You said Ethernet for links... Take a peak at the Ubiquity Networks AirGrid line - 24 and 27 dBi parabolic dish "systems" that integrate the 2.4 & 5.8 GHz radios in to the feedhorn assembly...
We have a set of demo units (smaller 16 dBi 2.4 GHz units) setup right now, "hacked" to use the ham portion of the band (2332 MHz if I recall correctly), running point to point between mountain tops of roughly 25 miles with usable data rate of around 15 megabit half duplex. Each Airgrid unit is suppose to hit the street around $50 for the 16 dBi 2.4 GHz unit; the 27 dBi 5.4/5.8 GHz unit will street for less than $70. For point to point links that are native IP, I don't see if getting any cheaper than this... On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:23 PM, <k7...@skybeam.com> wrote: > > > Hi Mike, > > > > Here in Colorado there has been an overwhelming interest especially in the > volunteers for served agencies like ARES and RACES. I do have to say that it > is very exciting and am very glad I swapped the analog repeater. > > > > I think I can echo all repeater owners around the country that there is > about 1 analog repeater to every 5 hams. All you have to do is ask your > local coordinator and he or she will echo the same response. Not only by > going to digital weather it is P25 or TDMA or Dstar we all are advancing the > hobby and being more efficient in the spectrum we occupy. > > > > Your TRBO-6 group is a prime example that you chose to link via Ethernet > and not run Full-Duplex links everywhere. > > > > If I were to build the Oregon Repeater Group over again. Now called the > Oregon Connection. Linking via Ethernet would have been much less costly > and audio is always the same, no matter how many links that are connected to > a point. > > > > > > > > > > Mike Mullarkey K7PFJ > > 6886 Sage Ave > > Firestone, Co 80504 > > 303-736-9693 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *wb6wui > *Sent:* Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:15 PM > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] TRBO-6 Demonstration Vehicle / Re: HAM > Mototrbo Systems > > > > > > > > I have 71 Aliases in my codeplug for the 9 UHF boxes on the TRBO-6 IPSC > Network as of this morning. Seems like I add something everyday, and it's a > bit of a pain keeping for different plugs synced. It is a blast and I must > echo Mike in that the enthusiasm is very high in our growing group. > > One of our members, Moni (KC2KRW) went to the Orlando "Hamcation" with his > TRBO repeater mounted in his SUV on a 3/4G broadband card. We did demo's all > day yesterday for many of the groups Moni brought together inside and out in > the tailgate area. Mom should have sponsored this efforts. Check out the > rig. http://www.kc2krw.com/kc2krw/XPR8300.html Moni drove 180 miles to the > Hamfest and never was out of his coverage area. ;-) > > -- Mike, WB6WUI, Mazama, WA > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > <k7...@...> wrote: > > > There are currently about 50 radios that have the ham systems programmed > > into their radios. I would say that there will by the end of next month, > > there should be 50 or so hams that have radios in the Colorado area. The > > emails are flying around this area on how to acquire radios and get on > the > > systems etc. > >
