Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > We use Ubiquiti UniFi access points at Watkins and we're quite happy > with > them. Ubiquiti has a couple of ranges of point-to-point access points > and > antennas. In general, the radios are power over Ethernet (they do > insist > you use their shielded Ethernet cable for any outdoor installation), > and as > radio equipment goes, it's pretty reasonably priced. Bill is entirely > correct about the rigidity of the mounting pole or other hardware, > wind is > not your friend. Here's a link to one of their dishes, given its > construction, the wind load should be fairly low. They claim 100 > Mbits > over a 30 km hop, which is pretty decent performance. > > Oh, I've dealt with Streakwave in the past. Good folks. > > Curt > > http://www.streakwave.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=AG-2G20-HP > > P.S. In the drool-worth category, and for shorter distances, how > about a > gigabit wireless link? Only $3000 for the pair, if I recall the price > list: http://www.ubnt.com/airfiber > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Bill Woody <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Since this is all pretty basic stuff... but, maybe nobody mentioned > it to > > him. > > About ten mile east of Fort Stockton, highway 67 splits and proceeds > > north. I am guessing that is the area. If so, this is far simpler > than any > > uplink. Make a deal with a friendly internet subscriber not so far > away, > > get two radios with external antennae connections, use a pair of > 23db > > parabolic dishes, a telescope and flashlights to line everything up. > Lo' > > an' behold, let there be net! The dishes would need to be on utility > poles > > and really mounted with conviction. Wind will try to change > everything. > > There is the lightning to contend with. > > The radio will not drain his batteries. The dish could be fabricated > out > > of an old satellite receiver dish but, that would get him cross-ways > with > > the FCC. They play a little rough. > > There is another option using an alarm circuit I looked into years > ago > > but, it would involve a recurring fee. > > > > If he is further east and higher, the function is much better. > Testing > > with a pair of computers using external PC Card radios will prove > > everything up for him. I suggest a laser diode will help in the > setup since > > the dishes typically have only about seven degrees of beam-width > > horizontally and even less vertically. > > > > Hmmm. Laser diodes. What if... never mind. Someone else's turn > > > > I hope this helps.. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Jack Coats <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> My friend lives about 10 miles East of Ft Stockton, about a mile > North of > >> I10 ... Off grid, and would like internet. :) ... he charges > batteries from > >> solar panels. > >> > >> ><> ... Jack > >> Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23 > >> "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the > precipitate" - > >> Henry J. Tillman > >> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything > new." - > >> Albert Einstein > >> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - > Admiral > >> Grace Hopper, USN > >> Life is complex: it has a real part and an imaginary part. - Martin > Terma > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Bill Woody <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> What part of West Texas? If I can google map it, I may be able to > help > >>> with something Earth based if clunky. I have had some thoughts and > practice > >>> with long distance communications on the cheap. > >>> Your original question is a backburner project of mine to look at > one > >>> day. If anything comes of it working or not, I'd like to know. > Please, keep > >>> me in mind. I will get the project closer to the front as soon as > two other > >>> little projects stop biting me... a few months. Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Jack Coats <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> I have a friend in West TX that wants to do a DIY satellite > >>>> transmitter/reciever. > >>>> Has anyone heard of a project to do such a thing? > >>>> > >>>> One time I think I heard of a Ham satellite that would do a store > and > >>>> forward, but that is probably not in service anymore. > >>>> > >>>> Just curious. > >>>> > >>>> BTW, it looks like we will be getting satellite for our home > internet > >>>> soon. Settled on Excede (owns Wild Blue now, and is owned by > ViaSat. > >>>> HughesNet is the only real competitor in the market). Telco > won't do DSL > >>>> or anything other than dialup, and cable will do it, but the > $20,000.00 > >>>> install fee is a bit steep. > >>>> > >>>> ><> ... Jack > >>>> Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians > 3:23 > >>>> "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the > precipitate" > >>>> - Henry J. Tillman > >>>> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything > new." - > >>>> Albert Einstein > >>>> "You don't manage people; you manage things. 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