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Old 12-06-2004   #9 (permalink)
Thorn
Did you do the math?
 
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Originally Posted by CodeSlicer
I too am working on a similar project. There is a WiFi hotspot near my area but no cable or DSL connections in my area so i am building a long distance wifi hotspot hook up i have tried it from .8 miles LOS with a 12 dbi directional antenna and orinico gold classic card and gotten a good signal and little noise but to get it all the way to my house there are alot of trees i have to surpass so i have purchased a 60 foot tower and am working on installing it with an pickup on the top of the tower and then retransmit it down to my house or use POE but believe i am going to have to get a more powerful antenna and possibly a more powerful card any ideas or problems ???
Any ideas or problems? Do you mean besides the the longest run-on sentence in the history of the forums? Please read this:
http://forums.netstumbler.com/showthread.php?t=12814

That antena/card combination should work, but you should do the math to be sure. The biggest problem is making sure that this is a legal setup.
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