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[https://www.bay-net.org BAY-NET WW6BAY]
 
   
 
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:
== Site Details ==
 
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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.
=== Plans ===
 
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* Site 2 - Commercial site, but with a small HAM building.
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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
== 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.
=== N9JIM-BlackMtn ===
 
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5
 
 
Antenna: 120° sector
 
 
Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
 
 
Altitude: Unknown
 
 
Bearing: 55° toward Sunnyvale
 
 
=== N9JIM-PBE2 ===
 
Radio: Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5
 
 
Antenna: Built in
 
 
Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
 
 
Altitude: 822m
 
 
Bearing: 356° toward Facebook Menlo Park
 
 
=== N9JIM-HAP1 ===
 
Radio: MikroTik hAP ac lite
 
 
Antenna: -
 
 
Location: 37.3201632, -122.1437596
 
 
Altitude: -
 
 
Bearing: -
 
 
== Contacts ==
 
 
* Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net
 
* David Ranch - KI6ZHD - sfwem@trinnet.net
 

Latest revision as of 23:22, 9 July 2023

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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.