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Re: Ricochet update- Auction

ok, so it works out the same as breaking open my Ricochet GS and adding an
6dBi antenna.. or taking a boat 6 miles off shore and using a 600 dBi
antenna :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Edwards" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: Ricochet update- Auction

> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Michael Paine wrote:
>
> > so you are saying that since Ricochet is 30 dBm, does that mean if
Cringely
> > has a 7 dBi (for point to point), that would be ok?  That would mean I
would
> > need to antennas for a setup that did both point-to-point and
> > point-to-multipoint, no?
>
> My impression is (in the US under Part 15) that a 30 dBm spread-spectrum
> transmitter can only have a 6 dBi antenna, period.  If you wanted a 7 dBi
> antenna, you would need to reduce the power of the transmitter by 1 dB or
> 0.3 dB depending on point-to-multipoint or point-to-point, respectively.
>
> Cringely is using an Airport, which is only 15 dBm, so he can use up to a
> 21 dBi antenna (15 dBi for the 30 dBm, then the 6 "free" dBi above that).
>
> -Thomas
>
> Thomas Edwards          The Sync
>       Video for the Net Generation
> http://www.thesync.com
>
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