[VHFcontesting] internet contest

[kb7dqh at donobi.net]

Well, I would hope so... A couple teenage hams set the world WI-FI DX
record using 10 foot dishes and "non-amplified" WI-FI gear, over 150
miles!

Eric
KB7DQH



> Does this WiFi stuff meet the criteria of the minimum distance
> requirement?
>
>>From the General Rules for VHF Contests:
>
> 1.10. While no minimum distance is specified for contacts, equipment
> should
> be capable of communications at a range of at least 1 km.
>
>
> 73  -  Jim   K8MR
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/24/2008 3:14:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  ch
> ris at n9yh.com writes:
>
> On Thu,  24 Jan 2008 07:48:00, Ron Klimas WZ1V <wz1v at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> BTW, got a real kick out of the guy saying he was a WI-FI  rover, look
>> for
>> my CQ's on 802.11b channel 3! Is that really in the  amateur portion of
>> the
>>  band?
>
>
> Yes.
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