Fire Station 8

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Site is locate in the hills above Palo Alto, just off Page Mill Road (map)(photos).

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W6EI-FS8-DoC

  • Radio: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-5HPnD
  • Antenna: Build-in 24.5 dBi
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude:
  • Bearing: 45°
  • Notes:

W6EI-FS8-SECTOR-EAST

  • Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5
  • Antenna: 120° sector
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude:
  • Bearing: 50°
  • Notes:

W6EI-FS8-Sunol

  • Radio: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-5HPnD
  • Antenna: Build-in 24.5 dBi
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude:
  • Bearing: 58°
  • Notes:

KN6PLV-FS8-HAP

  • Radio: Mikrotik RouterBoard hAP ac2
  • Antenna: built-in / internal
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude:
  • Bearing: n/a
  • Notes:

Backbone

The current plan is to add two backbone radios to this site. One radio will connect to the backbone from San Bruno Mtn; the other will send the backbone onwards to Mount Allison. The work to install the radios will take place in July 2023.

FS8-to-SBM7

  • Radio: Ubiquiti airFiber 5XHD
  • Frequency: 5720 MHz
  • Bandwidth: 20 MHz
  • Antenna: 30 dBi dish
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude: -
  • Bearing: 327°

FS8-to-Hurricane

  • Radio: Mimosa B11
  • Link Name: fs8-to-hurricane
  • Frequency: 10.010 GHz & 10.030 GHz
  • Bandwidth: 2x 20 MHz
  • Mode: AP
  • Antenna: 34 dBi dish - Jirous JRMC-680-10/11
  • Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
  • Altitude: 277 meters
  • Bearing: 61°

Site Details

Future Plan

  • Replace Rocket M5 with Rocket 5AC Lites.

Completed Work

September 2023

  • Align dish toward San Bruno Mtn
  • Mount, align and configure dish toward Mt Allison
  • Attach pigeon deterrents (spikes) at top of mast
  • Clean camera glass
  • Tidy cables
  • Secure all mountings.

August 2023

  • Install dish pointing toward San Bruno Mtn
  • Install dish pointing toward Mt Allison
  • Install hAP to manage backbone links
  • Install new PoE Switch

Contacts

Site Admin

  • Bob Iannucci - W6EI - bob@rail.com

Mesh Admin

  • Bob Iannucci - W6EI - bob@rail.com