On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:32:18 +0000 (UTC), Gordon Henderson wrote:

I have one link that 7.5Km long, and it's providing and acceptable
signal for the home user, but they have a rather large grid
parabolic reflector on the chimney of their house pointing back to
the base station... So with care and the right kit, quite a lot is
possible.

The network I'm part of has many links of similar length or much
longer, the longest is not far short of 20km. The longer hops use 24"
dishes each end, the shorter ones long or short enclosed yagis
depending on the distance.

The real key is line of sight and reasonable antenneas. Getting a
signal down to a workshop shouldn't be a problem. I should imagine
that you could get away with the stick on window patch jobbies at both
ends assuming windows in suitable places near the PCs.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail