need your advice on wireless

[Tony Alfrey]

David Bandel wrote:
> On 6/14/07, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
>> I have built some wireless ( 802.11a/b/g) networks but they are all in
>> house.
>>
>> Now I get involved into a project that requires me to cover a yard. The
>> size of the yard is about 1500'x 1000'.
> 
> Approx the size of a football stadium  This is easier than inside a
> house -- should be no serious obstructions to block the signal. You
> may need an 8dbi omni or small sector antenna to increase signal
> coverage.   Just don't let water get into any antenna connectors.
> 
> The biggest secret about wireless communication is not how much power
> you put out (how loud you shout), but how good you can hear the signal
> (how good your ears -- antennae -- are).  Most folks get this
> backwards.

However . . . .

if your "ears" are a laptop, one is left with little choice but to 
increase the signal strength, unless one wants to modify the laptop.  In 
essence, I think the question is (or at least I'd like to know) "what 
hardware would one use that is similar to what one might find being used 
to provide a wireless hot spot for a small collection of homes or a 
small shopping mall?"




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