline / info?
by Rob Salsgiver 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

Does anyone have any insight as to why Lookout appears offline? Looks like all the equipment dropped off around 10:45am. Can anyone up in BC see it across the Triangle link? Power issue? Cheers, Rob

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PUBLIC COMMENTS: Expenditure for New Cell Site on Bainbridge Island
by Nigel Vander Houwen 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Hello Everyone, We’ve been working with an emergency operations group over on the eastern side of Bainbridge Island with a fairly sizable tower, and has offered to host a HamWAN cell site. We have a fair bit of gear in storage from the recent decommission operations, and they’ve just asked us to cover the tower climber costs for the installation of the sectors. Costs in total are not to exceed $3k. The board has discussed this, and we believe it’s a good opportunity for some North-South redundancy in the backbone, and for sector coverage of the western slopes of Puget Sound, which has seen some lost coverage with the decommission of Gold. We have available funds to cover this expense and other growth items without straining our finances. This email serves as notice that we intend to move forward with this project to bring massively increased bandwidth capabilities to the backbone, and is the membership’s opportunity for public comment before the decision is finalized. It will be considered finalized 24 hours after this message. Thanks, Nigel HamWAN

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EIN & Address Validation for HAMWAN donation
by Paul Sundquist 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

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