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WSDOT SW Region now on HamWAN
by Steve - WA7PTM 07 Sep '20

07 Sep '20

On Thursday, September 3, 2020, a MikroTik RBDynaDishG-5HacD (Intl.) was installed at the Southwest Region offices of the Washington State Department of Transportation in Vancouver (45.6603, -122.5595). They are seeing an uplink speed of 9.7 Mbps and a downlink speed of 29.2 Mbps to the Larch Mountain site. The WSDOT/WSP building has a backup generator and a dedicated ham radio communications room. The next steps will be to set up a computer to do Winlink across the HamWAN link, and configure a VoIP phone. Steve, WA7PTM

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Mikrotik Firewall
by Rob Martin 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Greetings, I have been writing a lot of Mikrotik Firewall rules lately. I know I am getting better at it, but the more I know, the more apparent it is that there is a lot more to learn! I have questions about how best to use the Mikrotik Firewall. The lines below are to illustrate the issue, and are not comprehensive. Also, I have used extra spaces to make it easier to see what I am doing. Let’s say I want to block a list of address ranges, in this case (some of the) Bogons, those non-routable addresses that should never be the src-address of any incoming traffic from outside my network. For whatever reason, traffic from Bogons shows up anyway. First, add the addresses to the address-list. /ip firewall address-list add address=10.0.0.0/8 list=Bogon add address=172.16.0.0/12 list=Bogon add address=192.168.0.0/16 list=Bogon Technique #1 – Drop incoming Bogon traffic in the Firewall Filter. The determination as to whether the traffic is arriving through the tunnel, and whether its src-address in on the Bogon list is performed twice, once for chain=input and again for chain=forward. /ip firewall filter add chain=input action=drop in-interface=Tnl src-address-list=Bogon add chain=forward action=drop in-interface=Tnl src-address-list=Bogon Technique #2 – Mark the incoming Bogon traffic prior to routing using Firewall Mangle – chain=prerouting - then drop it in Firewall Filter with two simpler rules. A single Firewall Mangle rule will mark everything in one rule. That is all it does. The two Firewall Filter rules that follow only have match the packet-mark. /ip firewall mangle add chain=prerouting action=mark-packet new-packet-mark=Bogon_from_Tnl passthrough=no src-address-list=Bogon in-interface=Tnl /ip firewall filter add chain=input action=drop packet-mark=Bogon_from_Tnl chain=forward action=drop packet-mark=Bogon_from_Tnl I think both of the above techniques will achieve the same result, blocking Bogon traffic arriving through the tunnel. Questions: 1. Which method is better, and by better I think I mean, which has the lowest impact on the performance of the router? 2. Does the answer depend on the number of the Bogons in the address-list? 3. Does the answer depend on where in the Firewall Mangle list the Mangle rule is positioned? 4. Does the answer depend on where in the Firewall Filter list the Filter rules are positioned? 5. Is there a way to measure any of this quickly with simple tools, and on a limited budget? Who out there is a Firewall expert?!! Rob K7QJ

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New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and feasibility of link from my QTH
by Jeff LaPlante 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

Hello, I'm interested in setting up a new node at my QTH. I would like some help in determining if my home has a feasible link. I'm in the North Arlington/Stanwood area. If it is feasible I'll buy the equipment necessary. Thanks for you time, Jeff (KM6ISJ)

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and feasibility of link from my QTH
by Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ) 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

That's a good idea Dale. Please let me know what you find out. Also, Doug, thank you for that idea. Pending that tower camera idea, I'll go ahead and get the gear and if it doesn't work for me I'll donate it to the team for someone else to make use of. Jeff On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:52 PM Dale Skyllingstad < dskyllingstad(a)harbornet.com> wrote: > We can also look in that direction with the tower camera to see if the > hill obscures your QTH. If the camera at the top of the tower can't see > it, the sector lower on the tower most definitely will not. > > Dale > AH6ET > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ)" <km6isj(a)jefflaplante.com> > Date: 8/27/20 10:28 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr(a)hamwan.org> > Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] New Node - Guidance on buying hardware and > feasibility of link from my QTH > > Yes, I'm a little concerned about this hill. I don't know the site, is > this hill cleared by the elevation of the sector antenna? > > [image: Screen Shot 2020-08-27 at 10.25.49 PM.png] > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:04 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> You might want to check and see about this? Any obstructions including >> trees will poor to no signal. >> >> [image: image.png] >> >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:58 PM Jeff LaPlante (KM6ISJ) < >> km6isj(a)jefflaplante.com> wrote: >> >>> Thank you all for the help. It looks like I can make a link work from my >>> place to Blyn. I'll order the antenna and radio. >>> >>> [image: hamwan_Blyn_to_km6isj.png] >>> Jeff >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:12 PM Jamie Owens <jlowens76(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This supplier has the antennas in stock, I got one this week >>>> >>>> https://www.ispsupplies.com/MikroTik-RouterBOARD-mANT30-PA >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:54 PM James Betteley <jabetteley(a)msn.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you to the group. I’ll get at this. >>>>> >>>>> Jim - N7ING >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Justin Roberts <w6udf(a)snars.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As someone who recently purchased the hardware and got a node online, >>>>> I purchased the router and radome via amazon. The shipper for the antenna >>>>> was scheduled to take upwards of a month. I managed to find it for a little >>>>> bit more on eBay with free priority shipping from Lithuania. >>>>> >>>>> The configuration Doug sent is very easy and straightforward to >>>>> follow. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 9:37 PM Doug Kingston <dpk(a)randomnotes.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> First you need confirm you have line of site access to one of the >>>>>> HamWAN sectors (as discussed in this thread). If you have that access, you >>>>>> will need your own client dish: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html >>>>>> and a way of mounting it. >>>>>> Finally, you will need to configure it: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://hamwan.org/Standards/Network%20Engineering/Client%20Node%20Configura… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Doug- >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 7:26 PM James Betteley <jabetteley(a)msn.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Doug. I’ve been a subscriber for some time. Watching, listening >>>>>>> since being active on packet in the late 80’s thru 2001. I live in Port >>>>>>> Ludlow where I would use The PTN node to connect to the digital world. That >>>>>>> node doesn’t seem to be there any longer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can you advise how I can gain connectivity to a node in your network >>>>>>> and thus access a bbs for mail? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim N7ING >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 6:36 PM, Doug Kingston <dpk(a)randomnotes.org> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We would need your precise address/location to plot line of site vs. >>>>>>> obstructions to one of the northern cell sites (Blyn, Lookout, >>>>>>> SnoDEM(Paine)). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can do this yourself using >>>>>>> http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html, to map the path from >>>>>>> your house to one of those sites. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We need to update the Sites page to have the cell site coordinates >>>>>>> for you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> SnoDEM: Snohomish County Emergency Operations Center (47.923864°, >>>>>>> -122.244374°) on a 150ft tower >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Blyn: 48.005941,-122.972276 at roughly 90 ft. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lookout: (I don't have this location) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Doug-, KD7DK >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 6:13 PM Jeff LaPlante <jeff(a)jefflaplante.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm interested in setting up a new node at my QTH. I would like >>>>>>>> some help in determining if my home has a feasible link. I'm in the North >>>>>>>> Arlington/Stanwood area. If it is feasible I'll buy the equipment necessary. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for you time, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jeff (KM6ISJ) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>>> >>>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>>> >>>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> PSDR mailing list >>>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thanks, >>>> Jamie Owens >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PSDR mailing list >>>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PSDR mailing list >>> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >>> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Jamie Owens >> _______________________________________________ >> PSDR mailing list >> PSDR(a)hamwan.org >> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >> > _______________________________________________ > PSDR mailing list > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >

