AREDN Mesh at UTD

On June 14, 2016 the K5UTD ARC installed Amateur Radio mesh equipment on the 300’ tower at UT Dallas.

The hardware consists of 3 Ubiquiti 120 degree sector antennas and Rocket M2 radios. This hardware is mounted at 260’.

The radios are flashed with AREDN.

System Specifications

  • Location: 32 59’21.95”N, 96 45’01.61”W
  • Height: 260ft (80m)
  • Gain: 15dBi
  • Power: 27dBm (1/2 watt)
  • Channel: -2 (2.397GHz)
  • Channel Width: 5MHz
  • SSID: AREDN

Accessing the System

Users in Richardson, Plano, Addison, Farmers Branch, North Dallas, Murphy and Sachse should be able to access the system with a small dish that has line of sight to the tower.

Supported Hardware

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Coverage Information

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K5UTD AREDN Coverage