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From: Terry Sutton (no email)
Date: Wed Nov 24 2004 - 11:42:16 EST
Wow, you like it remote. :-) Jeffrey Siegel has reported that he gets a mile
or two of range. He uses a 12dB antenna mounted on the flybridge. It also
helps to get a non-standard WiFi card. Standard cards have ~25-35 mW of
output. An extended range card, like the EnGenious (and some others), has
200MW of output, which helps a lot.
I use the 200mW card and a 6dB desktop antenna, and have much greater range
than I did with a standard card, though I haven't tried distances like a mile.
But I'm soon trying out a 15dB antenna which will be mounted on the
flybridge.
--Terry
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Subject: Re: AOL implodes - new ISP recommendation? (Summary)
Thanks, Terry.
I have used my Linksys for a couple of years, and will take it with me when
I go this year. I haven't been to the Bahamas yet - I don't care much for
skinny water! But in the Eastern Caribbean, wi-fi hotspots have begun to
spring up, at least in the Windwards. One of my favourite anchorages,
Admiralty Bay, in Bequia, has a place with wi-fi. It's in Port Elizabeth, and
called Surf 'n Send. It's on the first floor of the Gingerbread restaurant.
Last year, speeds were around half a meg, and the owner threatened to improve
it by this coming dry season. But, I doubt I'd be able to use it from the
boat, which is almost a mile offshore. (I like to anchor in deep water (70').
Keeps the charter boats away!)
John
"Seahorse"
Terry Sutton writes: " <
Have you thought about WiFi? Jeffrey Siegel has written about his success
in finding WiFi access points in the Bahamas. Maybe there are some where
you're going. A high-output WiFi card and desktop antenna can be gotten
for
$100 or so. A more powerful antenna for ~$100 more. It's worth a shot.
--Terry
Silver Satin
41' President
Anacortes, WA
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