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DaClyde · 12-09-2002

Well, took my long stroll down to B'ham this weekend and wished more than ever that I had an omni. Anyway, we drove to Birmingham the slow way in an effort to hit a bunch of those little towns like Arab, Cleveland, and a few that went by so quickly, I have no memory of.

Entering Birmingham thru US79S, we went thru Tarrant and picked up a few there in the industrial section, then basically just drove thru downtown, a bit thru UAB & the college apartment area, then back into downtown and over to Homewood (lots of rich neighborhoods, lots of APs). Coming out of Homewood, we grabbed US31N and picked up about 20 Cisco APs from St. Vincent's Hospital and headed back to Huntsville thru Fultondale, Gardendale, Warrior, Cullman, Hanceville, Hartselle, Priceville and the edge of Athens.

All told, I only ended up with about 283 APs for the trip, but that's with a directional pringles cantenna and a vague knowledge of Birmingham. I probably would've gotten higher numbers just by unplugging the pigtail and using the Avaya's antenna. Someone who lives there should be able to pick up a couple of thousand APs in just a couple of days stumbling. But at least now B'ham is on the map in a serious way, rather than just the few specs that were there before.

12-09-2002	#7 (permalink)
DaClyde Stumbling Luchadore Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 73	US-231->US-79->B'ham->US-31->Hsv Well, took my long stroll down to B'ham this weekend and wished more than ever that I had an omni. Anyway, we drove to Birmingham the slow way in an effort to hit a bunch of those little towns like Arab, Cleveland, and a few that went by so quickly, I have no memory of. Entering Birmingham thru US79S, we went thru Tarrant and picked up a few there in the industrial section, then basically just drove thru downtown, a bit thru UAB & the college apartment area, then back into downtown and over to Homewood (lots of rich neighborhoods, lots of APs). Coming out of Homewood, we grabbed US31N and picked up about 20 Cisco APs from St. Vincent's Hospital and headed back to Huntsville thru Fultondale, Gardendale, Warrior, Cullman, Hanceville, Hartselle, Priceville and the edge of Athens. All told, I only ended up with about 283 APs for the trip, but that's with a directional pringles cantenna and a vague knowledge of Birmingham. I probably would've gotten higher numbers just by unplugging the pigtail and using the Avaya's antenna. Someone who lives there should be able to pick up a couple of thousand APs in just a couple of days stumbling. But at least now B'ham is on the map in a serious way, rather than just the few specs that were there before. Last edited by DaClyde : 12-09-2002 at 11:33 AM.