Hi Charles,
Two suggestions for you.
First look around the area and see if there is already a WISP in your neck
of the woods (odds are normally very high that there is). That'll save you
a lot of trouble and probably get you a lot better internet access.
Second, 900mhz gear has gotten quite cheap these days and it'll go through
those trees a LOT easier than the 2.4 gig will.
If you'd like more specific help please call me or hit me off list. I have
gotten too busy to keep up with my email let along the mailing lists
lately....
laters,
marlon
509.988.0260
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Lind" <cxl24@case.edu>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:44 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 2.4 GHz interference concerns
Many thanks for the replies. Perhaps a bit more detail is in order: I
have been looking into running my station fully remote at times, and in
general it appears that good internet is a priority. Here in Ridgeway
township, Orleans County NY, Time Warner Cable has a monopoly on cable,
but
is not required to supply service to thinly populated areas. After
multiple requests, they said they would supply cable to me for, gulp,
$26,000. Right. The Hughes satellite internet we have is pitifully slow,
and not up to remote ham radio needs. So the plan is to link from our QTH
to town, about 3 to 4 miles, and buy the internet service at an in town
site. When the snow melts two of us will try to get line of site info,
and
if i can go from high in a barn to town, interference should not be a big
deal, but if 60-80 feet of elevation is needed, which is very likely, I
hate to go to all the trouble of installing equipment up there if they get
zapped by 20 meter RTTY !
Chuck, N8CL
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|