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Thorn · 08-15-2002

l0ckd0wn,

Yes, that 10 miles is dish-to-dish.

Shipley reportedly has used a 24dBi Andrews dish (or similar) to pick up APs from a hilltop 12 miles outside of San Fransisco, so I would think that a homemade dish would work at least get 2 miles.

I've pick up APs at 7.65 miles LOS using a 19 dBi panel.

It sounds like you just need to keep tweaking the design and trying it out. Suggestion, if you can do this with the terrain, etc.: Set up a known AP which you can see, pick it up at a fairly close distance, and then move out, taking new readins at intervals. And don't forget: Aim lower with these things than looks right, the beam focus isn't where you might think.

08-15-2002	#6 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,135	l0ckd0wn, Yes, that 10 miles is dish-to-dish. Shipley reportedly has used a 24dBi Andrews dish (or similar) to pick up APs from a hilltop 12 miles outside of San Fransisco, so I would think that a homemade dish would work at least get 2 miles. I've pick up APs at 7.65 miles LOS using a 19 dBi panel. It sounds like you just need to keep tweaking the design and trying it out. Suggestion, if you can do this with the terrain, etc.: Set up a known AP which you can see, pick it up at a fairly close distance, and then move out, taking new readins at intervals. And don't forget: Aim lower with these things than looks right, the beam focus isn't where you might think. __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"