Travis Johnson wrote: > P-com 38ghz with DS3 to ethernet converters. 1ms ping times, 45Mbps > full-duplex > (90Mbps total). Total equipment cost less than $3,000. Check on ebay.
As long as it doesn't rain. :) Seriously, I've got two pair of these, and while they're rock-solid most of the time, I do have a few issues with rain fade. Normal drizzle and light rain aren't a problem, but torrential pouring-down-buckets Katrina flashback rain will make the link drop for a few minutes. (The two links I have are about 1/2 mile and 1 1/2 miles, and the longer one is a bit more susceptible to rain fade. They're both running near or at the maximum legal transmit power, and have the highest-gain antennas I could find for that gear.) Also, to stay nice and legal, don't forget to factor in the license costs. (38GHz is licensed spectrum, but you can lease a license for $500 per link per year. Not a big cost, but something to keep in mind.) David Smith MVN.net -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
