Another issue could be (fast) fades due to the waves. Just like leaves blowing in the wind.
Tom Balon writes: > > As far as distance goes, if they are trying to > setup an AP where the clients are 4 miles away, > over water, I believe them when they said it didn't > work. Timing definitly comes into play at those > distances and unless the AP is on a tower you'd > have lots of reflections. > > If there is a tower on the ridge you describe they > might be able to set up a wireless bridge. Having > the two end points as high as possible above the water > would keep the frensel zone from reflecting too much. > The bridges should easily do 4 miles since they can > compensate for the timing issues. > > -Tom > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 01:52:45 -0700 > > From: Norm Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [BAWUG] 2-4 miles over water? > > > > Hi there, > > > > I'm new to wireless and new to this list, so please > > forgive if this has been > > covered before... > > > > I live on the edge of a saltwater bay and suffer > > through a 24k dialup. I > > know there is 802.11 not far away, over a ridge on > > the other side of the > > bay... and I could probably talk the local ISP/WISP > > into putting a POP in > > across the bay if I can find enough customers on my > > side to sign up for > > service... so I'd like to know if anyone has any > > experience (good or bad) > > with 802.11x links of any length over saltwater... > > my local ISP/WISP has > > told me they tested it and couldn't get it to work > > due to reflections off > > the water and timing issues... but that was a while > > ago, and I don't think > > they tried parabolics or anything extreme... can > > anyone give some insight? > > > > Thanks, > > -Norm. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." -- Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
