What about using an RB411auh and buying a sim card? Cameron
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 1:01 AM, Blair Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used a pair of bullets and 24db grids to do a bounce off a water > tower before... > > > On 4/13/2011 8:00 PM, Greg Ihnen wrote: > > Thanks for the info about 900MHz. It sounds like it would work. > > The only thing I can find in country is 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz gear. So I'll have > to import the 900MHz if I want it or just go with 2.4GHz. I might try the > 2.4GHz NanoBridges since I can buy them locally. With the 18dbi antennas it > might be enough. There's a water tower that both ends could see. I'm thinking > of pointing the NanoBridges at the water tower and hope I get enough scatter. > > For the controller I'm going to use this: http://www.controlbyweb.com/x301/ > It's really cool. It's got two inputs you can watch, two outputs, plus you > can watch the temp and input voltage. We use the timers here to start and > stop the generator, one input shows the gen's run/not running condition and > the other input is for alarms. On alarms I have it email me and others > notifications. > > Greg > On Apr 13, 2011, at 4:47 PM, ~NGL~ wrote: > > > We use Tranzeo TR-902's in hills all the time, and have good luck. > I use this unit to reboot my Ap's on the towers, it is controlled with a > pager.http://www.wesellpagers.com/wireless_switch.htm > > Bob Rothstein > Prime Access > (877) 333-1003 > > Works flawless > NGL > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Greg Ihnen" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:54 PM > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Subject: [WISPA] Can 900MHz do this? > > > I've been asked by the powers that be in a nearby small municipality to > remote control their generators as I have done on our own, so they can > quickly shut it down when lightning approaches. They just lost one of > their 500KVA generators to lightning. I'd be volunteering my time and > expertise in return for brownie points. > > What I did where I live is use UBNT 2.4GHz gear because the distance is > short and it's line of site. > > Where I've been asked to do this job the layout is the generator is up on > a small hill on the far side of the peak from the town (not line of site). > The link distance would be about a mile. The hilltop has a smooth rounded > transition, not a jagged peak. I'm wondering if 900MHz would be choice > here since it's nlos. > > If I did this in 2.4GHz I think I'd need an intermediate hop. There is a > convenient place to put an intermediate hop which might consist of a > Picostation plus car battery, charge controller and solar panel. The > problem with this is the complexity, cost and theft issues. > > There's no good data for the area to do something like Radio Mobile. > > I'm just curious what people's experience has been with 900MHz and hills. > > Thanks! > Greg > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today!http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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