Sunol Ridge
Sunol Ridge Repeater Group (W6SRR)
Site is located off Palomares Road, Castro Valley (map)(photos)
Site Details
Proposal
The following installation at Sunol Ridge is being evaluated (as of 17th, Dec 2022):
- A point-to-point backbone link connecting the site to San Carlos.
- A 120° sector running AREDN pointing towards Livermore.
- A 120° sector running AREDN pointing towards Fremont.
- A PoE switch and hAP AC2 to power and manage the installation.
- Battery backup in case of power loss.
Configuration
Sunol Ridge hosts an Edge Router X SFP and an EdgePower 24V 72W, an airFiber 5XHD, a hAP AC2 and various other AREDN nodes.
| Device | IP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EdgeRouterX SFP | AREDN LAN | Management on VLAN 1004 |
| EdgePower 24V 72W | AREDN LAN | |
| airFiber 5XHD | AREDN LAN | Management on VLAN 1004 |
| VLAN | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN WAN |
| 2 | AREDN DtD |
| 14 | San Bruno XLINK |
| 1004 | Management |
| Port | Description | VLANs | PoE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | AREDN | 2 | 24v | |
| 1 | AREDN | 2 | 24v | |
| 2 | AREDN | 2 | 24v | |
| 3 | - | Off | Temporary local access 192.168.1.1 | |
| 4 | airFiber 5XHD | 14,1004 | 24v | to San Carlos |
| 5 | to KN6PLV-SR-HAP | 2,14,(1004) | - |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | to EdgeSwitchX | 14,1004 | Management VLAN 1004 |
| Mgmt | (unused) |
| Port | Description | PoE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN | 24v | Provides a 100Mbps AREDN PoE port |
| 2 | to KN6PLV-SR-HAP | Off |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN WAN | (1) | PoE in is unused |
| 2 | EdgePower | (U), 2 | |
| 3 | AREDN LAN+DtD | (U), 2 | |
| 4 | AREDN LAN+DtD | (U), 2 | |
| 5 | to EdgeRouterX | (U), 2, 14 |
Nodes (proposed)
SUNOL-RIDGE-TO-SAN-CARLOS
Radio: airFiber 5XHD
Antenna: airFiber 30 dBi Slant 45
Frequency: -
Bandwidth: -
Location: 37.620065,-121.922218
Altitude: 660m
Bearing: 246°
Read Only Access: -
KN6PLV-SR-HAP
Radio: Mikrotik hAP AC2
Frequency: -
Bandwidth: -
Antenna: builtin
Location: 37.620065,-121.922218
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KN6PLV-SR-LIVERMORE
Radio: mANTBox 19s
Antenna: 120° sector
Frequency: - GHz
Bandwidth: 10 MHz
Location: 37.620065,-121.922218
Altitude: 660m
Bearing: 67°
KN6PLV-SR-FREMONT
Radio: mANTBox 19s
Antenna: 120° sector
Frequency: - GHz
Bandwidth: 10 MHz
Location: 37.620065,-121.922218
Altitude: 660m
Bearing: 215°
Commercial Neighbors
Etheric Networks, Inc. shared tenancy at Sunol Ridge. They license (WQUA557 WRJT283) spectrum in the 5.96 GHz (60 MHz), 6.09 GHz (30 MHz), 6.21 GHz (60 MHz) and 10.8 GHz range. Unlike many microwave tenants, the licensed band overlaps with the WiFi 6E spectrum which must defer to their use. Care must be taken when running a backbone link through this site, although we are unlikely to be run links in similar directions.
Contacts
- Ian Parker - W6TCP - w6tcpian@gmail.com