On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 08:54:35AM -0400, Eric Warnke wrote: > On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of a way to relay a signal using some kind of antenna? I > > > would like to build something that doesn't require a radio but will for > > > example send my signal around a corner. Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Try a google search on 'cringely passive site:lists.bawug.org', and also > > http://www.telexwireless.com/wlanfaq.htm (about halfway down, search for > > 'passive'). > > > > Upshot is: you'll probably need high power at both ends, large antennas in > > the middle, in order to cover even a fairly short distance. > > Can someone prove or disprove that this actually works and is not some > anomoly from bouncing off the mountain? Passive repeaters might work, but > it just doesn't seem right.
I did this mathematically in the earlier thread on this list. You really need very short links such as 1/2 Km or less if you are running at legal power limits with 24dBi antennas. For intstance, Cringely's links as (badly) described would not work. Tim -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
