HPWREN Photo Gallery: Sites

This section of the HPWREN Photo Gallery features permanent and demonstration HPWREN-connected sites.

Anza-Borrego Desert Birch Hill Boucher Hill Boyd Deep Canyon CA National Guard Armory Camp Elliot Coronado Bridge Cuyamaca Mountains Dos Picos Incident Base Garner Valley Kings Stormwater Bridge La Jolla Reservation Los Coyotes Reservation Lyons Peak Mobile Units Mount Laguna Mt Laguna Observatory Mount Soledad Mount Woodson Pala Reservation Palomar Observatory Paradise Point

Pine Cove Ramona Red Mountain Rincon Reservation Revelle Ship San Clemente Island San Diego State University San Diego Supercomputer Center San Pasqual Reservation Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve Santa Rosa Santa Ysabel Reservation Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sky Oaks and High Point Stephenson Peak Toro Peak TDVNet: Cluster 1 and 2 Relays UC Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research UCSD Powell Laboratory UCSD Preuss School Warner Springs Washington, D.C.

Our photo gallery is also sorted by date, activities, and technology.

18 April 2003 Anza-Borrego State Park demo 22 March 2003 Anza-Borrego Desert remote interactive presentation for a National Teacher's Training Institute meeting 21 March 2003 Anza-Borrego (Fish Creek) trial installation 20 March 2003 Anza-Borrego preparations 09 March 2003 Fish Creek antenna pre-assembled 06 March 2003 Fish Creek site survey  back to top

Birch Hill

16 February 2001 Pablo Bryant of San Diego State University's Field Stations Program is investigating a Palomar Mountain location on Birch Hill for a possible connection to the Sky Oaks field stations. 09 October 2000 Birch Hill (Palomar Mountain) site visit

Boucher Hill

24 October 2000 Boucher Hill (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), lookout tower (US Forest Service), and High Point (USFS) visits 15 October 2000 Another Boucher Hill visit 29 April 2000 Site visits to Boucher Hill and Palomar Observatory  back to top

Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center

11 December 2002 Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center installation  back to top

California National Guard Armory

28 August 2001 The HPWREN team participates in a crisis management demonstration that linked UC San Diego to the California National Guard Armory via a hospital in Kearny Mesa area. 23 August 2001 The HPWREN team prepares for a crisis management demonstration that will link UC San Diego to the California National Guard Armory via a hospital in Kearny Mesa area.  back to top

Camp Elliot

19 July 2002 Camp Elliot installation 03 July 2002 Earthquake sensor installation in Ramona and Camp Elliot connectivity test 02 July 2002 Camp Elliot site survey for NEES site 13 January 2002 An abandoned UC San Diego strain measurement instrument at Camp Elliot  back to top

Coronado Bridge

12 May 2003 Coronado Bridge site survey 15 May 2002 Coronado Bridge telemetry demonstration event 09 May 2002 Coronado Bridge communications test at UC San Diego 15 April 2002 Coronado Bridge wireless connectivity test 07 March 2002 Site visit of the Coronado bridge to survey opportunities to connect telemetry instruments  back to top

