[VHFcontesting] internet contest

[George Fremin III]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 03:20:29PM -0500, Jimk8mr at aol.com wrote:
>  
> 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.
>  

Yes - I would think so.  My internet connection for years now
has been using off the shelf WIFI access points over a 5 mile path.
Dish on my end and an omni on the other end.

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George Fremin III - K5TR
geoiii at kkn.net
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