What is the group's recommend for a Linux based Wifi antenna pointing program? And related RF link stuff.
There are a lot of ways to use software for adjusting antennas. I am curious what we are using and how/why? One project in the works here at the campground would be helped by good signal monitor software. The future project is steerable spot beams.We have decades of experience with Remote Broadcast links and some sifting thru archives of that has given me a list of deeper questions. One initial query being if anyone on list has experience with NON 2.4/5.8 Ghz radio based data links? Examples to my limited experience were the 900 mhz Wavelan NCR units .And some even rarer X-band "Gunnplexer" point-to point commercial gear used for linking offices to mainframes. The eventual goal for my uses is a few tight spot beams to produce local ground level hot spots with no "on that site" hardware Example being- point to point up to pool house. Dish antenna aimed at group of sites a long distance away. So there would be no powering hassles for repeaters in tent areas. -- Oren Beck 816.729.3645
I remember seeing some press in the late nineties for a university IT dept that managed to do building to building data links using optical parts salvaged from polaroid cameras
There are a lot of ways to use software for adjusting antennas.
I don't know about that, but for "beaming signals" you would be using a directional antenna. http://www.radiolabs.com/Articles/wifi-antenna.html On the receiving end, you may need a to focus the signal with some contraption like this http://www.w3bguru.com/wiffy-extreme/
The future project is steerable spot beams.
I disagree. The future is ad-hoc, peer to peer, self configuring, wireless networks - mesh networks- any device connects to any device anywhere. Starts about 7:36 in this 13min video - http://www.ted.org/index.php/talks/robin_chase_on_zipcar_and_her_next_big_id... Thanks, Ron Geoffrion 913.488.7664 -----Original Message----- From: kclug-bounces@kclug.org [mailto:kclug-bounces@kclug.org] On Behalf Of Oren Beck Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:54 PM To: KCLUG (E-mail) Subject: What is the group's recommend for a Linux based Wifi antenna pointing program? And related RF link stuff. There are a lot of ways to use software for adjusting antennas. I am curious what we are using and how/why? One project in the works here at the campground would be helped by good signal monitor software. The future project is steerable spot beams.We have decades of experience with Remote Broadcast links and some sifting thru archives of that has given me a list of deeper questions. One initial query being if anyone on list has experience with NON 2.4/5.8 Ghz radio based data links? Examples to my limited experience were the 900 mhz Wavelan NCR units .And some even rarer X-band "Gunnplexer" point-to point commercial gear used for linking offices to mainframes. The eventual goal for my uses is a few tight spot beams to produce local ground level hot spots with no "on that site" hardware Example being- point to point up to pool house. Dish antenna aimed at group of sites a long distance away. So there would be no powering hassles for repeaters in tent areas. -- Oren Beck 816.729.3645 _______________________________________________ Kclug mailing list Kclug@kclug.org http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug
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David Nicol -
Geoffrion, Ron P [IT] -
Oren Beck