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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 00:38:25 -0800 (PST)
From: clif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Planet Janet Tarver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Eugene Linux User's Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 802.11b vs. Weather
Yes, it does. When it rained one day before the fair it virtually shut
down our 802.11B network in the trees.
Ciao,
Clif
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Ben Barrett wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Planet Janet Tarver wrote:
> > does bad weather effect this?
>
> I have heard something recently about the water molecule being
> particularly dampening to the 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz ranges;
> does anyone know about that? I guess my cordless phone
> crackles from time to time, but I don't use it outside : ]
>
> The broadcast nodes are usually just powerful enough to go a few
> hundred feet, maybe make it through a wall or two if we're lucky...
> but well-designed, -tuned, and -built antennae help this cause!
>
> -these high winds wouldn't cause any fret, though.
>
> cheerio
>
> ben
>
