Since more people have been asking about Blyn than Rattlesnake, I'll start there tonight for adding everything to Cacti. (since Doug already finished Smokeping)
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 1:48 PM Bart Kus <me@bartk.us> wrote:
This marks Blyn officially open for traffic, since the sectors are
now on the air. We should add its coverage to the network map
soon. Coverage to the east is somewhat blocked by adjacent hill
tops, but there are openings (valleys) that allow Everett and
Seattle to get signal, as well as some islands.
While the day was mostly injury-free, I am somewhat annoyed @ myself
for climbing in shorts, and subsequently tearing my knee on a rusty
bolt end. Not once, but TWICE. Same knee, same bolt. So let's
hope I don't have tetanus now. A stark reminder to be current on
your vaccinations! Also, climbing with leg + arm coverings to
protect from jagged tower pieces.
We have 1 more climb required for Blyn, to mitigate 1 more antenna
placement impact. It's scheduled for this Saturday, Aug 22nd. It
will require some light ground crew support. I'll send out a
general volunteer call if needed. Still waiting on work plan
details.
--Bart
On 8/17/2020 9:53 AM, Kenny Richards
wrote:
Nice
job!
Does
the 'no injuries' include sun-burns? ;-)
It
was damn hot this weekend, major kudo's to the tower climbers
(Dale/Bart). I was doing similar activities at Cougar and
could only handle about 2.5 hours on the tower before having
to come down.
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.