[TowerTalk] Fwd: Fwd: OT: Satellite Internet

Grant Saviers grants2 at pacbell.net
Fri Aug 27 17:01:00 PDT 2010


My long haul 802.11 ISP radio tech tells me that the regs are ERP based, 
so power output plus antenna gain can't exceed a spec (he is a Ham).  
Just like most broadcast licenses.  Not likely this is easily enforced 
and we know of blatant violations by other ISP providers to remote 
locations.

Grant  KZ1W

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)
>
> On 8/27/2010 3:40 PM, hanslg at aol.com wrote:
>   
>


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