<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><br></div><div>Everyone along the route is encouraged to PLEASE participate.</div><div>Others are welcome to listen in to the milepost conformation net and then it's open to all.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I sent Bryan a email regarding that and will say to everyone, that overlapping coverage does not matter.</div><div>The more the merry'r !</div><div><br></div><div>I can say that as many miles as we have yet to cover on the LH to the
west of Ohio, it is a challenge to say the least and I admit that when I
find coverage, I will not spend time trying to create overlapping
coverage but that does not mean it is not welcome. Help west of Ohio is deeply needed.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So what if one of the supporting nodes goes down... we will have back-ups.</div><div>Any way you look at it, there is no reason to exclude anyone providing what can be used.</div><div><br></div><div>Your node users may experience something new.</div><div>We will learn in this process.</div><div>It may encourage others to think about new projects.<br></div><div>Knowledge and experience will be gained and we will have some fun doing what we do !</div><div>History will be served and perhaps made !<br></div><div><br></div><div>I hope I explained that well.</div><div><br></div><div>Buy the way, Brian, K3ORS coined this as "The Route Thirty Reflector" </div><div>I kinda like that !<br></div><div><br></div><div>...mike/kb8jnm<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:verdana;">
<div id="wmQuoteWrapper">
-------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Lincoln Highway (US RT 30) Coast to Coast<br>
Link-Up / LH Yard Sale<br>
From: "Jeff DePolo" <<a href="mailto:jd0@broadsci.com">jd0@broadsci.com</a>><br>
Date: Mon, June 30, 2014 10:51 am<br>
To: "'Bryan D. Boyle'" <<a href="mailto:bdboyle@bdboyle.com">bdboyle@bdboyle.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
I don't think it was a competition - the more the merrier. Having<br>
overlapping coverage for a short-duration event where the goal is to stir up<br>
a lot of activity isn't a bad thing... <br>
<br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Bryan D. Boyle [<a href="mailto:bdboyle@bdboyle.com">mailto:bdboyle@bdboyle.com</a>] <br>
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:03 AM<br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a>><br>
> Cc: Jeff DePolo<br>
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Lincoln Highway (US RT 30) Coast <br>
> to Coast Link-Up / LH Yard Sale<br>
> <br>
> well, no way i can compete with the WAN, so, you can drop me <br>
> off the list. thanks anyway for contacting me.<br>
> <br>
> --<br>
> Bryan<br>
> Sent from my iPhone 5...No electrons were harmed in the <br>
> sending of this message.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Jun 29, 2014, at 22:47, <<a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Jeff,<br>
> <br>
> That's great news. I was not very certain of NJ/NY coverage.<br>
> <br>
> OK, I'll put you in the loop in the email list.<br>
> <br>
> I'll be sending one out soon as I seem to have more <br>
> reply's to add up to the list.<br>
> <br>
> (doing a lot of typing tonight) Really need to hear <br>
> from folks Indiana, IL, Iowa, NB, CO and west to San <br>
> Fransisco. Maybe no repeaters/nodes there???<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Thanks again...<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> ...mike/kb8jnm<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -------- Original Message --------<br>
> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Lincoln Highway <br>
> (US RT 30) Coast to Coast<br>
> Link-Up / LH Yard Sale<br>
> From: "Jeff DePolo" <<a href="mailto:jd0@broadsci.com">jd0@broadsci.com</a>><br>
> Date: Sun, June 29, 2014 10:19 pm<br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a>>, "'Scott Zimmerman'" <br>
> <<a href="mailto:n3xcc@zewireless.com">n3xcc@zewireless.com</a>><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I'll let Scott follow up with you, but for the <br>
> WAN repeaters that I take<br>
> care of (all of which sign W3WAN), there is <br>
> contiguous coverage of US-30<br>
> across eastern PA, continuing onto US-1 from <br>
> Philly into NJ a good distance.<br>
> I have access to additional high-profile sites, <br>
> including several that I<br>
> already have ham repeaters at which could <br>
> temporarily be repurposed for<br>
> WAN/Allstar, which would extend coverage the <br>
> rest of the way into NYC. For<br>
> example, my Princeton repeater (442.850+ N3KZ) <br>
> is very wide-area coverage.<br>
> It covers from Philadelphia into portions of <br>
> NYC. I have Internet access at<br>
> the site and could take it off the N3KZ system <br>
> and onto WAN for the event.<br>
> <br>
> Scott and Kevin know the coverage of the WAN <br>
> machines in western PA better<br>
> than I do, but I'm pretty confident that we can <br>
