This is for the Radio Amateurs on the Bitchin100 list. Please do not transmit on 14.205 MHz because that 20 Meter frequency currently is carrying voice traffic (Upper Sideband) going into/out of Nepal.
If anyone doesn't have a shortwave receiver but wants to monitor the disaster response communications on 14.205 MHz, streaming audio of the reception at Niagara Falls, NY is provided by the two URLs listed below. Reception is best in the evening hours. http://14300audio.dynu.com:88/broadwave.asx?src=2 <http://14300audio.dynu.com:88/broadwave.asx?src=2&rate=1> &rate=1 http://14300audio.dynu.com:88/broadwave.m3u?src=2 <http://14300audio.dynu.com:88/broadwave.m3u?src=2&rate=1> &rate=1 Keeper of the Primordial Bit (mother of all bits), -= Ron Wiesen =- _____ From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Roach Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 18:34 To: Model 100 Discussion Subject: Re: [M100] Xbee and m100 Excuse me, this line According to the product manual, the xBee Xtend has up to 1 Watt of power and it can legally use anything up to 8.1db at full power, or 15.1db at reduced power, according to the manual. should say According to the product manual, the xBee Xtend has up to 1 Watt of power and it can legally use an antenna with gain of up to 8.1db at full power, or 15.1db at reduced power, according to the manual. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:33 PM Andrew Roach <ajroac...@gmail.com> wrote: QRSS is ultra slow morse code. Not at all what you're looking for Yes, but it is pretty interesting. However, beware of the FCC regulations. There are restrictions on what you can do with those type accepted routers and switches, and what kind of antennas you can use without special permits or licensing. According to the product manual, the xBee Xtend has up to 1 Watt of power and it can legally use anything up to 8.1db at full power, or 15.1db at reduced power, according to the manual. See here for more info: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9411 I'm still doing research, of course, but I'll report back with results as I have them. On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:25 PM Gary L Phillips <k9...@arrl.net> wrote: OK, to clear up a couple of things here. QRSS is ultra slow morse code. Not at all what you're looking for I think. Yes, it can travel really long distances on low power, but you aren't going to download Netflix videos with it unless you have amazing patience and a 10 thousand year lifespan. :D QRP and QRPP are low power signaling in the ham radio service, and can incorporate many modes and speeds. Looking at QRP information will give you a feeling for how much you can do with very little power, but long distance communication on milliwatts normally takes place in the HF range, not microwaves where broadband networking operates. Yes, you can go a long distance with just line of sight as long as conditions are good at 900MHz. However, beware of the FCC regulations. There are restrictions on what you can do with those type accepted routers and switches, and what kind of antennas you can use without special permits or licensing. I don't know all the ins and outs, but the hams using broadband Mesh networking get away with some tricks because they are in a shared ham band and have licenses. Be aware too that setting up high gain directional point to point antennas requires a lot of patience to get them aimed right and some skill at installing them so the wind won't change the aim on you. Good luck, and let us know how you get on with it.
