[OT] [Possibly] WiFi WLAN update..

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

For the serious distance kings amongst us ;)

We have confirmed that we have LOS between my house (NS784625 as it
happens)
and my mate Scott's (NS658678) That's 13,920 metres away, on a bearing
of
294 degrees.

I got this information (afte much mucking around with A supremely cool
tool
I got from here..

http://www.bootsacrossscotland.org.uk/Site/Resources.html

takes two OSGB Grid References, and calculates distance and bearing...
well useful.

This chart I also found on my travels...

http://www.orinocowireless.com/upload/documents/Ranges.htm

which gives the sort of ranges you can expect with good atmospherics
using
various Antenna powers.

These guys...

http://www.fab-corp.com/index.htm

sell parabolic grid 19dbi antennas for only $49.99 USD, and Orinoco
pigtails
for $21-23 USD dependant on length.

I found myself *really* wanting a bit of sci-fi kit for this project.

A set of binoculars with a HUD, which displays the exact bearing you
are
looking, like Luke Skywalker uses in Star Wars. A range finder would be
nice
too.

:D

Ian.




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