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lazerman · 08-29-2002

Ok folks, here we go...
I'm an amateur radio operator and have been for about 12years.
Regs for sending data across 'encrypted' is illeagle, but 'data compression' is not (same thing) as long as it's public key
(wich I believe 802.11b IS).
Second, sending non-ham info across MIGHT be legal as long
as the whole thing is non commercial (no charge).
As for broadcast/id I have no idea but I like the broadcast to
the 255 ip idea.

Power for 802.11b btw in the USA for point to point is 4watts ERP
That's 400mw into 20db with no feedline loss.
Point to multi-point is another matter. It seems to be that
directional stations on the spokes of the wheel pointing back
to the base can run up to 4wERP but the omni station may
only run 1watt ERP (100mw at the antenna into 10db).

I'm about to get into putting together some various antennas
for point to point, direction finding and high gain omni for
base and mobile. I have some design ideas and a lot of info
from some people very into Amateur Television on 2.3Ghz.
(one has a 33element loop yagi that will work on 2.4G!)

I know there's hams out here with their fingers into WiFi,
How about sending me some private e-mail to talk tech?

08-29-2002	#5 (permalink)
lazerman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In my car Posts: 2	ham/fcc/802.11b Ok folks, here we go... I'm an amateur radio operator and have been for about 12years. Regs for sending data across 'encrypted' is illeagle, but 'data compression' is not (same thing) as long as it's public key (wich I believe 802.11b IS). Second, sending non-ham info across MIGHT be legal as long as the whole thing is non commercial (no charge). As for broadcast/id I have no idea but I like the broadcast to the 255 ip idea. Power for 802.11b btw in the USA for point to point is 4watts ERP That's 400mw into 20db with no feedline loss. Point to multi-point is another matter. It seems to be that directional stations on the spokes of the wheel pointing back to the base can run up to 4wERP but the omni station may only run 1watt ERP (100mw at the antenna into 10db). I'm about to get into putting together some various antennas for point to point, direction finding and high gain omni for base and mobile. I have some design ideas and a lot of info from some people very into Amateur Television on 2.3Ghz. (one has a 33element loop yagi that will work on 2.4G!) I know there's hams out here with their fingers into WiFi, How about sending me some private e-mail to talk tech?