If cost is a big issue, discarded satellite TV dishes can be modified into service. Wile I am speaking of the little Dish TV things, sometimes I dream about using the old six foot and larger dishes with a modified horn to use 2.4 gig..... wait. This would be illegal... just like all my really good dreams. Lightning will wreck your friend's dreams. It is important even in Ft. Stockton. Lightening coming in your home is serious stuff.
Curt: Thanks for the tip on Streakwave. ----------------- advertisement-------------------- Now a word from the Fort Stockton, Texas Chamber of Commerce. If you are heading west from Nashville and going down to I10 would not be stupid, try to go through the pass (toward town) east of town late at night. Be prepared to stop and marvel. It is a sight like few you will see on this planet. Also a word from the Fort Stockton Police Department! If you must go to jail anywhere in Texas you will find no friendlier accommodations than Fort Stockton jail. If you feel like a night enjoying the good food, great coffee or even if you just feel like you do not look good in a comfy orange jumpsuit, take my heartfelt advice. Stop to see your local police with your auto registration, insurance, and maybe a box of donuts. Explain how you need to insure the stolen vehicle report filed last year has been removed. On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 6:00 PM, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]>wrote: > 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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