Long distance 2.4GHz WiFi
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:56 pm
Blast from the past ( please move if currently in an inappropriate subforum )
When we moved to Wamuran QLD ( D'Aquilar Hwy ), we didn't have ISDN anymore and had to resort to analog ADSL, getting less than 2Mbps on a good day ( regional tariff ).
I applied for and became a Node to BRISMESH, this must have been around 1999-2000.
Used a pre-loved D-Link DWL900AP in 2001 ( brought it back from the UK then ) and prior to that used a Senao adapter. Both were linked to a preloved lappy ( Packard Bell, broken display connected to an external monitor ).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mee,_Queensland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Aguilar_Range
At that time, the nearest major node was around Tenison Woods Mountain ( ca. 570m ) at about 60kms away LOS. A mate had just moved to Mount Mee, being closer, took some equipment to his new lodge, mainly Seanos & D-Links.
This was about 10km LOS.
I ordered the Mother Devil Antenna from Ken of LD Antennas, Tassie for less than $100 delivered with a generous RPSMA pigtail:
After about 36 hours of trying we had a stable signal of 11Mbps - not bad !
When we moved to Wamuran QLD ( D'Aquilar Hwy ), we didn't have ISDN anymore and had to resort to analog ADSL, getting less than 2Mbps on a good day ( regional tariff ).
I applied for and became a Node to BRISMESH, this must have been around 1999-2000.
Used a pre-loved D-Link DWL900AP in 2001 ( brought it back from the UK then ) and prior to that used a Senao adapter. Both were linked to a preloved lappy ( Packard Bell, broken display connected to an external monitor ).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mee,_Queensland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Aguilar_Range
At that time, the nearest major node was around Tenison Woods Mountain ( ca. 570m ) at about 60kms away LOS. A mate had just moved to Mount Mee, being closer, took some equipment to his new lodge, mainly Seanos & D-Links.
This was about 10km LOS.
I ordered the Mother Devil Antenna from Ken of LD Antennas, Tassie for less than $100 delivered with a generous RPSMA pigtail:
After about 36 hours of trying we had a stable signal of 11Mbps - not bad !