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Re: [HamWAN PSDR] HamWan
by Kenny Richards 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

Congratulations and thank you! 73, Kenny On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 4:46 PM Chuck Dorsett <chuck.dorsett(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Hello HamWan team, > > > > We are excited to report that we just set up our HamWan station (KG7SXF) > last evening. Thanks for the great instructions and video, it walked us > through pretty much everything. > > > > Our backgrounds are both in tech & networking so we know that building out > and maintaining a network like what you’ve built with HamWan doesn’t happen > on its own! So thanks again. > > > > To help support the ongoing work of the HamWan team, we have set up a > recurring monthly donation of $100 to HamWan.org. You should start seeing > those come through PayPal soon. > > > > Thanks again and 73s, > > > > The Dorsett Brothers: Chuck, KA7WYR & Drew, KG7SXF > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > _______________________________________________ > PSDR mailing list > PSDR(a)hamwan.org > http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr >

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KE7JIM-Tiger ready for certification
by KE7JIM - Jim Kiniry Jr 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

Hello, I'm ready for certification with my connection to Tiger Mountain. Please advise next steps. Regards, Jim Kiniry, Jr. KE7JIM Treasurer Mike & Key ARC

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Need 1 ground crew for Blyn this Saturday, Aug 22nd
by Bart Kus 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

Hello, As the final piece of Blyn deployment, we need to mitigate 1 last UHF antenna impact. We have 2 climbers and 1 ground crew lined up already, and need 1 more ground crew person. We'll be meeting on-site @ 11AM, and if you can come help please email me to let me know. Thanks! --Bart

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HamWan
by Chuck Dorsett 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

Hello HamWan team, We are excited to report that we just set up our HamWan station (KG7SXF) last evening. Thanks for the great instructions and video, it walked us through pretty much everything. Our backgrounds are both in tech & networking so we know that building out and maintaining a network like what you’ve built with HamWan doesn’t happen on its own! So thanks again. To help support the ongoing work of the HamWan team, we have set up a recurring monthly donation of $100 to HamWan.org. You should start seeing those come through PayPal soon. Thanks again and 73s, The Dorsett Brothers: Chuck, KA7WYR & Drew, KG7SXF Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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Help with userid
by Scott Currie 19 Aug '20

19 Aug '20

I'm embarrassed, but I forgot my password on my personal node (I haven't turned it on in a while). Before I do a complete reset and start over, any chance one of the admins can connect and reset my password? It is on Baldi right now, NS7C@Baldi Thanks, -- *-Scott*

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Shout-out for Blyn workparty yesterday
by Doug Kingston 17 Aug '20

17 Aug '20

This is a grand thank you to the dedicated work party that attended at Blyn yesterday for 9-10 hours yesterday (plus travel time). It was a big success Here is what I remember we accomplished: - Lifted a fully assembled cross-arm assembly with sector to 90ft - Reterminated 5 cables into surge protectors, and dressed all cables - Relocated a repeater antenna impacted by earlier work - Confirmed all HamWAN devices fully functional (3 panels and 2 PtP links) + PTZ camera - No injuries or equipment damage - (and probably more that Dale or Bart can detail) Attending: Bart Kus, John Miller, KX7JM Dale Nelson, AH6ET Elaine Bradtke, KG7CME Doug Kingston, KD7DK Mike, our site sponsor was onsite as we commenced operations but needed to leave shortly after we started due to a serious family emergency. Our sympathy goes out to him and his family. -Doug-

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