Brian -
Try going back 10 years before that - you're looking at the
last *RENEWAL* - the KC prefix was filled back in 1991 -92
and your incorrect categorization of a "newbie tech" is excatly why
people don't become hams, and exactly why hams loose
spectrum to corporations who will make use of it. Oversimplified.
But people who stereotype and discriminate against a person
based on a date / callsign (especially when they are dead wrong)
just contribute to a bad reputation for all hams, not just yourself.
Pat yourself on the back. You've demonstrated the problem with
about 10% of the ham population which pisses off the other 90%
Hmm, well he DOES have a point. That's why Ham's lost
part of 220 to UPS. It was under-utilized and the hobby
was dying on the vine until they lowered standards with the
no-code tech. Now it's like CB in the 70's.
Exactly the reason I hold an FCC Commercial RF License, and NOT a
ham license.
Almost every interaction with "hams" during my professional lifetime as
an RF Engineer was negative. From super sloppy radios at mountain top repeater sites, to
the general bad attitude.
But back to wireless....
What type/output on the RF amplifier was used with the Cisco gear, and what
was the range with the antenna/amp combo ?
Any frensel degredation from the antennas ?
Also what was the general altitude of the system it was in use on ? Surburban rooftop or ?
I'm looking for a quick and dirty metro area network, point to multi-point.
Thanks
