[NLRS] 7/13 Meeting Notes and Contest info!

[S. Earl Jarosh]

I feel that I have to send this to the
list.  I really feel that all of you need to take up this challenge.  This
group like many WiFi groups have a great misunderstanding of antenna and
feed line theory as shown some of the piss poor CB like antenna designs that
show up on the internet.  I think some of us need to step up to the plate
and win this challenge to bring them into the real world of RF theory. This
is not much different than when Jon and Jim were building MDS systems back
in the 80's. Maybe Jon's (K0FQA) house is the place to prove this.

S. Earl Jarosh (ex. Steve?)
N0HZ  (ex. KA0VYB) No Hertz, No Gain
612-868-1313
earl at jarosh.org
6128681313 at mobile.att.net
searljarosh at moneycenters.com
www.moneycenters.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Nelson
To: tcwug-list at tcwug.org ; tc-unwired
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:02 PM
Subject: [TCWUG] 7/13 Meeting Notes and Contest info!


Note: This posting is being sent from Loring Park, over the wireless
network!! Huzzah!!!

July 13 Meeting Notes:
We had our regular meeting tonight; summer attendance was in full effect,
but we did have some new faces and a lively discussion.

Ben Kochie talked about the St. Paul node; he's looking for an antenna and a
Linux or soekris box to host the cloud. He's also looking for a offset to
attach to the mast to separate two antennas (ham and wifi).

We also talked about Loring Park. We've got our grounding issue sorted out,
and will be moving forward on the install soon. The AUP is finished, and we'
re working on the capture page.


And, here's the contest info!!!! Feel free to post this info to other lists
and groups. The contest is open to anyone.

The First Annual TCWUG 802.11b (WiFi) Distance Competition!!!
First Prize: 6 months free high-speed Internet access

The Rules:
1. Using 802.11b WiFi equipment shoot a signal to the Pillsbury Tower in
downtown Minneapolis and measure these stats:
GPS coordinates of your position (including elevation)
Latency
Signal Strength
Best time to download the 1-megabyte file located at:
http://downloads.implex.net/test (You must maintain a minimum throughput of
128kbs)
2. Post your results to the TCWUG mailing list (tcwug-list at tcwug.org) by
Tuesday, September 7th, with subject line "Distance Competition Results"
3. Ben will collect responses and post the name and GPS coordinates of the
longest shot by Wednesday, September 8th.
4. The winner will be crowned after they reproduce their results at the
TCWUG meeting on Tuesday, September 14th, which will be held at the location
of the longest shot.

First Prize: 6 months free high-speed Internet access (off this tower!)
courtesy of implex.net

The Details:
1. The access point is located on top of the Pillsbury Tower (200 S. 6th
Street, Minneapolis). The AP is a vertically-polarized dlink AP 1000 with a
12db gain omni-directional antenna. Elevation: 445 feet.
2. Equipment to be used: No limit on what you can use (antennas, dishes,
etc), but it should be legal!
3. The final official GPS coordinates will be taken after a successful
demonstration. Any challenges to distance, throughput, etc. must be made
in-person the day of the meeting. (9/14).
4. If the winner can't reproduce his/her results, the next closest entry
will have the opportunity to demonstrate their results at the October
meeting. We'll keep going until we have a winner.
5. Any questions or clarifications will be answered by Ben, and will be
final.

--
Ben Nelson
612.685.9116 cell
benmgroup at earthlink.net


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