[VHFcontesting] Using WiFI for contesting

[Rogers, Ron]

Just like any other microwave frequency equipment (or ANY HF-VHF-UHF
radio equipment for that matter), enhanced performance is based on
improvements to the total system gain and noise figure, such as using
gain antennas, amplifiers, etc.

Just because it is a consumer product meeting certain FCC rules for
unlicensed WIFI in that regard does not stipulate a licensed amateur
operator cannot modify by adding aftermarket enhancements.

Have you checked E-bay recently for all the 24db+ 802.11b antennas,
amps, and preamps available ?  


Ron 
WW8RR


-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Jimk8mr at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:20 PM
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] internet contest

 
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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