[NTLUG:Discuss] wireless network

[Tom Tumelty]

> I had the FCC come to my house once when I did 9600
> Baud 
> Packet Radio. I was the first one in the DFW Area to
> set 
> up a 9600 Baud packer radio link. They wanted to
> know what the 
> 'static' was that I was broadcasting. They thought
> it was 
> interesting that I'd send a burst of static... and
> then the 
> other end of the link would send back a burst of
> static. 
> I'd respond it and went on and on.  I was located in
> 
> Grapevine and the other end of the Link was in
> Denton. 
> 
> The FCC has unmarked cars. The directional antennas
> that they 
> use are built into the columns that the car roof
> sits on. 
> Pretty stealthy. I would have expected a truck with
> lots of 
> antennas....
> 

Very interesting! were they amused :-P  ??

SHould a person have a license of some kind to do this
type of thing?



> 
> I think with the right antenna setup and the ability
> / desire
> to use externally mounted antennas, you can do it
> with fairly 
> cheap hardware. 
> 
> jack
> _

Do you have any idea what hardware would cost ?


Here is another question, In my area broadband is
usually not available and even a decent dialup
connection is sometimes not available.
Could an isp be setup simular to this ?  


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