The news story was really vague about what that guy has achieved in his garage. So I went to read the Web site. Now I'm *really* skeptical.
It says on the Etherlinx web page that they are using "software-defined radio". Strictly speaking, "software-defined radio" is not possible on off-the-shelf 802.11 gear, because the PHY fixes too many of the radio parameters. So what is he really up to? Dave > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 07:20:18 -0700 > From: Jim Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-to: Jim Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [BAWUG] low-cost wireless broadband solution that can transmit up to 20 >miles > > from http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/10/1243203.shtml?tid=126 > > > Garage Tinkerers Claim Wireless Last-Mile Solution > > Posted by timothy on Monday June 10, > @09:12AM > from the believe-when-it's-under-the-tree dept. > BrianWCarver writes: "The NYTimes is reporting > that two guys in their garage have designed a > low-cost wireless broadband solution that can > transmit up to 20 miles. ( > (A previous story described a 7km achievement in Australia. > http://slashdot.org/articles/02/05/13/0114221.shtml?tid=126 ) > Their company is called Etherlinx http://www.etherlinx.com/ > and they use the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard in a repeater antenna that > people can attach to the outside of their homes. The technology, > which apparently costs under $100, has been operating in a > small for-pay trial in Oakland, CA for a year. Is this a solution > to the 'last-mile' problem, hope for rural areas, and the death of > cable/DSL? Read and be the judge." > -- David Young OJC Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Engineering from the Right Brain Urbana, IL * (217) 278-3933 -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