Cuyamaca Mountains

11 March 2003 Mount Laguna and Cuyamaca Mountains work 25 December 2002 Cuyamaca Mountains and Mount Laguna work 24 December 2002 Cuyamaca Mountains antenna to Mount Woodson with broken connector 22 December 2002 Cuyamaca Mountains radio replacement 29 November 2002 Maintenance at Mount Laguna and Cuyamaca Mountains backbone nodes 21 July 2002 Seismic sensor installation at Cuyamaca Mountains 21 January 2002 The HPWREN team examines the charge controllers on the TDVNet Cluster 1 relay. A deployment site for an earthquake sensor was also examined. The antennas atop Cuyamaca Mountains were also examined, as they are the same brand that collapsed on Stephenson Peak. 22 December 2001 The Cuyamaca Mountains and Stephenson Peak antennas are examined after the link becomes unstable. It is discovered that the Stephenson Peak antenna was disintegrating. 16 July 2001 Additional work on finishing the Palomar Observatory link at the Cuyamaca Mountains site 16 June 2001 Realignment of the Cuyamaca Mountains->Mount Woodson antenna (at Cuyamaca Mountains) due to an interference problem and investigation of a deployment site for the Hewlett Packard Tribal Digital Village program within the San Pasqual Native American reservation 22 May 2001 The HPWREN team takes a look at the La Jolla solar-powered relay on the way to Palomar Observatory and Cuyamaca Mountains for continued installation of the Palomar Observatory link. 19 May 2001 Continued tower work at Cuyamaca Mountains for the Palomar Observatory connection 12 May 2001 Tower work at Cuyamaca Mountains for the Palomar Observatory connection 09 January 2001 Continuation of the router/switch integration at Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and the Mount Laguna Observatory 08 January 2001 Integrating IP routers and switches at Mount Woodson and Cuyamaca Mountains into the 45Mbps HPWREN backbone network 21 November 2000 Cleanup work at Cuyamaca Mountains as well as a visit to the Warner Springs Unified School District 20 November 2000 Installation of Cuyamaca Mountains antennas pointing to Mount Woodson and Stephenson Peak 17 November 2000 Installation of San Diego Supercomputer Center eight-foot antenna, which points toward Mount Woodson microwave tower installations that serve as a relay to Cuyamaca Mountains 14 September 2000 Site visits to Mount Woodson, Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and Mount Laguna Observatory 22 August 2000 Cuyamaca Mountains site visit 02 May 2000 Cuyamaca Peak site visit  back to top

Garner Valley Downhole Seismic Array

10 October 2002 Pine Cove site survey and Garner Valley Downhole (seismic) Array  back to top

Dos Picos Incident Base (CDF)

13 February 2001 Demonstration with the California Department of Forestry presents capabilities for incident bases as well as rapid deployment into incident areas themselves. 11 February 2001 Relay site is scouted out on Iron Mountain in preparation for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) Dos Picos incident base demo. 09 February 2001 Preparation for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) Dos Picos incident base demo  back to top

Garner Valley

10 October 2002 Pine Cove site survey and Garner Valley Downhole (seismic) Array  back to top

Kings Stormwater Channel Bridge

18 October 2002 Toro Peak end of the Kings Stormwater Channel Bridge installation 17 October 2002 Kings Stormwater Channel Bridge installation  back to top

La Jolla Native American Reservation

09 October 2001 Maintenance at the La Jolla Relay, upgrading the router memory at the Mount Palomar Observatory, and a visit to the San Pasqual Native American reservation's learning center to help with computer configurations 22 May 2001 The HPWREN team takes a look at the La Jolla solar-powered relay on the way to Palomar Observatory and Cuyamaca Mountains for continued installation of the Palomar Observatory link. 12 January 2001 La Jolla relay site on Palomar Mountain withstands snow and ice. 04 January 2001 La Jolla Native American Reservation Learning Center Receives Connectivity! 03 January 2001 Additional work at Mount Woodson site and installation of 6' segment in preparation for the final link at the La Jolla relay site on Palomar Mountain 18 December 2000 Solar panel array installation at La Jolla Native American reservation is complete and work on replacing radio box at Pala Mountain begins. 23 December 2000 Additional work at the La Jolla relay site on Palomar Mountain 14 December 2000 La Jolla Native American reservation installation continues. 12 December 2000 La Jolla Native American reservation installation and Pala Native American reservation's learning center Internet class via HPWREN 30 November 2000 Site is determined for a solar panel array to be deployed at La Jolla Native American reservation. 20 October 2000 Continuation of putting a solar array system together, to be deployed at La Jolla Native American reservation, and a researcher with a tripod-mounted antenna with a working connection to a mountaintop 02 October 2000 Lucent radio images and La Jolla Native American Reservation  back to top

Los Coyotes Native American Reservation

13 October 2000 Visit to Lookout Point in the Los Coyotes Native American reservation  back to top

Lyons Peak

18 September 2003 Lyons Peak and SDSU 08 December 2002 Two antennas are delivered for the San Diego State University installation, another for the Mount Laguna <-> Lyons Peak link, and one more for storage. 08 October 2002 San Clemente Island installation equipment as well as Red Mountain and Lyons Peak site visits  back to top

