[Elecraft] 21st century connectivity

[AJSOENKE at aol.com]

Satellite internet can be expensive for individuals, but for small  
communities why not get together and provide a single link with a well planned  
wireless network. Our club ( www.sbarc.org  ) has a wireless site set up on  an 
offshore island, 26 miles away, that it is linked to one of our land  sites so  the 
total path is over 30 miles. It's 802.11 running a  directional antenna and 
legal power . We also can link it to our mobile van for  working disaster 
communications up the coastal canyons. So for a community that  is essential few sq 
mi or so and at least 50 users to pay  for the initial site and monthly fees 
it could work out. 
 
ALK WA6VNN



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