‰ NOW 5 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2017 QST PAGE 37 ‰ FIXED BACKBONE NODE BACKBONE NODES ARE PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS THAT EXTEND THE MESH TO THE EXTREME ENDS OF THE PLANNED COVERAGE AREA. FOR RELIABILITY, I PREFER TO BUILD THEM ON THE LEAST CONGESTED BAND 3R4 GHZ AND ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ OPTIMIZE THEM FOR DATA THROUGHPUT WITH HIGH GAIN DISH ANTENNAS SPANNING DISTANCES OF 50 MILES OR MORE. ADDITIONAL COLLOCATED NODES SEE FIGURE 2 ‰ END OF 5 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