Mobile Units

19 July 2003 Coyote Fire operations camp 17 July 2003 Coyote Fire operations camp connection installation 23 August 2002 Long distance WiLAN radio test 07 August 2002 Sky Arrow Communications Test 2 01 August 2002 Sky Arrow package 27 June 2002 Camera shake test, Sheriff demonstration, and FLIP site survey 13 June 2002 Planar array antenna tests 12 June 2002 The HPWREN team tests passive reflectors and antennas planned to be used for an aircraft demonstration. 09 April 2002 Sky Arrow radio test flight in Ramona 29 March 2002 Test of antenna metal enclosure for Sky Arrow (San Diego State University research airplane) use 20 March 2002 The HPWREN team surveys an San Diego State University research airplane for an upcoming high performance in-flight data communication demonstration. 04 February 2002 Wireless tests aboard US Navy ship includes exploration of US Navy/Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sea Lab II, a 1965 undersea habitat.  back to top

Mount Laguna

11 March 2003 Mount Laguna and Cuyamaca Mountains work 13 February 2003 Mount Laguna work 08 December 2002 Two antennas are delivered for the San Diego State University installation, another for the Mount Laguna <-> Lyons Peak link, and one more for storage. 29 November 2002 Maintenance at Mount Laguna and Cuyamaca Mountains backbone nodes 28 September 2002 Mount Laguna sensors and broken hard disk on stat.hpwren.ucsd.edu (HPWREN disk used for data collection, located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center) 06 September 2002 San Diego State University/UC San Diego sensor installation begins atop the Laguna Mountains. 03 September 2002 Mount Laguna sensor site survey and TDVNet-related Mount Laguna Observatory visit 22 August 2002 Site visit to Mount Laguna for sensor preparation as well as results from the nearby Pines Fire 27 June 2002 Stephenson Peak to Mount Laguna transition continues. 19 June 2002 Stephenson Peak -> Mount Laguna transition and Mount Laguna Fire 29 May 2002 Installation atop Mount Laguna continues. 27 May 2002 Installation atop Mount Laguna begins. 20 April 2002 Two HPWREN links will soon be moved from Stephenson Peak to Mount Laguna. 15 January 2002 Scoping out Mount Laguna as a relay site 30 March 2000 Site visits to Mount Laguna Observatory, Mount Laguna, and seismic sensor locations  back to top

Mount Laguna Observatory

18 August 2003 Mount Laguna antenna installation 21 March 2003 Mount Laguna mechanical anemometer 25 December 2002 Cuyamaca Mountains and Mount Laguna work 11 October 2002 TDVNet link installation at Mount Laguna Observatory 03 September 2002 Mount Laguna sensor site survey and TDVNet-related Mount Laguna Observatory visit 29 June 2002 Mount Laguna Observatory site visit and removal of the last remaining piece from Stephenson Peak 19 June 2002 Stephenson Peak -> Mount Laguna transition and Mount Laguna Fire 18 May 2002 HPWREN Users Workshop at Mount Laguna Observatory 19 June 2001 A Washington-based NBC television station recently featured the HPWREN project via video atop Mount Laguna Observatory. The news clip is on the web. 31 May 2001 HPWREN tests video teleconferencing capabilities between the Mount Laguna Observatory and NSF in Washington, DC. 13 April 2001 HPWRENers archived full performance end-to-end connectivity after replacing a radio at the Mount Laguna Observatory. 03 April 2001 HPWREN connects the Visitor Center at the Mount Laguna Observatory. 31 March 2001 Successful connection to the 40" telescope control room at San Diego State University's Mount Laguna Observatory 09 March 2001 Beginning of the fiber installation at the Mount Laguna Observatory 14 February 2001 Winter Wonderland at Mount Laguna Observatory 09 January 2001 Continuation of the router/switch integration at Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and the Mount Laguna Observatory 21 December 2000 More work at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak 15 December 2000 Installation of Mount Woodson camera and Mount Laguna Observatory (MLO) radio configuration (Link between San Diego Supercomputer Center and MLO is up!!!) 23 November 2000 The high-speed radios located at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak were subsequently configured. 13 November 2000 Continuation of Backbone Installation at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak 09 November 2000 Deployment of the Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak backbone begins. 17 October 2000 Continuation of the Mount Laguna Observatory installation 16 October 2000 Visit to the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Emergency Command Center and beginning of the installation at the San Diego State University's Mount Laguna Astronomy Observatory 14 September 2000 Site visits to Mount Woodson, Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and Mount Laguna Observatory 30 March 2000 Site visits to Mount Laguna Observatory, Mount Laguna, and seismic sensor locations  back to top

