[MVMA] [socal-hamnet-users] AREDN to the rescue...

[Chuck Gelm]

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    Ham Radio Wireless Network Camera Detects Washington Wildfire

09/09/2020

Nigel Vander Houwen, K7NVH, reported on September 8 that some *HamWAN* 
<https://hamwan.org/> users in the Puget Sound region of Washington who 
were viewing the network’s camera feeds, spotted a large brush fire.

“They reported it to the DNR [Department of Natural Resources], which 
thanked them for the first report they’d gotten on the fire, and they’ve 
sent a team to try and keep it small and under control,” Vander Houwen 
said. “It’s estimated currently at around 50 acres, southeast of 
Enumclaw along Highway 410.” The fire was not said to be threatening any 
homes. State Route 410 was reported closed between Enumclaw and 
Greenwater, and drivers heading to Mount Rainier National Park were 
advised to take another route.

HamWAN is a nonprofit organization developing best practices for high 
speed amateur radio data networks. It runs the Puget Sound Data Ring. So 
far, HamWAN networks have been used for such applications as 
*l**ow-latency repeater linking (including DMR), real-time video feeds*, 
APRS I-gates, *providing redundant internet access to emergency 
operations centers*, and more.

Amateur radio licensees in the HamWAN service area can connect directly 
to the network with a modest investment in equipment and no recurring 
costs. The HamWAN Puget Sound Data Ring has cells deployed at numerous 
wide-coverage sites, interconnected with 5 GHz radios. The HamWAN 
technical team has been installing remotely controllable cameras at 
HamWAN link sites, and one of these was used for the wildfire report.

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