See, I knew I couldn't be the only person who started scheming like that when I found out the theoretical range on these modules.
Did you ever get any further than considering/discussing? On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:19 PM Shaun M. Wheeler <cj.speake...@gmail.com> wrote: > We also considered an XBee uucp network as well, which could have been > implemented natively on a number of machines of vintage, although I'm not > aware of any such thing for the Model T. > On Apr 27, 2015 12:11 PM, "Andrew Roach" <ajroac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That was immediately my other thought. A fido style Xbee/raspi BBS >> network. >> >> I know some kids at the local college who'd help me put it together, if I >> could prove it was viable from a transmission power perspective. >> >> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:10 PM Andrew Roach <ajroac...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I was expecting that the whip would give me a significantly >>> reduced range. >>> >>> I'm going to order some and experiment. It'd be really neat to hack a >>> system like this together. 5 miles is my target (which would be 1/8 of the >>> max point-to-point range. >>> >>> My concern is that I might be able to get 5 miles omni-LOS, but that >>> without a clear line of sight I'd be down to half a mile or so. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:54 PM MikeS <dm...@torfree.net> wrote: >>> >>>> The challenge in your project would probably be the antenna; it's >>>> largely the 'directional' aspect of the antenna that gives you the >>>> point-to-point distance and an omnidirectional whip would give you a >>>> drastically shorter range. >>>> >>>> Antenna height and any obstacles in the path are also major factors >>>> affecting distance. >>>> >>>> There's a pretty active long distance WiFi community out there; here's >>>> a pair of Linksys WRT54Gs communicating over 300+ km: >>>> >>>> http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/487/402 >>>> >>>> Worth experimenting! >>>> >>>> m >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Andrew Roach <ajroac...@gmail.com> >>>> *To:* Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2015 12:19 PM >>>> *Subject:* [M100] Xbee and m100 >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>>