> cover just about the entire<br>
> span from the PA/WV or WV/OH border on US-30 <br>
> all the way to Times Square<br>
> with few, if any, holes.<br>
> <br>
> --- Jeff WN3A<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > -----Original Message-----<br>
> > From: <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org</a> <br>
> > [<a href="mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org">mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org</a>] On <br>
> Behalf Of <br>
> > <a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a><br>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 9:22 PM<br>
> > To: Scott Zimmerman; <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Lincoln Highway <br>
> (US RT 30) Coast <br>
> > to Coast Link-Up / LH Yard Sale<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Scott,<br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks for your reply,<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > I was just messaging Kevin, WJ8G and he has <br>
> offered a HUB for <br>
> > use in the project and the Somerset machine.<br>
> > <br>
> > I am not sure what one person I need to talk <br>
> to about this to <br>
> > the wan repeater group and I understand it <br>
> could complicate a <br>
> > large network already running. But it would <br>
> cover the state <br>
> > from Pittsburgh east and NJ and possibly NY? <br>
> not sure on NY.<br>
> > <br>
> > This is very hard for one person to organize. <br>
> It is why I was <br>
> > hoping I could get a state co-ordinator to <br>
> volunteer from <br>
> > each state. They understand the <br>
> nodes/coverage in their state.<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > I am creating a group email soon.<br>
> > <br>
> > I need to hear from those that would<br>
> > <br>
> > 1-volunter as a state co-ordinator / net <br>
> control for your state.<br>
> > 2- Have resources available to use for the <br>
> project. (nodes/hubs etc)<br>
> > <br>
> > From where I am in east Ohio and east of me, <br>
> it is not very <br>
> > hard to put this together, however west of me <br>
> it gets very <br>
> > difficult. IN IL IW NB CO CA and west<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > ...mike/kb8jnm<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > -------- Original Message --------<br>
> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Lincoln Highway <br>
> (US RT 30) <br>
> > Coast to Coast<br>
> > Link-Up / LH Yard Sale<br>
> > From: Scott Zimmerman <<a href="mailto:n3xcc@repeater-builder.com">n3xcc@repeater-builder.com</a>><br>
> > Date: Sun, June 29, 2014 8:39 pm<br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> > Cc: WAN-RS <<a href="mailto:2135@wanrepeater.net">2135@wanrepeater.net</a>><br>
> > <br>
> > The WAN repeater group has a fairly large <br>
> organization <br>
> > of repeaters that have coverage over most of <br>
> > the PA turnpike. Since route 30 and the turnpike run <br>
> > side-by-side for quite a long distance across <br>
> > PA, we would be able to offer coverage for <br>
> most of the <br>
> > PA section. Just some examples:<br>
> > <br>
> > Somerset County(2M) #27862<br>
> > Chambersburg (2M) #29526<br>
> > York (2M) #27705<br>
> > Philadelphia (UHF) #27672<br>
> > <br>
> > We also have a VERY large internet connection to our <br>
> > main HUB #2135. I'm sure it would be no issue <br>
> > at all to set up another or re-purpose a node <br>
> number on <br>
> > that pipe for this experiment.<br>
> > <br>
> > I'll run it up the flagpole with our group, <br>
> but I don't <br>
> > see there being any issues.<br>
> > <br>
> > Scott<br>
> > <br>
> > Scott Zimmerman<br>
> > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC<br>
> > 474 Barnett Road<br>
> > Boswell, PA 15531<br>
> > <br>
> > On 6/29/2014 7:06 PM, Robert A. Poff wrote:<br>
> > > This I would be interested in.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Our 29043/28445 nodes are here in York, Pa a little <br>
> > over a mile north of the Lincoln Highway. And <br>
> about three <br>
> > miles north west of the Shoe House.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > On June 29, 2014 4:54:15 PM EDT, <br>
> <a href="mailto:mike@midnighteng.com">mike@midnighteng.com</a> wrote:<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I have had this project in mind for many years. I <br>
> > would like to<br>
> > >> kick-it-off this year ! please read <br>
> entirely before <br>
> > reply. I hope the<br>
> > >> use of the email reflector does not offend anyone <br>
> > but it is only us<br>
> > >> app_rpt nodes that can achieve this test <br>
> and preform <br>
> > a historical<br>
> > >> first. We have 7 weeks to get it organized.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Background:<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> The Lincoln Highway Association has a Yard Sale <br>
> > every year (aug 7 - 9,<br>
> > >> 2014 for this year).<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> For those not familiar with the Lincoln <br>
