[TowerTalk] 2.4 GHz interference concerns

[Marlon K. Schafer (509-982-2181)]

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 at case.edu>
To: <towertalk at 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
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