The only catch would be that there could not be any commercial
traffic, which rules out using your ham license for a high powered
wifi backhaul for internet access. It won't be legal.
Ryan, N2RJ
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:11 PM, jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Adam Shirley WJ4X wrote:
>> Your amateur radio license allows you to use "out of band" wireless
>> networking.. You can move out of the standard channels for wireless
>> networking and use some power and do a lot with IP over RF.
>>
>> http://www.qsl.net/kb9mwr/projects/wireless/modify.html
>>
>> i.e. If a neighbor 10 miles away has DSL, there's nothing that can stop
>> you from installing a 2.4GHz backhaul from his place to yours. (if you
>> have line of sight)
>>
>
> BTW you could do this perfectly legally without using ham radio.. put
> 24dBi antennas at both ends, and 10 miles is no problem with standard
> off the shelf 802.11 gear. that 40-50 dB extra gain is like running
> kilowatts instead of the stock 100mW (or, another way, it gives you
> 100-300 times the range of the stock box)
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