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Re: Ricochet update- Auction

I have seen pole tops routers in utility meter shops and city property
yards.  They wind up there because a pole blew down that had the unit
mounted on it and they pulled the pole.  Most of the time Metricom never
bothered to pick up the units.  Check out to see if any are lying around.

However, they need to be re-programmed for the new Latitude and Longitude
where they will be placed before they will be discovered and begin to work.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Mott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Ricochet update- Auction

> Okay, now I'm getting excited....  Has anybody actually found out if the
> poletop units are just being *abandoned*, and thus free for the taking?
> I live in Columbus, and the units are on top of the poles that support
> power lines, and I've got a friend who works for the local utility....
> I'd be more than happy to have him grab two or three, so I could send a
few
> out to some people on the list who could experiment on the units...
>
> Any thoughts, or should I maybe wait until after the auction, or ?
>
> *I need a new project like I need a hole in the head, but what the
hell....
> =)  *
>
> -Gordon
>
> At 09:24 AM 8/15/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >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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