Mount Soledad

31 May 2003 More Mount Soledad work 29 May 2003 Radio and 10-foot antenna installation on Mount Soledad 28 May 2003 Mount Soledad preparations for the 10-foot antenna of the licensed link 27 May 2003 Continued Mount Soledad work 16 May 2003 Continued Mount Soledad fiber and antenna work 09 May 2003 Trench digging at Mount Soledad - to bury a multi-strand fiber cable that will allow for multiple fiber connections between the HPWREN equipment location and the nearby tower. 19 January 2003 Mount Soleded antenna installation for the San Diego State University link 04 December 2002 Mount Soledad work on San Diego State University antenna 22 November 2002 Mount Soledad to SDSU test installation 06 April 2002 Bud Hale and Jim Hale, with some help from UC San Diego's ACT, finished the installation for the Coronado Bridge demo atop Mount Soledad. 18 February 2002 HPWREN collaborates with Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve for a camera installation atop Mount Soledad. 12 February 2002 Additional work continued at Mount Woodson, Mount Soledad, and TDVNet Cluster 1 as well as a Red Mountain site visit with TDVNet staff. 24 August 2001 The Mount Soledad antenna is mounted in preparation for the UC San Diego to Red Mountain link! 13 August 2001 The HPWREN team prepares for the installation of a six-foot antenna atop Mount Soledad. The antenna, which will connect MS to UC San Diego, serves as one leg of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve connectivity. 13 July 2001 8-foot antenna installation on Mount Soledad for the Red Mountain link 06 July 2001 The 8-foot Mount Soledad antenna is delivered to the UC San Diego's Telecommunications site, which is located outside of a Scripps Institution of Oceanography building. The antenna will provide connectivity from Mount Soledad to Red Mountain. 10 May 2001 The CENIC conference receives connectivity via Mount Soledad relay! 09 May 2001 After the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) antenna facelift is completed with the help of several SDSC staff members, the HPWREN team works with UC San Diego's Telecommunications for wireless connectivity at CENIC. The CENIC conference connection provides a temporary two-day link from SDSC to Mount Soledad to Paradise Point, which is the location of this year's conference.  back to top

Mount Woodson

29 April 2003 Ramona, SDSC, Mount Woodson, and licensed radio tests 19 April 2003 Mount Woodson work 24 December 2002 Cuyamaca Mountains antenna to Mount Woodson with broken connector 21 November 2002 Mount Woodson and Red Mountain work 08 October 2002 HPWREN equipment at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Mount Woodson to Red Mountain polarization change 10 May 2002 Continuation of the Mount Woodson to Red Mountain link installation 08 May 2002 Beginning of the Mount Woodson installation of the Red Mountain link 30 April 2002 Mount Woodson site survey for revised Red Mountain link 12 February 2002 Additional work continued at Mount Woodson, Mount Soledad, and TDVNet Cluster 1 as well as a Red Mountain site visit with TDVNet staff. 22 May 2001 These images related to Mount Woodson repair work also feature the web accessible steerable camera. 19 April 2001 Busy Day! HPWREN raises the Mount Woodson tower camera for a better view (a rattlesnake is discovered along the way!), the project is featured in a Nuts and Volts article, AND Hans-Werner welcomes two baby geese to his Ramona farm. 17 April 2001 The HPWREN team installs a new weather station atop Mount Woodson. 08 January 2001 Integrating IP routers and switches at Mount Woodson and Cuyamaca Mountains into the 45Mbps HPWREN backbone network 03 January 2001 Additional work at Mount Woodson site and installation of 6' segment in preparation for the final link at the La Jolla relay site on Palomar Mountain 22 December 2000 Installation of the antenna for the La Jolla Native American reservation at Mount Woodson 15 December 2000 Installation of Mount Woodson camera and Mount Laguna Observatory (MLO) radio configuration (Link between San Diego Supercomputer Center and MLO is up!!!) 28-30 November 2000 Mount Woodson high-speed backbone installation continues. 27 November 2000 Preparation of the two eight-foot antennas for Mount Woodson commenced. 20 September 2000 Mount Woodson to Pala link 14 September 2000 Site visits to Mount Woodson, Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and Mount Laguna Observatory 10 August 2000 Mount Woodson to Stephenson Peak connectivity test (~34 miles) 04 March 2000 Initial installation of OTC wireless gear (Ramona-Mount Woodson-San Diego Supercomputer Center) 03 February 2000 Mount Woodson site survey  back to top

