I use a parabolic grid antenna for my connection to my ISP. The ISP antenna is 3.5 miles away, and the only time I have had a connection problem is when the ISP antenna was hit with lightning! That exploded the top mast and sent a current down the cable that ended up burning up a Cisco router. But they were back up in 2 days, and the signal was even stronger than before.
On this page, http://www.pacwireless.com/, there is a picture of a parabolic grid. If that might be a little unsightly to you, these are a bit smaller, but they have less range. http://www.superpass.com/products.html I have experimented with the pringle can antennas, but I was not very happy with them. Right now I'm trying to convince my neighbors that we could all go in on a T-1 line and then serve the neighborhood with wireless. Has anyone ever tried to put together a co-op ISP? mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson Helm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:18 PM Subject: Re: MacGroup: Getting in trouble with the FCC, but what a range boost > Also, it's line of sight. > > >If you have it set up for public access, they could. One thing to > >note, the Airport does puts a limit on the number of users it will > >allow in at one time. > > > > Jerry > > > >On Thursday, November 7, 2002, at 10:21 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > > >>Would people within ten miles of your AirPort be able to use your > >>base station? This brings new meaning to warchalking. > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
