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===Other Devices===
 
===Other Devices===
   
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*'''Ubiquiti G3 Flex Camera '''<br>
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*'''Ubiquiti G3 Flex Camera '''
 
:This camera is mounted on the antenna pipe, facing approximately west-southwest towards downtown Oakland.
  
:This camera is mounted on the antenna pipe, facing approximately west-southwest towards downtown Oakland.
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*'''Ubiquiti NanoSwitch '''<br>
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*'''Ubiquiti NanoSwitch '''
 
:There is a NanoSwitch on the antenna pipe, which brings in the Ethernet with 24v PoE and distributes it to the Sector, PowerBeam and Camera. We plan to replace this with an EdgePoint R6 in the future.
  
:There is a NanoSwitch on the antenna pipe, which brings in the Ethernet with 24v PoE and distributes it to the Sector, PowerBeam and Camera. We plan to replace this with an EdgePoint R6 in the future.
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*'''MikroTik Wireless Wire '''<br>
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*'''MikroTik Wireless Wire '''
 
: This small 60 GHz radio is mounted on the secondary (metal) antenna pole behind the repeater container, and points at an identical device at the FishRanch site (KPFA tower), to provide a backbone link between the sites.
  
: This small 60 GHz radio is mounted on the secondary (metal) antenna pole behind the repeater container, and points at an identical device at the FishRanch site (KPFA tower), to provide a backbone link between the sites.
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* '''Ubiquiti EdgePower 54v 72w'''<br>
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* '''Ubiquiti EdgePower 54v 72w'''
 
:This device in the indoor rack is both the primary power supply and UPS & charger for the battery backup.
  
:This device in the indoor rack is both the primary power supply and UPS & charger for the battery backup.
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* '''Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 150w '''<br>
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* '''Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 150w '''
 
:This device in the indoor rack provides data connections and PoE power to the ethernet cables going out to the radios, as well as for some of the other devices in the rack.
  
:This device in the indoor rack provides data connections and PoE power to the ethernet cables going out to the radios, as well as for some of the other devices in the rack.
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*'''Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX '''<br>
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*'''Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX '''
 
:This device in the indoor rack manages the available WAN networks (connections to the internet).
  
:This device in the indoor rack manages the available WAN networks (connections to the internet).
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*'''PolyCom IP Phone '''<br>
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*'''PolyCom IP Phone '''
 
:This is the "ORCA-Repeater-Phone", at BAM/SFWEM WIMETS extension x6722
  
:This is the "ORCA-Repeater-Phone", at BAM/SFWEM WIMETS extension x6722
   
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|SW-KPFA via Wireless Wire 60 GHz
  
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===Future Plans===
  
===Future Plans===
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*Add backbone links - Mt Diablo? Roundtop?
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*More ventilation work in ORCA box.
  
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*More branch trimming at the edges of the view.
  
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*Replace NanoSwitch with EdgePoint-R6 (on hold, since not needed right now).
  
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*Upgrade / add camera(s)?
  
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*Add backbone links - Mt Diablo? Roundtop?
 
   
 
=== Completed Work ===
  
=== Completed Work ===
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==== August 2023 ====
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* Replace airFiber radio with new hardware. Suspected issues with old radio.
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* Branches trimmed
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* Repointed backbone dish as Wolfback
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==== June 2023 ====
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* Hooked camera to it's own ethernet so it can use 802.3af. Now operational.
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* Added ventilation controller to box to manage fans.
   
 
===== March 2023 =====
  
===== March 2023 =====

Latest revision as of 21:19, 20 August 2023

ORCA Antenna pole and repeater container
ORCA repeater container and antenna pole with mesh nodes mounted half way up.

Oakland Radio Communication Association

Site located in the Oakland Hills, above the CA Route 24 Caldecott tunnel and near the KPFA transmitter tower (map, photos), at about 1500 ft elevation. This site is hosted by the Oakland Radio Communication Association (ORCA, ww6or.com), Oakland's amateur radio club and ARES/RACES group.

ORCA hosts its WB6NDJ repeaters at this site, which includes the repeater container and a wood utility pole supporting antennas. The mesh installation includes several radios about half way up the antenna pole (mounted on a 10 ft long, 2" diameter pipe), as well as a rack in the container with switches, routers and battery backup power devices.

Nodes

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ORCA Mesh Network Nodes on the antenna pole.
ORCA Mesh Network Nodes on the antenna pole.

KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-Sector-SW

  • Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC Lite
  • Antenna: 19 dBi, 120 degree sector (Ubiquiti AM-5G19-120)
  • Location: 37.86478 -122.21996
  • Altitude: 1500 ft (457m)
  • Bearing: Southwest, approximately 210 degrees
  • Installed 2023-03-08, this sector antenna points approximately southwest toward downtown Oakland and Lake Merritt, providing coverage from southern Oakland, all the way up to the visible section of Berkeley. Note that most of Emeryville and much of North Oakland are blocked by terrain.

KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-PBM5-WSW

  • Radio: Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 400
  • Antenna: 25 dBi (built-in)
  • Location: 37.86478 -122.21996
  • Altitude: 1500 ft (457m)
  • Bearing: West-southwest, approximately 240 degrees.
  • Moved from old to new mounting pipe on 2023-03-08. Previously named: KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-PBM5.
  • This dish points WSW at San Francisco, primarily for a mesh connection from the nodes on Twin Peaks.

KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-HAP2

  • Radio: Mikrotik RouterBoard hAP ac2
  • Antenna: built-in / internal
  • Location: 37.86478 -122.21996
  • Altitude: 1475 ft (450m)
  • Bearing: n/a
  • This devices is located in the repeater container, and acts as a tunnel client, Wifi Access Point, etc.
  • Installed February 2023, this was an upgrade for the previous device: KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-HAP.

Previous Nodes

  • KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-NSM5 - REMOVED March 2023
Radio: Ubiquiti NanoStation M5
Antenna: 15 dBi (built-in)
  • KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-SectorTi - REMOVED March 2023
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5 Titanium GPS (radio disabled)
Antenna: Shielded, Adjustable Sector (Ubiquiti AM-M-V5G-Ti)

Other Devices

  • Ubiquiti G3 Flex Camera
This camera is mounted on the antenna pipe, facing approximately west-southwest towards downtown Oakland.
  • Ubiquiti NanoSwitch
There is a NanoSwitch on the antenna pipe, which brings in the Ethernet with 24v PoE and distributes it to the Sector, PowerBeam and Camera. We plan to replace this with an EdgePoint R6 in the future.
  • MikroTik Wireless Wire
This small 60 GHz radio is mounted on the secondary (metal) antenna pole behind the repeater container, and points at an identical device at the FishRanch site (KPFA tower), to provide a backbone link between the sites.
  • Ubiquiti EdgePower 54v 72w
This device in the indoor rack is both the primary power supply and UPS & charger for the battery backup.
  • Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 150w
This device in the indoor rack provides data connections and PoE power to the ethernet cables going out to the radios, as well as for some of the other devices in the rack.
  • Ubiquiti EdgeRouterX
This device in the indoor rack manages the available WAN networks (connections to the internet).
  • PolyCom IP Phone
This is the "ORCA-Repeater-Phone", at BAM/SFWEM WIMETS extension x6722

Backbone

ORCA-AF-to-Wolfback

  • Radio: Ubiquiti airFiber 5XHD
  • Antenna: 30 dBi dish
  • Location: 37.86478 -122.21996
  • Altitude: 1500 ft (457m)
  • Bearing: West, approximately 265 degrees.
  • Installed 2023-03-07, this dish points approximately West across the bay, towards the Wolfback Ridge site above Sausalito in Marin County, and forms part of the backbone network.

Site Details

Mesh devices in the rack in the repeater container

Backbone Connections

Port Configurations

ORCA hosts the non-AREDN devices listed below, some in a rack in the repeater container. The tables below list their VLANs and port configurations.

Devices
Device IP Notes
Ubiquiti airFiber 5XHD & 30 dBi dish to Wolfback
Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad to Fish Ranch
EdgeSwitch 8 192.168.100.21, (AREDN LAN) X.21 address is on VLAN 25
EdgeRouter X 192.168.100.20, (AREDN LAN) Used to provide failover WAN
EdgePower 54V Not yet added to the mesh
VLANs
VLAN Description
1 AREDN WAN
2 AREDN DtD
3 AREDN LAN Griz
5 MultiWAN
6 INET-ORCA 192.168.0.1/24
12 Fish Ranch XLINK
25 Management
Edge Switch 8
Port Description VLANs PoE Notes
1 airFiber 2, (3) 24v data & power for airFiber backbone link to Wolfback
2 AREDN node 2, (3) 24v
3 AREDN node (unused) 2, (3) 24v
4 AREDN node (unused) 2, (3) 24v
5 AREDN node (unused) 2, (3) 24v
6 hAP ac2 DtD 2, (3), 12 Off
7 EdgeRouterX Port 0 3, 5, 25 24V VLAN (4) is currently excluded until failover wan is debugged
8 SW-KPFA via Wireless Wire 60 GHz 2, 5, 12, 25 802.3af/at
9 Management 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, (25) -
10 (unused) 2, (3), 12 -
Edge Router X
Port Description VLANs PoE Notes
0 Switch Port 7 3, 5, 25 24v in
1 ORCA Box Net Internet (6) - "Landlord" internet, DHCP-in
2 (unused) (5) - Multi-wan out
3 (unused) (5) - Multi-wan out
4 hAP ac2 Port 1 / WAN (5) 24v Multi-wan out
Edge Power 54V 72W
Port Description VLANs PoE Notes
1 (unused) - Off
2 hAP ac2 LAN port - Off to access & manage EdgePower
DC out 54v DC output n/a n/a Power ON, to EdgeSwitch
Edge Router X IP Addresses
VLAN Notes
3 DHCP Client 192.168.0.1/24
4 DHCP Client
5 DHCP Server: 192.168.5.1/24
6 DHCP Client
25 Static: 192.168.100.20/24

Future Plans

  • Add backbone links - Mt Diablo? Roundtop?

Completed Work

August 2023

  • Replace airFiber radio with new hardware. Suspected issues with old radio.
  • Branches trimmed
  • Repointed backbone dish as Wolfback

June 2023

  • Hooked camera to it's own ethernet so it can use 802.3af. Now operational.
  • Added ventilation controller to box to manage fans.
March 2023
  • Replace current mount (which was temporary) with a better engineered solution
  • Move current nodes onto new mount
  • Add a dish similar to the Fish Ranch <-> Bruno dish and point it at Wolfback

Contacts

Site Admin

  • Chris Adams - KJ6WEG - kj6weg@arrl.net

Mesh Admin

  • Chris Adams - KJ6WEG - kj6weg@arrl.net
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