Pala Native American Reservation

09 March 2002 HPWREN works with TDVNet on additional connectivity at Cluster 1, and visits a prototype relay built by TDVNet staff at Pala. 24 January 2002 Installation of a performance measurement computer at Pala, installation of the 8' antenna at Red Mountain for the Toro Peak link, and connection of the Red Mountain to TDVNet Cluster 1 antenna 18 January 2002 Repair work at the Cluster 1 relay, upgrading firmware at the Pala Fire Station, and installation work for the Toro Peak link on Red Mountain 06 June 2001 The HPWREN team works on the Pala Mountain relay, where a power supply was damaged by a water leak in the box. 22 February 2001 After a day of installation activities in collaboration with the Warner Unified School District, HPWREN researchers teach an HTML Class at the Pala Learning Center. 19 December 2000 Pala Mountain radio box replacement is complete. 18 December 2000 Solar panel array installation at La Jolla Native American reservation is complete and work on replacing radio box at Pala Mountain begins. 12 December 2000 La Jolla Native American reservation installation and Pala Native American reservation's Learning Center Internet class via HPWREN 21 September 2000 Pala Native American reservation 15 September 2000 Pala Native American reservation site visit  back to top

Palomar Observatory

11 September 2003 Second Annual HPWREN Users Meeting (Palomar Observatory) 01 May 2003 Palomar Observatory upgrades 09 October 2001 Maintenance at the La Jolla Relay, upgrading the router memory at the Mount Palomar Observatory, and a visit to the San Pasqual Native American reservation's learning center to help with computer configurations 10 July 2001 A bit of finish work is conducted at the Palomar Observatory. 06 July 2001 Palomar Observatory receives connectivity! 22 May 2001 The HPWREN team takes a look at the La Jolla solar-powered relay on the way to Palomar Observatory and Cuyamaca Mountains for continued installation of the Palomar Observatory link. 16 April 2001 Installation at Mount Palomar Observatory begins! 23 January 2001 The Palomar Observatory is also collaborating with HPWREN to provide researchers with high-speed Internet connectivity. 29 April 2000 Site visits to Boucher Hill and Palomar Observatory  back to top

Paradise Point

03 May 2002 CENIC connection installation and Scripps Institution of Oceanography GPS station 10 May 2001 The CENIC conference receives connectivity via Mount Soledad relay! 09 May 2001 After the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) antenna facelift is completed with the help of several SDSC staff members, the HPWREN team works with UC San Diego's Telecommunications for wireless connectivity at CENIC. The CENIC conference connection provides a temporary two-day link from SDSC to Mount Soledad to Paradise Point, which is the location of this year's conference.  back to top

Pine Cove

13 March 2003 Work at Pine Cove 30 January 2003 Pine Cove site visit 20 November 2002 Pine Cove test installation 10 October 2002 Pine Cove site survey and Garner Valley Downhole (seismic) Array  back to top

Ramona

29 August 2003 IQeye3 installation at Ramona CDF air base 29 April 2003 Ramona, SDSC, Mount Woodson, and licensed radio tests 03 July 2002 Earthquake sensor installation in Ramona and Camp Elliot connectivity test 21 April 2002 Mimulus in Ramona 09 April 2002 Sky Arrow radio test flight in Ramona 22 August 2000 Lucent radio located at Ramona site and weather station installation 04 March 2000 Initial installation of OTC wireless gear (Ramona-Mount Woodson-San Diego Supercomputer Center)  back to top

