Re: 3 km wi-fi link, how?
- From: "Clark W. Griswold, Jr." <spamtrap100@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:28:27 -0700
"Joseph Stewart" <marchosiasnyc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'm wondering if it's possible to set up a decent wi-fi link between
>> two points ca. 3 km (2 miles) distant from each other (I have line of
>> sight). Most important, I'd like to know what gear I'd need for a
>> project like this one. Which kind of (directional) antennae should I
>> choose? how much should their gain be? do I need special APs to drive
>> them, or external amplifiers, if anything like this is needed at all? I
>> hope that you can give me some suggestions, because I have no clue. I
>> tried to search the net, but these questions must be either too stupid
>> or too difficult to answer, as I found nothing (that is, nothing that
>> I'd be able to understand anyway).
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>I would like to pursue projects like this where I live also, maybe we can
>brainstorm together. I also know a very knowledgeable electronics wiz who
>seems willing to give me free pointers.
You need to do a link analysis. There are any number of web sites that offer
online calculators. Here's just one:
http://my.athenet.net/~multiplx/cgi-bin/wireless.main.cgi
.
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