[UK-CONTEST] 3G routers

[Olof Lundberg]

Here is a 3G router: http://www.dovado.com/ , possibly one
of the best at present.

I find UK 3G coverage below par though. You will need to
carry simcards/USB sticks for several operators if you want
reasonable coverage as you move about. Check Ofcom's tower
map http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/ to find which
operator might be best for your locations and whether they
provide UMTS/3G at that tower. Latency and jitter is also
potentially a problem if you are used to good DSL but
whether that is significant depends on what you want to push
through. Ordinary browsing/ham radio stuff shouldn't be a
problem but VOIP, remote radios and such might.

RFI shouldn't be a problem or at least no more of a problem
with this kind of gear than with other electronics.

73 de Olof G0CKV

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Steve Bunting
Sent: 06 January 2010 11:56
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 3G routers

Hello contesters,

I have been using a 3G modem when portable contesting for
some time and 
I see that there are now wireless routers that accept a 3G
dongle 
directly. These are attractive to me as it gives some
redundancy in a 
multi PC system as no single computer is responsible for
internet 
connectivity.

I understand that some folk are using these dongles for
broadband at 
home, and I wonder if anyone has suffered problems with RF
and I would 
particularly appreciate comments about the performance of a 
dongle+router in a contesting environment. This may be a bit
left field, 
so I might just have to buy one to try, although it will be
pretty 
difficult to choose a brand as all the major manufacturers
are close in 
price and www reviews.

73
Steve
M0BPQ
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