I know what you mean there! Maybe one of the radio guys will chime in.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:28 PM Shaun M. Wheeler <cj.speake...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nothing more than a couple of (somewhat legible) diagrams. We drew up a > convoluted system that relied on an antenna rotator, directional antenna, > GPS, and a bunch of cron jobs in Linux. > > I might add, none of us really know what we're doing, radio-wise, we were > going to learn on-the-fly ;) > > Can't remember what the GPS was for, though. Probably made sense after a > few beers... > On Apr 27, 2015 12:20 PM, "Andrew Roach" <ajroac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>>