> Highway, it <br>
> > is the first coast<br>
> > >> to coast highway system in the United <br>
> states. It was <br>
> > a favorite tourism<br>
> > >> attraction for decades because of all the <br>
> odd things <br>
> > one could find<br>
> > >> along the route (from the worlds largest <br>
> tea pot to <br>
> > the old women and<br>
> > >> her (2 story house size) shoe. If you live near US <br>
> > Rt 30 or I-80, then<br>
> > >> the Lincoln Highway goes through your area. The LH <br>
> > yard sale was<br>
> > >> designed to draw attention to the history of the <br>
> > Lincoln highway.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Read more on wikipedia<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Lincoln Highway Map<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> NY, NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, <br>
> > Wyoming, UT, NV, and<br>
> > >> CA.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Objectives:<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 1: Learning what it takes to do <br>
> on-the-spot targeted <br>
> > links this large<br>
> > >> for emergency preparedness. If not practiced, how <br>
> > would you know if you<br>
> > >> could do such a thing quickly without problems.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 2: Making the first coast to coast link of a radio <br>
> > route following the<br>
> > >> LH. This Co-insides with history !<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 3: Drawing public attention for HAMS and <br>
> our Technology.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 4: In drawing attention to the history of the LH<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Proposal:<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> For the date of Sat Aug 9 2014, @ 1:00pm est/ <br>
> > 12:00pm cst/ 11:00mst/<br>
> > >> 10:00 pst (gives everyone enough time to <br>
> wake up) I <br>
> > am proposing a<br>
> > >> "CONTROLLED NET" where we verify the miles of <br>
> > coverage with a check-in<br>
> > >> and milepost of coverage info to be conveyed from <br>
> > those "nodes"<br>
> > >> participating in the link-up. (I'm not sure we can <br>
> > achieve 100% this<br>
> > >> year but it's a start)<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> After the link-up has been verified, those <br>
> that need <br>
> > to re-purpose<br>
> > >> their nodes could do so but I would like to <br>
> > encourage everyone to stay<br>
> > >> on board till 7pm est/ 4pm pst so that we <br>
> may learn <br>
> > something about the<br>
> > >> Lincoln Highway Yard Sale in the covered <br>
> areas ! It could be<br>
> > >> interesting to say the least.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I suggest each state run a test within their area <br>
> > connections where<br>
> > >> possible for RF links and echolink connections one <br>
> > day in advance for<br>
> > >> possible problems.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I would encourage talking to the local <br>
> press to each <br>
> > of you that wants<br>
> > >> to participate as we want to show the <br>
> public that we <br>
> > are still tech<br>
> > >> savvy folks in this modern world and and <br>
> here is how <br>
> > "we got your back"<br>
> > >> kinda thing.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Needed:<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 1: One or Two Net control's for each state <br>
> to spread <br>
> > the workload. Each<br>
> > >> Net Control for each state would be responsible to <br>
> > communicate and<br>
> > >> set-up the links in your state. Obviously, it is <br>
> > rather hard for one<br>
> > >> person in the east to even know what is <br>
> going on in <br>
> > the west and<br>
> > >> visa-verse.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 2:One Master Net Control to co-ordinate the entire <br>
> > process while on the<br>
> > >> air link is active ( I do volunteer but would like <br>
> > to find the right<br>
> > >> person who has handled high traffic on a broad <br>
> > link-up situation<br>
> > >> instead of me... so nominate/encourage someone to <br>
> > volunteer !)<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 3: Designated Hubs with enough bandwidth <br>
> we can link <br>
> > many states nodes<br>
> > >> to and then just link the hubs if/as <br>
> needed. If you <br>
> > have one we can use<br>
> > >> "exclusively on that date for this <br>
> purpose", please email me.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 4: Your participation / help and spreading <br>
> the word <br>
> > for your area ! We<br>
> > >> need nodes and links be it allstar and/or RF links <br>
> > including echolinks<br>
> > >> (properly duplexed w/control op).<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I would like to be as inclusive as we can on this. <br>
> > If we can get<br>
> > >> "properly connected" echolink nodes to fill in the <br>
> > gaps then so be it.<br>
> > >> I would prefer this be a allstar node link-up <br>
