Some friends and I considered starting a Fido-style Xbee bbs network and Raspberry Pi SBCs, but as with everything we do, we lost interest when we ran out of beer.
An adhoc network of Model Ts would be a neat idea. On Apr 27, 2015 11:23 AM, "Andrew Roach" <ajroac...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been reading about the Xbee Xtend 900MHz Pro. > > This is a wireless serial modem with a transmission range of up to 40 > miles LOS (with a high gain directional antenna) > > I'm not super familiar with RF, but I know there are a fair number of Ham > guys on the group. > > If I was to build the proper circuits to connect the Xbee to my PC and my > m100, with an omnidirectional whip antenna, could I conceivably be > broadcasting a serial connection to a bubble of 5 miles, or so, around my > home? > > Does that sound possible? > > If it is possible, then would it also be conceivable that I could concoct > some kind of router at the receiving end, and have other people sharing > this connection using m100s and HP-200LXs connected to these xbee modules? > > My mind is all aflutter. >
