Mount Allison: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:36, 19 June 2024

Bay Area Communications Society

Site is located in Mission Peak Regional Preserve in the hills between Fremont and Milpitas (map)(photos)

There are various towers here, over two distinct locations.

Nodes

N9JIM-ALLISON-HAPAC2

Radio: Mikrotik hAP ac2
Antenna: n/a
Location: 37.499, -121.871
Altitude: -
Bearing: n/a

N9JIM-Allison-90sec-210

Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC Lite
Antenna: 20 dBi, 90° sector (Ubiquiti AM-5G20-90)
Location: 37.499669, -121.871727
Altitude: -
Bearing: 210°

Backbone

Allison-to-Sunol Ridge

Radio: airFiber 60 Xtreme-Range
Link Name: sunol-to-allison2
Frequency: 68.040 GHz
Bandwidth: 1080 MHz
Mode: CPE
Antenna: Built-in
Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
Altitude: 800m
Bearing: 342°

Allison-to-Hurricane Electric

Radio: Mimosa B11
Link Name: kn6plv-hurricane-to-allison
Frequency: 10.010 GHz & 10.030 GHz
Bandwidth: 2x 20 MHz
Mode: CPE
Antenna: 34 dBi dish - Jirous JRMC-680-10/11
Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
Altitude: 800 meters
Bearing: 233°

Site Details

Notes

There are various towers here, with different people responsible for each. Installs are worked out with Scott McQueen.

Future Plans

Re-align new 60G dish once Sunol end is replaced.

Completed Work

June 2024

Replace Mimosa power supply with injector + remote power switch
Moved all power bricks onto rack shelf
Replaced 60G LR with 60G XR for better bad weather operation.

February 2024

Installed Mimosa 10GHz dish + B11 radio pointing at Hurricane Electric
Replaced CRS112 with RB5009UG+S+IN

January 2024

Installed 60GHz dish to Sunol Ridge.

July 2023

Added Mikrotik CRS112 and Mikrotik hAP ac2 inside shack
Added Rocket 5ac lite + 90° sector on ham tower

Commercial Neighbors

Mount Allison is very crowded with many commercial neighbors. The spectrum use between 5 GHz and 6.2 GHz can be found here, but starts at 5.945 GHz and runs though to 6.197 GHz. The spectrum not in use is that allocated to amateur radio.

Contacts

Site Admin

Lance Ginner - K6GSJ - lance@ginner.com (he put the first amateur radio satellite into orbit!) - silent key
Ian Parker - W6TCP - w6tcpian@gmail.com - Also responsible for W6SRR.
Ross Peterson - WB6ZBU - ross@petersontechservices.com
Matthew Kaufman - - matthew@eeph.com

Mesh Admin

Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net

Tower Climber

Brian Kline - WA6QDP -

Site Owner

Scott McQueen

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 There are various towers here, over two distinct locations.
+[[File:MtAllisonRackJune2024.jpg|thumb]]
+== Nodes ==
+=== N9JIM-ALLISON-HAPAC2 ===
+* Radio: Mikrotik hAP ac2
+* Antenna: n/a
+* Location: 37.499, -121.871
+* Altitude: -
+* Bearing: n/a
+[[File:AllisonAntennaCoverage.jpg|thumb|200x200px]]
+=== N9JIM-Allison-90sec-210 ===
+* Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC Lite
+* Antenna: 20 dBi, 90° sector (Ubiquiti AM-5G20-90)
+* Location: 37.499669, -121.871727
+* Altitude: -
+* Bearing: 210°
+[[File:Mr Allison 60G XR.jpg|thumb]]
+== Backbone ==
+=== Allison-to-Sunol Ridge ===
+* Radio: airFiber 60 Xtreme-Range
+* Link Name: sunol-to-allison2
+* Frequency: 68.040 GHz
+* Bandwidth: 1080 MHz
+* Mode: CPE
+* Antenna: Built-in
+* Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
+* Altitude: 800m
+* Bearing: 342°
+[[File:10GHz dish to Hurricane Electric.jpg|thumb]]
+=== Allison-to-Hurricane Electric ===
+*Radio: [https://mimosa.co/products/b11 Mimosa B11]
+*Link Name: kn6plv-hurricane-to-allison
+*Frequency: 10.010 GHz & 10.030 GHz
+*Bandwidth: 2x 20 MHz
+*Mode: CPE
+*Antenna: 34 dBi dish - [https://en.jirous.com/antennas-10ghz/jrmc-680-10-11 Jirous JRMC-680-10/11]
+*Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
+*Altitude: 800 meters
+*Bearing: 233°
 == Site Details ==
 === Notes ===
-There are various towers here, with different people responsible for each. I'm not sure how installs are coordinated.
+There are various towers here, with different people responsible for each. Installs are worked out with Scott McQueen.
+=== Future Plans ===
+* Re-align new 60G dish once Sunol end is replaced.
+=== Completed Work ===
+'''June 2024'''
+* Replace Mimosa power supply with injector + remote power switch
+* Moved all power bricks onto rack shelf
+* Replaced 60G LR with 60G XR for better bad weather operation.
+==== February 2024 ====
+*Installed Mimosa 10GHz dish + B11 radio pointing at [[Hurricane Electric FMT2|Hurricane Electric]]
+* Replaced CRS112 with RB5009UG+S+IN
+==== January 2024 ====
+* Installed 60GHz dish to [[Sunol Ridge]].
+==== July 2023 ====
+* Added Mikrotik CRS112 and Mikrotik hAP ac2 inside shack
+* Added Rocket 5ac lite + 90° sector on ham tower
+== Commercial Neighbors ==
+Mount Allison is very crowded with many commercial neighbors. The spectrum use between 5 GHz and 6.2 GHz can be found [https://portal.radyn.com/license-search/index?cs=&frn=&ls%5B%5D=A&ex=0&ln=&lc=&lz=&tma=&tmo=&tam=&tom=&frt=r&frl=5000&frh=6200&lat=37.498548&lon=-121.8795448&rad=0.7&mk=k&q=1&search=Search here], but starts at 5.945 GHz and runs though to 6.197 GHz. The spectrum not in use is that allocated to amateur radio.
 == Contacts ==
+=== Site Admin ===
-* Lance Ginner - K6GSJ - lance@ginner.com
+* Lance Ginner - K6GSJ - lance@ginner.com ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dX67fN1qvI he put the first amateur radio satellite into orbit]!) - silent key
+* Ian Parker - W6TCP - w6tcpian@gmail.com - Also responsible for [[Sunol Ridge|W6SRR]].
+* Ross Peterson - WB6ZBU - ross@petersontechservices.com
+* Matthew Kaufman - - matthew@eeph.com
+=== Mesh Admin ===
+* Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net
+=== Tower Climber ===
+* Brian Kline - WA6QDP -
-Other contacts (information here is a little sketchy and unconfirmed)
+=== Site Owner ===
-* Ian Parker - W6TCP - May also be a tower here. Is responsible for [[Sunol Ridge|W6SRR]].
+* Scott McQueen
-* Ross (via K0DYY)