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==Nodes== |
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+ | ===N9JIM-BlackMtn-r5ac-90sect-68=== |
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| − | Antenna: |
+ | * Antenna: 90° sector |
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| − | Bearing: 55° toward Sunnyvale[[File:BlackToFacebook.jpg|thumb|200x200px]] |
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| + | * Bearing: - |
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| − | Radio: Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 XW 300 |
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| − | Antenna: Built in 22 dBi |
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| − | Location: 37.32020, -122.14382 |
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| − | Altitude: 826m |
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| − | Bearing: 356° toward Facebook Menlo Park |
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| − | ===N9JIM-HAP1=== |
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== Backbone == |
== Backbone == |
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* Bandwidth: 20MHz |
* Bandwidth: 20MHz |
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* Antenna: 23 dBi dish |
* Antenna: 23 dBi dish |
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| − | * Location: - |
+ | * Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596 |
| − | * Altitude: |
+ | * Altitude: 826m |
| − | * Bearing: |
+ | * Bearing: 328° |
== Site Details == |
== Site Details == |
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|AREDN DtD |
|AREDN DtD |
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| + | |XLINK to San Bruno Mtn |
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| + | |- |
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| + | |100 |
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| + | |airFiber Management |
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| − | |+hAP |
+ | |+hAP ac2 |
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!Description |
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|WAN |
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| − | |To 44net on non-AREDN related switch |
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| − | |Unused and taped over |
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| − | |N9JIM-PBE2 |
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| − | |A custom change on this device has reconfigured this port to be an addition DtD |
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| + | |DtD |
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| − | |N9JIM-BlackMtn |
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| − | ===Notes=== |
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| − | *N9JIM-PBE2's radio is currently disabled. This was used to connect the site, via the node at Facebook Menlo Park, to the rest of the mesh. Facebook is down for the foreseeable future. Currently this site is only connect to the mesh via tunnels [5th March, 2023] |
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=== Future Plans === |
=== Future Plans === |
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| + | * Install larger dish on airFiber |
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| − | * Install a new 90° sector + Rocket 5AC Lite radio to replace the current Rocket + 120° sector |
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| − | * Remove the PowerBeam |
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| − | * Install the airFiber backbone radio |
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| − | * Install a 60GHz connection to Site 5. |
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=== Completed Work === |
=== Completed Work === |
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| + | ==== July 2023 ==== |
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| + | * Installed a 90° sector + Rocket 5AC Lite |
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| + | * Installed airFiber 5XHD + 23 dBi antenna connecting to [[San Bruno Mountain (Building 7)|San Bruno Mtn (Building 7)]] |
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| + | * Installed [http://dl-origin.ubnt.com/ds/gbe-plus_ds.pdf GigaBeam Plus] connecting to [[Black Mountain (Site 5)]] |
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| + | * Installed hAP ac2 |
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| + | * Removed Rocket M5 XW + 120° sector |
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| + | * Removed Power Beam M5 XW 300 |
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| + | * Removed hAP ac lite |
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==Commercial Neighbors== |
==Commercial Neighbors== |
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Revision as of 22:05, 9 July 2023
Black Mountain (Site 4) is one of 5 sites located off the Black Mountain Trail near the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the Los Altos Hills (map)(photos).
Nodes
N9JIM-BlackMtn-r5ac-90sect-68
- Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC Lite
- Antenna: 90° sector
- Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
- Altitude: 850m
- Bearing: 68°
N9JIM-HAPAC2-1
- Radio: MikroTik hAP ac2
- Antenna: -
- Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
- Altitude: -
- Bearing: -
Backbone
BlackMountain-to-SBM7
- Radio: Ubiquiti airFiber 5XHD
- Frequency: -
- Bandwidth: 20MHz
- Antenna: 23 dBi dish
- Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
- Altitude: 826m
- Bearing: 328°
Site Details
Configuration
Black Mountain hosts a Mikrotik hAP, a Ubiquiti PowerBeam and a Ubiquiti Rocket M5 XW with 120 degree sector. WAN access to the hAP is on 44net, provide by a non-AREDN related switch managed by KI6ZHD.
Device wiring runs through independently power PoE injectors, then to lightning arrestors, and finally out to the devices on the tower.
| VLAN | Description |
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| 1 | AREDN WAN |
| 2 | AREDN DtD |
| 20 | XLINK to San Bruno Mtn |
| 100 | airFiber Management |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
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| 1 | WAN | - | |
| 2 | LAN | ||
| 3 | LAN | ||
| 4 | LAN | ||
| 5 | DtD | 2 |
Future Plans
- Install larger dish on airFiber
Completed Work
July 2023
- Installed a 90° sector + Rocket 5AC Lite
- Installed airFiber 5XHD + 23 dBi antenna connecting to San Bruno Mtn (Building 7)
- Installed Mikrotik CRS112-8p-4s-in PoE router
- Installed GigaBeam Plus connecting to Black Mountain (Site 5)
- Installed hAP ac2
- Removed Rocket M5 XW + 120° sector
- Removed Power Beam M5 XW 300
- Removed hAP ac lite
Commercial Neighbors
Etheric Networks
The local WISP in this area is Etheric. They license (WQMK876) spectrum in the 6.2 GHz, 10.5 GHz and 19.5 GHz regions.
Contacts
Site Admin
- David Ranch - KI6ZHD - sfwem@trinnet.net
Mesh Admin
- Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net