We'll attempt to stream the meeting video live, see http://www.socalwug.org for the latest video streaming information.
The next SOCALWUG meeting is tomorrow Thursday 08/25/04 at 7pm (Pacific). Locations and directions at http://www.socalwug.org Presentations: Frank Keeney, Discussion on the world record set at the Third Annual Wi-Fi Shootout at the Defcon conference in Las Vegas. This year a new 802.11b distance record was set at 125 miles. I'll show detailed Google Earth (and other) maps of the successful and unsuccessful locations that they attempted and why they did and did not work. Detailed hardware discussion, more photos and news of the event. I'll show the "high definition" version of the popular online video from http://pasadena.net/shootout05 Trevor Marshall, PhD, http://www.trevormarshall.com holds the Australian Amateur Radio distance record set back in 1964 of about 105.5 miles set (by voice) on the ultra-high frequency of 576 MHz amateur band. The record still stands, as the 576MHz band was lost to amateur use soon after that. He'll present information on long-range propagation and FCC rules. He'll also explore the techniques of building long distance links and their affects on data timing in transmission and reception. This will be an enlightening presentation for those wanting to discuss and learn about how to build reliable long distance wireless links. Who should attend? Wireless ISPs Wireless technicians and engineers Business people interested in wireless People working in the wireless community Wireless Security professionals People new to wireless People interested in meeting others involved in the wireless community Buyers of wireless technology products and services Those interested in lively technical discussions ranging from beginner to expert People new to wireless Meeting Cost: Free! Agenda (times are approximate): 7:00 Mixing - business/friend contacts 7:10 Logon> Introductions to the group and key members 7:15 Announcements & News Items 7:20 General Q&A 7:25 Frank Keeney, http://www.wlanparts.com 8:00 Trevor Marshall, PhD, http://www.trevormarshall.com 8:40 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions 9:00 Logoff> When: Every Fourth Thursday 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific) Thursday 08/25/04 7pm Where: Pasadena IHOP Restaurant (rear meeting room) 3521 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 Location: http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/cgi/site?00006 Wireless SSID: www.socalwug.org GPS: N 34 09.032 - W 118 04.645 Take the Train! MTA Gold Line "Sierra Madre Villa" station Visit the MTA site for times and stations: http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/gold_line/default.htm Click this MapQuest link for a walking map from the SMV station: http://tinyurl.com/lhum Note: Please come hungry and support our host. Food served during meeting. Separate checks. Please redistribute this notice. Frank Keeney Pasadena Networks, LLC Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
