Kevin, I am doing exactly the same thing to get internet out to the hamshack... using 12dB Cushcraft collinear cheapies, with my callsign & VPN. It is also operating in the ham band. Probably wouldn't pass the test if push came to shove. The link is only used for call lookups & monitoring the DX clusters, although I had plans for a weather station next year. I wonder how VPN fits into the mix? Does that count as encryption? Kind of a "grey" area... I had the extra gear from a network re-build at the office and decided to put them to some use.
Not throwing rocks or anything... I just feel it is sometimes better to be wary of receiving a NAL. I have heard some rumblings of TCP/IP experimentation in the ham bands, but no details as of yet. It is a subject I am very interested in. There would be numerous uses for that concept as it relates to our hobby. Hopefully someone can shed a little light on the subject as I am certainly no expert in this arena. As for the Sipura boxes, the only knowledge I have of them is that they fit the bill we needed them for. My line of thinking was that if you could build an interface then it might be worth some effort. It sounds as though Steve has a much better handle on things than I do. Maybe he should take the point and impart some guidance. Thanks to Richard for his input. My 2.4gig ATV gear wipes the link out... ;-). I had no idea there was this kind of interest in this subject! After all, ham radio is about experimentation... winter is coming and think of all the extra time now that yard work is winding down! mike -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Custer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: 802.11b wireless Bob Dengler wrote: >...and if internet isn't available at the site, how about using 802.11b or >a to bring it in? I've yet with play with that stuff, but it sounds to me >like a pair of gain antennas at each end could get you a couple of miles to >where you would have wired internet access. Anyone try this? > >Bob NO6B > I have a 6.65 mile non-line-of-site path to bring internet access to my home from the center of town where our T1 line exists. I use 802.11b (2.4 gHz) with larger grids (about 24 dB gain) on each end. There are different cards available these days that have better receiver sensitivities and more power, however, they are illegal for operation when used in non licensed applications. I simply programmed the cards to operate in the ham portion of the band and used my callsign for the SSID. I do not want other peoples opinion on the legality of running internet that is encrypted over the ham band, as I really couldn't care about someone else's opinion on my operation, however feel free to discuss the technical nature of the subject in any detail here. Some images: http://www.shol.com/wireless/pix/wireless1path.jpg http://www.shol.com/wireless/pix/wireless2path.jpg http://www.shol.com/wireless/pix/wireless3path.jpg Kevin Custer Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
