Wireless over 10+ miles (Mr. Bandel?)

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday 12 October 2006 10:52, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> With my recent change of jobs, I have higher demand for fast Internet
> speeds. I live in the boonies so DSL and Cable are not an option (ok, so
> the n00b CAble salesman thinks they can get me hooked up on 10/18, but
> let's be real) at&t just rejected my T1 purchase order (after making me
> wait a month for the estimate).  I'd like to consider paying someone else
> for their broadband, and using point-to-point wireless to bring me the last
> few miles.
>
> My initial plans are two of the following:
> * WRT-54GL running OpenWRT (the full-featured Linux codebase)
> * High-gain Yagi antenna set on a 30-ft antenna tower (get over
> trees/stuff)
>
> (David in particular)
> Would you recommend using the above setup (I already have the routers), or
> do you recommend some other hardware to handle the wireless portion?
>
> This is going to happen relatively soon, so any input would be valued.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

I too live in the boonies and found that there was a wireless setup about a 
MILE away.   Figured it would be a snap to use it since I have a 110 foot ham 
tower (but I do live down a hill which takes away about 90 feet of that.

I put up their flat-plate style antenna which is what they normally use.   
Nope, it worked but was really a low signal.   I went and bought a yagi (I'd 
have to look up the db gain but it was the best I could find)  and that 
improved the signal to a 'mid-level' signal and even that is marginal.

So 10 miles??  I don't think it will hack it.   The power levels used are 
pretty low, and you'd have to point the antenna very accurately in any case. 

Lots of luck....   (sorry)