Instead of a laser pointer use a rifle. Have the person at the other end hold the antenna and fire some shots at him. When he drops dead you know your aim is perfect. Point the antenna at the same place you pointed the rife and call 911.
Jim -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 3, 2006 9:53 PM > To: Andrew Kohlsmith; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] VoIP & Wireless - Antenna recommendation > > Hello Andrew! > > Ok... I am inspired with this > 8KM link. Perhaps a laser > pointer would help you to aim in less time? Did you just put > the antenna of the router on the LNB of the disk? Do you > have any schematics/docs/journals that you kept - with > perhaps picture etc... of this pet project? > > Amazing that just how a simple requirement turned out to have > SO MANY suggestions and creative ways on how to do this :). > > Can we aim for maybe 150 KM Andrew? I'm SERIOUS! From Waterloo to > Toronto. Though my immediate requirement is about 100 > meters, I'd love to > investigate and look into perhaps some sort of wireless link > between Waterloo and Toronto - to serve no other purpose but > for the sake of fun and research/development. > > Let me know your thoughts. > > Cheers! > Reza. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Kohlsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] VoIP & Wireless - Antenna recommendation > > > > On Thursday 03 August 2006 14:25, John Van Ostrand wrote: > >> If you are looking to build Richard Weait and some of his > friends had an > >> interesting experience recently using a small satellite dish as a > >> reflector for a wireless antenna. > > > > Yep. I've hit >8km links without too much trouble with an > offset dish and > > some time. Ok a lot of time... aiming's a bugger. :-) > > > > If you're looking for antennas in the Kitchener/Waterloo > area, I really > > like > > SuperPass... www.superpass.com. The place looks a little > ghetto but I've > > never had a bad antenna from them and the prices aren't too > bad, either. > > > > -A. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release > Date: 02/08/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/407 - Release Date: 03/08/2006
