Wolfback
Marin Amateur Radio Society (K6GWE)
Site located off Wolfback Ridge Road, in the Marin Headlands (map)(photos)
Site Details
Future Plans
- In cooperation with NBAM, we plan to link their network to the backbone via radios at ORCA, San Pedro and CCCC.
- Install a hAP ac2 to manage the backbone radio.
Completed Work
March, 2023
- Link from ORCA to Wolfback installed and operating successfully. Still requires adjustment at Wolfback to improve quality. Switching to a narrow sector antenna might be helpful.
November, 2022
- Experiment from San Pedro failed to establish a link. We wont pursue a link from this site to Wolfback further.
October, 2022
- Put a Ubiquiti LTU radio at site connected to a sector antenna, pointing at 40°. We will experiment to see if we can establish links from ORCA, CCCC and San Pedro using Ubiquiti AF5XHD radios and 30 dBi dishes.
- Experiment (Oct 12th, 2022) from ORCA was inconclusive, but test conditions were challenging (wind and fog). A link could be established, but the signal was intermittent. It might be necessary to adjust to tilt of the Woflback sector to be 2° up to counteract the in-built electronic down-tilt.
- Experiment from CCCC established a link.
Nodes
Wolfback AP
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket LTU
Frequency: 5.965 GHz (for testing)
Bandwidth: 10 MHz (for testing)
Antenna: 19 dBi, 120° sector (Ubiquiti 5G19-120)
Location: 37.850961, -122.498317
Altitude: 357m
Bearing: 40°
Read Only Access: mesh / Back-Bone
NZ6J-Wolfback-South
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5
Frequency: 5.885 GHz / Channel 177
Bandwidth: 10 MHz
Antenna: 19 dBi, 120° sector (Ubiquiti 5G19-120)
Location: -
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
NZ6J-Wolfback-North-County
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5
Frequency: 5.865 GHz / Channel 173
Bandwidth: 10 MHz
Antenna: 19 dBi, 120° sector (Ubiquiti 5G19-120)
Location: -
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
K6GWE-Wolfback-Southern-Marin-NSM5
Radio: Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 XW
Frequency: 5.865 GHz / Channel 173
Bandwidth: 10 MHz
Antenna: 16 dBi (built-in)
Location: -
Altitude: -
Bearing: Toward Tam Valley
Commercial Neighbors
Unwired Ltd
Unwired Ltd shares tenancy at Wolfback. They license (WQHK581) spectrum in the 18 GHz and 19 GHz range.
Contacts
Site Admin
- Erick Steinberg - K6ER - ericks@esteinberg.com
Mesh Admin
- Rob Rowlands - NZ6J - rowlands47@gmail.com