|| {http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/map?id=HZV http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/view?id=HZV Node HZV} || '''Owner''':  (/users/?Tekmann Tekmann)%%% %%%'''Location''': Noble Park%%% %%% '''Status''':In Testing%%% eg: Linked to  No Node as Yet, covering local area using 2x25db Hills Grids, and a 32 slot Waveguide soon to come%%% %%% '''SSID:''' nodehzv.wireless.org.au%%% %%% '''Connecting...'''%%% Set your SSID to nodehzv.wireless.org.au and contact (/users/?Tekmann me) for more information. ||

 

!! Node Log 

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2/10/04 - Constructed a 12m elevating mast, supported by a large array of guys, to hold the 2 25db Hills Grids, a rotator & soon to come 32slot Waveguide.



The mast & guys were really put to the test soon after, as fairly high winds picked up a few days later. The mast stood it's ground and still stands solid as a rock.



The benifits of this system is that it can be elevated & lowered by one person (when finished) and makes repairs & additions (removal of seagulls caught in grid) really easy.



Was all the works worth it...???? Yes as it's reasonabily easy to make changes & repairs.  It's full worth will come into play when establish some long links.



Special Thanks to Glen-GES (greybeard) & Johnno-FOA (bigjohn) for support and assistance to getting to this point.





29/08/04 - When node first setup, stumbled across NodeAAF (Sneeze)(very weak signal) from Wantirna approx 12.2kms away, which seems promising given my current testing setup 4.5 mtr of the ground & swaying in the wind. 



(Have stumbling jpg, just have to work out how to upload it here...????





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!! Equipment 

I own Linksys WRT54G Router & Veritech 2511 Nic 

I own Vertical X-Galaxy 19db Grid on a Rotator.

I run Mandrake 10. running on a humble P3/550/20gb Hdd/256mb Ram 

{http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/files/Images/picture.png Photo of node setup} 

 

!! Services 

No services offered YET.(/maps/view?id=HZV maps page)

Perhaps Look into Asterisk, Game Server, Spycams

 

!! Plans 

Buy 25db Hills Dishes, Once site Testing proves Sucessful.

Link up Eastern & South Eastern Regions Together

Make couple of the Wageguide 360o Antenna's & a couple of Omni's for 4WD 

Setup the 4WD for Wireless Connectivity.

 

!! Problems 

To overcome Limited experience with Linux & Wireless Networks

Time of course, being an issue for most.



!! Interested

In hearing from other nodes what might have good LOS