Re: [44net] a common vendor neutral hardware/software stack for 44net. - was Re: hardware vs. software

(Please trim inclusions from previous messages) _______________________________________________ There is a company that makes PCMCIA Cards that work on the 70cm ham band give out up to 0.5 watts and give high speed data rate (dont remember exectly how much but few mb/s ) that can serve for wireless link for tha ham community .... Regards Ronen - 4Z4ZQ http://www.ronen.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Hindmarsh" <jesse(a)hindmarsh.cc> To: "AMPRNet working group" <44net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu> Cc: "AMPRNet working group" <44net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [44net] a common vendor neutral hardware/software stack for 44net. - was Re: hardware vs. software Ubiquiti wireless devices. They have wireless devices that can be configured out of the ISM band and into the ham band with no mods. Plus they are in the sub $100 range making them a viable option. I have also played with some converted Linksys devices running HSMM-MESH. All great in theory, but in my case, I am an island. There are no hams in my region that would see the benefit or interest in such endeavors. They are more than happy to get their DX and go to bed. extend the Amprnet? would seem to be the best solution available for routing Net44 at the moment and it works well. a standardized plug and play package of hardware sold by your local candy store would be nice but we're only partially there. Being that 44NET/Amprnet is supposed to be a RADIO BASED IP NETWORK (or at least interconnected islands of RADIO BASED IP NETWORK) we seem to only have half of a standardized solution to offer. It seems that we have forgotten the RADIO part. Given a live piece of cat5 with bits on it that I wish to have show up elsewhere what can we offer to the average ham that can go on the tower with Ethernet in one side and an antenna on the other, especially something standard enough that a local group can set up a network with? The only thing I can think of that even comes close is the professional grade 802.11 hardware that's out there. (much of the consumer stuff lacks the configurablity ! that we standardize the RF interface for AMPRNET on an agreed physical layer (of 802.11 unless something else is proposed and made quickly and cheaply available) and a relatively standard stack of hardware and software be put forth as a package that could be turnkey deployed by interested parties. What would others think of embarking upon such a project as a group? who might be interested? and what might we offer? (PS. I know of at least one manufacture of gear that would be quite happy to mod a standard product or products so as to have them better fit the amateur radio band plan and channels on a couple of our microwave bands as well as make provision for the ability to get significant QRO above the 25-30dbm out that seems standard. This in production batches maybe as low as lots of 100 units) _________________________________________ 44Net mailing list 44Net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu http://hamradio.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/44net http://www.ampr.org/donate.html