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Re: Ricochet update- Auction

You probably should wait until after the auction....But if you manage to
snag one let me know how much you want for it.  Oh btw I need the power plug
too.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Mott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:33 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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