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=== Notes === |
=== Notes === |
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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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| + | * Dennis has requested 3 public backbone IPs for use with the repeaters at the site. |
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| + | === Completed Work === |
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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 ==== |
==== June 2023 ==== |
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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. |
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== Nodes == |
== Nodes == |
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* Radio: airFiber 5XHD |
* Radio: airFiber 5XHD |
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* Frequency: 5.99 GHz (Licensed to K6MPP) |
* Frequency: 5.99 GHz (Licensed to K6MPP) |
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* Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-LW 30 dBi |
* Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-LW 30 dBi |
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* Location: 37.68678, -122.43527 (approx) |
* Location: 37.68678, -122.43527 (approx) |
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* Altitude: 400m |
* Altitude: 400m |
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+ | * Bearing: 44° toward Oakland |
== Contacts == |
== Contacts == |
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| + | === Site Admin === |
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* Dennis Lee - AH6KD - |
* Dennis Lee - AH6KD - |
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| + | === Mesh Admin === |
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| + | * Tim Wilkinson - KN6PLV - tim@sfwem.net |
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Revision as of 14:33, 1 July 2023
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.
Future Plans
- Dennis has requested 3 public backbone IPs for use with the repeaters at the site.
Completed Work
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.
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: 20 MHz
- Antenna: Ubiquiti RD-5G30-LW 30 dBi
- Location: 37.68678, -122.43527 (approx)
- Altitude: 400m
- Bearing: 44° toward Oakland
Contacts
Site Admin
- Dennis Lee - AH6KD -
Mesh Admin
- Tim Wilkinson - KN6PLV - tim@sfwem.net