Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:38 Post subject: 6 mile link
Just need an opinion...i currently have a link setup between a friends house about 3 miles out of town.
Equipment Used for this link:
Two WRT54GL
Two 14db Rootenas (everything enclosed inside) using POE
The one antenna is mounted on a 55ft tower, the other on a pole about 35ft. This link has been steady for about 6 months now.
Xmit Power is @ 175mw
Signal Signal Quality
-72 28%
I'm planning on setting up a 6 mile link to an 80ft tower. I'm debating whether I should set it up using two wr850g's with them mounted on the top of the towers like the current setup I am using (with homemade yagi's ...see below), or I if I should setup 2 x86 computers with mini-pci cards in them.
I'm afraid if I have to run about 100ft of LMR-400 it will diminish my signal too much just using a CM9 as I am only using some home made 15db Yagi antennas.
I did find Senao 2511MP PLUS which is (200mw) but then I realized it's only 802.11b. I don't really wanna put out the money for anything crazy high powered. Any input would be great. Thanks!
2nd: 175 mw on a linksys is just wrong, you get a very dirty signal, dont use more than 84mw , anything higher with the linksys will decrease the signal quality !
you can still go this far with a good antenna ....
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 16:28 Post subject:
Your new, so I'm sure we will forgive you but, since you ask. It is not specific to either X86 or the Broadcom based hardware, so probably General questions section. Maybe the moderator will move it there. _________________ Want JTAG support - Donate a router
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but, since you ask. It is not specific to either X86 or the Broadcom based hardware, so probably General questions section. Maybe the moderator will move it there.