Carrick Hill is located in the foothills of Springfeild 6kms South East of Adelaide CBD.
Carrick Hill is fortunate in being one of the few period homes in Australia to survive with its original contents almost completely intact and its grounds undiminished.
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It
was a centre of stylish living; and friends hold fond memories of a house
constantly filled with laughter, parties, artists, music, good wine,fine
food and dancing; and heady with the scent of masses of flowers. |
This installation of equipment for the Air Stream community wireless network was made possible through the generosity and community ethos of the board and management of Carrick Hill by providing access to inside the roof for telemetry equipment and providing power. Also through the support of members of Air-Steam who have given their time and commitment.
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The Server & Battery Back-up Unit is installed
in a storage room on the north wing of the building. |
All equipment operates on low voltages (12VDC) with a total power consumption
of less than 45 Watts. It is also designed to operate during power failures,
where the battery back-up system will provide up to 4 hours ongoing operation.
However, as the unit is connected to mains power, the cabinet is locked and
should not be opened by unqualified personnel.
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Cabling is rated Category 5e,
and carries both data and a low voltage supply (12V DC) to all Access
Point Telemetry Equipment (APs) mounted below antennas for maximum. |
All masts and fixtures are galvanized against corrosion and are securely fixed to internal roof framework.
Backbones to Julia Farr & Melrose Park |
Access Point (1) Waveguide |
Access Point (2) Waveguide |
The installation was deployed to ensure the safe and reliable operation, while ensuring the heritage of this important building is maintained. Equally the location and direction of antennas were arranged to provide the optimum access to the wireless community.
