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=== Notes ===
  
=== Notes ===
 
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.
  
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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==== June 2023 ====
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With the mounting of the new pole at the site, we can move forward with an AREDN system.
   
 
=== Plans ===
  
=== Plans ===
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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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With Dennis's agreement we plan to mount a single 120° sector antenna with a Rocket AC radio to cover the entire 280 corridor the south side of San Francisco. In addition, we plan to install a backbone radio and dish pointing towards our [[Fish Ranch]] location to provide backhaul connectivity.
   
 
== Nodes ==
  
== Nodes ==
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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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=== KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-SOUTHSF ===
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* Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC
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* Antenna: 120 degree sector
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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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Call signs to be updated after install.
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== Backbone ==
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=== Dish to Fish Ranch ===
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* Radio: airFiber 5XHD
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* Frequency: 5.99 GHz (Licensed to K6MPP)
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* Bandwidth: 50 MHz
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* Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-LW 30 dBi
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* Location: 37.68678, -122.43527 (approx)
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* Altitude: 400m
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* Bearing: 56° toward Oakland
   
 
== Contacts ==
  
== Contacts ==

Revision as of 20:13, 6 June 2023

New Mounting Point.jpeg

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)

Site Details

Notes

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.

June 2023

With the mounting of the new pole at the site, we can move forward with an AREDN system.

Plans

With Dennis's agreement we plan to mount a single 120° sector antenna with a Rocket AC radio to cover the entire 280 corridor the south side of San Francisco. In addition, we plan to install a backbone radio and dish pointing towards our Fish Ranch location to provide backhaul connectivity.

Nodes

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

KN6PLV-SANBRUNO4-SOUTHSF

  • Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC
  • Antenna: 120 degree sector
  • Location: 37.68674, -122.43525 (approx)
  • Altitude: 387m
  • Bearing: 0° toward San Francisco

Call signs to be updated after install.

Backbone

Dish to Fish Ranch

  • Radio: airFiber 5XHD
  • Frequency: 5.99 GHz (Licensed to K6MPP)
  • Bandwidth: 50 MHz
  • Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-LW 30 dBi
  • Location: 37.68678, -122.43527 (approx)
  • Altitude: 400m
  • Bearing: 56° toward Oakland

Contacts

  • Dennis Lee - AH6KD -
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