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Wireless Networking And Ham Radio
What it's all about
Essentially, ham radio operators are allowed more power and better antennas (possibly on dedicated frequencies) than unlicensed COTS wireless gear. I propose we look into the feasibility of putting up a wireless cloud over parts of the New Orleans metro area for our pleasure. This might enable us to have cheap-to-free broadband, at least when in range of an AP or otherwise routable node.
Incidentally, at one time there was a ham license that required no morse code, and used test questions that were publicly posted along with the correct answers. I believe that this class of license still exists, so obtaining a license to legally operate an amateur radio station (which is what we're discussing here) is all but trivial for technically-minded users.
Links
- http://web.tiscali.it/vcoletti/awf/ — overview of
Amateur Wireless Fidelity
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/2254/radio.html — history and intro regarding the various wireless technologies
- http://www.qsl.net/kb9mwr/projects/wireless/plan.html — Using Part 15 Wireless Ethernet Devices For Amateur Radio
- http://www.eham.net/forums/VHFUHF/2225?ehamsid=01ce3053f954f9ae9b7c0fd1dd2b7cb6 — example setup, with comments
- http://archive.lug.boulder.co.us/bymonth/2002.03/msg00002.html — email thread from Boulder LUG
- http://wupf.upf.edu/documents/visualizar/Antena_Yagi.htm — antenna design
- http://www.more.net/technical/research/wireless/ — wireless theory
Slashdot rants
Random ham radio links
- http://www.qsl.net/k4mg/HamRadioBookmarks.htm — overkill, bordering on the ridiculous