A house I am thinking of buying is on a hill. In north western NJ.The owner was a ham radio operator and there is a 60 foot tower on the property. I thought about a free networks node, of course.
With an Omni antenna, is the height a good thing like I think. What kind of range do you think I can get if I stick an antenna on top of a 60 foot high tower, assuming no other obstructions like buildings that are higher? I assume the way to do it would be to run cat5 up the tower and use a short cable from the AP to the antenna on the tower. This area is rural, 5 and 6 acre lots. Could I cover my whole property with one AP? How about hitting the neighbors down the street?? Interesting question? I realize most of the people on this list have experience in urban installations, where you can't get line of sight for 100 feet. Fred -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
