[HamGateNY] Winter Projects

[Mark Scrano]

I have a node that has been up and down(on 44net) and isn't peered via RF
currently in Onondaga county.  I would potentially be interested in peering
from my QTH (K2EXE- fn12uu) and there's the possibility of finding more
interest at the Bear Bait Radio club in Clay,  NY.   I am also planning a
node at our club HQ which has a decent sized tower.
Mark Scrano K2EXE

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 1:02 PM Charles J. Hargrove <n2nov at n2nov.net> wrote:

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