[FADCA] Intermec Access points

[Chuck Hast]

On 10/8/06, JDaughtry <ke4ini at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>
> To: "FADCA" <fadca at mailman.qth.net>; "Linux FPAC" <fpac at f6fbb.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:34 PM
> Subject: [FADCA] Intermec Access points
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> > There are 6 of these devices on e-bay, the present going price is $0.99.
> > These are .5 watt radios and they do 802.11b. The antenna uses a
> > TNC type connector (I believe). I am trying to figure out how to get them
> > all (if no one offers much for them that is, so far there have been no
> offers)
> > Put them on some good gain antennas and you have some good links,
> > keep them in the amateur band and you can add power to them and
> > then you can do some real kick butt links.
> >
> > If there is a way to bid on the whole mess and get it shipped as a single
> > box rather than 6 boxes (at $30 each) then it becomes VERY attractive.
> > There are 9 hours left on the auction. The devices are stated as 'NEW
> > IN THE BOX" and 'never opened' except for one to check it out.
> >
> > These things would make great metro links for our networks.
> >
> > I am just learning about e-bay so I am not sure about how to go after
> > 6 of them at a time and get them shipped as a single item.
> >
> Chuck
>  contact the shipper and see if he is willing to combine ship some will and
> some want they use the high shipping to recoop some of the money they  loose
> in the auction in this case the guy probally has 15 to 20 bucks in them and
> wants to turn a profit some times the seller will  cut a deal on the lot
> also  worth a try .I bought 3 802.11 pci cards with external antenna for
> total of 6 bucks and the acuall ups shipping cost 8 buck  felt sorry and
> sent the guy 2 bucks so he did atleast break even on shipping got a  great
> reply  thanking me
>   its worth a try

John
I just sent him a e-mail, that is all that they give as a point of contact, I
hope that I can cut some sort of deal because these boxes would make
nice metro links as they are 500 Mw radios.

I just did some more checking and they appear to be 802.11b radios.
Not blazing fast, but by our standards they are, I would be happy to have
it go at a tenth of that speed (1mb) as 9k6 starts to look like tar.... B-b

I hope I get something back from him and see what I can do for them
as I am sure we can use them for links.



-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."