Mount Allison

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Bay Area Communications Society

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Site is located in Mission Peak Regional Preserve in the hills between Fremont and Milpitas (map)(photos)

There are various towers here, over two distinct locations.

Nodes

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N9JIM-ALLISON-HAPAC2

  • Radio: Mikrotik hAP ac2
  • Antenna: n/a
  • Location: 37.499, -121.871
  • Altitude: -
  • Bearing: n/a
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N9JIM-Allison-90sec-210

  • Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC Lite
  • Antenna: 20 dBi, 90° sector (Ubiquiti AM-5G20-90)
  • Location: 37.499669, -121.871727
  • Altitude: -
  • Bearing: 210°


Backbone

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Allison-to-Sunol Ridge

  • Radio: airFiber 60 Long-Range
  • Link Name: sunol-to-allison
  • Frequency: 68.040 GHz
  • Bandwidth: 1080 MHz
  • Mode: CPE
  • Antenna: Built-in
  • Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
  • Altitude: 800m
  • Bearing: 342°
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Allison-to-Hurricane Electric

  • Radio: Mimosa B11
  • Link Name: kn6plv-hurricane-to-allison
  • Frequency: 10.010 GHz & 10.030 GHz
  • Bandwidth: 2x 20 MHz
  • Mode: CPE
  • Antenna: 34 dBi dish - Jirous JRMC-680-10/11
  • Location: 37.499788, -121.871705
  • Altitude: 800 meters
  • Bearing: 233°

Site Details

Notes

There are various towers here, with different people responsible for each. Installs are worked out with Scott McQueen.

Future Plans

None

Completed Work

February 2024

  • Installed Mimosa 10GHz dish + B11 radio pointing at Hurricane Electric
  • Replaced CRS112 with RB5009UG+S+IN

January 2024

July 2023

  • Added Mikrotik CRS112 and Mikrotik hAP ac2 inside shack
  • Added Rocket 5ac lite + 90° sector on ham tower

Commercial Neighbors

Mount Allison is very crowded with many commercial neighbors. The spectrum use between 5 GHz and 6.2 GHz can be found here, but starts at 5.945 GHz and runs though to 6.197 GHz. The spectrum not in use is that allocated to amateur radio.

Contacts

Site Admin

Mesh Admin

  • Jim Moss - N9JIM - n9jim@pacbell.net

Tower Climber

  • Brian Kline - WA6QDP -

Site Owner

  • Scott McQueen