No, the SDR definitely isn't outdoor friendly... it plugs straight into a USB port, but it's just got an SMA connector on it, so it shouldn't be too big of a deal to just throw everything in an outdoor box of some sort.
On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:43 AM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > *nods* We would need an outdoor-friendly housing. > > Is the SDR outdoor-friendly? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Steve Jones" <[email protected]> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Friday, December 6, 2019 11:37:14 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Live Spectrum sensing network open source project > > resistance is futile > looking at the kit, it looks like no housing > may bery well fit right inside a mccownteech SS housing, just sayin > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:30 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> (resisting urge to volunteer.... resisting....) >> >> *From:* Steve Jones >> *Sent:* Friday, December 6, 2019 10:24 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Live Spectrum sensing network open source project >> >> Not having looked at the design, because its outside of my scope. Whats >> the price per unit built? >> Could afmug do a small money drive to fund a production run and get us >> access to some of them free sensors <insert "yall got any more of them >> sensors" gif here>? >> speaking of money drives, is it time for a mailing list funding drive? >> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:09 AM Brian Webster <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Looks like they did a limited production run and are giving the board >>> out to those they grant application for a free sensor to, but they do list >>> the design on GitHub https://github.com/electrosense/hardware so I >>> guess it would not be a stretch to get a group production run organized. >>> >>> >>> >>> https://electrosense.org/open-source >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank You, >>> >>> Brian Webster >>> >>> www.wirelessmapping.com >>> >>> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 06, 2019 11:40 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Live Spectrum sensing network open source project >>> >>> >>> What is the extension board good for? <https://electrosense.org/> >>> >>> The RTL-SDR dongle used on our sensors has a limited frequency range >>> between 24 and 1766MHz. This is already pretty good, but more interesting >>> bands can be found above this limit. For this purpose, we have created an >>> extension board that enables us to scan frequencies up to 6GHz which >>> includes common ISM bands with lots of applications. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Where does one get such extension board? >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From: *"Brian Webster" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> >>> *Sent: *Friday, December 6, 2019 10:24:31 AM >>> *Subject: *[AFMUG] Live Spectrum sensing network open source project >>> >>> Some time ago I learned about this project. It is basically a network of >>> software defined radios listening to the RF spectrum and reporting back to >>> a central database. I think it would be cool if every WISP could build one >>> of these devices (cheap pi and RTL-SDR dongles) and place them on each of >>> their tower sites. The project is bigger outside of the US so if the WISP >>> industry could get a critical mass of sensors deployed, it could turn in to >>> a real time spectrum use map and data tool. Matt Larsen has always pined >>> about how the cellular carriers have been spectrum hoarding. A system like >>> this could actually prove it. Imagine being able to map all the areas where >>> there is absolutely nothing going on in the spectrum they hold! Being able >>> to argue these points with real time data gathered over time could be huge. >>> This might also allow organizations like WISPA to argue for more >>> opportunist use of underutilized spectrum, especially in rural markets. The >>> reality of the US spectrum policy has always been about what is needed in >>> the top NFL cites. Remember that about 92% of the US population lives in >>> only 8% of the land area. >>> >>> >>> >>> Let’s mobilize an effort to make better use of spectrum over the whole >>> county. The FCC is already on their way to doing this, the databases are in >>> place, what is lacking is the widespread sensor networks. >>> >>> >>> >>> https://electrosense.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank You, >>> >>> Brian Webster >>> >>> www.wirelessmapping.com >>> >>> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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