[WARC] An entry point for HSMM experimentation

[Erik Brom]

Yes, I think you were ahead of your time!

Per discussion with Lance, the WRT54GL is just an early version of 
the WRT54G, right?  But sold specifically to the Linux market.

Thanks for the links, looks like there's a good selection of high 
gain omnidirectional antennas.

Any guess what sort of range we could get with setup's like that?

Erik


At 03:37 PM 08/31/07, you wrote:
>For work I use products from Fleeman, Anderson, and Bird:
>http://www.fab-corp.com/
>And HyperLink Technologies:
>http://www.hyperlinktech.com/
>
>The 2.4 GHz stuff is pretty cheap. The Linksys WRT54GL linux running 
>routers are ~$60.
>
>Adam KB0VYO and I experimented with 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz wireless 
>links when we were in high school. I guess we were a few years ahead 
>of the times. We never did get a link from Pleasant Valley into town 
>(couldn't get line of site due to twists in the valley), but we did 
>test a link from Garvin Heights to Jarvis Computer Software on the 
>end of Winona. This was with old proprietary wireless network cards 
>that were on ISA bus. And way more expensive than what is available now!
>
>-Jim KB0THN
>
>Erik Brom wrote:
>>Noticed that MFJ sells a 16 element 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi antenna for $30, 
>>and a 6 foot cable for $25.  Couple that with a $50 router, and you 
>>have an HSMM station for just over $100.
>>
>>I recommend one of the routers that you can install Linux on, so 
>>that you can bump up the power (at least some of them have higher 
>>power capability than the unlicensed wi-fi allows) as well other 
>>experimentation.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT and 
>>http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices.
>>
>>Erik
>>
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