[HamGateNY] Winter Projects

[Andrew J. McLeod, KB2AJM (ex. KD2PLE)]

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On Nov 19, 2020, 1:02 PM, at 1:02 PM, "Charles J. Hargrove" <n2nov at n2nov.net> wrote:
><pre class="blue">Here's an update from N2KGC:<br /><br />Central NY
>has some interest in the Utica area and I think we can link <br />them
>via RF to the Capital region based on their ability to hear various <br
>/>nodes.<br /><br />We have a working node for Chenango County so the
>reach into Broome <br />should be fairly easy.<br /><br />I will work
>on re-contacting the Oswego County folks to see if they have <br />got
>their node stack moved and if we can get the RF link from them to <br
>/>Wayne County functional again.<br /><br />Rusty and the State
>Homeland Security team have installed antennas and <br />lines on a
>tower in Bristol, that now awaits them having time to get <br />that
>node on the air with link ability to the East and West. They should <br
>/>be able to link to the W2DUC site in Ontario County which links via
>RF <br />to Wayne County. That gets the RF systems linked as Far as
>Bristol.<br /><br />Rusty says Chautauqua County is ready to get back
>on line if they have a <br />site to link to.<br /><br />There used to
>be a link from Oswego to Watertown, hopefully we can get <br />that
>revived.<br /><br />The guys in the interior of the Adirondacks have
>given me some site <br />locations to check for possible paths to the
>existing network.<br /><br />Buffalo and the Southern Tier areas need
>some activity.<br /><br />In the Catskills the user port radio in
>Stamford should offer a large <br />footprint. Check it out on 145.770
>with the call of N2PKB. That site has <br />links to the Capital
>District and gateway nodes.<br /><br />The path up the Hudson Valley
>will be a challenge. In the old NEDA days <br />we ran paths through
>Norther NJ in to Northeast PA and then up to <br />Cortland to hub out
>from there. The Cortland node stack was taken down <br />due to lack of
>interest on their part.<br /><br />Chris WW2BSA has a site that if he
>gets back on line in PA, might be <br />able to link to Camelback
>Mountain which if we can get them to install <br />link radios we can
>hear at the Stamford site. So that could solve the <br />downstate to
>upstate link via RF.<br /><br />For any of you who can log in to a
>FlexNet node, if you issue an "A" <br />command for announcements, most
>nodes have an old long list of where <br />packet stations used to be
>active. Maybe take a look at that and try to <br />revive those
>locations.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Brian Webster N2KGC<br /><br />On
>11/19/2020 10:32 AM, Charles J. Hargrove wrote:<br /><blockquote
>class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px
>solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Here is the scenario for this
>year's winter projects.  We need people in<br /> each of the various
>areas of the state to concentrate on the following:<br /> <br /> WNY -
>develop links and bbs computers from Chautauqua up to Buffalo and<br />
>      then east to Wayne and Broome<br /> <br /> CNY - develop links to
>WNY, lower tier (Broome) and north to Jefferson<br /> <br /> Capitol -
>strengthen reach in all four directions<br /> <br /> Hudson Valley -
>need help on both sides of the Hudson to supplement and<br /> 
>                replace coverage from Putnam and Westchester<br /> <br
>/> LI - build out links from Suffolk and Nassau to Westchester and
>NYC<br /> <br /> NYC - build out reach into LI, NJ, Westchester and
>Rockland/Orange<br /> <br /> We have 62 counties across the state and
>need to eventually service the<br /> various EOCs and NGOs in those
>counties.  Even if you are not ready for<br /> RF links, at least set
>up the bbs and link across the internet using<br /> 44Net.  Experiment
>there with no downside of making mistakes vs RF.<br /> When you are
>ready, then add the RF directional links.  We all have a<br /> stake in
>making sure that NY State has the messaging capabilities to<br />
>support our counties, while at the same time providing a training
>ground<br /> for our local ham clubs and members.  There are plenty on
>this list that<br /> can help with their expertise, provide working
>examples of bbs software<br /> configuration and their experience on RF
>infrastructure.  All you have<br /> to do is ask.<br /> <br
>/></blockquote><br />-- <br />Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV<br
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>state, the more it legislates." - Tacitus<br /><br />"Molann an obair
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>Reagan<br /><br /></pre>
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