Bay Area Backbone
The Bay Area Backbone Project is building solid, fast, links between major high sites in the Bay Area, which in turn supports a more stable mesh network. Backbone sites are permanent locations, not dependent on amateur radio operators' homes or difficult to access places.
The Bay Area Backbone is monitored by the Bay Area Backbone Monitor Project.
Fish Ranch / ORCA
San Bruno Mountain
Status: Equipment installed. Not powered.
Connection: Non-AREDN, airFiber 5 GHz.
Notes: There's some question as to whether the Fish Ranch/ORCA part of this is actually installed.
San Bruno Mountain
Fish Ranch / ORCA
Status: Equipment installed. Not powered.
Connection: airFiber 5 GHz.
Black Mountain
Status: Proposed
Fire Station 8
Status: Proposed
CCCC
Mount Diablo
Status: Equipment installed. Intermittent active state.
Connection: Non-AREDN, airFiber 3 GHz.
Note: Connection bounces up and down (June 13th, 2022). The current problem is believed to be a poor power supply at this end and the aim is to replace it soon. Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radio.
Richmond Field Station
Status: Equipment installed, Active.
Connection: Non-Ham, 5 Ghz AC gen2, unknown equipment.
Notes: Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radios, so appears as a wire connection AREDN, even though it isn't.
Mount Diablo
CCCC
Status: Equipment installed. Intermittent active state.
Connection: Non-AREDN, airFiber 3 GHz.
Note: Connection bounces up and down (June 13th, 2022). Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radio.
Richmond Field Station (RFS)
CCCC
Status: Equipment installed, Active.
Connection: Non-AREDN, 5 Ghz AC gen2, unknown equipment.
Notes: Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radio.
Black Mountain
San Bruno Mountain
Status: Proposed
Fire Station 8
San Bruno Mountain
Status: Proposed