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Site located off the Black Mountain Trail near the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the Los Altos Hills ([https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3201632,-122.1437596,18z map])([[Black Mountain Photos|photos]]) |
Site located off the Black Mountain Trail near the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the Los Altos Hills ([https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3201632,-122.1437596,18z map])([[Black Mountain Photos|photos]]) |
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| + | Road to the site is private and closed by a padlocked gate. The secure area at the site is managed by [https://www.crowncastle.com Crown Castle] using a timed bluetooth enabled key dropbox. There are a number of tower up at Black Mountain: |
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| − | == Site Details == |
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| − | None |
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| + | * Site 1 - An old abandoned tower possibly still owned by Stanford University. Previously the site of the Stanford Amateur Radio Club ([[Black Mountain Site 1|W6YX]]) repeater and Stanford's Instruction TV. |
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| − | === Plans === |
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| + | * Site 2 - Commercial site, but with a small HAM building. |
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| − | The antenna is currently blocked by trees. We intend to move them it to a higher point on the tower on August 13th, 2022. This will improve the LoS to the South Bay (re: conversation with Marcel AI6MS, August 12th, 2022) |
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| + | * Site 3 - FAA |
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| + | * [[Black Mountain (Site 4)|Site 4 - The BAY-NET tower]] where AREDN is located |
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| − | == Nodes == |
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| + | * [[Black Mountain (Site 5)|Site 5 - WB6ECE Repeater Group]] |
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| + | Site 1 is at the highest point. |
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| − | === N9JIM-BlackMtn === |
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| − | Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5 |
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| − | Antenna: 120° sector |
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| − | Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596 |
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| − | Altitude: Unknown |
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| − | Bearing: 55° toward Sunnyvale |
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| − | === N9JIM-HAP1 === |
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| − | Radio: MikroTik hAP ac lite |
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| − | Antenna: - |
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| − | Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596 |
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| − | Altitude: - |
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| − | Bearing: - |
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| − | == Contacts == |
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| − | * Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net |
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| − | * David Ranch - KI6ZHD - sfwem@trinnet.net |
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| − | * Marcel Stieber - AI6MS - marcel.stieber@gmail.com |
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Latest revision as of 00:22, 10 July 2023
Site located off the Black Mountain Trail near the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the Los Altos Hills (map)(photos)
Road to the site is private and closed by a padlocked gate. The secure area at the site is managed by Crown Castle using a timed bluetooth enabled key dropbox. There are a number of tower up at Black Mountain:
- Site 1 - An old abandoned tower possibly still owned by Stanford University. Previously the site of the Stanford Amateur Radio Club (W6YX) repeater and Stanford's Instruction TV.
- Site 2 - Commercial site, but with a small HAM building.
- Site 3 - FAA
- Site 4 - The BAY-NET tower where AREDN is located
- Site 5 - WB6ECE Repeater Group
Site 1 is at the highest point.