Thanks for the comments, Alan and Thomas.

Wiring or powerful amplifier would be a good solution.
However, in my scenario, distance between two nodes sometimes reaches 
several tens of miles,
which makes it difficult to use such an approach.

So I am wondering if there is any equipment that can measure the time of 
event in micro-second order precision,
and can be synchronized with some standard clock.
For example, I imagines a device made by mixing an oscilloscope and 
GPS-receiver :)
If I can secure two such devices,  I will be free from physical distance.

Thanks,
Jinkyu

Alan Marchiori wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Thomas Schmid<[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>   
>> No, what Jinkyu tires to do is to evaluate the precision of FTSP over
>> a whole network. One possibility would be to have your beacon node use
>> a power amplifier like this one:
>>
>> http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc2591.html
>>
>> This would extend the range of your beacon compared to other nodes,
>> increasing the probability that more nodes will hear it. However,
>> depending on your distances and the accuracies that you look at, you
>> might want to incorporate time of flight into your precision
>> measurements.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Thomas
>>     
>
> I see; you could also use some form of backchannel communication for
> syncornization.  Possibly even just a wire supplying a 1 pulse per
> second tied to an interrupt input.
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