Red Mountain

30 January 2003 Pine Cove and Red Mountain 14 December 2002 Interwave radio installation at Red Mountain 21 November 2002 Mount Woodson and Red Mountain work 08 October 2002 San Clemente Island installation equipment as well as Red Mountain and Lyons Peak site visits 08 October 2002 HPWREN equipment at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Mount Woodson to Red Mountain polarization change 26 August 2002 Waveguide work atop Red Mountain 09 July 2002 Feasibility check for Red Mountain California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) station link 12 February 2002 Additional work continued at Mount Woodson, Mount Soledad, and TDVNet Cluster 1 as well as a Red Mountain site visit with TDVNet staff. 24 January 2002 Installation of a performance measurement computer at Pala, installation of the 8' antenna at Red Mountain for the Toro Peak link, and connection of the Red Mountain to TDVNet Cluster 1 antenna 18 January 2002 Repair work at the Cluster 1 relay, upgrading firmware at the Pala Fire Station, and installation work for the Toro Peak link on Red Mountain 20 September 2001 The link between Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve to Red Mountain to Mount Soledad to UC San Diego is in place! 18 September 2001 More work takes place atop Red Mountain in preparation for the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve connection. (Additional photos include the Pala Fire Station and Learning Center.) 14 August 2001 Three antennas were installed on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) tower at Red Mountain, in anticipation of the connection to the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER). A four-foot antenna now points to SMER, an eight-foot antenna points to UC San Diego (via Mount Soledad), and a three-foot 2.4GHz antenna will connect to a relay on tribal land. 03 July 2001 A site survey (tower, vault, etc) is conducted at Red Mountain upon delivery of the 8-foot antenna. This is the final step before installing the antenna, which will provide a high speed connection for the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve.  back to top

Revelle Ship

19 November 2002 R/V Roger Revelle site visit  back to top

Rincon Native American Reservation

03 March 2001 Rincon connectivity is established! 20 February 2001 Rincon Native American reservation's installation continues. 15 February 2001 Rincon Native American reservation's installation begins!  back to top

San Clemente Island

16 October 2002 San Clemente Island wireless connection as well as episensor and weather station installation 08 October 2002 San Clemente Island installation equipment as well as Red Mountain and Lyons Peak site visits 15 August 2002 Survey of San Clemente Island  back to top

San Diego State University

19 January 2003 Mount Soleded antenna installation for the San Diego State University link 09 January 2003 Additional work at the San Diego State University tower 18 December 2002 San Diego State University antenna installation 16 December 2002 Antenna assembly at San Diego State University 08 December 2002 Two antennas are delivered for the San Diego State University installation, another for the Mount Laguna <-> Lyons Peak link, and one more for storage. 04 December 2002 Mount Soledad work on San Diego State University antenna 22 November 2002 Mount Soledad to SDSU test installation 29 March 2002 Test of antenna metal enclosure for Sky Arrow (San Diego State University research airplane) use 20 March 2002 The HPWREN team surveys a San Diego State University research airplane for an upcoming high performance in-flight data communication demonstration.  back to top

San Diego Supercomputer Center

06 May 2003 Installation of the first HPWREN licensed link! 29 April 2003 Ramona, SDSC, Mount Woodson, and licensed radio tests 08 October 2002 HPWREN equipment at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Mount Woodson to Red Mountain polarization change 28 September 2002 Mount Laguna sensors and broken hard disk on stat.hpwren.ucsd.edu (HPWREN disk used for data collection, located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center) 08 October 2002 HPWREN equipment at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Mount Woodson to Red Mountain polarization change 12 January 2002 HPWREN's new supercomputer! 09 May 2001 After the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) antenna facelift is completed with the help of several SDSC staff members, the HPWREN team works with UC San Diego's Telecommunications for wireless connectivity at CENIC. The CENIC conference connection provides a temporary two-day link from SDSC to Mount Soledad to Paradise Point, which is the location of this year's conference. 08 May 2001 The HPWREN team removes radome from San Diego Supercomputer Center antenna in preparation for permanent facelift. 30 January 2001 The HPWREN antenna atop San Diego Supercomputer Center adds a little "red" for the quickly approaching Valentine's Day. 16 December 2000 The HPWREN antenna atop San Diego Supercomputer Center dons a Rudolph nose for the holiday season. 22 November 2000 The San Diego Supercomputer Center antenna provides the center with a real face-lift. 04 March 2000 Initial installation of OTC wireless gear (Ramona-Mount Woodson-San Diego Supercomputer Center) 21 January 2000 Site survey of the San Diego Supercomputer Center  back to top

