I see. So at ~18 feet there is no light but at 31 you see the light, suggesting that hill is actually there and as you said, Fresnel zone is blocked. You should expect the link to be troublesome.
I agree with Jason, too. Just because you can does not mean you should. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM, jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 08:55:31AM -0600, Mike wrote: >> I need to do a reality check with those of you familiar with knife edge >> diffraction as a propagation medium. First, I should paint the scene: >> >> I have a corporate farmer almost 16 miles away who is motivated. His >> options are satellite, dialup he currently uses, or us. >> > > Business reality for me is not to do it if tech support and tinkering > costs more than it's worth, and that's a known possibility ahead of > time. > > I'd suggest an intermediate repeater location that will work for him > (and others to make it worthwhile). If the guy is motivated, perhaps he > can find a spot for you to put a pole or tower or work with a neighbor > on your behalf. > > -- > /* > Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL > KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting > http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ > */ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
