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| − | Site is located on San Bruno Mountain, next to Building 4. It has an open view of San Francisco to the north, and the East Bay to the east ([https://www.google.com/maps/@37.689045,-122.4371382,191m map])([[San Bruno Mountain Building 4 Photos|photos]]) |
+ | Site is located on San Bruno Mountain, next to Building 4. It has an open view of San Francisco to the north, and the East Bay to the east ([https://www.google.com/maps/@37.689045,-122.4371382,191m map])([[San Bruno Mountain Building 4 Photos|photos]]) |
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| + | === KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-SF-N === |
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| + | * Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC |
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| + | * Antenna: 120 degree sector |
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| + | * Frequency: 5.895 GHz |
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| + | * Channel: 179 |
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| + | * Bandwidth: 10 MHz |
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| + | * Location: 37.68674, -122.43525 (approx) |
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| + | * Altitude: 387m |
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| + | * Bearing: 0° toward San Francisco |
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| + | === KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-HAP === |
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| + | * Radio: Mikrotik hAP AC2 |
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| + | * Antenna: Built-in (provides onsite wifi access to mesh) |
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| + | * Location: Inside the HAM Shack |
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| + | * Altitude: 385m |
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| + | * Bearing: N/A |
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| + | == Backbone == |
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| + | [[File:IMG 5694.jpeg|thumb|160x160px]] |
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| + | === Dish to [[Fish Ranch]] === |
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| + | * Radio: airFiber 5XHD |
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| + | * Frequency: 6.025 GHz (FCC OET Experimental License [https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=325016&x=. WN2XRO]) |
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| + | * Bandwidth: 40 MHz |
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| + | * Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-S45 30 dBi |
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| + | * Location: 37.68894, -122.43665 |
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| + | * Altitude: 400m |
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| + | * Bearing: 44° toward Oakland |
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| + | [[File:SBM4toSanPedro.jpg|thumb|160x160px]] |
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| + | === Dish to [[San Pedro]] === |
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| + | *Radio: airFiber 5XHD |
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| + | * Frequency: 6.100 GHz |
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| + | * Bandwidth: 40 MHz |
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| + | * Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G23-S45 23 dBi |
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| + | * Location: 37.68894, -122.43665 |
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| + | * Altitude: 400m |
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| + | * Bearing: 270° toward Marin |
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== Site Details == |
== Site Details == |
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+ | === Future Plans === |
| − | Dennis has kindly offered up his site to host antennas pointing towards downtown San Francisco, an area with poor coverage. He has also obtained permission from the local managers for us to host antennas inside the secure fenced area. |
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| + | * Re-point all dishes for best signal strength. |
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| − | An easy option here would be to place a single, 120° antenna which could cover the entire of 280 corridor and San Francisco's south side. Connecting this site to the rest of the mesh is trickier. It cannot see [[San Bruno Mountain (Building 7)|Building 7]] (the obvious connection point). However, if we change the radio at [[Fish Ranch]] to an LTU unit, we could connect both Building 4 and [[San Bruno Mountain (Building 7)|Building 7]] to the same backhaul point. |
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| − | == |
+ | === Completed Work === |
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| − | TBD |
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| + | ==== December 2023 ==== |
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| + | * Install dish pointing toward San Pedro |
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| + | ==== August 2023 ==== |
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| + | * Provided 3 public backbone IPs to use with repeater. |
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| + | ==== July 2023 ==== |
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| + | * Two AREDN nodes, and a backbone link has been installed.. The AREDN sector points due north towards San Francisco. The Backbone line points across The Bay to Fish Ranch. |
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| + | ==== June 2023 ==== |
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| + | * With the mounting of the new pole at the site, we can move forward with an AREDN system. |
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== Contacts == |
== Contacts == |
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| + | === Site Admin === |
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| − | * Dennis Lee - AH6KD |
+ | * Dennis Lee - AH6KD |
| + | * Mike Fusaro - mfusaroeng@gmail.com |
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| + | === Mesh Admin === |
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| + | * Tim Wilkinson - KN6PLV - tim@sfwem.net |
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 15 January 2024
Site is located on San Bruno Mountain, next to Building 4. It has an open view of San Francisco to the north, and the East Bay to the east (map)(photos)
Nodes
KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-SF-N
- Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC
- Antenna: 120 degree sector
- Frequency: 5.895 GHz
- Channel: 179
- Bandwidth: 10 MHz
- Location: 37.68674, -122.43525 (approx)
- Altitude: 387m
- Bearing: 0° toward San Francisco
KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-HAP
- Radio: Mikrotik hAP AC2
- Antenna: Built-in (provides onsite wifi access to mesh)
- Location: Inside the HAM Shack
- Altitude: 385m
- Bearing: N/A
Backbone
Dish to Fish Ranch
- Radio: airFiber 5XHD
- Frequency: 6.025 GHz (FCC OET Experimental License WN2XRO)
- Bandwidth: 40 MHz
- Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-S45 30 dBi
- Location: 37.68894, -122.43665
- Altitude: 400m
- Bearing: 44° toward Oakland
Dish to San Pedro
- Radio: airFiber 5XHD
- Frequency: 6.100 GHz
- Bandwidth: 40 MHz
- Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G23-S45 23 dBi
- Location: 37.68894, -122.43665
- Altitude: 400m
- Bearing: 270° toward Marin
Site Details
Future Plans
- Re-point all dishes for best signal strength.
Completed Work
December 2023
- Install dish pointing toward San Pedro
August 2023
- Provided 3 public backbone IPs to use with repeater.
July 2023
- Two AREDN nodes, and a backbone link has been installed.. The AREDN sector points due north towards San Francisco. The Backbone line points across The Bay to Fish Ranch.
June 2023
- With the mounting of the new pole at the site, we can move forward with an AREDN system.
Contacts
Site Admin
- Dennis Lee - AH6KD
- Mike Fusaro - mfusaroeng@gmail.com
Mesh Admin
- Tim Wilkinson - KN6PLV - tim@sfwem.net