The Nanos are up at Goodlie Hill

Much of this morning was spent by Craig and Jon from NextGenUs, along with myself, preparing the NanoStations for the new Goodlie Hill wireless node.  We then went up to the tree with the equipment, lowered the pole and attached the Nanos to the pole, taking care to orientate them accurately.  The station Nano was pointed to the Village Hall to receive signals from there and the other four (configured as access points for broadcasting) were pointed towards Whygill/Lordmire, Ash Garth/Marble Mill, Maisongill and Drybeck.  With the aid of some rope that we attached to the pole we heaved it back up and checked the position of the Nanos.  We lowered the pole again to make some minor adjustments and then fixed it back in place.  We then started up the generator we had borrowed and checked that all the equipment was working.  Craig then logged into the station Nano to make sure it was connecting well to the Village Hall node and got a good signal.

Craig (left) and Jon with the pole in its lowered position

Back home later, we logged into the station Nano at Holly Bank House and managed to pick up all four AP Nanos at Goodlie Hill confirming that they were all working.  A good result!

The five Nanos in position on the pole

The completed installation - old and new nodes sitting together

Tomorrow we will revisit the tree and make some further adjustments to the settings of the Nanos and then check that connections can be made where existing and prospective subscribers are located.