San Pasqual Native American Reservation

24 October 2001 Shown here is the San Pasqual relay with a car jumper cable, and a couple of additional TDVNet Cluster 1 photographs. 09 October 2001 Maintenance at the La Jolla Native American reservation relay site, upgrading the router memory at the Mount Palomar Observatory, and a visit to the San Pasqual Native American reservation's learning center to help with computer configurations 08 October 2001 The Southern California Tribal Digital Village Network's San Pasqual connection to HPWREN begins to work, with the additional relay at the San Pasqual water tower powered by a car battery. 16 June 2001 Realignment of the Cuyamaca Mountains->Mount Woodson antenna (at Cuyamaca Mountains) due to an interference problem and investigation of a deployment site for the Hewlett Packard Tribal Digital Village program within the San Pasqual Native American reservation  back to top

Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve

21 May 2003 SMER Tower property 25 March 2003 Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve 10 January 2003 Pablo's new mobile communication/camera module 18 February 2002 HPWREN collaborates with Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve for a camera installation atop Mount Soledad. 09 February 2002 An earthquake sensor is deployed at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve - in true spirit of collaboration between the Scripps Institution of Oceanography ANZA seismic network, the San Diego State University Field Stations Program, and HPWREN. 03 December 2001 Installation of the 3+ megapixel camera at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve 16 November 2001 HPWREN teams with Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER) for instrumentation work at the reserve - including wireless connectivity, video camera implementation, and the deployment of a weather sensor 20 July 2001 Tower installation work begins at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. 05 May 2001 The wireless demonstration at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve included four field stations. 24 April 2001 Preparation for a May 5 demonstration at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve  back to top

Santa Rosa Mountains

07 March 2003 Santa Rosa weather station 11 February 2003 Santa Rosa installation 28 January 2003 Start of Santa Rosa tribal HPWREN connection installation 01 September 2001 The HPWREN team is interviewed by journalists from Transfert.com, a French magazine similar to Wired Magazine. Then, Hans-Werner Braun and Frank Vernon take a trip to Santa Rosa for a site visit regarding the deployment of HPWREN connectivity for earthquake sensors in the Anza Borrego Desert. 22 August 2000 Site visits to Anza Borrego Desert and seismic sensor locations  back to top

Santa Ysabel Native American Reservation

02 November 2001 TDVNet conducts a site survey at Santa Ysabel, with a bit of assistance from HPWREN. 05 October 2000 Santa Ysabel Native American reservation  back to top

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

09 October 2002 Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Integrative Oceanography Division and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are conducting a two-week pilot study at Black's Beach (La Jolla) that uses 802.11b technology to help them examine surf zone water motions in real-time. 03 May 2002 CENIC connection installation and Scripps Institution of Oceanography GPS station 22 February 2002 Installation at a Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher location (Dan Cayan) 10 December and 12 December 2001 Installation and testing of wireless connectivity at Scripps Pier 28 June 2001 HPWREN participates in a feasibility demonstration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center for Coastal Studies and UC San Diego Telecommunications to provide a wireless connection between Scripps Pier and a few miles up the beach. This was in preparation for the deployment of oceanographic probes. 27 September 2000 Equipment for the high performance backbone starts to arrive at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.  back to top

Sky Oaks and High Point

21 August 2002 Survey of High Point 24 October 2000 Boucher Hill (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), lookout tower (US Forest Service), and High Point (USFS) visits 03 October 2000 San Diego State University ecological reserves  back to top