> > primarily because of<br>
> > >> control issues.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Those with contacts to FEMA/ARRL/Lincoln Highway <br>
> > Assoc. Please contact<br>
> > >> me ! and spread the word. I am about to send <br>
> > something off to the LH<br>
> > >> Assoc. once I know we have enough folks <br>
> participating.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> The First Thing "WE" need is for a volunteer from <br>
> > each state to pick-up<br>
> > >> the work in co-coordinating that state's link-ups. <br>
> > Communicating with<br>
> > >> your neighbors and find the connecting <br>
> > stations/routes. I will be glad<br>
> > >> to pick up the state of Ohio and can pick-up some <br>
> > slack in far western<br>
> > >> PA. So we are 15% of the way there and KD8BIW will <br>
> > help me in western<br>
> > >> Ohio !<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> 2nd would be the hubs, and last would be your node <br>
> > to participate if<br>
> > >> you are in the target area of the Lincoln Highway.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I will communicate the results of the volunteers <br>
> > with the group. And<br>
> > >> what may yet be needed.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> email me directly at <a href="mailto:lhlinkup@midnighteng.com">lhlinkup@midnighteng.com</a><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> I will compile a email list so we can talk <br>
> with each <br>
> > other without<br>
> > >> disturbing the email reflector again.<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> Thanks for you time, interest and participation,<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> ...mike/kb8jnm<br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> <br>
> > <br>
> --------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> > ----------<br>
> > >><br>
> > >> _______________________________________________<br>
> > >> App_rpt-users mailing list<br>
> > >> <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> > >> <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>
> > >><br>
> > >> To unsubscribe from this list please visit<br>
> > >> <br>
> > <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a> and scroll<br>
> > >> down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email <br>
> > address and press the<br>
> > >> "Unsubscribe or edit options button"<br>
> > >> You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can <br>
> > do it via email<br>
> > >> confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, <br>
> > please send a message<br>
> > >> to the list detailing the problem.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > _______________________________________________<br>
> > > App_rpt-users mailing list<br>
> > > <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> > > <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>
> > ><br>
> > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit <br>
> > <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a> and <br>
> > scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter <br>
> your email <br>
> > address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit <br>
> options button"<br>
> > > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, <br>
> you can do <br>
> > it via email confirmation. If you have <br>
> trouble unsubscribing, <br>
> > please send a message to the list detailing <br>
> the problem.<br>
> > ><br>
> > _______________________________________________<br>
> > App_rpt-users mailing list<br>
> > <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> > <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>
> > <br>
> > To unsubscribe from this list please visit <br>
> > <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a> and <br>
> > scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter <br>
> your email <br>
> > address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit <br>
> options button"<br>
> > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do <br>
> > it via email confirmation. If you have <br>
> trouble unsubscribing, <br>
> > please send a message to the list detailing <br>
> the problem. <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> App_rpt-users mailing list<br>
> <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</a><br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>
> <br>
> To unsubscribe from this list please visit <br>
> <a href="http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users">http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a> and <br>
> scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email <br>
> address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button"<br>
> You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do <br>
> it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, <br>
> please send a message to the list detailing the problem. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
<br>
</div>
</blockquote></span></body></html>