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!! Node Log 
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19/05/05 - Registered on Melbourne Wireless 
18/06/05 - Got up on the roof and took some LOS photographs

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!! Equipment 
 
I run Ubuntu Linux (Warty Warthog 4.10) on my main machine, and have a second older machine with Win98 & Debian Sarge.

I have Ralink RT2500 based wifi cards in both machines, and am playing about a bit with them
 
!! Plans 
 
I am looking to create a node for the fun of it.  I'll need some help, I guess, in testing it when I get it operational.  First things first though, some research...

As I'm in a little bit of a hollow, I'll probably need to put up a reasonably high mast.  I've been in touch with Adrian (Node HKP) which is the closest node I'd have a chance of connecting with.  This is really a chicken and the egg scenario though.

I have gotten up on the roof and taken some LOS photographs.  These photographs were taken about 1.2m above the ridge-cap of the roof, which is how far the tripod extended.

From these I have created a somewhat dodgy (http://members.optusnet.com.au/jonathan_rabbitt/melbournewireless/panorama.jpg panorama)

More particularly, here is a full resolution (http://members.optusnet.com.au/jonathan_rabbitt/melbournewireless/img_4141.jpg   image) (3.6MB) looking toward node (http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/maps/view?id=hkp HKP)

And, here is a full resolution (http://members.optusnet.com.au/jonathan_rabbitt/melbournewireless/img_4146.jpg   image) (3.6MB) looking toward node (http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/maps/view?id=hkp IKG)

!! Problems 
 
I'm in a bit of a hollow.