Stephenson Peak

29 June 2002 Mount Laguna Observatory site visit and removal of the last remaining piece from Stephenson Peak 27 June 2002 Stephenson Peak to Mount Laguna transition continues. 20 April 2002 Two HPWREN links will soon be moved from Stephenson Peak to Mount Laguna. 25 December 2001 Additional repair work (e.g., antenna alignment) on the Stephenson Peak installation 22 December 2001 The Cuyamaca Mountains and Stephenson Peak antennas are examined after the link becomes unstable. It is discovered that the Stephenson Peak antenna was disintegrating. 09 January 2001 Continuation of the router/switch integration at Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and the Mount Laguna Observatory 21 December 2000 More work at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak 01 December 2000 Continuation of installation at Stephenson Peak (cabling, radios, etc) 23 November 2000 The high-speed radios located at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak were subsequently configured. 13 November 2000 Continuation of Backbone Installation at Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak 09 November 2000 Deployment of the Mount Laguna Observatory and Stephenson Peak backbone begins. 14 September 2000 Site visits to Mount Woodson, Cuyamaca Mountains, Stephenson Peak, and Mount Laguna Observatory  back to top

Toro Peak

18 October 2002 Toro Peak end of the Kings Stormwater Channel Bridge installation 12 July 2002 Toro Peak is operational! 07 July 2002 Frank Vernon install and Toro Peak work 01 July 2002 Installation of the Mount Laguna link equipment for Toro Peak 19 October 2001 The HPWREN team surveys Toro Peak  back to top

Tribal Digital Village Network (TDVNet): Clusters 1 and 2

12 April 2002 Finalizing the initial TDVNet Cluster 2 connectivity 09 March 2002 HPWREN works with TDVNet on additional connectivity at Cluster 1, and visits a prototype relay built by TDVNet staff at Pala. 12 February 2002 Additional work continued at Mount Woodson, Mount Soledad, and TDVNet Cluster 1 as well as a Red Mountain site visit with TDVNet staff. 18 January 2002 Repair work at the Cluster 1 relay, upgrading firmware at the Pala Fire Station, and installation work for the Toro Peak link on Red Mountain 24 December 2001 Another link (Cluster 1 atop Palomar Mountain) becomes unstable and is examined for problems. The team discovers that a replacement fuse holder is needed to stabilize the connection. 15 October 2001 Additional work involving TDVNet staff at the Cluster 1 relay 05 October 2001 An antenna is installed at the Cluster 1 Relay above Adams Road for the Southern California Tribal Digital Village Network connection to the San Pasqual Native American reservation. 27 June 2001 The HPWREN team met with leaders and students from the Hewlett Packard Tribal Digital Village (TDV) Academy to discuss line-of-sight and potential installation locations for this summer's TDV efforts.  back to top

UC Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center

25 July 2002 Agave Hill site visit for Boyd Deep Canyon connection 07 September 2001 The HPWREN team takes a site visit to the UC Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, located near Palm Desert - as well as four seismic sites (Pinyon Flats, Ford, Lost Valley, and Mount Laguna).  back to top

UC San Diego School of Engineering's Powell Laboratory

09 May 2002 Coronado Bridge communications test at UC San Diego 06 May 2002 UC San Diego School of Engineering's Powell Laboratory and San Diego Union Tribune article  back to top

UC San Diego Preuss School

25 July 2001 The HPWREN team participates in a video teleconference demonstration with the UC San Diego Preuss School.  back to top

Warner Springs Unified School District

22 February 2001 After a day of installation activities in collaboration with the Warner Unified School District, HPWREN researchers teach an HTML Class at the Pala Learning Center. 21 November 2000 Cleanup work at Cuyamaca Mountains as well as a visit to the Warner Springs Unified School District  back to top

Washington, D.C.

01 August 2001 Hans-Werner Braun testifies before the Subcommittee on Research during a recent Congressional hearing. 19 June 2001 A Washington-based NBC television station recently featured the HPWREN project via video atop Mount Laguna Observatory. The news clip is on the web. 31 May 2001 HPWREN tests video teleconferencing capabilities between the Mount Laguna Observatory and NSF in Washington, DC.  back to top

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