Nexus_Horizon JHB WUG

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Spartaniz

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hey guys,

i want to join the jhb wug, and according to google earth, this is the closes node or whatever, like 0.31km away from my house. i drove to the spot where its "located" but couldnt see aything, uh what now? what am i looking for? someone have a photo of that node?
 
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did chat there, they said i have to look for a photo of the nexus_horizon node, but cant find anything.
 
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they should have told you to:
1) register on wug.za.net, add your node, and then download the google earth .kml file to see what nodes or highsites are close to you.
2) use the wug.za.net LOS test tool to see if you have 'theoretical' Line-Of-Site to any of those (active) nodes
3) get hold of some equipment and do some scans, because that's the only way you're going to know if you really can connect to someone after all

personally i think you're wasting time with photos of nodes

IRC is the best place to collaborate with guys from the wug while setting up your node, and even (and especially) after it's set up
 
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i did all that, except the equipment. where can i get the equipment needed to find out if i can join
 
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Have you checked the 'Getting Started' guide? it explains everything you need to know (it should also have a list of retailers where you can buy equipment afaik). If you aren't ready to BUY equipment because you're unsure if you'll definitely be able to connect, then intuition tells you the next best option would be to ask (in IRC) if anyone is willing to help/lend you some equipment so you can test. good luck with that though... I know PTAWUG has official test equipment -- but unlike PTAWUG, JAWUG isn't as privileged to be sponsored by mybroadband *cough*cough*... =P

www.scoop.co.za, www.dbg.co.za, www.miro.co.za, www.poynting.co.za
JAWUG uses 5.8 and 2.4 GHz, depending on your area. you'll need to find out which one you're more likely to connect to by using the .KML file
 
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# Using Google Earth (earth.google.com 14MB) to get the coordinates for your location (please use the decimal degrees-only format eg. -25.5764, 28.4634 ... To set google earth to display it this way click Tools -> Options and set the coordinate format to Decimal Degrees
# If you can not use Google Earth (blocked by firewall or policies etc.) you can use www.wikimapia.org to find your coordinates. Browse to your house, put the cross in the middle of the screen on your house then look at the URL for the page. The URL wil look something like this : http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-25.724021&lon=28.223405&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2 in the URL you will find the coordinates after the lat and lon keywords - in this case it will be : -25.724021, 28.223405
# Click WugNet -> WugPlotter -> Add location and enter your locations details (the height input is the height above the ground that you will be able to mount an antenna, at least 5m). Please give your node an descriptive name, prefrably your nickname. Please don't name your node House or My Place or something like that - nodes with undescriptive names are useless on the KML.
# When your location is added you can download the google earth KML file (click WugPlotter -> Download KML) to see all the other nodes on the network and see which highsites are near you. Open the KML file with Google Earth. Please note that the locations on the KML is randomised by 50m to 100m for privacy reasons, so your plotted location wont be on your house. Using the KML look for Operational Access Points or Operational Transit nodes (red dots and yellow sun icons). Also look at the beams eminating from the highsites - you have to fall within or outside the rounded side of the beam eg. if the beam points North and you are to the South, the antenna providing coverage doesn't face you.
# Have a look at www.wug.za.net/download.php - on the right there is a legend for the icons on the google earth KML. Yellow = 2.4ghz, Red = 5.8ghz.
# To check if you have theoretical line of sight to a highsite you can draw a LOS diagram by clicking WugPlotter -> Line of Sight Calculator and then select your location and one of the Highsites (or any other location) from the list. Highsites are where users connect to, id you dont have line of sight to a highsite - you might be able to connect through another use - but that user will have to put up more equipment for you to connect to. If the red line runs from the one node to the other without running through the black profile - your have theoretical LOS, if there are no buildings or trees in the way. You need to check weather an antenna points to you from the highsite - the KML shows where antennas point as red beams eminating from the site.
# Having a good LOS diagram does not gaurentee that you will be able to connect - LOS needs to be confirmed by physically looking from one site to another.


http://www.ptawug.co.za/content_list_11


look at the legend of the google earth kml icons on www.wug.za.net/download.php

red cross = planning
 
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